Moody High School

Summary:

Moody High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Moody, Alabama, with a student population of 687. The school is part of the St Clair County school district, which is ranked 64 out of 137 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Academically, Moody High School has performed well, ranking between the top 48-166 out of 366-378 Alabama high schools over the past 8 years, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in most years. The school particularly excels in the academic performance of certain student subgroups, ranking in the top 20 high schools in the state for African American students and the top 50 for male students. However, its performance for Hispanic and multi-racial students is more average. Moody High School's spending per student of $8,682 is slightly below the state average but comparable to nearby Springville High School.

While Moody High School outperforms the nearby Saint Clair County High School, it lags behind the higher-performing Springville High School. The school also faces challenges in addressing racial and socioeconomic achievement gaps, as indicated by the growing percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Overall, Moody High School is a solid-performing school, but there is room for improvement, particularly in addressing disparities and maintaining its academic standing compared to higher-performing nearby schools.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 714 High School Dr
       Moody, AL  35004-2307


(205) 640-5127

District: St Clair County

SchoolDigger Rank:
84th of 378 Alabama High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,682 Help


Feeder schools for Moody High School:

Elementary:    Moody Elementary School
Middle:    Moody Junior High School
    Moody Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.7 Help
Number of students:  677

Racial breakdown:

White:
70.5%
African American:
15.1%
Hispanic:
8.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  50.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Moody High School ranks better than 77.8% of high schools in Alabama. It also ranks 2nd among 4 ranked high schools in the St Clair County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 69.03. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Moody High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (70.5%), African American (15.1%), Hispanic (8.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 50.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Moody High School is 19.7. 2 high schools in the St Clair County School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Moody High School is $8,682, which is the lowest among 4 high schools in the St Clair County School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Moody High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Moody High School 84th of 378 Alabama public high schools. (See Moody High School in the ranking list.)

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St Clair County:

SchoolDigger ranks St Clair County 64th of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Moody High School

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Rank History for all students at Moody High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 35.67 276th 357 22.7%
2005 49.84 201st 359 44.0%
2006 50.31 209th 357 41.5%
2007 40.29 246th 358 31.3%
2008 56.80 165th 359 54.0%
2009 62.61 120th 357 66.4%
2010 46.19 218th 358 39.1%
2011 32.56 296th 360 17.8%
2012 50.12 214th 358 40.2%
2013 58.96 143rd 358 60.1%
2014 64.08 107th 358 70.1%
2015 58.14 125th 353 64.6%
2016 60.88 118th 351 66.4%
2017 78.07 59th 353 83.3%
2018 84.27 43rd 356 87.9%
2019 83.47 48th 366 86.9%
2021 49.34 166th 371 55.3%
2022 64.24 104th 367 71.7%
2023 78.17 66th 371 82.2%
2024 69.03 84th 378 77.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Moody High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 40.95 32nd 56 42.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Moody High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 64.93 16th 83 80.7%
2018 63.28 40th 160 75.0%
2019 76.33 21st 171 87.7%
2021 48.70 91st 196 53.6%
2022 15.22 148th 169 12.4%
2023 79.26 21st 182 88.5%
2024 49.89 80th 198 59.6%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Moody High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 72.27 53rd 315 83.2%
2018 90.68 25th 349 92.8%
2019 73.73 78th 358 78.2%
2021 39.19 211th 361 41.6%
2022 86.22 37th 361 89.8%
2023 75.57 65th 349 81.4%
2024 68.88 85th 375 77.3%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Moody High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 76.24 66th 343 80.8%
2018 90.14 25th 347 92.8%
2019 77.70 69th 354 80.5%
2021 50.25 168th 359 53.2%
2022 55.61 146th 367 60.2%
2023 83.65 49th 358 86.3%
2024 48.76 164th 366 55.2%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Male students at Moody High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 74.98 63rd 339 81.4%
2018 73.30 77th 350 78.0%
2019 84.90 44th 357 87.7%
2021 46.42 182nd 366 50.3%
2022 68.43 92nd 366 74.9%
2023 66.87 93rd 358 74.0%
2024 78.65 55th 368 85.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Moody High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 60.13 44th 189 76.7%
2018 53.45 78th 223 65.0%
2019 91.85 14th 224 93.8%
2021 42.21 114th 228 50.0%
2022 53.69 65th 222 70.7%
2023 91.35 16th 224 92.9%
2024 56.97 69th 231 70.1%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Moody High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 93.01 4th 93 95.7%
2018 99.76 1st 95 98.9%
2021 27.88 84th 113 25.7%
2022 60.51 36th 114 68.4%
2023 54.10 47th 122 61.5%
2024 20.27 119th 139 14.4%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for Native American students at Moody High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 36.58 31st 55 43.6%
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Rank History for White students at Moody High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 58.76 75th 230 67.4%
2018 69.97 78th 300 74.0%
2019 73.64 66th 313 78.9%
2021 37.10 193rd 319 39.5%
2022 43.93 163rd 326 50.0%
2023 70.21 85th 317 73.2%
2024 65.83 83rd 325 74.5%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for White Students!

