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Austin High School

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Austin High School ranks 94 th of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

94^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 75% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Austin High School is a public high school located in Decatur, Alabama, serving grades 10-12 with a total enrollment of 1,055 students. The school is part of the Decatur City School District, which is ranked 82 out of 135 districts in Alabama and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, Austin High School's statewide ranking has fluctuated between 94 and 208 out of 350-374 Alabama high schools, with its SchoolDigger rating ranging from 2 to 4 stars out of 5. The school performs particularly well for African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, ranking in the top 25-86, 33-86, and 17-23 out of 224-228, 122-142, and 43-75 Alabama high schools, respectively, in recent years. Austin High School has maintained a relatively high 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 88.2% to 94.4% over the past few years, but its chronic absenteeism rate has fluctuated between 6.7% and 17.9%, an area for potential improvement.

Compared to other high schools in the Decatur City School District, such as Decatur High School, Austin High School performs similarly in terms of graduation rates, chronic absenteeism, and test scores. However, Austin High School has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 37.42% to 69.76% in recent years. When compared to high schools in the Limestone County and Hartselle City school districts, Austin High School generally performs worse in terms of statewide ranking, test scores, and graduation rates, with Hartselle High School significantly outperforming it on these metrics.

999

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,464

Per pupil spending ?

56.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3004 Modaus Road
Decatur, AL 35603-5498

(256) 552-3060

District: Decatur City

Feeder schools for Austin High School:

Elementary:	Austinville Elementary School
	Chestnut Grove Elementary School
	Julian Harris Elementary School
	West Decatur Elementary School
	More...
	Woodmeade Elementary School
Middle:	Austin Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

36.8%

Hispanic:

33.9%

White:

23.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Alabama median (75th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg30%

Alabama avg29%

94^th of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Decatur City

82^nd of 135Decatur City 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	70.6	94 of 374	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	56.5	139 of 378	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	121 of 371	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	144 of 367	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	157 of 371	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.6	194 of 366	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	208 of 356	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.3	141 of 353	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.2	167 of 351	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.1	158 of 353	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.9	149 of 358	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.0	240 of 358	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.6	240 of 358	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.4	214 of 360	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.9	221 of 358	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.5	157 of 357	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.3	163 of 359	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.3	128 of 358	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.1	63 of 357	82.4%	★★★★☆
2005	65.1	107 of 359	70.2%	★★★★☆
2004	72.8	58 of 357	83.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	25 of 228	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	43 of 231	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	51.2	82 of 224	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	120 of 222	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	144 of 228	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	104 of 224	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	107 of 223	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.9	90 of 189	52.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	17 of 75	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	48.3	22 of 63	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.1	23 of 43	46.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	16 of 39	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.7	20 of 28	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.6	7 of 29	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	44.0	8 of 22	63.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	100 of 359	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	49.1	162 of 366	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	142 of 358	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	151 of 367	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.3	182 of 359	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	239 of 354	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	227 of 347	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.2	143 of 343	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	33 of 142	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	33.6	86 of 139	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	63 of 122	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	69 of 114	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.6	90 of 113	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	59 of 103	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	65 of 95	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.3	50 of 93	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	98 of 367	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	59.0	122 of 375	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	155 of 349	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.0	231 of 361	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.9	281 of 361	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.5	179 of 358	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.2	259 of 349	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.2	222 of 315	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	103 of 363	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	113 of 368	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	104 of 358	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	51.1	155 of 366	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.9	153 of 366	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.7	121 of 357	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.0	192 of 350	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.3	135 of 339	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	29 of 66	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.4	44 of 56	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	67.8	15 of 40	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	16.9	36 of 43	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	22 of 37	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	62 of 194	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	53 of 198	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	35 of 182	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	57.1	60 of 169	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.0	89 of 196	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.6	20 of 171	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	46.3	68 of 160	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.2	38 of 83	54.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	70.0	85 of 325	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	52.0	127 of 325	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.5	90 of 317	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	54.7	122 of 326	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	134 of 319	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	129 of 313	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.1	72 of 300	76.0%	★★★★☆
2017	81.3	39 of 230	83.0%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)89th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)77th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile~ school

