Sylacauga High School

Summary:

Sylacauga High School is a public high school serving 677 students in grades 9-12 in Sylacauga, Alabama, which is part of the Talladega City school district. The school has a diverse student population, with a mix of academic performance compared to state and district averages.

Sylacauga High School's student body is 53.18% White, 39.88% African American, and 4.87% Hispanic. Academically, the school performs better than the state average in English but lower in Mathematics and Science. There are significant disparities in performance, with female students and White students outperforming their male and African American peers. The school has also seen a substantial increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 40.25% to 62.63% in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Sylacauga High School's performance is generally better than Talladega High School, which has lower academic achievement and a higher percentage of African American students. However, Sylacauga lags behind the higher-performing Vincent Middle High School in the Shelby County district, which has a larger proportion of White students and better academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 701 N Broadway
       Sylacauga, AL  35150


(256) 249-0911

District: Sylacauga City

SchoolDigger Rank:
108th of 378 Alabama High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,937 Help


Feeder schools for Sylacauga High School:

Elementary:    Indian Valley Elementary School
    Pinecrest Elementary School
Middle:    NicholsLawson Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.5 Help
Number of students:  677

Racial breakdown:

White:
53.2%
African American:
39.9%
Hispanic:
4.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  62.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Sylacauga High School ranks better than 71.4% of high schools in Alabama. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 65.35. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Sylacauga High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (53.2%), African American (39.9%), Hispanic (4.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 62.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sylacauga High School is 16.5. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sylacauga High School is $10,937.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sylacauga High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sylacauga High School 108th of 378 Alabama public high schools. (See Sylacauga High School in the ranking list.)

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Sylacauga City:

SchoolDigger ranks Sylacauga City 49th of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sylacauga High School

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Rank History for all students at Sylacauga High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 60.83 132nd 357 63.0%
2005 74.07 55th 359 84.7%
2006 55.60 166th 357 53.5%
2007 61.39 148th 358 58.7%
2008 63.62 113th 359 68.5%
2009 70.47 68th 357 81.0%
2010 59.54 150th 358 58.1%
2011 60.55 142nd 360 60.6%
2012 41.07 262nd 358 26.8%
2013 50.33 222nd 358 38.0%
2014 49.71 179th 358 50.0%
2015 64.62 101st 353 71.4%
2016 46.12 176th 351 49.9%
2017 67.21 92nd 353 73.9%
2018 76.44 79th 356 77.8%
2019 49.95 193rd 366 47.3%
2021 57.57 141st 371 62.0%
2022 65.76 98th 367 73.3%
2023 56.60 134th 371 63.9%
2024 65.35 108th 378 71.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sylacauga High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 36.24 34th 56 39.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Sylacauga High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 68.39 34th 171 80.1%
2023 89.04 12th 182 93.4%
2024 26.82 154th 198 22.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sylacauga High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 44.50 166th 315 47.3%
2018 47.51 183rd 349 47.6%
2019 38.81 218th 358 39.1%
2021 37.72 216th 361 40.2%
2022 48.88 164th 361 54.6%
2023 44.79 176th 349 49.6%
2024 54.58 136th 375 63.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Sylacauga High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 68.52 90th 343 73.8%
2018 72.31 88th 347 74.6%
2019 35.78 231st 354 34.7%
2021 53.21 153rd 359 57.4%
2022 70.51 97th 367 73.6%
2023 66.16 108th 358 69.8%
2024 70.86 85th 366 76.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Sylacauga High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 58.48 117th 339 65.5%
2018 75.83 71st 350 79.7%
2019 63.38 129th 357 63.9%
2021 58.32 131st 366 64.2%
2022 57.37 130th 366 64.5%
2023 40.75 194th 358 45.8%
2024 54.32 151st 368 59.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Sylacauga High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 46.31 86th 189 54.5%
2018 53.85 75th 223 66.4%
2019 54.10 86th 224 61.6%
2021 47.75 90th 228 60.5%
2022 48.01 82nd 222 63.1%
2023 35.36 140th 224 37.5%
2024 38.49 123rd 231 46.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sylacauga High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 43.49 66th 139 52.5%
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Rank History for White students at Sylacauga High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 63.54 66th 230 71.3%
2018 82.38 47th 300 84.3%
2019 56.49 123rd 313 60.7%
2021 63.46 87th 319 72.7%
2022 72.35 70th 326 78.5%
2023 65.61 95th 317 70.0%
2024 83.33 41st 325 87.4%
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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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Enrollment information for Sylacauga 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 705 705
1989 451 253 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 705
1990 444 243 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 689
1991 432 234 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 669
1992 418 223 1 1 1 n/a n/a 0 644
1993 446 225 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 675
1994 433 258 1 2 1 n/a n/a 0 695
1995 444 289 2 2 1 n/a n/a 0 738
1996 444 289 2 2 1 n/a n/a 0 738
1997 444 270 5 0 0 n/a n/a 0 719
1998 455 274 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 733
1999 464 265 3 3 0 n/a n/a 0 735
2000 444 233 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 682
2001 424 223 3 2 1 n/a n/a 0 653
2002 441 227 7 4 2 n/a n/a 0 681
2003 441 227 7 4 2 n/a n/a 0 681
2004 446 225 7 4 2 n/a n/a 0 684
2005 428 243 3 2 2 n/a n/a 0 678
2006 441 235 2 2 2 n/a n/a 0 682
2007 421 245 2 1 2 n/a n/a 0 671
2008 397 249 2 4 3 n/a n/a 0 655
2009 405 259 2 2 3 n/a n/a 0 671
2010 418 259 2 3 1 n/a n/a 0 683
2011 420 252 2 6 2 0 0 0 682
2012 430 269 3 8 1 0 1 0 712
2013 427 258 4 13 0 0 2 0 704
2014 457 256 2 12 0 0 2 0 729
2015 435 255 3 10 1 0 6 0 710
2016 461 245 4 14 0 0 6 0 730
2017 427 250 4 13 0 0 3 0 697
2018 418 240 4 16 0 0 3 0 681
2019 409 224 3 26 0 0 4 0 666
2020 374 235 1 19 0 0 4 0 633
2021 388 230 3 19 0 0 1 0 641
2022 366 255 4 22 0 0 5 1 653
2023 360 270 6 33 0 0 8 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 Sylacauga High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 705 37.6 18.7 0
1989 705 42.6 16.5 n/a
1990 689 41.1 16.7 0
1991 669 41.0 16.3 n/a
1992 644 39.0 16.5 n/a
1993 675 39.0 17.3 n/a
1994 695 38.5 18.1 n/a
1995 738 39.7 18.6 n/a
1996 738 39.7 18.6 n/a
1997 719 39.1 18.4 28.8
1998 733 42.0 17.5 24.8
1999 735 39.0 18.8 21.2
2000 682 42.3 16.1 25.8
2001 653 40.8 16.0 31.4
2002 681 41.3 16.5 31.1
2003 681 41.3 16.5 31.1
2004 684 42.8 16.0 33.5
2005 678 44.3 15.3 33.5
2006 682 42.0 16.2 35.6
2007 671 41.3 16.2 37.1
2008 655 43.8 15.0 38.9
2009 671 43.1 15.4 43.2
2010 683 41.4 16.4 46.6
2011 682 44.2 15.4 45.6
2012 712 43.4 16.4 52
2013 704 43.6 16.1 51.6
2014 729 40.9 17.8 42.4
2015 710 38.0 18.6 47
2016 730 38.0 19.2 46
2017 697 39.3 17.7 46.6
2018 681 37.0 18.4 45.4
2019 666 38.5 17.2 47
2020 633 39.5 16.0 47.1
2021 641 36.5 17.5 40.2
2022 653 30.0 21.7 47.2
2023 677 40.8 16.5 62.6

