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Tharptown High School

Public Grades 7-12

352^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 6% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Tharptown High School is a public high school located in Russellville, Alabama, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 402 students. The school is part of the Franklin County School District, which is ranked 63 out of 135 districts in Alabama and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tharptown High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Alabama high schools, with a ranking between 211-352 out of 367-374 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and county averages across all subject areas, with only 5.36% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in math, compared to 19.21% in Franklin County and 23.71% statewide. Tharptown High School's four-year graduation rates have also fluctuated between 88.2% and 97.7%, which is generally lower than the state average. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 9.9% to 17.9% in recent years, which is above the state average.

Compared to nearby schools like Muscle Shoals High School and Phil Campbell High School, Tharptown High School's academic performance is significantly lower, with these schools consistently ranking higher in the state and having better test scores and graduation rates. For instance, in 2024-2025, 19.67% of 11th-grade students at Phil Campbell High School were proficient or better in math, compared to only 5.36% at Tharptown High School.

410

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,124

Per pupil spending ?

62.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

255 Highway 80
Russellville, AL 35654

(256) 332-6485

District: Franklin County

Feeder schools for Tharptown High School:

Elementary:

Tharptown Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.0%

White:

43.4%

African American:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (16% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg35%

Alabama avg36%

Middle school

349^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

352^nd of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Alabama High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the Franklin County

63^rd of 135Franklin 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	21.3	349 of 439	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	323 of 442	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.8	228 of 437	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	326 of 432	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	301 of 440	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.2	371 of 437	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	330 of 423	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.9	359 of 432	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.6	355 of 432	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.7	363 of 430	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.9	329 of 438	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.5	335 of 436	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	45.2	284 of 436	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	24.4	357 of 435	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.7	359 of 435	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.2	299 of 425	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.4	151 of 417	63.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	86 of 117	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.2	28 of 106	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	36.6	56 of 94	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.9	74 of 81	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	336 of 415	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	344 of 426	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.7	239 of 417	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	320 of 423	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	289 of 415	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.0	334 of 399	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	316 of 392	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.7	352 of 380	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	136 of 173	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.1	83 of 164	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	58 of 166	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.4	100 of 157	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	81 of 154	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	6.7	122 of 124	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	93 of 113	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.1	93 of 108	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	312 of 428	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.3	258 of 437	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	202 of 410	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.0	299 of 421	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.2	204 of 415	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.2	346 of 396	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	309 of 396	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.4	303 of 349	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	335 of 422	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	273 of 428	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	211 of 419	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	327 of 427	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	286 of 418	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.2	369 of 399	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	296 of 397	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.1	289 of 380	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	51 of 66	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	41 of 69	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.1	40 of 44	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	193 of 271	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	65.4	53 of 281	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	40.6	142 of 256	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.1	256 of 274	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.2	136 of 254	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	355 of 377	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	325 of 373	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	261 of 370	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	350 of 376	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	314 of 369	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	334 of 343	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	301 of 331	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.8	246 of 247	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	352 of 374	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	242 of 378	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	231 of 371	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	211 of 367	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	219 of 371	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.2	292 of 366	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	330 of 356	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	32.0	245 of 353	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.7	227 of 351	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.5	256 of 353	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.0	305 of 358	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	48.3	237 of 358	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.7	259 of 358	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	53.9	187 of 360	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.0	210 of 358	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.2	259 of 357	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.3	224 of 359	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	62 of 75	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	48 of 63	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	16 of 39	59.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	329 of 359	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	248 of 366	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	209 of 358	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.1	141 of 367	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	18.0	298 of 359	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	302 of 354	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	313 of 347	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.9	229 of 343	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	141 of 142	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	123 of 139	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	72 of 122	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.2	112 of 114	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	59.5	34 of 113	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	10.6	100 of 103	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	89 of 95	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.9	78 of 93	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	363 of 367	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	55.3	134 of 375	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	133 of 349	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	171 of 361	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.8	161 of 361	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.5	290 of 358	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	288 of 349	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	49.9	136 of 315	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	345 of 363	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	229 of 368	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	237 of 358	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.3	320 of 366	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.1	145 of 366	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.9	266 of 357	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	323 of 350	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	31.0	238 of 339	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	12.7	53 of 55	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	36 of 40	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	26 of 40	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	78.6	22 of 182	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	33.1	118 of 171	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	321 of 325	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	236 of 325	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	252 of 317	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	187 of 326	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.1	242 of 319	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	292 of 313	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.4	300 of 300	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	23.4	182 of 230	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)29th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile+6 vs school

