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High Schools in Calhoun County

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At a glance

DistrictCalhoun County62^nd of 139 Alabama districtsFull district overview →

Schools

3,168

Students

Top rankedWhite Plains High School77^th of 380 Alabama high schools

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Smallest classes

Wellborn High School 14.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

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1★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Calhoun County school district in Alabama oversees eight high schools serving roughly 3,168 students in grades 7 through 12, with enrollment ranging from 196 students at EXCEL Academy to 480 at Alexandria High School.

For parents, the standout choice is White Plains High School, which leads the district with a 100% graduation rate, the lowest chronic absenteeism (5.3%), and the highest English and Science proficiency scores. Alexandria High School is a close second, posting the best math scores in the district (28.07% proficiency) and a 99.1% graduation rate. Both schools maintain 4-star ratings. At the other end, EXCEL Academy struggles with a 1-star rating, a 32.6:1 student-teacher ratio (more than double most peers), and just 2.38% math proficiency. Saks High School has also declined sharply, dropping from 3 stars to 1 star over three years. Wellborn High School and Ohatchee High School have the highest absenteeism rates (15.5% and 17.4%) and the lowest graduation rates in the district.

District-wide, graduation rates are strong—95.4% on average, beating the state’s 91.5%—but math is a systemic weakness, with every school falling below the state average of 27.21% in 11th-grade math. English Language Arts is a relative bright spot, with the district average (34.57%) slightly exceeding the state. Notably, schools serving grades 7-12 show a "middle school advantage," where 7th and 8th graders often score far higher than 11th graders, suggesting learning loss in high school. Spending per student ($9,824 to $11,432) shows no clear link to performance, and most schools saw ranking declines over the past three years, making White Plains and Alexandria the most reliable choices for consistent achievement.

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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 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 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
Alexandria High School	Public	9-12	353 Stadium Dr	Alexandria	36250	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-4400	480	28	17.2	46.5%	388 (80.8%)	57 (11.9%)	18 (3.8%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	73.4	83^rd of 380 public high schools	78.2%		77.3	79^th of 374 public high schools	78.9%	4			28.1		43.9			42.0	$10,447	$810	$9,590
Ohatchee High School	Public	7-12	100 Cherokee Trl	Ohatchee	36271	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-4900	391	24	16.6	44.5%	356 (91.0%)	13 (3.3%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	40.8	220^th of 380 public high schools	42.1%		64.3	110^th of 374 public high schools	70.6%	110	29.0	20.8	17.5	50.9	22.8	54.0	57.7	31.5	$9,824	$1,264	$8,515
Saks High School	Public	7-12	4401 Saks Rd	Anniston	36206	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 741-7000	419	28	15.0	72.1%	135 (32.2%)	211 (50.4%)	60 (14.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	28.2	273^rd of 380 public high schools	28.2%		32.3	240^th of 374 public high schools	35.8%	33	2.7	26.2	8.5	45.9	18.6	32.9	54.1	27.1	$10,763	$1,435	$9,064
Weaver High School	Public	7-12	917 Clairmont Dr	Weaver	36277	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-7201	468	28	16.5	54.3%	328 (70.1%)	96 (20.5%)	28 (6.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.9%)	38.6	233^rd of 380 public high schools	38.7%		54.6	157^th of 374 public high schools	58.0%	76	10.5	14.1	18.6	48.4	27.1	53.7	60.9	23.5	$11,432	$1,596	$9,790
White Plains High School	Public	9-12	250 White Plains Rd	Anniston	36207	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-7800	396	22	18.4	40.4%	314 (79.3%)	18 (4.5%)	58 (14.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	76	77^th of 380 public high schools	79.7%		78.3	72^nd of 374 public high schools	80.7%	5			21.7		47.8			56.2	$10,143	$1,090	$9,007
Calhoun County Career Technical Center	Public	10-12	1200 Church St SE	Jacksonville	36265	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-4600	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pleasant Valley High School	Public	7-12	4141 Pleasant Valley Rd	Jacksonville	36265	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-6700	393	23	17.0	44.8%	371 (94.4%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	52.2	166^th of 380 public high schools	56.3%		73.6	87^th of 374 public high schools	76.7%	79	50.0	22.7	24.2	68.2	30.7	75.0	66.7	31.1	$10,421	$1,305	$9,070
Wellborn High School	Public	7-12	135 Pinson Rd	Anniston	36201	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 741-7603	425	28	14.9	68.2%	308 (72.5%)	56 (13.2%)	55 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	31	264^th of 380 public high schools	30.5%		52.1	167^th of 374 public high schools	55.3%	97	11.5	31.6	9.6	51.3	26.0	62.8	79.0	23.3	$10,951	$2,397	$8,508
EXCEL Academy	Public	6-12	32 Watson Street	Anniston	36206	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(256) 741-6900	196	6	32.6	60.2%	159 (81.1%)	24 (12.2%)	8 (4.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	23.4	295^th of 380 public high schools	22.4%		22.5	285^th of 374 public high schools	23.8%	10			2.4		19.1			24.4

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Anniston City	0.25 mi	6	124^th
Jacksonville City	6.3 mi	2	39^th
Oxford City	6.48 mi	7	37^th
Talladega County	14.31 mi	17	65^th
Cleburne County	14.92 mi	9	30^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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