High Schools in Eufaula City

Eufaula High School is the sole high school in the Eufaula City district, serving grades 9–12 with 728 students in a high-poverty area where 69% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This mid-sized school shows a mixed picture. On the positive side, test scores improved across all subjects from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, with science proficiency jumping from 15.7% to 27.2% and math rising from 11.6% to 15.8%. The school also outperforms its district in math and science, though it trails state averages in every subject. The graduation rate of 83% beats the district's 80.7% but falls 8.5 points below the state's 91.5%. The most concerning metric is chronic absenteeism: at 17%, it is more than five times the district rate of 3.3% and well above the state's 12%. This attendance problem likely contributes to the school's declining state ranking, which dropped from the 55th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 32nd percentile in 2025–2026, even as raw test scores improved—meaning other Alabama schools are improving faster.

For parents, the key takeaway is that Eufaula High is a relative bright spot within a district that ranks in the 14th percentile statewide, suggesting elementary and middle schools face even greater challenges. The school serves a high-need population with per-student spending of $12,543, below the national average. While academic gains are real and encouraging, the chronic absenteeism rate is a red flag that likely drives the graduation gap and ranking decline. With roughly 12 additional students per class not graduating on time compared to state averages, addressing attendance should be the top priority. The school has shown it can improve academically, but sustaining that progress will require tackling the engagement issues that keep 1 in 6 students chronically absent.