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 Moody 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 664 664
1989 634 28 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 662
1990 494 22 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 516
1991 536 24 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 560
1992 556 21 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 578
1993 556 25 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 582
1994 568 22 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 591
1995 570 19 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 591
1996 570 19 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 591
1997 605 24 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 631
1998 632 22 1 2 1 n/a n/a 0 658
1999 692 24 1 5 1 n/a n/a 0 723
2000 683 29 4 4 0 n/a n/a 0 720
2001 687 24 1 7 0 n/a n/a 0 719
2002 543 27 3 6 3 n/a n/a 0 582
2003 543 27 3 6 3 n/a n/a 0 582
2004 550 29 2 7 2 n/a n/a 0 590
2005 591 33 3 11 5 n/a n/a 0 643
2006 585 36 6 10 2 n/a n/a 0 639
2007 626 49 7 13 1 n/a n/a 0 696
2008 594 46 8 9 0 n/a n/a 0 657
2009 565 44 7 9 0 n/a n/a 0 625
2010 571 47 3 10 0 n/a n/a 1 632
2011 576 49 3 18 0 0 0 0 646
2012 572 59 4 19 1 0 1 0 656
2013 561 61 5 19 2 0 2 0 650
2014 562 75 8 16 2 0 4 0 667
2015 546 73 7 21 1 0 12 0 660
2016 549 70 8 29 1 0 8 0 665
2017 542 94 12 28 0 0 4 0 680
2018 560 87 6 37 0 0 6 0 696
2019 576 105 12 46 0 0 7 0 746
2020 542 94 14 45 1 0 16 0 712
2021 514 83 12 54 2 1 20 0 686
2022 479 96 15 57 2 0 22 0 671
2023 496 98 12 53 3 0 25 0 687
2024 477 102 9 57 2 1 29 0 677

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 Moody High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 664 29.0 22.8 0
1989 662 28.0 23.6 n/a
1990 516 23.0 22.4 0
1991 560 24.0 23.3 n/a
1992 578 24.0 24.0 n/a
1993 582 25.0 23.3 n/a
1994 591 25.0 23.6 n/a
1995 591 26.1 22.6 n/a
1996 591 26.1 22.6 n/a
1997 631 30.2 20.9 9.7
1998 658 33.7 19.5 6.5
1999 723 37.0 19.5 13.8
2000 720 42.0 17.1 12.6
2001 719 41.0 17.5 13.8
2002 582 33.0 17.6 11.9
2003 582 33.0 17.6 11.9
2004 590 34.2 17.3 17.1
2005 643 37.0 17.4 20.4
2006 639 37.0 17.3 21.1
2007 696 39.8 17.5 24.4
2008 657 45.2 14.5 23.6
2009 625 43.7 14.2 26.6
2010 632 39.5 15.9 28.4
2011 646 36.1 17.8 32.7
2012 656 35.1 18.6 34.5
2013 650 41.1 15.8 38.8
2014 667 42.4 15.7 39.7
2015 660 36.0 18.3 45.6
2016 665 37.0 17.9 36.5
2017 680 37.4 18.1 41.2
2018 696 37.2 18.6 39.8
2019 746 38.8 19.1 41.2
2020 712 40.6 17.5 36.4
2021 686 37.4 18.3 38.3
2022 671 33.8 19.8 39
2023 687 34.8 19.7 50.4
2024 677 34.3 19.7 50.2

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 Moody High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 664 29.0 22.8 0
1989 662 28.0 23.6 n/a
1990 516 23.0 22.4 0
1991 560 24.0 23.3 n/a
1992 578 24.0 24.0 n/a
1993 582 25.0 23.3 n/a
1994 591 25.0 23.6 n/a
1995 591 26.1 22.6 n/a
1996 591 26.1 22.6 n/a
1997 631 30.2 20.9 9.7
1998 658 33.7 19.5 6.5
1999 723 37.0 19.5 13.8
2000 720 42.0 17.1 12.6
2001 719 41.0 17.5 13.8
2002 582 33.0 17.6 11.9
2003 582 33.0 17.6 11.9
2004 590 34.2 17.3 17.1
2005 643 37.0 17.4 20.4
2006 639 37.0 17.3 21.1
2007 696 39.8 17.5 24.4
2008 657 45.2 14.5 23.6
2009 625 43.7 14.2 26.6
2010 632 39.5 15.9 28.4
2011 646 36.1 17.8 32.7
2012 656 35.1 18.6 34.5
2013 650 41.1 15.8 38.8
2014 667 42.4 15.7 39.7
2015 660 36.0 18.3 45.6
2016 665 37.0 17.9 36.5
2017 680 37.4 18.1 41.2
2018 696 37.2 18.6 39.8
2019 746 38.8 19.1 41.2
2020 712 40.6 17.5 36.4
2021 686 37.4 18.3 38.3
2022 671 33.8 19.8 39
2023 687 34.8 19.7 50.4
2024 677 34.3 19.7 50.2

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 Moody High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,228 (14.1%) $7,443 (85.7%) $8,682

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Moody High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 48th of 366 High schoolsRanks 66th of 371 High schools
 4.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Mathematics (Moody High School)50.322.1
 28.2%
   End of Course Mathematics (St Clair County)47.719.8
 28%
   End of Course Mathematics (Alabama)42.523.6
 19%
End of Course Science (Moody High School)56.437.7
 18.8%
   End of Course Science (St Clair County)4828.3
 19.7%
   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 Students746687
 7.9%
African American10598
 6.7%
American Indian03
Asian1212
Hispanic4653
 15.2%
Pacific Islander00
White576496
 13.9%
Two or More Races725
 257.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients41.2%50.4%
 9.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Moody High School

Moody High School ranks 84th of 378 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Moody High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Moody Elementary School
Middle : Moody Junior High School
Middle : Moody Middle School

Students at Moody High School are 70% White, 15% African American, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 677 students attended Moody High School.


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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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