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 Sylacauga High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 705 37.6 18.7 0
1989 705 42.6 16.5 n/a
1990 689 41.1 16.7 0
1991 669 41.0 16.3 n/a
1992 644 39.0 16.5 n/a
1993 675 39.0 17.3 n/a
1994 695 38.5 18.1 n/a
1995 738 39.7 18.6 n/a
1996 738 39.7 18.6 n/a
1997 719 39.1 18.4 28.8
1998 733 42.0 17.5 24.8
1999 735 39.0 18.8 21.2
2000 682 42.3 16.1 25.8
2001 653 40.8 16.0 31.4
2002 681 41.3 16.5 31.1
2003 681 41.3 16.5 31.1
2004 684 42.8 16.0 33.5
2005 678 44.3 15.3 33.5
2006 682 42.0 16.2 35.6
2007 671 41.3 16.2 37.1
2008 655 43.8 15.0 38.9
2009 671 43.1 15.4 43.2
2010 683 41.4 16.4 46.6
2011 682 44.2 15.4 45.6
2012 712 43.4 16.4 52
2013 704 43.6 16.1 51.6
2014 729 40.9 17.8 42.4
2015 710 38.0 18.6 47
2016 730 38.0 19.2 46
2017 697 39.3 17.7 46.6
2018 681 37.0 18.4 45.4
2019 666 38.5 17.2 47
2020 633 39.5 16.0 47.1
2021 641 36.5 17.5 40.2
2022 653 30.0 21.7 47.2
2023 677 40.8 16.5 62.6

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Sylacauga High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $974 (8.9%) $9,939 (90.9%) $10,937

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Sylacauga High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 193rd of 366 High schoolsRanks 134th of 371 High schools
 16.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Mathematics (Sylacauga High School)36.420.3
 16.2%
   End of Course Mathematics (Sylacauga City)36.420.3
 16.2%
   End of Course Mathematics (Alabama)42.523.6
 19%
End of Course Science (Sylacauga High School)37.932.9
 5%
   End of Course Science (Sylacauga City)37.932.9
 5%
   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 Students666677
 1.7%
African American224270
 20.5%
American Indian00
Asian36
 100%
Hispanic2633
 26.9%
Pacific Islander00
White409360
 12%
Two or More Races48
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients47%62.6%
 15.6%


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Sylacauga High School ranks 108th of 378 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Sylacauga High School are 53% White, 40% African American, 5% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Sylacauga High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Indian Valley Elementary School
Elementary : Pinecrest Elementary School
Middle : NicholsLawson Middle School

In the 2022-23 school year, 677 students attended Sylacauga 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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