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Sunshine High School

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Public, Alternative Grades K-12

222

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

91.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3125 County Road 10
Newbern, AL 36765

(334) 624-8747

District: Hale County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

99.5%

White:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2012 → 17th in 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (20% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 39 percentile points since 2012

!English scores 46 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2014-2015) ?

This school20%

District avg38%

Alabama avg44%

Not ranked this year

Sunshine High School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

111^th of 135Hale 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)

Elementary school ranking

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2015	19.2	584 of 691	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.8	619 of 695	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.7	590 of 696	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.8	523 of 696	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.2	591 of 709	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	42.9	490 of 704	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.7	498 of 696	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.9	491 of 698	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.6	584 of 698	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.0	596 of 689	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.0	655 of 688	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	14.0	583 of 623	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2015	17.9	356 of 430	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.9	343 of 438	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	46.2	294 of 436	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.0	194 of 436	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.0	179 of 435	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.8	124 of 435	71.5%	★★★★☆
2009	47.1	242 of 425	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	23.6	349 of 417	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.0	389 of 412	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.4	386 of 409	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.5	402 of 415	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	14.0	372 of 407	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2014	13.7	311 of 358	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.2	298 of 358	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	75.3	51 of 358	85.8%	★★★★☆
2011	52.8	196 of 360	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.9	256 of 358	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.4	302 of 357	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.0	252 of 359	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.1	149 of 358	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.3	239 of 357	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.4	197 of 359	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	36.2	272 of 357	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Alabama (2014-2015) ?

Math23%-27 vs state

Reading21%-18 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

English12%-46 vs state

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by a teacher
Thursday, November 2, 2017

I taught Driver Ed there in the mid seventies. The Principal was excellent and a joy to work for. I seem to recall that he was a Tuskegee Airman. Close Quote

Schools Near Sunshine High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th 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
Robert C Hatch High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	470 West Avenue	Uniontown	36786	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 628-4061	402	26	15.7	87.6%	0 (0.0%)	398 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)								(n/a)	46.9	15.6	28.6	0.0	0.0	5.7	0.0	15.6	5.7	0.0	37.5	37.5	42.9	8.3	25.0	14.3	3.1	$11,263	$2,518	$8,741
Francis Marion School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	101 Hubbard Drive	Marion	36756	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 683-6791	413	24	17.5	82.3%	4 (1.0%)	403 (97.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)								(n/a)	39.1	14.3	53.3	6.7	0.0	5.9	0.0	8.6	8.8	10.8	43.5	37.1	33.3	16.7	29.2	32.4	0.0	$11,024	$2,341	$8,680
Breakthrough Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-11	1101 Washington Street	Marion	36756	Perry County	Breakthrough Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(559) 696-4461	375	20	18.7	69.6%	105 (28.0%)	242 (64.5%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)								(n/a)	17.7	26.1	11.5	11.1	16.7	8.0	8.3	34.8	16.0	12.5	64.7	56.5	51.9	44.4	37.5	28.0	22.7
Amelia L Johnson High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	Coates St	Thomaston	36783	Marengo County	Marengo County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 627-3364	142	14	10.1	83.8%	3 (2.1%)	139 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				37.5		0.0			15.8					62.5		10.5		$15,738	$4,263	$11,441

Frequently Asked Questions about Sunshine High School

What is the racial makeup of Sunshine High School?

Students at Sunshine High School are 100% African American.

What district is Sunshine High School in?

Hale County

How many students attend Sunshine High School?

In the 2014-15 school year, 222 students attended Sunshine High School.

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Schools Near Sunshine High School

Robert C Hatch High School

Francis Marion School

Breakthrough Charter School

Amelia L Johnson High School

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