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Susan Moore High School

Q: Is Susan Moore High School a good school?

Susan Moore High School ranks 274 th of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Susan Moore High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 440 students attended Susan Moore High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Susan Moore High School?

Students at Susan Moore High School are 55% White, 43% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Susan Moore High School?

Susan Moore High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Susan Moore Elementary School

Public Grades 7-12

274^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 27% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Susan Moore High School is a public high school located in Blountsville, Alabama, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 461 students. The school is part of the Blount County School District, which is ranked 56 out of 135 districts in Alabama and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Susan Moore High School has a four-year graduation rate ranging from 88.2% to 97.3% in recent years, the school consistently ranks in the bottom half of Alabama high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school's performance is particularly poor for White and Hispanic students, ranking in the bottom 20-30% of Alabama high schools in these categories. Additionally, Susan Moore High School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 4.1% to 17.9% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Locust Fork High School and Cleveland High School, both also in the Blount County School District, Susan Moore High School consistently underperforms in academic metrics like test scores, graduation rates, and school rankings. This disparity may be attributed to factors such as the school's higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and lower per-student spending compared to its peers.

440

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,601

Per pupil spending ?

64.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4040 Susan Moore Rd
Blountsville, AL 35031

(205) 775-2060

District: Blount County

Feeder schools for Susan Moore High School:

Elementary:

Susan Moore Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.8%

Hispanic:

42.5%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 12th percentile in 2022 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Alabama average (92%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 27th (2025) from a 12th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (20% vs 36% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 20 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg32%

Alabama avg36%

Middle school

326^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

274^th of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Alabama High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5High Schools in the Blount County

56^th of 135Blount County among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	326 of 439	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	327 of 442	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	356 of 437	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	294 of 432	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	320 of 440	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	310 of 437	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	297 of 423	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.3	273 of 432	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.9	336 of 432	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.4	317 of 430	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.1	308 of 438	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.3	316 of 436	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.1	352 of 436	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.2	388 of 435	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.5	376 of 435	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.3	334 of 425	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.4	316 of 417	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.7	328 of 412	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.3	337 of 409	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	57.7	161 of 415	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.6	137 of 407	66.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	117 of 117	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	98 of 106	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	298 of 415	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	296 of 426	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.0	353 of 417	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	285 of 423	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	297 of 415	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	284 of 399	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	299 of 392	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.7	239 of 380	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	125 of 173	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	134 of 164	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	133 of 166	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.3	78 of 157	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.7	105 of 154	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.7	112 of 124	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	112 of 113	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	25.8	85 of 108	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	343 of 428	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	330 of 437	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	360 of 410	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.1	239 of 421	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	291 of 415	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	293 of 396	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	291 of 396	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.0	252 of 349	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	324 of 422	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	329 of 428	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	335 of 419	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	277 of 427	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	304 of 418	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	301 of 399	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	243 of 397	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.8	266 of 380	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	76 of 271	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	39.1	156 of 281	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	98 of 256	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.8	237 of 274	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	177 of 254	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	339 of 377	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	346 of 373	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	357 of 370	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	344 of 376	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	333 of 369	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	306 of 343	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	239 of 331	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.8	190 of 247	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	274 of 374	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	296 of 378	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	202 of 371	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.8	324 of 367	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	261 of 371	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	291 of 366	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	265 of 356	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.9	266 of 353	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.9	285 of 351	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.7	238 of 353	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.0	229 of 358	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.6	320 of 358	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.6	299 of 358	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.4	257 of 360	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.0	273 of 358	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.2	282 of 357	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.7	254 of 359	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.7	243 of 358	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.6	251 of 357	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.3	271 of 359	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	55.6	164 of 357	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	313 of 359	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	295 of 366	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	223 of 358	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.6	306 of 367	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	248 of 359	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.0	283 of 354	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	250 of 347	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.3	247 of 343	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	115 of 142	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.6	75 of 139	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	64 of 122	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	10.7	113 of 114	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	77 of 113	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.5	84 of 103	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	91 of 95	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.9	89 of 93	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	205 of 367	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.1	293 of 375	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	207 of 349	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.6	338 of 361	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	293 of 361	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	251 of 358	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.2	292 of 349	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.8	289 of 315	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	238 of 363	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.0	278 of 368	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.4	178 of 358	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	8.6	361 of 366	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	254 of 366	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.3	302 of 357	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	272 of 350	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.6	271 of 339	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	297 of 325	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	306 of 325	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	237 of 317	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	317 of 326	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	278 of 319	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	294 of 313	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	256 of 300	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.0	209 of 230	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile+46 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile-26 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English31%-17 vs state

