Best High Schools in Atmore, AL

Summary:

The city of Atmore, Alabama has only one high school, Escambia County High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Alabama high schools over the past three years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating very poor performance compared to other schools in the state.

Academically, Escambia County High School students perform significantly below state averages on standardized assessments, with proficiency rates that are less than a third of the state's in Math, Science, and English. The school's 4-year graduation rate is slightly above the state average at 90.0%, but it had a relatively high dropout rate of 5.8% in 2018-2019. Additionally, the school faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, which was 14.8% in 2023-2024.

Socioeconomic factors may be contributing to the school's struggles, as it has a very high percentage of students (88.89%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's per-student spending is slightly above the state average, and its student-teacher ratio of 18.4 to 1 in 2023-2024 is relatively high compared to recommended ratios for effective instruction.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)	Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Escambia County High School	Public	9-12	1215 S Presley St	Atmore	36502	Escambia County	Escambia County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 368-9181	390	21	18.5	80.3%	49 (12.6%)	314 (80.5%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	11.9	350^th of 374 public high schools	6.4%		13.2	343^rd of 378 public high schools	9.3%	7	2.3	9.2	6.9	$13,260	$1,807	$11,427

Cities Near Atmore

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Perdido	8.24 mi	1	132^nd
Flomaton	12.55 mi	4	75^th
Brewton	18.81 mi	5	61^st
Bay Minette	19.07 mi	6	189^th
Uriah	19.37 mi	1

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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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