Holt High School

Summary:

Holt High School is a public high school in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 435. The school is part of the Tuscaloosa County School District, which is ranked 90 out of 137 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Holt High School consistently underperforms compared to the Tuscaloosa County and Alabama state averages in standardized test scores. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 6.19% of Holt High School's 11th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 16.08% in Tuscaloosa County High School and 23.12% statewide. Holt High School's student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students, also consistently rank in the bottom quartile of their respective statewide subgroup rankings.

Holt High School has an exceptionally high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 63.27% to 89.66% over the past few years, suggesting a high concentration of students from low-income families. The nearby schools in the Tuscaloosa County School District, such as Sipsey Valley High School, Tuscaloosa County High School, and Brookwood High School, generally outperform Holt High School in academic metrics and statewide rankings, highlighting the significant disparity in educational outcomes between Holt High School and its peers within the same district.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 301 44th Ct NE
       Tuscaloosa, AL  35404-1498


(205) 342-2768

District: Tuscaloosa County

SchoolDigger Rank:
326th of 378 Alabama High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,319 Help


Feeder schools for Holt High School:

Elementary:    Cottondale Elementary School
    Holt Elementary School
Middle:    DavisEmerson Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.6 Help
Number of students:  435

Racial breakdown:

African American:
44.6%
Hispanic:
32.6%
White:
21.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  89.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Holt High School ranks worse than 86.2% of high schools in Alabama. It also ranks last among 6 ranked high schools in the Tuscaloosa County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.73. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Holt High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Holt High School has the smallest high school student body size in the Tuscaloosa County School District. Student population at Holt High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (44.6%), Hispanic (32.6%), White (21.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 89.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Tuscaloosa County School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Holt High School is 16.6, which is the lowest among 6 high schools in the Tuscaloosa County School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Holt High School is $17,319, which is the highest among 6 high schools in the Tuscaloosa County School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Holt High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Holt High School 326th of 378 Alabama public high schools. (See Holt High School in the ranking list.)

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Tuscaloosa County:

SchoolDigger ranks Tuscaloosa County 90th of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Holt High School

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Rank History for all students at Holt High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 18.79 332nd 357 7.0%
2005 21.05 325th 359 9.5%
2006 6.70 352nd 357 1.4%
2007 6.38 352nd 358 1.7%
2008 14.71 344th 359 4.2%
2009 18.85 328th 357 8.1%
2010 17.44 333rd 358 7.0%
2011 16.17 337th 360 6.4%
2012 5.37 349th 358 2.5%
2013 24.98 334th 358 6.7%
2014 19.31 297th 358 17.0%
2015 14.74 308th 353 12.7%
2016 15.69 300th 351 14.5%
2017 26.45 262nd 353 25.8%
2018 17.99 293rd 356 17.7%
2019 17.25 305th 366 16.7%
2021 31.19 253rd 371 31.8%
2022 13.07 330th 367 10.1%
2023 16.99 319th 371 14.0%
2024 15.73 326th 378 13.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Holt High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 55.29 10th 39 74.4%
2023 28.08 23rd 43 46.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Holt High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.65 108th 160 32.5%
2021 95.62 5th 196 97.4%
2024 72.49 31st 198 84.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Holt High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 30.28 221st 315 29.8%
2018 31.18 248th 349 28.9%
2019 24.60 276th 358 22.9%
2021 39.98 208th 361 42.4%
2022 16.75 316th 361 12.5%
2023 13.75 325th 349 6.9%
2024 21.28 305th 375 18.7%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Holt High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 22.08 271st 343 21.0%
2018 19.94 281st 347 19.0%
2019 18.56 292nd 354 17.5%
2021 28.01 256th 359 28.7%
2022 17.74 313th 367 14.7%
2023 15.18 317th 358 11.5%
2024 17.91 311th 366 15.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Holt High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 32.05 229th 339 32.4%
2018 17.85 291st 350 16.9%
2019 16.43 301st 357 15.7%
2021 34.53 231st 366 36.9%
2022 11.24 343rd 366 6.3%
2023 19.08 298th 358 16.8%
2024 15.25 331st 368 10.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Holt High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 22.73 168th 189 11.1%
2018 32.90 151st 223 32.3%
2019 31.28 154th 224 31.3%
2021 34.59 150th 228 34.2%
2022 24.97 185th 222 16.7%
2023 25.73 181st 224 19.2%
2024 21.20 210th 231 9.1%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Holt High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 21.12 72nd 93 22.6%
2018 7.50 92nd 95 3.2%
2019 18.94 89th 103 13.6%
2021 64.78 24th 113 78.8%
2022 21.47 92nd 114 19.3%
2023 26.58 89th 122 27.0%
2024 26.75 100th 139 28.1%
See the entire list of Best Alabama High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for Native American students at Holt High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 34.33 22nd 40 45.0%
2023 16.28 41st 45 8.9%
2024 22.11 48th 55 12.7%
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Rank History for White students at Holt High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 43.84 112th 230 51.3%
2018 23.11 243rd 300 19.0%
2019 27.94 232nd 313 25.9%
2021 57.23 103rd 319 67.7%
2022 11.52 311th 326 4.6%
2023 24.97 231st 317 27.1%
2024 19.76 281st 325 13.5%
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.

