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Tanner High School

Public Grades 6-12

281^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 25% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Tanner High School is a public high school in Tanner, Alabama, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 409 students. The school is part of the Limestone County School District, which is ranked 75 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Tanner High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Alabama high schools over the past decade, with its highest ranking being 214 out of 356 schools in the 2017-2018 school year.

Tanner High School's academic performance consistently underperforms compared to the Limestone County and Alabama state averages on standardized tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 10.53% of 11th-grade students at Tanner High School were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 12.07% in Limestone County and 23.71% statewide. The school also has a relatively high dropout rate, ranging from 5.4% to 11.6% over the past several years, despite having a four-year graduation rate around 90% in recent years, which is on par with the state average.

Tanner High School's performance lags behind that of nearby schools, such as Clements High School and East Limestone High School, which are also part of the Limestone County School District. These schools consistently outperform Tanner High School on academic measures and have higher graduation rates. Additionally, Tanner High School has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 60.44% to 87.78% in recent years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

410

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,280

Per pupil spending ?

78.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12060 Sommers Rd
Tanner, AL 35611-3801

(256) 233-6682

District: Limestone County

Feeder schools for Tanner High School:

Elementary:

Tanner Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.3%

White:

28.8%

African American:

24.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (22% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Alabama average (83% vs 92%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg29%

Alabama avg38%

Middle school

336^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

281^st of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Alabama High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6High Schools in the Limestone County

75^th of 135Limestone 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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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2017	48.9	367 of 688	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.4	418 of 691	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.2	430 of 691	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.2	421 of 695	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	65.0	252 of 696	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	37.8	524 of 696	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.7	574 of 709	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	49.0	429 of 704	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.3	453 of 696	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.4	444 of 698	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.8	456 of 698	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	61.1	255 of 689	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.6	270 of 688	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.0	292 of 623	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	336 of 439	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	301 of 442	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	335 of 437	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	332 of 432	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	351 of 440	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	366 of 437	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	360 of 423	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.8	330 of 432	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.5	315 of 432	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.6	326 of 430	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.7	287 of 438	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.2	260 of 436	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	25.0	354 of 436	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.8	329 of 435	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	50.9	228 of 435	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.5	143 of 425	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.0	212 of 417	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.4	286 of 412	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	59.6	152 of 409	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.4	153 of 415	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.4	149 of 407	63.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	139 of 259	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	146 of 263	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	209 of 271	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.4	145 of 266	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	209 of 252	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	171 of 247	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.7	99 of 205	51.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	26 of 117	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	31.5	74 of 94	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	60 of 81	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	56.1	15 of 70	78.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	322 of 415	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	302 of 426	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	325 of 417	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	318 of 423	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	322 of 415	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	342 of 399	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	343 of 392	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.5	279 of 380	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	98 of 173	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	86 of 164	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	129 of 166	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	135 of 157	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	140 of 154	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	103 of 124	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	75 of 113	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.8	79 of 108	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	318 of 428	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	290 of 437	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.0	351 of 410	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	292 of 421	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	285 of 415	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	311 of 396	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	319 of 396	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	321 of 422	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	271 of 428	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	317 of 419	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	337 of 427	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	344 of 418	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	350 of 399	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	328 of 397	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.8	313 of 380	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	19.7	54 of 61	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	173 of 271	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	230 of 281	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.7	165 of 274	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.3	78 of 254	69.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	344 of 377	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	268 of 373	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	316 of 370	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	293 of 376	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	320 of 369	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	336 of 343	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	331 of 331	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	18.9	219 of 247	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	281 of 374	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	357 of 378	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	320 of 371	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	346 of 367	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	298 of 371	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	301 of 366	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	214 of 356	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.3	274 of 353	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.3	295 of 351	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.9	297 of 353	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.9	279 of 358	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	53.3	201 of 358	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.6	274 of 358	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.1	336 of 360	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	41.5	246 of 358	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.5	205 of 357	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.5	197 of 359	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	12.6	338 of 358	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	36.7	286 of 357	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	56.0	163 of 359	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	53.1	180 of 357	49.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	208 of 228	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	224 of 231	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	200 of 224	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	197 of 222	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	181 of 228	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.4	73 of 224	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	74 of 223	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	13.4	186 of 189	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	40.6	31 of 63	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	266 of 359	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	358 of 366	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	341 of 358	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	332 of 367	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	285 of 359	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	267 of 354	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.7	208 of 347	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	20.5	277 of 343	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	88 of 142	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	11.6	136 of 139	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	87 of 122	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	98 of 114	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	85 of 113	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	85 of 103	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	64 of 95	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.5	70 of 93	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	250 of 367	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.4	338 of 375	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	251 of 349	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	318 of 361	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	230 of 361	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.6	299 of 358	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.1	181 of 349	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	18.8	278 of 315	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	277 of 363	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	320 of 368	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	278 of 358	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	347 of 366	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	286 of 366	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	316 of 357	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	224 of 350	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.6	250 of 339	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	36.3	126 of 198	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	258 of 325	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	323 of 325	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	302 of 317	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	324 of 326	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	295 of 319	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	301 of 313	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	197 of 300	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.4	188 of 230	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)78th percentile+54 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Native American (2023)11th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile-15 vs school

