Benjamin Russell High School

Summary:

Benjamin Russell High School is a public high school located in Alexander City, Alabama, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 812. The school is part of the Alexander City School District, which is ranked 65 out of 137 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Benjamin Russell High School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from a high of 61 out of 353 Alabama high schools in 2014-2015 to a low of 210 out of 367 in 2021-2022. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also varied, with a high of 4 stars out of 5 in several years and a low of 2 stars in 2021-2022. The school has performed particularly well in certain student subgroups, such as Female Students, African American Students, and Hispanic Students, ranking in the top 100 schools in the state for these groups in recent years. However, the school has struggled with its Special Education student population, ranking in the bottom quarter of Alabama high schools for this subgroup.

The school's proficiency rates in Summative Assessments for 11th-grade students have been mixed, with mathematics proficiency ranging from 17.39% to 23.5%, science proficiency ranging from 20.11% to 36%, and English proficiency ranging from 19.54% to 30.81% over the past few years. These proficiency rates are generally on par with or slightly above the Alexander City district and state averages, but there is room for improvement, especially in mathematics. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 38.18% to 58.61% over the past few years, and has fluctuated in its performance in the Low Socioeconomic Status Students subgroup.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 225 Heard Blvd
       Alexander City, AL  35010-2702


(256) 234-8611

District: Alexander City

SchoolDigger Rank:
94th of 378 Alabama High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,158 Help


Feeder schools for Benjamin Russell High School:

Elementary:    Jim Pearson Elementary School
    Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School
Middle:    Alexander City Middle School
    William L Radney Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.4 Help
Number of students:  812

Racial breakdown:

White:
46.9%
African American:
38.4%
Hispanic:
9.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  38.2% Help


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Compare Details Benjamin Russell High School ranks better than 75.1% of high schools in Alabama. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 67.35. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Benjamin Russell High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (46.9%), African American (38.4%), Hispanic (9.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 38.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Benjamin Russell High School is 15.4. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Benjamin Russell High School is $10,158.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Benjamin Russell High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Benjamin Russell High School 94th of 378 Alabama public high schools. (See Benjamin Russell High School in the ranking list.)

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Alexander City:

SchoolDigger ranks Alexander City 65th of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Benjamin Russell High School

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Rank History for all students at Benjamin Russell High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 68.69 90th 357 74.8%
2005 71.84 69th 359 80.8%
2006 65.04 102nd 357 71.4%
2007 74.74 68th 358 81.0%
2008 62.74 120th 359 66.6%
2009 62.74 117th 357 67.2%
2010 71.86 70th 358 80.4%
2011 59.61 152nd 360 57.8%
2012 47.16 236th 358 34.1%
2013 55.78 180th 358 49.7%
2014 64.53 106th 358 70.4%
2015 75.24 61st 353 82.7%
2016 67.06 90th 351 74.4%
2017 36.90 215th 353 39.1%
2018 66.50 114th 356 68.0%
2019 63.61 130th 366 64.5%
2021 52.15 155th 371 58.2%
2022 39.01 210th 367 42.8%
2023 63.12 116th 371 68.7%
2024 67.35 94th 378 75.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Benjamin Russell High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 8.95 36th 40 10.0%
2024 82.34 7th 56 87.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Benjamin Russell High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.62 57th 160 64.4%
2019 54.71 62nd 171 63.7%
2021 33.95 132nd 196 32.7%
2022 65.85 45th 169 73.4%
2023 34.26 114th 182 37.4%
2024 26.59 155th 198 21.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Benjamin Russell High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 20.34 270th 315 14.3%
2018 51.09 171st 349 51.0%
2019 54.36 156th 358 56.4%
2021 31.16 251st 361 30.5%
2022 33.98 242nd 361 33.0%
2023 45.91 170th 349 51.3%
2024 71.12 77th 375 79.5%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Benjamin Russell High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 34.92 218th 343 36.4%
2018 60.98 134th 347 61.4%
2019 53.42 164th 354 53.7%
2021 69.85 85th 359 76.3%
2022 45.45 187th 367 49.0%
2023 68.73 98th 358 72.6%
2024 68.79 91st 366 75.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Benjamin Russell High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 36.94 205th 339 39.5%
2018 68.14 100th 350 71.4%
2019 69.74 94th 357 73.7%
2021 33.52 236th 366 35.5%
2022 31.78 244th 366 33.3%
2023 51.24 148th 358 58.7%
2024 62.57 115th 368 68.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Benjamin Russell High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 26.32 156th 189 17.5%
2018 61.28 58th 223 74.0%
2019 56.77 74th 224 67.0%
2021 29.70 169th 228 25.9%
2022 36.11 134th 222 39.6%
2023 63.56 49th 224 78.1%
2024 58.23 64th 231 72.3%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Benjamin Russell High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 57.43 40th 114 64.9%
2023 74.98 24th 122 80.3%
2024 43.04 67th 139 51.8%
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Rank History for White students at Benjamin Russell High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 38.23 132nd 230 42.6%
2018 73.09 65th 300 78.3%
2019 68.51 79th 313 74.8%
2021 58.78 97th 319 69.6%
2022 44.52 159th 326 51.2%
2023 65.73 94th 317 70.3%
2024 63.55 90th 325 72.3%
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Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Benjamin Russell High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 1131 1131
1989 713 425 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1139
1990 715 441 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1157
1991 672 411 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 1084
1992 663 405 1 0 1 n/a n/a 0 1070
1993 640 400 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 1046
1994 632 369 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1004
1995 688 395 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1087
1996 688 395 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1087
1997 655 364 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 1025
1998 640 314 8 2 2 n/a n/a 0 966
1999 636 295 9 1 2 n/a n/a 0 943
2000 668 324 9 3 1 n/a n/a 0 1005
2001 643 330 10 4 0 n/a n/a 0 987
2002 606 330 7 6 0 n/a n/a 0 949
2003 606 330 7 6 0 n/a n/a 0 949
2004 597 356 8 1 1 n/a n/a 0 963
2005 593 369 5 4 1 n/a n/a 0 972
2006 596 398 5 8 2 n/a n/a 1 1010
2007 592 412 3 14 3 n/a n/a 2 1026
2008 590 399 3 16 4 n/a n/a 0 1012
2009 605 392 6 15 4 n/a n/a 0 1022
2010 622 416 6 18 2 n/a n/a 2 1066
2011 616 390 5 0 4 0 1 0 1016
2012 588 395 6 16 1 0 2 0 1008
2013 583 392 3 14 0 0 3 0 995
2014 583 366 3 19 0 0 3 0 974
2015 575 366 7 22 0 0 4 0 974
2016 562 350 10 19 0 0 3 0 944
2017 524 331 6 25 0 1 5 0 892
2018 488 328 11 46 1 2 0 0 876
2019 514 318 14 2 7 5 0 0 860
2020 509 295 15 5 8 5 0 0 837
2021 470 309 14 2 7 5 0 0 807
2022 410 277 13 64 0 0 23 0 787
2023 381 312 10 79 0 0 30 0 812