Science17%-20 vs state

Mathematics12%-12 vs state

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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 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Susan Moore High School	Public	7-12	4040 Susan Moore Rd	Blountsville	35031	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 775-2060	440	25	17.8	64.1%	241 (54.8%)	3 (0.7%)	187 (42.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	24.1	274^th of 374 public high schools	26.7%		21.8	296^th of 378 public high schools	21.7%	22	10.8	10.3	15.0	20.7	13.3	51.4	29.9	10.3	$8,601	$942	$7,632
West End High School	Public	7-12	4515 Elm St	Walnut Grove	35990	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 622-1112	370	21	17.6	54.6%	315 (85.1%)	7 (1.9%)	28 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	29.4	250^th of 374 public high schools	33.2%		21.4	300^th of 378 public high schools	20.6%	50	20.6	15.0	11.3	41.7	15.1	65.1	61.7	21.2	$10,088	$1,383	$8,704
JB Pennington High School	Public	7-12	81 College St	Blountsville	35031	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 775-2050	507	26	19.8	55.0%	372 (73.4%)	3 (0.6%)	125 (24.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	35.3	225^th of 374 public high schools	39.8%		76	66^th of 378 public high schools	82.5%	159	9.1	6.7	18.4	26.7	19.5	47.7	36.1	17.1	$9,129	$825	$8,280
Douglas High School	Public	9-12	225 Eagle Drive	Douglas	35964	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 593-2810	727	35	20.6	64.8%	355 (48.8%)	12 (1.7%)	342 (47.0%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.8%)	63	118^th of 374 public high schools	68.4%		60.9	119^th of 378 public high schools	68.5%	1			17.4		40.0			32.2	$11,051	$1,422	$9,617
Blount County Career Technical Center	Public	10-12	61500 US Highway 231	Cleveland	35049	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	No	(205) 775-2080																			(n/a)
Cleveland High School	Public	7-12	71 High School St	Cleveland	35049	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 775-2030	389	20	19.0	46.5%	298 (76.6%)	3 (0.8%)	81 (20.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	78.6	68^th of 374 public high schools	81.8%		64	109^th of 378 public high schools	71.2%	41	13.0	16.0	33.3	41.3	41.7	59.4	62.2	35.0	$11,225	$1,771	$9,343
Oneonta High School	Public	9-12	27605 State Hwy 75	Oneonta	35121	Blount County	Oneonta City	No	No	No	No	(205) 545-5913	401	26	15.6	39.7%	234 (58.4%)	19 (4.7%)	126 (31.4%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	77.4	78^th of 374 public high schools	79.1%		82.7	48^th of 378 public high schools	87.3%	30			34.3		42.4			32.0	$9,526	$833	$8,658
Holly Pond High School	Public	9-12	160 New Hope Road	Holly Pond	35083	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	No	(256) 796-5169	278	18	15.8	47.8%	229 (82.4%)	3 (1.1%)	35 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	78.6	67^th of 374 public high schools	82.1%		62.2	116^th of 378 public high schools	69.3%	49			25.8		40.3			46.8	$12,736	$1,884	$10,824
Locust Fork High School	Public	7-12	77 School Rd	Locust Fork	35097	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 681-7846	417	18	23.2	46.5%	368 (88.2%)	9 (2.2%)	37 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	55	154^th of 374 public high schools	58.8%		66.6	98^th of 378 public high schools	74.1%	56	25.8	35.9	22.1	51.6	33.8	60.0	70.3	22.7	$10,794	$1,631	$9,124
Arab High School	Public	9-12	511 Arabian Dr NE	Arab	35016	Marshall County	Arab City	No	No	No	No	(256) 586-6026	735	50	14.8	39.7%	679 (92.4%)	6 (0.8%)	19 (2.6%)	14 (1.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.6%)	86.2	45^th of 374 public high schools	88.0%		96	19^th of 378 public high schools	95.0%	26			34.5		43.9			45.6	$10,984	$782	$10,192

Frequently Asked Questions about Susan Moore High School

How many students attend Susan Moore High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 440 students attended Susan Moore High School.

Is Susan Moore High School a good school?

Susan Moore High School ranks 274^th of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Susan Moore High School in?

Blount County

What is the racial makeup of Susan Moore High School?

Students at Susan Moore High School are 55% White, 43% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Susan Moore High School?

Susan Moore High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Susan Moore Elementary School

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