Native American (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile~ school

White (2025)6th percentile-15 vs school

High school

Special Education (2023)88th percentile+50 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Native American (2024)4th percentile-32 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English26%-21 vs state

Science12%-25 vs state

Mathematics9%-15 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
Tharptown High School	Public	7-12	255 Highway 80	Russellville	35654	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 332-6485	410	24	17.0	62.9%	178 (43.4%)	10 (2.4%)	205 (50.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	11.6	352^nd of 374 public high schools	5.9%		35.3	242^nd of 378 public high schools	36.0%	110	11.4	9.3	5.4	18.9	5.4	39.7	32.9	5.5	$9,124	$599	$8,522
Russellville High School	Public	9-12	1865 Waterloo Rd	Russellville	35653	Franklin County	Russellville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 331-2110	753	51	14.6	59.2%	212 (28.2%)	47 (6.2%)	470 (62.4%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	43.9	195^th of 374 public high schools	47.9%		48.4	178^th of 378 public high schools	52.9%	17			22.4		22.9			20.2	$11,416	$1,356	$10,043
Russellville City Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	1865 Waterloo Road	Russellville	35653	Franklin County	Russellville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 331-2110																			(n/a)
Colbert Heights High School	Public	7-12	6825 Woodmont Dr	Tuscumbia	35674	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	No	(256) 383-7875	467	31	15.0	56.5%	417 (89.3%)	12 (2.6%)	20 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	56.7	146^th of 374 public high schools	61.0%		49.1	174^th of 378 public high schools	54.0%	28	28.4	18.6	22.8	27.1	26.3	67.9	47.1	32.1	$10,428	$855	$9,574
Hatton High School	Public	7-12	6909 Al Highway 101	Town Creek	35672	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 685-4010	536	31	17.2	47.6%	372 (69.4%)	76 (14.2%)	14 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	66 (12.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	41.2	205^th of 374 public high schools	45.2%		48.9	175^th of 378 public high schools	53.7%	30	3.3	3.9	19.2	17.3	26.6	35.2	32.5	16.1	$10,654	$1,184	$9,454
Colbert County High School	Public	7-12	2200 High School St	Leighton	35646	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	No	(256) 446-8214	438	30	14.6	59.8%	265 (60.5%)	117 (26.7%)	32 (7.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.3%)	34.1	230^th of 374 public high schools	38.5%		23.1	291^st of 378 public high schools	23.0%	61	18.6	14.3	9.4	40.9	26.6	45.7	42.3	17.7	$12,099	$1,497	$10,602
Phil Campbell High School	Public	7-12	65 School St	Phil Campbell	35581	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 331-2150	382	25	15.2	57.6%	331 (86.6%)	6 (1.6%)	35 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	63.1	117^th of 374 public high schools	68.7%		45.5	198^th of 378 public high schools	47.6%	81	18.0	35.0	19.7	51.7	49.2	53.2	61.7	24.1	$10,793	$2,668	$8,121
Franklin County Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	85 Jail Springs Road	Russellville	35653	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(256) 332-2127																			(n/a)
Muscle Shoals Career Academy	Public	9-12	321 Jim Holland Drive	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	No	(256) 389-2660																			(n/a)
Muscle Shoals High School	Public	9-12	1900 E Avalon Ave	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	No	(256) 389-2682	864	44	19.7	33.7%	549 (63.5%)	140 (16.2%)	74 (8.6%)	32 (3.7%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.8%)	78.8	66^th of 374 public high schools	82.4%		80.6	53^rd of 378 public high schools	86.0%	13			43.9		33.9			37.4	$10,216	$759	$9,421

Frequently Asked Questions about Tharptown High School

What is the racial makeup of Tharptown High School?

Students at Tharptown High School are 50% Hispanic, 43% White, 2% African American, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Tharptown High School in?

Franklin County

What schools feed into Tharptown High School?

Tharptown High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Tharptown Elementary School

Is Tharptown High School a good school?

Tharptown High School ranks in the bottom 5.9% of Alabama high schools.

How many students attend Tharptown High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Tharptown High School.

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