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Enrollment
440
High
DISTRICT 510 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLOUNT COUNTY·NCES 010042000213
Susan Moore High School
4040 Susan Moore Rd, Blountsville, AL 35031 · (205) 775-2060 · Blount County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of Alabama public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.9:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
282 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 9 | 93 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 61 | 14% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
32.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
11.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
20.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Susan Moore High School
Susan Moore High School's state test result (20.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Moore High School this school | 440 | 64.1% | 20.3% |
| West Morgan High School Trinity | 476 | 66.8% | 13.6% |
| Tharptown High School Russellville | 410 | 62.9% | 16.2% |
| Douglas High School Douglas | 727 | 64.8% | 29.9% |
| Boaz High School Boaz | 721 | 64.6% | 26.1% |
| Jemison High School Jemison | 702 | 67.4% | 20.4% |
Matched among Alabama high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Susan Moore High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Blount County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #206 of 305 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.8% | #212 of 305 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #144 of 305 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #207 of 319 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #198 of 307 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #116 of 307 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.1% | #100 of 317 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.9% | #42 of 164 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
440
-71 (-14%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 972
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 17.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 440 | 24.7 | 17.8:1 | 64% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 461 | 25.6 | 18.0:1 | 74% (339) |
| 2022-23 | 481 | 26.5 | 18.1:1 | 74% (354) |
| 2020-21 | 511 | 29 | 17.6:1 | 63% (323) |
| 2017-18 | 556 | 31.3 | 17.8:1 | 66% (369) |
| 2015-16 | 585 | 31 | 18.9:1 | 71% (414) |
| 2010-11 | 608 | 31 | 19.6:1 | 61% (370) |
| 2000-01 | 525 | 27 | 19.4:1 | 42% (223) |
| 1990-91 | 972 | 44 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Susan Moore High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (556 to 440); teachers down 21% (31.3 to 24.7).
About Susan Moore High School
Susan Moore High School is a small high school with its address in Blountsville, Alabama. The school's 440 students are in grades 7 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Alabama average about 682 students each.
Blount County (14 schools, 7,600 students) runs Susan Moore High School.
Susan Moore High School's enrollment is 55% White. The next largest groups are 43% Hispanic. In Blount County overall, about 88% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Susan Moore High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 52%.
Susan Moore High School's 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 17.8:1. High schools in Alabama have a similar average ratio of 17.2:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 64%. The gap from the 48% average for public schools in Blount County is 16 points.
The allk12 Grade for Susan Moore High School is C. Compared with Alabama public high schools, the school scored higher than 34% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Susan Moore High School, the prediction is 37.4% and the result is 20.3%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Blount County show that median household income is about $64,190, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 20 public schools in Blount County, with a combined enrollment of about 8,980.
Nearby, Susan Moore Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within ten miles number at least 8. Susan Moore High School is 8th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The NCES locale for Susan Moore High School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Susan Moore High School saw enrollment fall 14% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Blount County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,518
Census ACS
Median income
$64,190
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
8,980 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Blount County
- Southeastern SchoolCombined · 822 students
- Hayden High SchoolHigh · 798 students
- Appalachian SchoolCombined · 699 students
- Blountsville Elementary SchoolElementary · 648 students
- Susan Moore Elementary SchoolElementary · 582 students
- Locust Fork ElementaryElementary · 534 students
Other schools in Blountsville
- Blountsville Elementary SchoolElementary · 648 students
- Susan Moore Elementary SchoolElementary · 582 students
- JB Pennington High SchoolHigh · 507 students
Nearby schools
- Susan Moore Elementary School0.0 mi · 582
- West End High School7.4 mi · 370
- Blountsville Elementary School8.9 mi · 648
- Robert D Sloman Primary9.0 mi · 613
- Douglas Elementary School9.0 mi · 521
- Douglas Middle School9.1 mi · 512
Frequently asked questions
About Susan Moore High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Susan Moore High School?
Susan Moore High School enrolls approximately 440 students in grades 07-12.
Is Susan Moore High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Susan Moore High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Susan Moore High School?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at Susan Moore High School.
What is the student diversity at Susan Moore High School?
Student demographics at Susan Moore High School are roughly 55% White, 43% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Susan Moore High School?
Susan Moore High School is overseen by Blount County in Blount County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.