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Best High Schools in Trinity, AL

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905

Students

Districts

Top rankedWest Morgan High School132^nd of 380 Alabama high schools

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Biggest riser

West Morgan High School up 139 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Trinity, Alabama is served by three high schools spanning two school districts, offering education for grades 9-12 in a small-town setting with significant economic diversity across its student populations.

For parents exploring options, West Morgan High School in the Morgan County district stands out as the strongest academic performer. Despite nearly 67% of its students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, West Morgan achieves a 96.3% graduation rate, ranks #132 in the state (65th percentile), and posts the area's highest math proficiency at 29.92%—above the state average. Its chronic absenteeism rate of just 6.4% is remarkably low, less than half the state average, suggesting strong student engagement. Meanwhile, East Lawrence High School in the Lawrence County district shows impressive year-over-year improvement, with math proficiency jumping from 14.42% to 23.26% and science from 18.27% to 30.23% between 2024-2025 and 2025-2026. However, East Lawrence still trails West Morgan in most subjects and ranks lower at #207 (46th percentile). The third school, Lawrence County Developmental, serves just 21 students as a specialized program and lacks standard test score data, indicating a different educational model for students with developmental needs.

Both comprehensive schools share a critical weakness: English proficiency. West Morgan (22.76%) and East Lawrence (20.73%) both trail the state average of 33.73% by more than 10 percentage points, making this the most pressing academic challenge. Interestingly, East Lawrence spends more per student ($11,542 vs. $10,963) and has a better student-teacher ratio (15.5:1 vs. 18.4:1), yet West Morgan achieves superior outcomes—suggesting school culture and instructional quality matter more than resources alone. Both schools also experienced significant ranking volatility over three years, with a particularly challenging 2024-2025 season before rebounding. For parents, West Morgan offers the strongest overall academics and attendance, while East Lawrence demonstrates promising momentum and smaller class sizes, though both would benefit from focused literacy support.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)	Summative Assessment Science (2026)	Summative Assessment English (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
East Lawrence High School	Public	9-12	55 County Road 370	Trinity	35673	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 905-2430	408	26	15.5	63.0%	306 (75.0%)	48 (11.8%)	32 (7.8%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	42.9	207^th of 380 public high schools	45.5%		25.2	269^th of 374 public high schools	28.1%	62	23.3	30.2	20.7	$11,542	$2,199	$9,315
Lawrence County Developmental	Public	9-12	55 County Road 370	Trinity	35673	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	No	(256) 905-2430	21			66.7%	14 (66.7%)	4 (19.0%)	1 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(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%)	59	132^nd of 380 public high schools	65.3%		24.7	271^st of 374 public high schools	27.5%	139	29.9	41.7	22.8	$10,963	$1,602	$9,345

Cities Near Trinity

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Decatur	6.28 mi	24	160^th
Moulton	9.29 mi	5	202^nd
Danville	9.34 mi	4	146^th
Hartselle	14.43 mi	7	9^th
Town Creek	14.65 mi	3	245^th

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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.

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