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Enrollment
425
High
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALHOUN COUNTY·NCES 010054001489
Wellborn High School
135 Pinson Rd, Anniston, AL 36201 · (256) 741-7603 · Calhoun County
GRADES 07–12HIGH23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Alabama public high schools
- B-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
15.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
290 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 82 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 63 | 15% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
43.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
9.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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
26.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Wellborn High School
Wellborn High School's state test result (26.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellborn High School this school | 425 | 68.2% | 26.6% |
| Clements High School Athens | 525 | 65.7% | 27.5% |
| Etowah High School Attalla | 453 | 62.7% | 22.5% |
| Vincent Middle High School Vincent | 447 | 70.0% | 34.1% |
| East Lawrence High School Trinity | 408 | 63.0% | 13.3% |
| Randolph County High School Wedowee | 441 | 63.7% | 27.6% |
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 Wellborn High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Calhoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #162 of 305 | #9 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.4% | #229 of 305 | #9 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #96 of 305 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 425 | #213 of 319 | #6 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #42 of 307 | #1 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.0% | #154 of 307 | #5 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.2% | #79 of 317 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.6% | #40 of 164 | #1 of 7 |
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
425
-77 (-15%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 1,066
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 425 | 28.4 | 15.0:1 | 68% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 29.4 | 14.6:1 | 79% (339) |
| 2022-23 | 491 | 31 | 15.8:1 | 81% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 502 | 31 | 16.2:1 | 74% (369) |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 32 | 16.9:1 | 77% (419) |
| 2015-16 | 585 | 34 | 17.2:1 | 75% (439) |
| 2010-11 | 547 | 35 | 15.6:1 | 73% (398) |
| 2000-01 | 812 | 39 | 20.8:1 | 47% (379) |
| 1990-91 | 1,066 | 44 | 24.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wellborn High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (542 to 425); teachers down 11% (32 to 28.4).
About Wellborn High School
In Anniston, Alabama, Wellborn High School is a low-enrollment high school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 425 students in grades 7 through 12. The average for high schools in Alabama is about 682 students, so this school is 38% smaller than average.
The 17 schools of Calhoun County, including Wellborn High School, enroll 7,997 students.
Roughly 72% of students at Wellborn High School are White. Other reported shares: 13% Black and 13% Hispanic. That is close to the 70% White share among all Calhoun County residents. The school's diversity index is 44%, meaning two students picked at random have a 44% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Wellborn High School's 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.0:1. That is lower than the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 68%. The gap from the 58% average for public schools in Calhoun County is 10 points.
Wellborn High School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 66% of Alabama public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Wellborn High School would be expected to post about 34.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 26.6%.
In Calhoun County (population about 116,090), the median household income is $55,029, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. There are 38 public schools in Calhoun County, enrolling about 16,686 students in all.
Wellborn Elementary School is located about 0.1 miles from Wellborn High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Wellborn High School is 6th of 8 on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Small: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment declined 15% from its 2020-21 level of 502. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.2:1 to 15.0:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Calhoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
116,090
Census ACS
Median income
$55,029
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
16,686 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calhoun County
- Alexandria Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
- Saks Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Wellborn Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- Weaver Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- White Plains Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Alexandria Middle SchoolMiddle · 503 students
Other schools in Anniston
- Saks Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Wellborn Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- White Plains Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Anniston High SchoolHigh · 498 students
- De Armanville Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
- Saks High SchoolHigh · 419 students
Nearby schools
- Wellborn Elementary School0.1 mi · 598
- Randolph Park Elementary School1.6 mi · 339
- Cobb Preparatory Academy2.4 mi · 270
- Anniston High School3.6 mi · 498
- CE Hanna School3.7 mi · 536
- Oxford Middle School3.9 mi · 619
Frequently asked questions
About Wellborn High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wellborn High School?
Wellborn High School enrolls approximately 425 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Wellborn High School serve?
Wellborn High School serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wellborn High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wellborn High School is approximately 15.0:1 (28 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Wellborn High School?
Wellborn High School reports a student body of 72% White, 13% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Wellborn High School in?
Wellborn High School is part of Calhoun County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.