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Enrollment
597
High
DISTRICT 436 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TARRANT CITY·NCES 010327001240
Tarrant High School
91 Black Creek Road, Tarrant, AL 35217 · (205) 849-0172 · Jefferson County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL597 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
470 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 110 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 111 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 77 | 13% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Tarrant City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
21.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
1.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 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
10.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% 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 Tarrant High School
Tarrant High School's state test result (10.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarrant High School this school | 597 | 78.7% | 10.7% |
| Holt High School Tuscaloosa | 456 | 78.3% | 10.1% |
| Fultondale High School Birmingham | 848 | 71.6% | 21.7% |
| Tanner High School Tanner | 410 | 78.8% | 21.7% |
| George Washington Carver High School Birmingham | 570 | 81.6% | 8.1% |
| Montevallo High School Montevallo | 485 | 77.7% | 20.2% |
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 Tarrant High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.7% | #261 of 305 | #18 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 1.7% | #298 of 305 | #28 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #219 of 305 | #17 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 597 | #134 of 319 | #26 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #94 of 307 | #10 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.1% | #79 of 307 | #9 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.7% | #44 of 317 | #11 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.5% | #15 of 130 | #4 of 15 |
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
597
+79 (+15%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 462
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 597 | 37 | 16.1:1 | 79% (470) |
| 2023-24 | 579 | 35.5 | 16.3:1 | 95% (548) |
| 2022-23 | 559 | 28 | 20.0:1 | 84% (472) |
| 2020-21 | 518 | 25 | 20.7:1 | 95% (491) |
| 2017-18 | 472 | 23 | 20.5:1 | 95% (448) |
| 2015-16 | 476 | 20 | 23.8:1 | 64% (305) |
| 2010-11 | 288 | 19 | 15.2:1 | 86% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 406 | 27 | 15.0:1 | 33% (134) |
| 1990-91 | 462 | 30 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tarrant High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (472 to 597); teachers up 61% (23 to 37).
About Tarrant High School
Tarrant High School, located in Tarrant, Alabama, is a medium-sized high school. The school serves 597 students in grades 7 through 12 in 2024-25.
Tarrant City includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 1,308 students.
At Tarrant High School, Black students make up 51% of the student body. The next largest groups are 42% Hispanic, 2% White, and 2% Native American. The school's Black share is 9 points above the 42% share among Jefferson County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at Tarrant High School total 37 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.1:1. That is 1.0 students per teacher below the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 79%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Jefferson County is 52%.
Tarrant High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 10.7% is 16.1 points below the 26.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Jefferson County has these Census figures: the median household income is $66,388, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. In all, Jefferson County has 181 public schools and roughly 97,401 students.
Fultondale High School is the public school closest to Tarrant High School, about 0.9 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Tarrant High School is 8th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Under the NCES locale system, Tarrant High School is Suburb: Large.
The school enrolled 597 students in 2024-25, 79 more than the 518 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 20.7:1 to 16.1:1.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
667,755
Census ACS
Median income
$66,388
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
181
97,401 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tarrant City
- Tarrant Intermediate SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Tarrant Elementary SchoolElementary · 307 students
Other schools in Tarrant
- Tarrant Intermediate SchoolElementary · 404 students
- Tarrant Elementary SchoolElementary · 307 students
Nearby schools
- Fultondale High School0.9 mi · 848
- Fultondale Elementary School1.9 mi · 889
- Tarrant Intermediate School2.4 mi · 404
- Tarrant Elementary School2.5 mi · 307
- Gardendale High School3.2 mi · 1,076
- Bragg Middle School3.4 mi · 731
Frequently asked questions
About Tarrant High SchoolHow large is Tarrant High School?
Tarrant High School enrolls approximately 597 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Tarrant High School serve?
Tarrant High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tarrant High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tarrant High School is approximately 16.1:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tarrant High School?
At Tarrant High School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 42% Hispanic, 51% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Tarrant High School public or private?
Tarrant High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tarrant City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.