High school

English Language Learner (2024)51st percentile+45 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2024)36th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

White (2025)21st percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English30%-19 vs state

Science23%-14 vs state

Mathematics13%-14 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
Tanner High School	Public	6-12	12060 Sommers Rd	Tanner	35611	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 233-6682	410	25	16.7	78.8%	118 (28.8%)	101 (24.6%)	153 (37.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.5%)	23.2	281^st of 374 public high schools	24.9%		11	357^th of 378 public high schools	5.6%	76	19.3	10.3	10.6	10.5	29.8	15.8	31.0	41.1	36.2	12.5	$13,280	$2,451	$10,814
Limestone County Area Vocational Technology	Public	10-12	505 E Sanderfer Rd	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	No	(256) 233-6463																			(n/a)
Athens High School	Public	9-12	655 Hwy 31 North	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Athens City	No	No	No	No	(256) 233-6613	1,278	75	16.9	53.4%	645 (50.5%)	211 (16.5%)	309 (24.2%)	22 (1.7%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	83 (6.5%)	80.1	60^th of 374 public high schools	84.0%		85.7	42^nd of 378 public high schools	88.9%	18				30.6		37.9				45.3	$13,356	$1,006	$12,338
East Limestone High School	Public	6-12	15641 E Limestone Rd	Athens	35613	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	No	(256) 233-6660	1,216	63	19.2	34.0%	775 (63.7%)	261 (21.5%)	97 (8.0%)	26 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	52 (4.3%)	63.7	114^th of 374 public high schools	69.5%		63.3	111^th of 378 public high schools	70.6%	3	48.8	41.1	20.9	23.4	36.2	39.6	67.9	61.3	60.0	26.8	$7,987	$597	$7,375
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)
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
James Clemens High School	Public	9-12	11306 County Line Road	Madison	35756	Limestone County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 216-5313	2,159	121	17.8	23.3%	1,169 (54.1%)	418 (19.4%)	208 (9.6%)	221 (10.2%)	12 (0.6%)	5 (0.2%)	126 (5.8%)	95.1	16^th of 374 public high schools	95.7%		98.3	11^th of 378 public high schools	97.1%	5				45.6		53.0				51.0	$9,387	$717	$8,640
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)
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)
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Tanner High School

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Tanner High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Tanner Elementary School

Is Tanner High School a good school?

Tanner High School ranks in the bottom 24.9% of Alabama high schools.

What district is Tanner High School in?

Limestone County

How many students attend Tanner High School?

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

What is the racial makeup of Tanner High School?

Students at Tanner High School are 37% Hispanic, 29% White, 25% African American, 9% Two or more races.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.