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Sylacauga High School

701 N Broadway, Sylacauga, AL 35150 · (256) 249-0911 · Talladega County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL627 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Alabama public high schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.

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

Enrollment
627
High
DISTRICT 494 · STATE 682
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
313 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 912520%
Grade 1016626%
Grade 1116827%
Grade 1216827%
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
31550%
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
345%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
25441%
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
30%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
203%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
30148%
Female
32652%

School pathway

Feeds from
NicholsLawson Middle School06–08
Based on grade levels within Sylacauga City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
46.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
28.1%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Sylacauga High School

Sylacauga High School's state test result (37.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Sylacauga High School this school62749.9%37.4%
Lincoln High School
Lincoln
60753.2%22.5%
Saint Clair County High School
Odenville
66547.5%14.3%
Demopolis High School
Demopolis
59454.7%29.7%
Jacksonville High School
Jacksonville
75644.4%49.4%
Deshler High School
Tuscumbia
48846.7%33.5%
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 Sylacauga High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn AlabamaIn Talladega County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
37.4%#79 of 305#1 of 7
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
28.1%#85 of 305#1 of 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
46.9%#70 of 305#1 of 7
Enrollment
ranked largest first
627#126 of 319#2 of 8
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.4:1#58 of 307#1 of 7
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
58.0%#65 of 307#1 of 7
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
49.9%#196 of 317#7 of 8
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-7.9%#119 of 164N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
627
-14 (-2%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 669
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 17.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2562740.815.4:150% (313)
2023-2467841.816.2:163% (424)
2022-2367740.816.6:163% (424)
2020-216413617.8:140% (258)
2017-186813718.4:145% (309)
2015-167303819.2:146% (336)
2010-116824415.5:146% (311)
2000-016534016.3:131% (205)
1990-916694116.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sylacauga High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 8% (681 to 627); teachers up 10% (37 to 40.8).

About Sylacauga High School

Sylacauga High School is a mid-sized high school for students in Sylacauga, Alabama. Enrollment totals 627 students across grades 9 through 12.

Sylacauga High School is one school in a 4-school district, Sylacauga City, which enrolls 1,976 students.

At Sylacauga High School, 50% of students are White. After that, the student body is 41% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Talladega County is about 62% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Sylacauga High School scores 58%.

There are 40.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.4:1. The gap from the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama is 1.8 students per teacher. On the income side, 50% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 62% average for public schools in Talladega County is 12 points higher.

Sylacauga High School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 80% of Alabama public high schools.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Sylacauga High School is 10.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 37.4%. Predicted: 47.7%.

In Talladega County, home to about 81,021 people, median household income comes to about $57,776, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. There are 33 public schools in the county, enrolling about 10,973, Sylacauga High School among them.

BB Comer Memorial High School is about 0.4 miles from Sylacauga High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. Sylacauga High School places 6th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

In the federal locale system, Sylacauga High School is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Enrollment at Sylacauga High School was 641 in 2020-21 and 627 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The ratio was 17.8:1 in 2020-21 and 15.4:1 in 2024-25.

Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.

Talladega County at a glance

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Population
81,021
Census ACS
Median income
$57,776
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
10,973 students

Quick facts

School name
Sylacauga High School
District
Sylacauga City
Address
701 N Broadway, Sylacauga, AL 35150
Phone
(256) 249-0911
County
Talladega County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
627
Teachers (FTE)
41
Student–teacher ratio
15.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
313 (50%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
010312001200
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Sylacauga High School
How many students attend Sylacauga High School?
Sylacauga High School enrolls approximately 627 students in grades 09-12.
Is Sylacauga High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sylacauga High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sylacauga High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sylacauga High School is approximately 15.4:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sylacauga High School?
At Sylacauga High School, the student body is approximately 50% White, 5% Hispanic, 41% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Sylacauga High School public or private?
Sylacauga High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sylacauga City.
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