Summary:
Pike Road City is home to a single high school, Pike Road High School, which serves grades 9-12 and enrolls 833 students within the highly regarded Pike Road City district, ranked 17th out of 139 districts statewide.
As the only high school in the area, Pike Road High School stands out as an elite institution, ranking 44th out of 380 Alabama high schools for the 2025-2026 school year—placing it in the top 12% statewide. The school boasts a stellar 97.6% graduation rate, well above the state average of 91.5%, and a remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 7.2% compared to 12.0% statewide. Academically, the school outperforms state averages in every subject and year tested. On the 11th-grade summative assessment for 2025-2026, proficiency rates reached 39.11% in mathematics, 51.26% in science, and 41.92% in English, versus state averages of 27.21%, 36.17%, and 33.73%, respectively. Science is clearly the school's strongest subject, exceeding the state average by over 15 percentage points.
Perhaps most impressive is the school's rapid improvement trajectory. After a slight ranking dip from 64th to 80th between 2023-2024 and 2024-2025, the school surged to its best-ever ranking of 44th in 2025-2026—a remarkable 36-position climb. This improvement is backed by consistent year-over-year gains across all subjects, with math proficiency jumping 8.42 points, science 10.96 points, and English 6.42 points. With only 23.89% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch and a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1, the school benefits from a supportive demographic profile. At $10,127 per student in spending, Pike Road High School demonstrates efficient resource allocation, achieving top-tier results while maintaining strong attendance and graduation outcomes that position it as one of Alabama's standout high schools.
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