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Lafayette High School

Public Grades 7-12

306^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 18% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Lafayette High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Lafayette, Alabama, which is part of the Chambers County School District. With consistently low academic performance and high rates of chronic absenteeism, Lafayette High School faces significant challenges in supporting its students.

Academically, Lafayette High School lags behind state and county averages, with only 4.26% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 8.17% in Chambers County and 23.71% statewide. The school also struggles in Science (17.02% proficient) and English (8.7% proficient). While the school's 4-year graduation rate is around 90%, this is still slightly lower than the state average, and its dropout rate is higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the data shows some variations in subgroup performance, with male students and African American students performing better than their female and non-African American counterparts, respectively. Additionally, the school's special education students perform relatively well, ranking in the top half of Alabama high schools in this category. When compared to nearby schools, such as Beulah High School and Valley High School, Lafayette High School generally underperforms across various metrics.

182

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,715

Per pupil spending ?

82.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

214 1st Ave SE
Lafayette, AL 36862

(334) 864-9881

District: Chambers County

Feeder schools for Lafayette High School:

Elementary:	Lafayette Eastside Elementary School
Middle:	John P Powell Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

81.3%

White:

14.8%

Hispanic:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (10% vs 29% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Alabama average (85% vs 92%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg13%

Alabama avg29%

306^th of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Chambers County

108^th of 135Chambers 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	306 of 374	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	365 of 378	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	345 of 371	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	343 of 367	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	308 of 371	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	325 of 366	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	301 of 356	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.2	292 of 353	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.5	318 of 351	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.4	321 of 353	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.8	319 of 358	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.4	339 of 358	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.1	338 of 358	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	45.5	239 of 360	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.3	281 of 358	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.1	323 of 357	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.1	354 of 359	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.3	329 of 358	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	38.3	275 of 357	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	40.9	253 of 359	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.9	309 of 357	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	150 of 228	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	192 of 231	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	196 of 224	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	162 of 222	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.3	113 of 228	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.4	164 of 224	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.5	109 of 223	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	344 of 359	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	364 of 366	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	346 of 358	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	325 of 367	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	338 of 359	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	345 of 354	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	315 of 347	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.5	316 of 343	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	271 of 367	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	354 of 375	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	305 of 349	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	345 of 361	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	37.6	217 of 361	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.2	315 of 358	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.6	186 of 349	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.6	218 of 315	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	252 of 363	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.7	312 of 368	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	304 of 358	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	364 of 366	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	252 of 366	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.7	294 of 357	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	249 of 350	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.9	222 of 339	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	97 of 194	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.0	24 of 196	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	56.5	57 of 171	66.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)50th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Science17%-15 vs state

English9%-22 vs state

Mathematics4%-19 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
Lafayette High School	Public	7-12	214 1st Ave SE	Lafayette	36862	Chambers County	Chambers County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 864-9881	182	13	13.6	82.4%	27 (14.8%)	148 (81.3%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	17.9	306^th of 374 public high schools	18.2%		10	365^th of 378 public high schools	3.4%	59			4.3		17.0			8.7	$12,715	$3,450	$9,251
Inspire Academy	Public	9-12	Area Vocational Center Dr	Lafayette	36862	Chambers County	Chambers County	No	No	No	No	(334) 864-8863																			(n/a)
Inspire Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	318 AVC Drive	LaFayette	36862	Chambers County	Chambers County	No	No	Yes	No	(334) 864-8863	29			55.2%	16 (55.2%)	11 (37.9%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)								(n/a)
Lanett Senior High School	Public	9-12	1301 S 8th Ave	Lanett	36363	Chambers County	Lanett City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 644-5965	260	19	14.0	68.5%	7 (2.7%)	172 (66.2%)	73 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	16.8	314^th of 374 public high schools	16.0%		14.2	334^th of 378 public high schools	11.6%	20			5.1		17.0			5.4	$12,758	$3,175	$9,576
Valley High School	Public	7-12	501 Highway 29	Valley	36854	Chambers County	Chambers County	No	No	No	No	(334) 756-4105	692	38	18.0	58.1%	285 (41.2%)	321 (46.4%)	69 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.3%)	23.8	277^th of 374 public high schools	25.9%		25.8	284^th of 378 public high schools	24.9%	7			9.0		18.0			13.1	$8,886	$1,052	$7,820
Edward Bell Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	251 MLK Street	Camp Hill	36850	Tallapoosa County	Tallapoosa County	No	No	No	No	(256) 896-0160																			(n/a)
Opelika High School	Public	9-12	1700 Bulldog Pkwy	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	No	(334) 745-9715	1,590	94	16.9	63.5%	430 (27.0%)	865 (54.4%)	243 (15.3%)	15 (0.9%)	9 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	26 (1.6%)	56.1	151^st of 374 public high schools	59.6%		61.5	117^th of 378 public high schools	69.0%	34			22.9		28.0			29.4	$11,942	$1,125	$10,778
Handley High School	Public	9-12	100 Tiger Circle	Roanoke	36274	Randolph County	Roanoke City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 539-5266	366	28	13.3	61.2%	210 (57.4%)	142 (38.8%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	71.8	93^rd of 374 public high schools	75.1%		70.2	80^th of 378 public high schools	78.8%	13			28.1		35.4			36.6	$9,015	$1,360	$7,655
Beulah High School	Public	7-12	4848 Lee Road 270	Valley	36854	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	No	(334) 705-6020	535	38	14.0	55.5%	366 (68.4%)	105 (19.6%)	29 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.5%)	62.2	123^rd of 374 public high schools	67.1%		43.1	210^th of 378 public high schools	44.4%	87	4.2	12.2	28.8	28.9	31.3	42.1	58.9	27.5	$12,948	$1,038	$11,894

Frequently Asked Questions about Lafayette High School

What is the racial makeup of Lafayette High School?

Students at Lafayette High School are 81% African American, 15% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Lafayette High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 182 students attended Lafayette High School.

Is Lafayette High School a good school?

Lafayette High School ranks in the bottom 18.2% of Alabama high schools.

What schools feed into Lafayette High School?

Lafayette High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lafayette Eastside Elementary School
Middle : John P Powell Middle School

What district is Lafayette High School in?

Chambers County

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