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Hueytown High School

Public Grades 9-12

289^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 23% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Hueytown High School is a public high school in Hueytown, Alabama, serving 1,171 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Jefferson County School District, which is ranked 101 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Hueytown High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Alabama high schools, with proficiency rates significantly below the state and county averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 8.1% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 10.37% in Jefferson County and 23.71% statewide. The school's performance on English and Science assessments is also below the county and state averages. While Hueytown High School's graduation rate has been relatively stable, ranging from 83.3% to 90.6% in recent years, its dropout rate has fluctuated between 3.8% and 5.4%, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Oak Grove High School and McAdory High School, Hueytown High School generally performs worse on academic measures. However, it appears to outperform some other nearby schools, such as Fairfield High Preparatory School and Midfield High School, which are in different districts and have even lower academic performance and rankings.

1,200

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,484

Per pupil spending ?

66%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4881 15th Street Road
Hueytown, AL 35023

(205) 379-4150

District: Jefferson County

Feeder schools for Hueytown High School:

Elementary:	Brighton School
	Concord Elementary School
	Hueytown Intermediate School
	Hueytown Primary School
Middle:	Hueytown Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.2%

White:

22.7%

Hispanic:

18.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (12% vs 29% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 12% Alabama)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg14%

Alabama avg29%

289^th of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 13High Schools in the Jefferson County

101^st of 135Jefferson 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	22.0	289 of 374	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	308 of 378	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	300 of 371	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	298 of 367	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	255 of 371	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.8	279 of 366	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	246 of 356	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.2	264 of 353	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.4	266 of 351	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	45.9	190 of 353	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.4	151 of 358	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.9	219 of 358	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.8	242 of 358	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.3	264 of 360	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.2	270 of 358	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.7	265 of 357	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.9	278 of 359	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.9	266 of 358	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.8	282 of 357	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	54.2	176 of 359	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	40.4	253 of 357	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	112 of 228	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.9	141 of 231	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	168 of 224	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	150 of 222	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.8	121 of 228	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.0	162 of 224	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.9	112 of 223	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.7	109 of 189	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	36 of 75	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.3	48 of 63	23.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	23 of 43	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	16 of 39	59.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	290 of 359	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	313 of 366	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	311 of 358	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	263 of 367	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	262 of 359	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	295 of 354	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	238 of 347	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.8	260 of 343	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	128 of 142	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	109 of 139	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	114 of 122	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	77 of 114	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.0	110 of 113	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	72 of 103	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	39 of 95	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	35.9	53 of 93	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	289 of 367	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	303 of 375	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	264 of 349	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	288 of 361	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	228 of 361	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	261 of 358	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	214 of 349	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.5	228 of 315	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	263 of 363	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	290 of 368	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	268 of 358	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	315 of 366	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	222 of 366	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	245 of 357	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	221 of 350	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.4	253 of 339	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	18 of 194	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	13 of 198	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	41.3	88 of 182	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.8	129 of 169	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	84.4	18 of 196	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	29.2	127 of 171	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.5	61 of 160	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.2	44 of 83	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	270 of 325	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	305 of 325	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	259 of 317	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	253 of 326	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.8	184 of 319	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	217 of 313	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	176 of 300	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.1	191 of 230	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)91st percentile+68 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)51st percentile+28 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English15%-15 vs state

Science14%-18 vs state

Mathematics8%-16 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 6th Grade	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 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
Hueytown High School	Public	9-12	4881 15th Street Road	Hueytown	35023	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-4150	1,200	72	16.6	66.0%	272 (22.7%)	686 (57.2%)	219 (18.3%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.5%)	22	289^th of 374 public high schools	22.7%		18.7	308^th of 378 public high schools	18.5%	19				8.1		14.1				15.0	$8,484	$737	$7,729
Bessemer City High School	Public	9-12	4950 Premiere Parkway	Bessemer	35022	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 432-3700	760	35	21.7	79.6%	7 (0.9%)	583 (76.7%)	166 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	9	366^th of 374 public high schools	2.1%		16.8	318^th of 378 public high schools	15.9%	48				1.3		5.1				4.1	$9,771	$1,979	$7,776
Bessemer Center For Technology	Public	9-12	4940 Premiere Parkway	Bessemer	35022	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	No	(205) 432-3805																			(n/a)
New Horizon Alternative School	Public	7-12	1701 6th Ave N	Bessemer	35020	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	No	(205) 432-3036																			(n/a)
Alabama Aerospace and Aviation High School	Public, Charter	9-12	114 2nd Avenue North	Bessemer	35020	Jefferson County	Alabama Aerospace and Aviation	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 538-0702	161	8	20.1	61.5%	13 (8.1%)	126 (78.3%)	12 (7.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.6%)								(n/a)				13.2		28.3
Pleasant Grove High School	Public	6-12	100 Spartan Drive	Pleasant Grove	35127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5250	752	48	15.7	63.4%	23 (3.1%)	683 (90.8%)	33 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	11.6	353^rd of 374 public high schools	5.6%		10.1	364^th of 378 public high schools	3.7%	11	8.3	4.7	3.1	4.4	17.4	8.0	39.3	47.7	37.8	4.5	$9,862	$1,075	$8,762
Midfield Area Vocational Department	Public	9-12	1600 High School Dr	Midfield	35228	Jefferson County	Midfield City	No	No	No	No	(205) 923-2833																			(n/a)
McAdory High School	Public	9-12	4800 McAdory School Rd	Mc Calla	35111	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-4700	1,259	70	18.1	52.7%	200 (15.9%)	797 (63.3%)	238 (18.9%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.4%)	13.1	340^th of 374 public high schools	9.1%		18.3	310^th of 378 public high schools	18.0%	30				4.1		11.6				5.1	$8,839	$665	$8,156
Midfield High School	Public	9-12	1600 High School Rd	Midfield	35221	Jefferson County	Midfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 923-2834	327	19	17.6	83.5%	2 (0.6%)	301 (92.0%)	20 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	8.4	369^th of 374 public high schools	1.3%		9.9	366^th of 378 public high schools	3.2%	3				0.0		5.9				3.2	$12,982	$1,936	$11,042
Oak Grove High School	Public	6-12	9494 Oak Grove Pkwy	Bessemer	35023	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5000	777	42	18.5	40.0%	715 (92.0%)	27 (3.5%)	17 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.8%)	28.7	253^rd of 374 public high schools	32.4%		38.4	230^th of 378 public high schools	39.2%	23	26.6	14.0	11.1	9.2	39.4	19.3	50.4	57.0	54.6	18.7	$9,230	$816	$8,394

Frequently Asked Questions about Hueytown High School

How many students attend Hueytown High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,200 students attended Hueytown High School.

What district is Hueytown High School in?

Jefferson County

What schools feed into Hueytown High School?

Hueytown High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brighton School
Elementary : Concord Elementary School
Elementary : Hueytown Intermediate School
Elementary : Hueytown Primary School
Middle : Hueytown Middle School

Is Hueytown High School a good school?

Hueytown High School ranks in the bottom 22.7% of Alabama high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hueytown High School?

Students at Hueytown High School are 57% African American, 23% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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