1
What's the one class at Vincent Middle High School every student should take?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
447
High
DISTRICT 970 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHELBY COUNTY·NCES 010303001187
Vincent Middle High School
42505 Highway 25, Vincent, AL 35178 · (205) 682-7300 · Shelby County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL447 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
313 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 75 | 17% |
Student demographics
50%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
51.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
19.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
34.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Vincent Middle High School
Vincent Middle High School's state test result (34.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Middle High School this school | 447 | 70.0% | 34.1% |
| W S Neal High School East Brewton | 370 | 69.5% | 12.8% |
| BB Comer Memorial High School Sylacauga | 395 | 64.8% | 26.5% |
| Wellborn High School Anniston | 425 | 68.2% | 26.6% |
| East Lawrence High School Trinity | 408 | 63.0% | 13.3% |
| Etowah High School Attalla | 453 | 62.7% | 22.5% |
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 Vincent Middle High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #99 of 305 | #7 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #146 of 305 | #8 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #50 of 305 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 447 | #204 of 319 | #10 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #7 of 307 | #1 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.3% | #125 of 307 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.0% | #70 of 317 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #145 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
447
+19 (+4%) vs 2020
+59% since 1990-91, when it was 282
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 447 | 39 | 11.5:1 | 70% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 38 | 11.8:1 | 67% (298) |
| 2022-23 | 465 | 37 | 12.6:1 | 69% (323) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 36 | 11.9:1 | 55% (234) |
| 2017-18 | 468 | 36 | 13.0:1 | 63% (297) |
| 2015-16 | 457 | 36 | 12.7:1 | 63% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 480 | 55 | 8.7:1 | 65% (314) |
| 2000-01 | 488 | 41 | 11.9:1 | 54% (262) |
| 1990-91 | 282 | 17 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vincent Middle High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (468 to 447); teachers up 8% (36 to 39).
About Vincent Middle High School
Vincent, Alabama, is home to Vincent Middle High School, a small high school. It enrolled 447 students in grades 6 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 34% lower than the average for high schools in Alabama, which is about 682.
Vincent Middle High School falls under Shelby County, which has 29 schools enrolling 20,638 students.
White students make up a majority at Vincent Middle High School, at 66%. The remaining students are 23% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Shelby County is about 76% White. Vincent Middle High School's diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 39 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 11.5:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama. The school's lunch program data list 70% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Shelby County averages 42%, lower than here.
Vincent Middle High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.1% and a predicted 33.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Shelby County show that the median household income is $97,961, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Vincent Middle High School is one of 48 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Vincent Middle High School is Vincent Elementary School, about 1.7 miles away. Vincent Middle High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within ten miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Vincent Middle High School ranks 8th on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Vincent Middle High School's location as Rural: Distant.
Vincent Middle High School's enrollment grew from 428 in 2020-21 to 447 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about school safety, transportation, and start times at Vincent Middle High School, you can post them here. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,211
Census ACS
Median income
$97,961
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
35,120 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shelby County
- Oak Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
- Helena High SchoolHigh · 1,383 students
- Chelsea High SchoolHigh · 1,235 students
- Oak Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,168 students
- Calera HighHigh · 1,018 students
- Helena MiddleMiddle · 957 students
Nearby schools
- Vincent Elementary School1.7 mi · 397
- Childersburg Elementary School6.9 mi · 278
- Childersburg Middle School8.6 mi · 245
- Childersburg High School8.7 mi · 374
- AH Watwood Elementary School8.8 mi · 289
- Chelsea Park Elementary School10.1 mi · 891
Frequently asked questions
About Vincent Middle High SchoolHow large is Vincent Middle High School?
Vincent Middle High School enrolls approximately 447 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Vincent Middle High School serve?
Vincent Middle High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Vincent Middle High School?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Vincent Middle High School.
How diverse is Vincent Middle High School?
Vincent Middle High School reports a student body of 66% White, 6% Hispanic, 23% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Vincent Middle High School?
Vincent Middle High School is overseen by Shelby County in Shelby County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.