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Deshler High School in Tuscumbia, AL, serves 472 students in grades 9–12 with a student–teacher ratio of 15:1, which is approximately equal to the state average ratio.
The school's minority enrollment is 37%, including 26% Black and 63% white students, with a nearly balanced gender distribution of 51% male and 49% female.
Math proficiency at Deshler High School is 15–19%, which is lower than the Alabama state average of 30%, and reading proficiency is 20–24%, also lower than the state average of 47%.
Science proficiency ranges from 25–29%, below the state average of 38%, while graduation rates are strong at 90–94%, higher than the state average of 88%.
Deshler High School's overall ranking declined from #253 in 2010 to #962 in 2023, indicating a downward trend in comparative performance over the past decade.
Serving 281 students in grades 9-12, Sheffield High School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in Alabama for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is ≤10% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 30%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 15-19% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 47%).
The student-teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the Alabama state level of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 53% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the Alabama state average of 49% (majority Black).
Grades Offered
9-12
9-12
Total Students
472 students
281 students
% Male | % Female
51% | 49%
55% | 45%
Total Classroom Teachers
31 teachers
21 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
13:1
<Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ class="so-dt-title">Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#962 out of 1275 schools in AL (Bottom 50%)
#1140 out of 1275 schools in AL (Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
(Bottom 50% in AL)
≤10%
(Bottom 50% in AL)
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
(Bottom 50% in AL)(21-22 School Year Data)
15-19%
(Bottom 50% in AL)(21-22 School Year Data)
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
(Bottom 50% in AL)(21-22 School Year Data)
15-19%
(Bottom 50% in AL)(21-22 School Year Data)
Graduation Rate
90-94%
(Top 30% in AL)
≥90%
(Top 50% in AL)
<Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ class="so-dt-title">Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Grade 9 Students
134
86
Grade 10 Students
121
80
Grade 11 Students
122
62
Grade 12 Students
95
53
<Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ class="so-dt-title">Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
1%
% Hispanic
4%
6%
% Black
26%
38%
% White
63%
47%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
7%
8%
Diversity Score
0.53
0.63
<Â鶹¹û¶³´«Ã½ class="so-dt-title">Additional Information
