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Enrollment
395
High
DISTRICT 285 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON COUNTY·NCES 010348001335
Washington County High School
Highway 56, Chatom, AL 36518 · (251) 847-2851 · Washington County
GRADES 05–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL395 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Alabama public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
16.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
195 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 58%
Community
2
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 5 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 10 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 44 | 11% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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 Washington County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
23.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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
38.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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 Washington County High School
Washington County High School's state test result (38.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County High School this school | 395 | 49.4% | 38.6% |
| Munford High School Munford | 385 | 48.6% | 25.2% |
| Geneva High School Geneva | 369 | 46.6% | 29.2% |
| Reeltown High School Notasulga | 495 | 47.5% | 35.0% |
| Opp High School Opp | 396 | 53.3% | 38.3% |
| Fayette County High School Fayette | 366 | 53.8% | 28.0% |
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 Washington County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #67 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #119 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #40 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 395 | #224 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #91 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.1% | #153 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.4% | #202 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.2% | #38 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
395
-78 (-16%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 304
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 395 | 24.5 | 16.1:1 | 49% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 420 | 24 | 17.5:1 | 65% (275) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 24 | 18.1:1 | 66% (285) |
| 2020-21 | 473 | 28 | 16.9:1 | 50% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 514 | 28.6 | 18.0:1 | 55% (283) |
| 2015-16 | 563 | 31 | 18.2:1 | 56% (314) |
| 2010-11 | 565 | 44 | 12.8:1 | 51% (290) |
| 2000-01 | 615 | 37 | 16.6:1 | 33% (205) |
| 1990-91 | 304 | 20 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (514 to 395); teachers down 14% (28.6 to 24.5).
About Washington County High School
Federal records list Washington County High School as a high school in Chatom, Alabama. There are 395 students enrolled, covering grades 5 through 12. That puts enrollment 42% below the 682-student average for high schools in Alabama.
Washington County is made up of 7 schools with 2,390 students in all.
The student body at Washington County High School is 72% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 17% Black and 9% Native American. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 44%.
Washington County High School has 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.1:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in Alabama is 17.2:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 49% at Washington County High School.
Among Alabama public high schools, Washington County High School outscored 83%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.1% for Washington County High School. The school posts 38.6%, 9.5 points below the prediction.
In Washington County, home to about 15,143 people, the median household earns about $61,042 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. Public schools in Washington County number 8, with about 2,390 students.
Of the public schools around it, Washington County High School is closest to Chatom Elementary School, about 1.0 miles away. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Washington County High School at 6th of 9.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 78 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Washington County High School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,143
Census ACS
Median income
$61,042
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,390 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington County
- Millry High SchoolCombined · 509 students
- Leroy High SchoolCombined · 463 students
- Chatom Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
- Fruitdale High SchoolCombined · 301 students
- McIntosh Elementary SchoolElementary · 234 students
- McIntosh High SchoolHigh · 175 students
Other schools in Chatom
- Chatom Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
- Washington County Career Technical CenterHigh
Other Washington County High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Washington County High. Washington County High School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Washington County High SchoolSandersville, GA · 905 students
- Washington County High SchoolSpringfield, KY · 507 students
- Washington County HighPlymouth, NC · 450 students
- Washington County High SchoolWashington, KS · 163 students
Nearby schools
- Chatom Elementary School1.0 mi · 313
- Fruitdale High School12.2 mi · 301
- Millry High School12.9 mi · 509
- Leroy High School16.8 mi · 463
- Buckatunna School17.1 mi · 418
- McIntosh Elementary School17.9 mi · 234
Frequently asked questions
About Washington County High SchoolHow large is Washington County High School?
Washington County High School enrolls approximately 395 students in grades 05-12.
What grades does Washington County High School serve?
Washington County High School serves grades 05-12.
How many students per teacher at Washington County High School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Washington County High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Washington County High School?
At Washington County High School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 1% Hispanic, 17% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Washington County High School public or private?
Washington County High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.