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Enrollment
410
High
DISTRICT 741 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIMESTONE COUNTY·NCES 010210000808
Tanner High School
12060 Sommers Rd, Tanner, AL 35671 · (256) 233-6682 · Limestone County
GRADES 06–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
323 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 6 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 52 | 13% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
30.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
12.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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
21.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Tanner High School
Tanner High School's state test result (21.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanner High School this school | 410 | 78.8% | 21.7% |
| Montevallo High School Montevallo | 485 | 77.7% | 20.2% |
| Holt High School Tuscaloosa | 456 | 78.3% | 10.1% |
| Career Academies of Decatur Decatur | 269 | 73.2% | N/A |
| Tarrant High School Tarrant | 597 | 78.7% | 10.7% |
| Daleville High School Daleville | 347 | 68.3% | 12.3% |
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 Tanner High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Limestone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #198 of 305 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.8% | #206 of 305 | #8 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #156 of 305 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #218 of 319 | #8 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #126 of 307 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.0% | #1 of 307 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.8% | #43 of 317 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #91 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
410
0 (0%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 704
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 410 | 24.5 | 16.7:1 | 79% (323) |
| 2023-24 | 409 | 23.7 | 17.3:1 | 88% (359) |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 24.5 | 16.8:1 | 85% (349) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | 25 | 16.4:1 | 73% (298) |
| 2017-18 | 464 | 28.5 | 16.3:1 | 66% (305) |
| 2015-16 | 857 | 51 | 16.8:1 | 75% (641) |
| 2010-11 | 899 | 76 | 11.8:1 | 71% (642) |
| 2000-01 | 796 | 63 | 12.6:1 | 60% (477) |
| 1990-91 | 704 | 41 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tanner High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (464 to 410); teachers down 14% (28.5 to 24.5).
About Tanner High School
Students in Tanner, Alabama, attend Tanner High School, a small high school. Enrolled students number 410 students, in grades 6 through 12. Enrollment is 40% lower than the average for high schools in Alabama, which is about 682.
Limestone County enrolls 16,694 students in 16 schools, including Tanner High School.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Tanner High School is Hispanic (37%). Other students are 29% White, 25% Black, and 9% multiracial. That is higher than the 8% Hispanic share among all Limestone County residents. Tanner High School has a diversity index of 71%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Tanner High School is 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.7:1. Across high schools in Alabama, the average ratio is about 17.2:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 79%. Public schools in Limestone County average 54%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Tanner High School is -5.1 points: 21.7% actual, 26.8% predicted.
Limestone County has about 111,233 residents, and median household income is about $83,629, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Limestone County number 27 and enroll about 24,258.
Tanner Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. Local comparison: Tanner High School ranks 8th of 8 nearby schools, at 21.7% versus a 51.6% average.
In the federal locale system, Tanner High School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment went from 410 in 2020-21 to 410 in 2024-25, a change of zero students.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Tanner High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Limestone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
111,233
Census ACS
Median income
$83,629
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
24,258 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Limestone County
- Alabama Connections AcademyCombined · 7,822 students
- East Limestone High SchoolHigh · 1,216 students
- Ardmore High SchoolHigh · 964 students
- West Limestone High SchoolHigh · 736 students
- Sugar Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 631 students
- Elkmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 599 students
Nearby schools
- Tanner Elementary School0.1 mi · 338
- Brookhill Elementary School3.5 mi · 380
- Julian Newman Elementary School4.4 mi · 409
- Athens Intermediate School4.4 mi · 641
- Athens Renaissance School4.7 mi · 606
- James L Cowart Elementary School5.1 mi · 332
Frequently asked questions
About Tanner High SchoolHow large is Tanner High School?
Tanner High School enrolls approximately 410 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Tanner High School serve?
Tanner High School serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tanner High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tanner High School is approximately 16.7:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tanner High School?
At Tanner High School, the student body is approximately 29% White, 37% Hispanic, 25% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Tanner High School public or private?
Tanner High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Limestone County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.