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Arab High School is ranked #449 in Alabama for 2023, showing a decline from a peak rank of #38 in 2011, placing it in the top 50% statewide overall.
Math proficiency is 40–44%, higher than the state average of about 30%, while reading proficiency is 40–44%, lower than the state average of around 47%; science proficiency is 55–59%, higher than the state average of 38–39%.
Enrollment declined from 1,044 students in 1999 to 747 students currently, with minority enrollment at 7% and 276 students (about 37%) eligible for free lunch reflecting socioeconomic diversity.
The school serves grades 9–12 with a current student–teacher ratio of 15:1, which ranks among the lowest (top 20%) in Alabama, with 747 students and 49 teachers.
Graduation rates consistently ranged between 90–94%, higher than state averages near 88%, placing the school in the top 30% for graduation performance in Alabama.
Asbury High School's overall state ranking declined from #747 in 2015 to #1067 in 2023, placing it in the bottom 50% of Alabama high schools by recent measures.
Math proficiency dropped sharply from 84% in 2012 to 7% in 2023, remaining lower than the state average of 30% throughout recent reporting years.
Reading proficiency fell from 79% in 2012 to 30% in 2022, consistently lower than the state average of 47%.
Minority enrollment accounted for 57% of the 650 students in grades 6–12, with free or reduced–price lunch eligibility stable at about 75%, indicating a consistently high socioeconomic need.
The student–teacher ratio increased to 18:1 in 2023 with 36 teachers serving the 650 students at this Marshall County, Alabama middle and high school.