Summary:
Excel High School is an alternative public school located in Excel, Alabama, serving grades PK-12 with a total enrollment of 1,031 students. The school is part of the Monroe County School District, which is ranked 100 out of 137 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Excel High School consistently outperforms the Monroe County and Alabama state averages in standardized test scores across various grade levels and subject areas, including Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Excel High School's 11th-grade students had a 53.03% proficiency rate in English Language Arts, compared to the Monroe County average of 29.06% and the Alabama state average of 28.09%. The school also has a relatively diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 72.65% White, 20.08% African American, 2.52% Hispanic, 1.07% Native American, and 3.69% two or more races, which is higher than the nearby J.U. Blacksher School.
However, Excel High School has experienced fluctuations in its free and reduced-price lunch rates, ranging from 32.16% in 2021-2022 to 67.41% in 2022-2023, indicating a significant portion of the student population comes from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. Additionally, the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 17.8 in 2020-2021 to 19.4 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the nearby J.U. Blacksher School. While Excel High School is performing well overall, there are opportunities for improvement in specific grade levels and subject areas, such as in 6th and 7th-grade Mathematics, where proficiency rates are below 20%.
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Detail:
Public, Alternative PK, KG-12
District:
Monroe County
SchoolDigger Rank:
340th of 684 Alabama Alternative Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,376
Student/teacher ratio: 18.9
Number of students: 1,015
Racial breakdown:
White:
71.9%
African American:
21.0%
Two or more races:
3.5%
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Hispanic:
2.6%
American Indian:
0.6%
Asian:
0.4%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 67.4%
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