Enrollment
370
High
DISTRICT 440 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESCAMBIA COUNTY·NCES 010135000492
W S Neal High School
801 Andrew Jackson Street, East Brewton, AL 36426 · (251) 867-4225 · Escambia County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of Alabama public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
19.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
257 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 9 | 98 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 110 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 89 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 73 | 20% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
8.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
6.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
12.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 34% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 W S Neal High School
W S Neal High School's state test result (12.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| W S Neal High School this school | 370 | 69.5% | 12.8% |
| Vincent Middle High School Vincent | 447 | 70.0% | 34.1% |
| BB Comer Memorial High School Sylacauga | 395 | 64.8% | 26.5% |
| Central High School Rockford | 354 | 66.7% | 24.2% |
| Sheffield High School Sheffield | 305 | 70.8% | 10.1% |
| Dadeville High School Dadeville | 534 | 67.6% | 25.6% |
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 W S Neal High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.8% | #250 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.2% | #249 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.8% | #277 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #244 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #249 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.9% | #91 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.5% | #73 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #96 of 164 |
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
370
-18 (-5%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 442
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
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 | 370 | 19.5 | 19.0:1 | 69% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 376 | 19.5 | 19.3:1 | 69% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 358 | 19 | 18.8:1 | 70% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 388 | 22 | 17.6:1 | 70% (270) |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 23.1 | 17.9:1 | 70% (289) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 25 | 16.6:1 | 69% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 446 | 26 | 17.1:1 | 65% (289) |
| 2000-01 | 371 | 27 | 13.7:1 | 43% (160) |
| 1990-91 | 442 | 21 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for W S Neal High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (414 to 370); teachers down 16% (23.1 to 19.5).
About W S Neal High School
As a small high school, W S Neal High School serves students in East Brewton, Alabama. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 370 students. On average, high schools in Alabama enroll around 682, and this school is 46% below that mark.
Federal data list 11 schools in Escambia County, with 4,072 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at W S Neal High School, about 59 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 32% Black, 4% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Among Escambia County residents, the White share is about 61%. The diversity index for W S Neal High School is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 19.0:1. Statewide, high schools in Alabama average 17.2:1. Roughly 69% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
W S Neal High School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 16% of Alabama public high schools.
W S Neal High School scores 20.7 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 12.8% actual versus 33.5% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Escambia County, median household income comes to about $48,225, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 14% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Escambia County counts 16 public schools with about 5,240 students.
W S Neal Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, W S Neal High School ranks 9th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around W S Neal High School as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 5%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.6:1 to 19.0:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the W S Neal High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Escambia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,629
Census ACS
Median income
$48,225
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
5,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Escambia County
- Flomaton High SchoolHigh · 559 students
- Rachel Patterson Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
- W S Neal Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
- Escambia County High SchoolHigh · 390 students
- Flomaton Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
- W S Neal Middle SchoolMiddle · 386 students
Other schools in East Brewton
- W S Neal Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
- W S Neal Middle SchoolMiddle · 386 students
Nearby schools
- W S Neal Elementary School0.7 mi · 500
- W S Neal Middle School0.8 mi · 386
- Brewton Elementary School2.2 mi · 476
- TR Miller High School3.5 mi · 373
- Brewton Middle School4.4 mi · 319
- PollardMcCall Junior High School7.2 mi · 200
Frequently asked questions
About W S Neal High SchoolHow many students attend W S Neal High School?
W S Neal High School enrolls approximately 370 students in grades 09-12.
Is W S Neal High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
W S Neal High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at W S Neal High School?
Approximately 19.0:1 students per teacher at W S Neal High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at W S Neal High School?
At W S Neal High School, the student body is approximately 59% White, 4% Hispanic, 32% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is W S Neal High School public or private?
W S Neal High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Escambia County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.