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Enrollment
736
High
DISTRICT 741 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIMESTONE COUNTY·NCES 010210000810
West Limestone High School
10945 School House Rd, Lester, AL 35647 · (256) 233-6687 · Limestone County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL736 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% 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.
- ABeats 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
18.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
422 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 106 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 112 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 119 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 105 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 101 | 14% |
Student demographics
41%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
52.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
28.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 West Limestone High School
West Limestone High School's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Limestone High School this school | 736 | 57.3% | 39.8% |
| Albert P Brewer High School Somerville | 757 | 53.9% | 28.5% |
| Shelby County High School Columbiana | 572 | 57.0% | 31.7% |
| Chilton County High School Clanton | 833 | 55.6% | 19.4% |
| JB Pennington High School Blountsville | 507 | 55.0% | 22.7% |
| Haleyville High School Haleyville | 464 | 52.2% | 40.3% |
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 Limestone High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Limestone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #62 of 305 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #83 of 305 | #4 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #41 of 305 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 736 | #101 of 319 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #226 of 307 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.2% | #168 of 307 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.3% | #141 of 317 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.8% | #121 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
736
-39 (-5%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 883
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 736 | 40 | 18.4:1 | 57% (422) |
| 2023-24 | 718 | 38 | 18.9:1 | 65% (470) |
| 2022-23 | 733 | 37 | 19.8:1 | 60% (437) |
| 2020-21 | 775 | 39 | 19.9:1 | 52% (403) |
| 2017-18 | 798 | 42.2 | 18.9:1 | 52% (411) |
| 2015-16 | 1,077 | 58 | 18.6:1 | 54% (577) |
| 2010-11 | 973 | 61 | 15.9:1 | 40% (394) |
| 2000-01 | 977 | 59 | 16.6:1 | 29% (284) |
| 1990-91 | 883 | 46 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Limestone High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (798 to 736); teachers down 5% (42.2 to 40).
About West Limestone High School
West Limestone High School is a high school in Lester, Alabama, and it is part of Limestone County. There are 736 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 12.
In Limestone County, 16 schools enroll a combined 16,694 students.
The share of White students at West Limestone High School is 74%, a majority. Smaller groups are 18% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census estimates put Limestone County at about 74% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 41, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 40 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 18.4:1. The gap from the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama is 1.2 students per teacher. By family income, 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
West Limestone High School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 92% of Alabama public high schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, West Limestone High School falls in the middle 80% of Alabama schools: 39.8% actual against 42.3% predicted.
In the wider Limestone County area, the median household earns about $83,629 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Limestone County, 27 public schools serve about 24,258 students.
Of the public schools around it, West Limestone High School is closest to Sugar Creek Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 43.1%; West Limestone High School's is 39.8%, ranking 5th of 7.
In the federal locale system, West Limestone High School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 775 (2020-21) to 736 (2024-25). In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 19.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.4:1.
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Limestone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
111,233
Census ACS
Median income
$83,629
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
24,258 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Limestone County
- Alabama Connections AcademyCombined · 7,822 students
- East Limestone High SchoolHigh · 1,216 students
- Ardmore High SchoolHigh · 964 students
- Sugar Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 631 students
- Elkmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 599 students
- Elkmont High SchoolHigh · 597 students
Nearby schools
- Sugar Creek Elementary School0.5 mi · 631
- Alabama Connections Academy7.3 mi · 7,822
- Elkmont Elementary School7.6 mi · 599
- Minor Hill School8.1 mi · 307
- Elkmont High School8.7 mi · 597
- Blue Springs Elementary School9.9 mi · 558
Frequently asked questions
About West Limestone High SchoolHow many students attend West Limestone High School?
West Limestone High School enrolls approximately 736 students in grades 06-12.
Is West Limestone High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Limestone High School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does West Limestone High School have?
West Limestone High School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
What is the student diversity at West Limestone High School?
Student demographics at West Limestone High School are roughly 74% White, 18% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is West Limestone High School in?
West Limestone High School is part of Limestone County.
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