Holt High School Test Scores
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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Holt 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 1057 1057
1989 793 295 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1088
1990 767 274 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1042
1991 785 281 0 2 2 n/a n/a 0 1070
1992 747 277 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 1026
1993 730 281 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1012
1994 703 297 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1000
1995 658 299 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 959
1996 658 299 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 959
1997 632 294 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 928
1998 592 292 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 888
1999 582 290 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 873
2000 524 314 0 2 0 n/a n/a 4 844
2001 517 329 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 849
2002 476 337 0 7 0 n/a n/a 0 820
2003 476 337 0 7 0 n/a n/a 0 820
2004 268 218 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 489
2005 230 218 0 5 1 n/a n/a 0 454
2006 237 214 0 7 0 n/a n/a 2 460
2007 231 226 0 9 1 n/a n/a 2 469
2008 227 240 1 7 1 n/a n/a 0 476
2009 201 268 1 10 1 n/a n/a 0 481
2010 209 264 1 18 1 n/a n/a 2 495
2011 207 241 1 17 1 0 1 0 468
2012 185 231 0 24 0 0 2 0 442
2013 144 221 1 25 1 0 1 0 393
2014 165 216 0 25 1 0 2 0 409
2015 166 213 1 23 1 0 2 0 406
2016 183 219 1 44 1 0 2 0 450
2017 175 196 0 54 0 0 5 0 430
2018 143 184 0 57 1 0 3 0 388
2019 119 200 0 75 1 0 4 0 399
2020 112 214 0 90 2 0 2 0 420
2021 105 202 0 92 1 1 2 0 403
2022 101 203 0 115 0 1 2 0 422
2023 95 194 0 142 0 1 3 0 435

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 Holt High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1057 58.0 18.2 0
1989 1088 63.0 17.2 n/a
1990 1042 63.0 16.5 0
1991 1070 62.0 17.2 n/a
1992 1026 62.0 16.5 n/a
1993 1012 62.0 16.3 n/a
1994 1000 62.8 15.9 n/a
1995 959 67.9 14.1 n/a
1996 959 67.9 14.1 n/a
1997 928 64.9 14.3 41.6
1998 888 62.9 14.1 34.2
1999 873 58.0 15.1 43.3
2000 844 63.0 13.4 47.9
2001 849 60.0 14.2 54.8
2002 820 51.0 16.1 59.1
2003 820 51.0 16.1 59.1
2004 489 39.0 12.5 59.9
2005 454 31.0 14.6 59.7
2006 460 28.0 16.4 62.2
2007 469 31.0 15.1 58
2008 476 33.7 14.1 54.2
2009 481 32.3 14.7 66.9
2010 495 30.5 16.2 71.8
2011 468 30.5 15.3 70.7
2012 442 22.1 19.9 74.9
2013 393 28.1 13.9 80.9
2014 409 24.9 16.3 77.8
2015 406 26.0 15.6 77.3
2016 450 25.0 18.0 64.9
2017 430 26.1 16.4 73.7
2018 388 27.3 14.2 73.2
2019 399 24.8 16.0 73.4
2020 420 24.8 16.9 82.9
2021 403 23.8 16.8 84.1
2022 422 25.8 16.3 63.3
2023 435 26.1 16.6 89.7

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 Holt High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1057 58.0 18.2 0
1989 1088 63.0 17.2 n/a
1990 1042 63.0 16.5 0
1991 1070 62.0 17.2 n/a
1992 1026 62.0 16.5 n/a
1993 1012 62.0 16.3 n/a
1994 1000 62.8 15.9 n/a
1995 959 67.9 14.1 n/a
1996 959 67.9 14.1 n/a
1997 928 64.9 14.3 41.6
1998 888 62.9 14.1 34.2
1999 873 58.0 15.1 43.3
2000 844 63.0 13.4 47.9
2001 849 60.0 14.2 54.8
2002 820 51.0 16.1 59.1
2003 820 51.0 16.1 59.1
2004 489 39.0 12.5 59.9
2005 454 31.0 14.6 59.7
2006 460 28.0 16.4 62.2
2007 469 31.0 15.1 58
2008 476 33.7 14.1 54.2
2009 481 32.3 14.7 66.9
2010 495 30.5 16.2 71.8
2011 468 30.5 15.3 70.7
2012 442 22.1 19.9 74.9
2013 393 28.1 13.9 80.9
2014 409 24.9 16.3 77.8
2015 406 26.0 15.6 77.3
2016 450 25.0 18.0 64.9
2017 430 26.1 16.4 73.7
2018 388 27.3 14.2 73.2
2019 399 24.8 16.0 73.4
2020 420 24.8 16.9 82.9
2021 403 23.8 16.8 84.1
2022 422 25.8 16.3 63.3
2023 435 26.1 16.6 89.7

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 Holt High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $5,702 (32.9%) $9,624 (55.6%) $17,319

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Holt 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 305th of 366 High schoolsRanks 319th of 371 High schools
 2.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Mathematics (Holt High School)21.34.1
 17.3%
   End of Course Mathematics (Tuscaloosa County)44.818.3
 26.6%
   End of Course Mathematics (Alabama)42.523.6
 19%
End of Course Science (Holt High School)22.76.1
 16.6%
   End of Course Science (Tuscaloosa County)42.229.2
 12.9%
   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 Students399435
 9%
African American200194
 3%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian00
Hispanic75142
 89.3%
Pacific Islander01
White11995
 20.2%
Two or More Races43
 25%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients73.4%89.7%
 16.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Holt High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 435 students attended Holt High School.

Holt High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cottondale Elementary School
Elementary : Holt Elementary School
Middle : DavisEmerson Middle School

Students at Holt High School are 45% African American, 33% Hispanic, 22% White.

Holt High School ranks in the bottom 13.8% of Alabama high schools.


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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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