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Anniston High School

Public Grades 9-12

368^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 2% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Anniston High School is a public high school in Anniston, Alabama, serving 480 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Anniston City School District, which is ranked 130 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Anniston High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Alabama high schools over the past decade, with a current statewide ranking of 368 out of 374 schools.

Anniston High School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, graduation rates, and student engagement. The school consistently underperforms the state average on standardized tests, with only 2.4% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics, 0.81% proficient or better in Science, and 4.07% proficient or better in English, compared to the state averages of 23.71%, 32.38%, and 30.24%, respectively. Anniston High School's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 83.1% and 90.0% in recent years, lower than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 14.8% to 24.3% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

Anniston High School's struggles are particularly pronounced among certain student subgroups, with African American students and students from low-income backgrounds performing significantly worse than their peers at nearby schools, such as White Plains High School, Alexandria High School, and Jacksonville High School. These schools have higher rankings, better test scores, higher graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism rates. Despite Anniston High School's higher spending per student of $15,432, this does not seem to translate into better academic outcomes, suggesting a need for targeted interventions and support to address the root causes of the school's underperformance.

498

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,432

Per pupil spending ?

78.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1301 Woodstock Ave
Anniston, AL 36207

(256) 231-5010

District: Anniston City

Feeder schools for Anniston High School:

Elementary:	Cobb Preparatory Academy
	Golden Springs Elementary School
	Randolph Park Elementary School
Middle:	Anniston Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.9%

Hispanic:

7.0%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

!English scores 26 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Alabama avg29%

368^th of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

130^th of 135Anniston City among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	368 of 374	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	317 of 378	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	275 of 371	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	296 of 367	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	327 of 371	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	306 of 366	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	291 of 356	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.7	314 of 353	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.4	319 of 351	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.8	323 of 353	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	21.4	287 of 358	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.3	329 of 358	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.0	341 of 358	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	37.7	269 of 360	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.8	285 of 358	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.2	320 of 357	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.8	347 of 359	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	20.0	323 of 358	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.9	341 of 357	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.5	347 of 359	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	26.1	316 of 357	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	218 of 228	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	200 of 231	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.8	99 of 224	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	88 of 222	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.1	133 of 228	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	96 of 224	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	90 of 223	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	351 of 359	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	318 of 366	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	266 of 358	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	292 of 367	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	337 of 359	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	293 of 354	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	303 of 347	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.4	308 of 343	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	72.5	32 of 139	77.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	359 of 367	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	336 of 375	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	240 of 349	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	244 of 361	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.7	312 of 361	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	301 of 358	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	247 of 349	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.3	268 of 315	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	358 of 363	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	301 of 368	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	259 of 358	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	287 of 366	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	300 of 366	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	306 of 357	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	277 of 350	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.9	300 of 339	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	51.2	69 of 182	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.3	147 of 171	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2024)77th percentile+61 vs school

Special Education (2023)62nd percentile+36 vs school

African American (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Science81%+49 vs state

English4%-26 vs state

Mathematics2%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Summative Assessment Science (2025)		Summative Assessment English (2025)			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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Anniston High School	Public	9-12	1301 Woodstock Ave	Anniston	36207	Calhoun County	Anniston City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 231-5010	498	32	15.4	78.9%	21 (4.2%)	418 (83.9%)	35 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)	8.5	368^th of 374 public high schools	1.6%		17.1	317^th of 378 public high schools	16.1%	51			2.4		0.8			4.1	$15,432	$2,684	$12,742
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%)	22.5	285^th of 374 public high schools	23.8%		29.2	267^th of 378 public high schools	29.4%	18	18.2	0.0	7.1	6.7	16.7	54.6	33.3	14.3
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%)	32.3	240^th of 374 public high schools	35.8%		59	126^th of 378 public high schools	66.7%	114	14.7	7.0	5.3	19.6	24.0	54.4	57.9	21.6	$10,763	$1,435	$9,064
Anniston City Boot Camp School	Public	7-12	4804 McClellan Blvd	Anniston	36206	Calhoun County	Anniston City	No	No	No	No	(256) 231-5100																			(n/a)
Oxford High School	Public	9-12	1 Yellow Jacket Drive	Oxford	36203	Calhoun County	Oxford City	No	No	No	No	(256) 241-3166	1,242	81	15.3	52.7%	568 (45.7%)	362 (29.1%)	248 (20.0%)	31 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (2.4%)	74.2	86^th of 374 public high schools	77.0%		72.5	76^th of 378 public high schools	79.9%	10			21.7		41.1			43.4	$11,859	$692	$11,147
Oxford Area Vocational School	Public	9-12	1 Yellow Jacket Drive	Oxford	36203	Calhoun County	Oxford City	No	No	No	No	(256) 241-3166																			(n/a)
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%)	52.1	167^th of 374 public high schools	55.3%		50.4	167^th of 378 public high schools	55.8%		9.9	6.9	11.8	20.6	35.3	57.1	42.3	28.8	$10,951	$2,397	$8,508
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%)	54.6	157^th of 374 public high schools	58.0%		83	46^th of 378 public high schools	87.8%	111	14.1	16.3	15.3	53.5	30.6	50.7	58.6	33.3	$11,432	$1,596	$9,790
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%)	77.3	79^th of 374 public high schools	78.9%		79.6	58^th of 378 public high schools	84.7%	21			25.7		45.1			38.4	$10,447	$810	$9,590
Jacksonville High School	Public	7-12	1000 George Douthit Dr SW	Jacksonville	36265	Calhoun County	Jacksonville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 782-8800	756	48	15.9	44.4%	412 (54.5%)	202 (26.7%)	44 (5.8%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (12.2%)	97.4	10^th of 374 public high schools	97.3%		94.9	23^rd of 378 public high schools	93.9%	13	32.0	7.9	41.9	54.0	65.3	61.7	63.5	65.9	$10,088	$1,256	$8,766

Frequently Asked Questions about Anniston High School

Is Anniston High School a good school?

Anniston High School ranks in the bottom 1.6% of Alabama high schools.

How many students attend Anniston High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 498 students attended Anniston High School.

What schools feed into Anniston High School?

Anniston High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cobb Preparatory Academy
Elementary : Golden Springs Elementary School
Elementary : Randolph Park Elementary School
Middle : Anniston Middle School

What district is Anniston High School in?

Anniston City

What is the racial makeup of Anniston High School?

Students at Anniston High School are 84% African American, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% White.

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