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Enrollment
368
High
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIBB COUNTY·NCES 010036000099
West Blocton High School
4734 Truman Aldrich Parkway, West Blocton, AL 35184 · (205) 938-9002 · Bibb County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Alabama public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
16.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
161 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 81 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 96 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 100 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 91 | 25% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
22.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
19.8%
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 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
20.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-31.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 52% 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 West Blocton High School
West Blocton High School's state test result (20.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Blocton High School this school | 368 | 43.8% | 20.2% |
| Winfield High School Winfield | 344 | 44.5% | 52.1% |
| Locust Fork High School Locust Fork | 417 | 46.5% | 40.3% |
| Geneva High School Geneva | 369 | 46.6% | 29.2% |
| White Plains High School Anniston | 396 | 40.4% | 36.9% |
| Danville High School Danville | 374 | 48.9% | 21.0% |
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 West Blocton High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #208 of 305 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #143 of 305 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #212 of 305 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #247 of 319 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #84 of 307 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.7% | #190 of 307 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.8% | #237 of 317 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.3% | #59 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
368
-42 (-10%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 557
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 368 | 23 | 16.0:1 | 44% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 24.5 | 16.1:1 | 56% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 412 | 25.5 | 16.2:1 | 55% (228) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | 24 | 17.1:1 | 33% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 445 | 27.3 | 16.3:1 | 52% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 484 | 28 | 17.3:1 | 50% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 440 | 31 | 14.2:1 | 58% (257) |
| 2000-01 | 579 | 31 | 18.7:1 | 43% (248) |
| 1990-91 | 557 | 26 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Blocton High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (445 to 368); teachers down 16% (27.3 to 23).
About West Blocton High School
At 4734 Truman Aldrich Parkway in West Blocton, Alabama, West Blocton High School operates as a low-enrollment high school. The latest federal count shows 368 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Alabama is about 682 students, so this school is 46% smaller than average.
West Blocton High School reports to Bibb County, which has 8 schools and 3,063 students.
A majority of students at West Blocton High School, 79%, are White. Other reported shares: 10% Black and 9% Hispanic. West Blocton High School has a diversity index of 36%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
West Blocton High School employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.0:1. The average ratio among high schools in Alabama is 17.2:1, higher than at this school. West Blocton High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 44%. The 55% average for public schools in Bibb County is 11 points higher.
West Blocton High School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 13% of Alabama public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for West Blocton High School is -31.9 points, in the bottom 10% of Alabama. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 20.2%, and the predicted rate is 52.2%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Bibb County, median household income is about $52,541, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 12%, and about 18% of people live in poverty. A total of 9 public schools operate in Bibb County, serving about 3,063 students.
West Blocton Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, West Blocton High School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students dropped from 410 to 368 over 4 years. The school's ratio fell from 17.1:1 to 16.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Bibb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,130
Census ACS
Median income
$52,541
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,063 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bibb County
- Brent Elementary SchoolElementary · 603 students
- Centreville Middle SchoolMiddle · 440 students
- Bibb County High SchoolHigh · 428 students
- West Blocton Middle SchoolMiddle · 387 students
- Woodstock Elementary SchoolElementary · 324 students
- West Blocton Elementary SchoolElementary · 288 students
Other schools in West Blocton
- West Blocton Middle SchoolMiddle · 387 students
- West Blocton Elementary SchoolElementary · 288 students
- Bibb County Career AcademyHigh
Nearby schools
- West Blocton Middle School0.1 mi · 387
- West Blocton Elementary School0.2 mi · 288
- Woodstock Elementary School6.7 mi · 324
- Vance Elementary School7.7 mi · 451
- Lake View Elementary School10.9 mi · 744
- Brookwood Middle School11.2 mi · 738
Frequently asked questions
About West Blocton High SchoolHow large is West Blocton High School?
West Blocton High School enrolls approximately 368 students in grades 09-12.
Is West Blocton High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Blocton High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does West Blocton High School have?
West Blocton High School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the student diversity at West Blocton High School?
Student demographics at West Blocton High School are roughly 79% White, 9% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees West Blocton High School?
West Blocton High School is overseen by Bibb County in Bibb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.