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Benjamin Russell High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1131 50.0 22.6 0
1989 1139 50.5 22.5 n/a
1990 1157 52.5 22.0 0
1991 1084 53.5 20.2 n/a
1992 1070 54.0 19.8 n/a
1993 1046 56.0 18.7 n/a
1994 1004 57.0 17.6 n/a
1995 1087 58.8 18.5 n/a
1996 1087 58.8 18.5 n/a
1997 1025 58.0 17.7 12.1
1998 966 61.4 15.7 6.9
1999 943 61.0 15.5 12
2000 1005 59.0 17.0 17.4
2001 987 61.0 16.2 20.4
2002 949 67.5 14.1 29.9
2003 949 67.5 14.1 29.9
2004 963 64.0 15.0 29.8
2005 972 63.7 15.3 35.3
2006 1010 67.0 15.1 41.6
2007 1026 62.5 16.4 39.8
2008 1012 70.0 14.5 37
2009 1022 64.2 15.7 39.7
2010 1066 61.0 17.4 46
2011 1016 67.7 14.9 45.5
2012 1008 59.0 17.0 50.6
2013 995 65.0 15.3 44.4
2014 974 62.2 15.6 58
2015 974 60.0 16.2 52.7
2016 944 58.0 16.2 46.5
2017 892 56.0 15.9 44.6
2018 876 50.8 17.2 45.5
2019 860 51.6 16.6 50.1
2020 837 52.2 16.0 53.8
2021 807 52.3 15.4 58.6
2022 787 40.0 19.6 38.4
2023 812 52.5 15.4 38.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Benjamin Russell High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1131 50.0 22.6 0
1989 1139 50.5 22.5 n/a
1990 1157 52.5 22.0 0
1991 1084 53.5 20.2 n/a
1992 1070 54.0 19.8 n/a
1993 1046 56.0 18.7 n/a
1994 1004 57.0 17.6 n/a
1995 1087 58.8 18.5 n/a
1996 1087 58.8 18.5 n/a
1997 1025 58.0 17.7 12.1
1998 966 61.4 15.7 6.9
1999 943 61.0 15.5 12
2000 1005 59.0 17.0 17.4
2001 987 61.0 16.2 20.4
2002 949 67.5 14.1 29.9
2003 949 67.5 14.1 29.9
2004 963 64.0 15.0 29.8
2005 972 63.7 15.3 35.3
2006 1010 67.0 15.1 41.6
2007 1026 62.5 16.4 39.8
2008 1012 70.0 14.5 37
2009 1022 64.2 15.7 39.7
2010 1066 61.0 17.4 46
2011 1016 67.7 14.9 45.5
2012 1008 59.0 17.0 50.6
2013 995 65.0 15.3 44.4
2014 974 62.2 15.6 58
2015 974 60.0 16.2 52.7
2016 944 58.0 16.2 46.5
2017 892 56.0 15.9 44.6
2018 876 50.8 17.2 45.5
2019 860 51.6 16.6 50.1
2020 837 52.2 16.0 53.8
2021 807 52.3 15.4 58.6
2022 787 40.0 19.6 38.4
2023 812 52.5 15.4 38.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Benjamin Russell High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,205 (11.9%) $8,892 (87.5%) $10,158

Data source: Alabama Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Benjamin Russell High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 130th of 366 High schoolsRanks 116th of 371 High schools
 4.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Mathematics (Benjamin Russell High School)39.717.4
 22.3%
   End of Course Mathematics (Alexander City)39.717.4
 22.3%
   End of Course Mathematics (Alabama)42.523.6
 19%
End of Course Science (Benjamin Russell High School)43.520.1
 23.4%
   End of Course Science (Alexander City)43.520.1
 23.4%
   End of Course Science (Alabama)42.631.7
 10.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students860812
 5.6%
African American318312
 1.9%
American Indian70
 100%
Asian1410
 28.6%
Hispanic279
 3850%
Pacific Islander50
 100%
White514381
 25.9%
Two or More Races030
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients50.1%38.2%
 11.9%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 812 students attended Benjamin Russell High School.

Benjamin Russell High School ranks 94th of 378 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Benjamin Russell High School are 47% White, 38% African American, 10% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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