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Anniston High School

Public Grades 9-12

314^th

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of 386 Alabama High Schools

Better than 19% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Anniston High School is a public high school in Anniston, AL, serving 498 students in grades 9-12 within the Anniston City district. The school has shown remarkable signs of improvement in recent years, even as it continues to face significant challenges tied to serving a predominantly low-income community where roughly 79% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most encouraging news is the school's dramatic academic turnaround between the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years. Math proficiency jumped from 2.4% to 11.76%, science from 0.81% to 8.4%, and English from 4.07% to 18.75%—a massive improvement that moved the school from the 2nd percentile statewide to the 18th percentile. The school also excels with specific student groups: it ranked in the 77th percentile for Hispanic student performance and the 44th percentile for African American students in recent years, both well above its overall ranking. Graduation rates have climbed from 77.4% in 2018-2019 to 92% today, now nearly matching the state average and exceeding nearby Wellborn High School (87.1%). Chronic absenteeism has also dropped dramatically, from 39.3% in 2021-2022 to 15.3% in 2024-2025.

However, parents should note that Anniston spends significantly more per student ($15,432) than nearby schools like White Plains High School ($10,143) and Oxford High School ($11,859), yet academic outcomes remain well below those schools. For example, White Plains achieves 21.74% math proficiency and a 100% graduation rate with 34% less funding per student. The 2024-2025 school year appears to have been an anomaly—test scores collapsed to near-zero before rebounding strongly—which may indicate recent leadership or curriculum changes taking effect. While Anniston still has work to do, the trajectory is clearly positive, and the school is now competitive with demographically similar schools like Saks High School in several key metrics.

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: Recently slipping — 26th percentile in 2023 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (13% vs 32% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 26th-percentile peak (2023) to 19th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg13%

Alabama avg32%

314^th of 386

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

125^th of 140Anniston 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
2026	19.7	314 of 386	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	40.1	131 of 238	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	28.4	272 of 377	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	25.5	305 of 383	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	14.0	340 of 380	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	23.0	171 of 197	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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

African American (2026)45th percentile+26 vs school

Female (2026)28th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)11th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English19%-15 vs state

Mathematics12%-15 vs state

Science8%-28 vs state

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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 (2025)	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 6th Grade	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 6th 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%)	19.7	314^th of 386 public high schools	18.7%		8.5	368^th of 374 public high schools	1.6%	54				11.8		8.4				18.8	$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%)	23.6	297^th of 386 public high schools	23.1%		22.5	285^th of 374 public high schools	23.8%	12				2.4		19.1				24.4
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%)	28.5	274^th of 386 public high schools	29.0%		32.3	240^th of 374 public high schools	35.8%	34		2.7	26.2	8.5	45.9	18.6		32.9	54.1	27.1	$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%)	58.3	136^th of 386 public high schools	64.8%		74.2	86^th of 374 public high schools	77.0%	50				23.3		33.0				37.0	$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%)	31.3	265^th of 386 public high schools	31.3%		52.1	167^th of 374 public high schools	55.3%	98		11.5	31.6	9.6	51.3	26.0		62.8	79.0	23.3	$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%)	38.9	234^th of 386 public high schools	39.4%		54.6	157^th of 374 public high schools	58.0%	77		10.5	14.1	18.6	48.4	27.1		53.7	60.9	23.5	$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%)	73.7	84^th of 386 public high schools	78.2%		77.3	79^th of 374 public high schools	78.9%	5				28.1		43.9				42.0	$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%)	80.6	58^th of 386 public high schools	85.0%		97.4	10^th of 374 public high schools	97.3%	48		14.2	24.8	31.9	47.9	44.8		70.0	56.2	49.1	$10,088	$1,256	$8,766

Frequently Asked Questions about Anniston High School

What district is Anniston High School in?

Anniston City

How many students attend Anniston High School?

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

Is Anniston High School a good school?

Anniston High School ranks in the bottom 18.7% of Alabama high schools.

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 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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2025–26 Summative Assessment scoresAug 14, 2026

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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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