Summary:
Ozark City, Alabama is home to a single high school, Carroll High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The data indicates that Carroll High School has faced declining performance in recent years, with a drop in its statewide ranking from 152 out of 371 Alabama high schools in 2022-2023 to 260 out of 374 in 2024-2025, and a decrease in its rating from 3 stars to 2 stars out of 5.
Despite maintaining a relatively high four-year graduation rate of 90.0% in 2023-2024, Carroll High School has struggled with other key metrics. The school's test scores in Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts for 11th-grade students are significantly lower than the state averages, with only 7.75% of students proficient or better in Mathematics in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 23.71%. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 14.8% and a dropout rate of 6.8% in 2017-2018.
Further analysis suggests that the challenges faced by Carroll High School may be related to resource constraints, as the school spends only $10,266 per student and has a high student-teacher ratio of 17.7 to 1. Additionally, the school serves a student population with high levels of economic disadvantage, with over 57% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. Addressing these underlying issues may be crucial in improving the school's overall performance and outcomes for its students.
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