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Holt High School

Public Grades 9-12

304^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 19% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Holt High School is a public high school in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, serving 424 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Tuscaloosa County School District, which is ranked 84 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Holt High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Alabama high schools, with a 1-star rating for most recent years.

Holt High School significantly underperforms compared to the Tuscaloosa County and Alabama state averages in academic assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 5.62% of 11th-grade students at Holt High School were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 15.88% in Tuscaloosa County and 23.71% statewide. The school also has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 88.2% to 90.6% in recent years, but its dropout rate is also high, ranging from 5.4% to 16.9%. Additionally, Holt High School has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 6.6% to 18.0% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Holt High School's academic performance lags behind the nearby Sipsey Valley High School, Tuscaloosa County High School, Brookwood High School, and Hillcrest High School, which generally have higher proficiency rates, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. The school's student population is predominantly economically disadvantaged, with 63.27% to 89.66% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. Addressing the root causes of the school's underperformance, such as improving instructional quality, providing targeted interventions, and addressing socioeconomic barriers, could be crucial in improving outcomes for Holt High School students.

456

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,319

Per pupil spending ?

78.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 44th Ct NE
Tuscaloosa, AL 35404-1498

(205) 342-2768

District: Tuscaloosa County

Feeder schools for Holt High School:

Elementary:	Cottondale Elementary School
	Holt Elementary School
Middle:	DavisEmerson Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

42.3%

Hispanic:

36.0%

White:

20.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Alabama average (92%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (10% vs 29% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!English scores 23 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg21%

Alabama avg29%

304^th of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6High Schools in the Tuscaloosa County

84^th of 135Tuscaloosa 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	18.4	304 of 374	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	326 of 378	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	319 of 371	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	330 of 367	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	253 of 371	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.2	305 of 366	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	293 of 356	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.4	262 of 353	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.7	300 of 351	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.7	308 of 353	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.3	297 of 358	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.0	334 of 358	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.4	349 of 358	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.2	337 of 360	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	17.4	333 of 358	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	18.8	328 of 357	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.7	344 of 359	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.4	352 of 358	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.7	352 of 357	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	21.0	325 of 359	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	18.8	332 of 357	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	143 of 228	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.2	210 of 231	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	181 of 224	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	185 of 222	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	150 of 228	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	154 of 224	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	151 of 223	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	22.7	168 of 189	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	33 of 75	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.1	23 of 43	46.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	55.3	10 of 39	74.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	326 of 359	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	311 of 366	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	317 of 358	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	313 of 367	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	256 of 359	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	292 of 354	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	281 of 347	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.1	271 of 343	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	109 of 142	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	100 of 139	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	89 of 122	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	92 of 114	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	64.8	24 of 113	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	18.9	89 of 103	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	92 of 95	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	21.1	72 of 93	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	270 of 367	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	305 of 375	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	325 of 349	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	316 of 361	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.0	208 of 361	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	276 of 358	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	248 of 349	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.3	221 of 315	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	269 of 363	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	331 of 368	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	298 of 358	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	343 of 366	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.5	231 of 366	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.4	301 of 357	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	291 of 350	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.0	229 of 339	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	44 of 57	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	48 of 55	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	41 of 45	8.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	22 of 40	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	96 of 194	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.5	31 of 198	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	95.6	5 of 196	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	29.7	108 of 160	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	284 of 325	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	281 of 325	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	231 of 317	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	311 of 326	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	57.2	103 of 319	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.9	232 of 313	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	243 of 300	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	43.8	112 of 230	51.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile+37 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile+32 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Native American (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Science18%-14 vs state

English7%-23 vs state

Mathematics6%-18 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 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
Holt High School	Public	9-12	301 44th Ct NE	Tuscaloosa	35404	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2768	456	28	16.2	78.3%	95 (20.8%)	193 (42.3%)	164 (36.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.4	304^th of 374 public high schools	18.7%		15.7	326^th of 378 public high schools	13.8%	22	5.6	18.0	6.8	$17,319	$5,702	$9,624
Northridge High School	Public	9-12	2901 Northridge Rd	Tuscaloosa	35406	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	No	(205) 759-3590	1,153	55	21.1	33.7%	604 (52.4%)	412 (35.7%)	71 (6.2%)	46 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	16 (1.4%)	85.9	47^th of 374 public high schools	87.4%		89.2	36^th of 378 public high schools	90.5%	11	38.8	46.6	38.3	$9,436	$579	$8,838
Central High School	Public	9-12	905 15th Street	Tuscaloosa	35401	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3720	796	45	17.8	78.1%	37 (4.6%)	694 (87.2%)	55 (6.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	17	311^th of 374 public high schools	16.8%		23.1	292^nd of 378 public high schools	22.8%	19	4.2	12.7	12.0	$14,113	$2,234	$11,666
Paul W Bryant High School	Public	9-12	6315 Mary Harmon Bryant Drive	Cottondale	35453	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3538	1,134	54	21.0	64.8%	51 (4.5%)	979 (86.3%)	82 (7.2%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	10 (0.9%)	15.8	323^rd of 374 public high schools	13.6%		17.1	316^th of 378 public high schools	16.4%	7	3.1	13.6	9.9	$9,385	$1,183	$8,183
Tuscaloosa County Juvenile Detention Center	Public	7-12	5941 12th Ave East	Tuscaloosa	35405	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 349-3131																			(n/a)
Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy	Public	9-12	2800 Martin Luther King Jr Bou	Tuscaloosa	35401	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	No	(205) 759-3649																			(n/a)
Hillcrest High School	Public	9-12	300 Patriot Pkwy	Tuscaloosa	35405	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2800	1,434	79	18.1	50.1%	478 (33.3%)	818 (57.0%)	88 (6.1%)	19 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (2.1%)	34.5	229^th of 374 public high schools	38.8%		55.6	146^th of 378 public high schools	61.4%	83	15.3	19.4	19.8	$8,119	$806	$7,290
Tuscaloosa County High School	Public	9-12	12500 Wildcat Dr	Northport	35475	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2670	1,607	90	17.8	47.2%	786 (48.9%)	462 (28.7%)	311 (19.4%)	25 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (1.2%)	42.6	200^th of 374 public high schools	46.5%		56.4	140^th of 378 public high schools	63.0%	60	17.1	24.0	23.3	$8,263	$719	$7,482
Brookwood High School	Public	9-12	12250 George Richmond Parkway	Brookwood	35444	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2777	1,076	59	18.2	44.7%	770 (71.6%)	161 (15.0%)	119 (11.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.7%)	45.5	185^th of 374 public high schools	50.5%		28.9	268^th of 378 public high schools	29.1%	83	15.7	28.1	24.0	$9,429	$1,042	$8,363
Sipsey Valley High School	Public	9-12	15815 Romulus Rd	Buhl	35446	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2850	524	30	17.4	41.6%	362 (69.1%)	95 (18.1%)	61 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	35.9	222^nd of 374 public high schools	40.6%		57.3	135^th of 378 public high schools	64.3%	87	12.3	28.5	14.6	$9,890	$1,116	$8,750

Frequently Asked Questions about Holt High School

What is the racial makeup of Holt High School?

Students at Holt High School are 42% African American, 36% Hispanic, 21% White.

How many students attend Holt High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 456 students attended Holt High School.

Is Holt High School a good school?

Holt High School ranks in the bottom 18.7% of Alabama high schools.

What schools feed into Holt High School?

Holt High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cottondale Elementary School
Elementary : Holt Elementary School
Middle : DavisEmerson Middle School

What district is Holt High School in?

Tuscaloosa County

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