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Wicksburg High School

1172 S State Highway 123, Newton, AL 36352 · (334) 692-5549 · Houston County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL461 STUDENTS
Enrollment
461
High
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 682
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
151 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 58%
Community
5
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 76614%
Grade 88017%
Grade 99420%
Grade 107015%
Grade 118819%
Grade 126314%
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
39185%
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
327%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
245%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
102%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
22549%
Female
23651%

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
69.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
61.8%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 →

Where Wicksburg High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn AlabamaIn Houston County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
64.1%#9 of 305#1 of 6
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
61.8%#6 of 305#1 of 6
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
69.3%#7 of 305#1 of 6
Enrollment
ranked largest first
461#195 of 319#4 of 7
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.2:1#154 of 307#5 of 7
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
27.3%#230 of 307#7 of 7
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
32.8%#289 of 317#7 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-53.6%#5 of 164N/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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
461
-539 (-54%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 642
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 16.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2546126.817.2:133% (151)
2023-2446826.817.4:138% (180)
2022-2347126.817.6:139% (183)
2020-211,0006016.7:137% (370)
2017-189945119.5:141% (407)
2015-169685218.6:139% (382)
2010-119196015.3:138% (351)
2000-018044916.4:135% (278)
1990-916423518.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wicksburg High School.

About Wicksburg High School

Wicksburg High School is a public high school run by Houston County in Newton, Alabama. Classes run from 7 through 12, and the school has 461 students. The average for high schools in Alabama is about 682 students, so this school is 32% smaller than average.

Houston County has 14 schools; together they serve 6,907 students.

Wicksburg High School enrolls a student body that is 85% White. Other reported shares: 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 65% White among all Houston County residents. Wicksburg High School has a diversity index of 27%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The count of teachers at Wicksburg High School is 26.8 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 17.2:1. High schools in Alabama average about 17.2:1, a similar figure. The school counts 151 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 33%. That rate is below the 63% average among public schools in Houston County.

Based on student poverty, the model expects 60.1% at Wicksburg High School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 64.1%.

According to the American Community Survey, in Houston County, median household income is about $58,626, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. A total of 35 public schools operate in Houston County, serving about 15,127 students.

Nearest public school: Wicksburg Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The ten-mile area around Wicksburg High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Wicksburg High School's average proficiency of 64.1% compares with 48.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.

The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).

Reported enrollment: 1,000 (2020-21) and 461 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades.

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Houston County at a glance

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Population
108,140
Census ACS
Median income
$58,626
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
15,127 students

Quick facts

School name
Wicksburg High School
District
Houston County
Address
1172 S State Highway 123, Newton, AL 36352
Phone
(334) 692-5549
County
Houston County
Level
High
Grade range
07–12
Total enrollment
461
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
17.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
151 (33%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
010177000617
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Houston County
Other schools in Newton
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Frequently asked questions

About Wicksburg High School
How many students attend Wicksburg High School?
Wicksburg High School enrolls approximately 461 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Wicksburg High School serve?
Wicksburg High School serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Wicksburg High School?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Wicksburg High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wicksburg High School?
At Wicksburg High School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Wicksburg High School public or private?
Wicksburg High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Houston County.
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