White (2025)74th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)72nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)56th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Science39%+7 vs state

English36%+6 vs state

Mathematics24%~ state avg

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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
Austin High School	Public	9-12	3004 Modaus Road	Decatur	35603	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3060	999	61	16.3	56.6%	236 (23.6%)	368 (36.8%)	339 (33.9%)	11 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	39 (3.9%)	70.6	94^th of 374 public high schools	74.9%		56.5	139^th of 378 public high schools	63.2%	45	23.8	39.2	35.8	$12,464	$964	$11,500
West Morgan High School	Public	9-12	261 S Greenway Dr	Trinity	35673	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 353-5214	476	26	18.4	66.8%	240 (50.4%)	28 (5.9%)	196 (41.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	24.7	271^st of 374 public high schools	27.5%		46.9	189^th of 378 public high schools	50.0%	82	11.5	18.9	10.3	$10,963	$1,602	$9,345
Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	1625 Danville Road SW	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3060																			(n/a)
Career Academies of Decatur	Public	9-12	1229 Westmead Street SW	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(256) 560-6821	269	27	9.9	73.2%	80 (29.7%)	64 (23.8%)	110 (40.9%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)								(n/a)
Decatur High School	Public	9-12	910 Somerville Road	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3011	915	66	13.8	63.3%	283 (30.9%)	225 (24.6%)	361 (39.5%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (3.6%)	66	107^th of 374 public high schools	71.4%		47.5	184^th of 378 public high schools	51.3%	77	30.9	29.6	32.2	$12,970	$1,553	$11,379
Decatur High Developmental	Public	9-12	910 Somerville Road SE	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3008	37			75.7%	9 (24.3%)	16 (43.2%)	11 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.7%)								(n/a)
East Lawrence High School	Public	9-12	55 County Road 370	Trinity	35673	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 905-2430	408	26	15.5	63.0%	306 (75.0%)	48 (11.8%)	32 (7.8%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	25.2	269^th of 374 public high schools	28.1%		50.7	165^th of 378 public high schools	56.3%	104	14.4	18.3	7.2	$11,542	$2,199	$9,315
Lawrence County Developmental	Public	9-12	55 County Road 370	Trinity	35673	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	No	(256) 905-2430	21			66.7%	14 (66.7%)	4 (19.0%)	1 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Priceville High School	Public	9-12	2650 N Bethel Rd	Decatur	35603	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 353-1950	506	27	18.7	27.3%	435 (86.0%)	11 (2.2%)	30 (5.9%)	17 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	87.2	40^th of 374 public high schools	89.3%		82.3	50^th of 378 public high schools	86.8%	10	38.4	52.7	37.5	$10,170	$759	$9,395
Hartselle High School	Public	9-12	1000 Bethel Road NE	Hartselle	35640	Morgan County	Hartselle City	No	No	No	No	(256) 751-5615	1,027	71	14.4	26.8%	896 (87.2%)	43 (4.2%)	47 (4.6%)	7 (0.7%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.5%)	88.7	33^rd of 374 public high schools	91.2%		95.7	22^nd of 378 public high schools	94.2%	11	47.6	44.1	41.5	$10,312	$522	$9,776

Frequently Asked Questions about Austin High School

How many students attend Austin High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 999 students attended Austin High School.

What schools feed into Austin High School?

Austin High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Austinville Elementary School
Elementary : Chestnut Grove Elementary School
Elementary : Julian Harris Elementary School
Elementary : West Decatur Elementary School
Elementary : Woodmeade Elementary School
Middle : Austin Middle School

What district is Austin High School in?

Decatur City

What is the racial makeup of Austin High School?

Students at Austin High School are 37% African American, 34% Hispanic, 24% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Austin High School a good school?

Austin High School ranks 94^th of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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