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Arab High School

Public Grades 9-12

18^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 386 Alabama High Schools

Better than 95% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Arab High School in Arab, AL, serves 735 students in grades 9-12 and is part of the highly-rated Arab City district, which ranks in the top 5% of districts statewide.

Arab High School is a standout performer in the region, ranking 17th out of 380 high schools in Alabama (96th percentile) with a 5-star rating. This places it well ahead of nearby schools like Guntersville High School (55th) and Holly Pond High School (95th). The academic results are striking: 11th-grade proficiency rates in math (50.6%), science (62.1%), and English (48.6%) are dramatically higher than state averages, with science proficiency nearly double the state rate. The school also excels at supporting students from low-income backgrounds—these students rank 8th in the state (98th percentile), showing the school is highly effective at closing achievement gaps. Attendance is another strength, with chronic absenteeism at just 4.3% compared to the state average of 12% and a much higher 22.5% at Guntersville High. The graduation rate is a solid 94.5%.

What makes this success even more impressive is the school's efficiency. Arab High achieves these top-tier results while spending less per student ($10,984) than most nearby schools, including Guntersville ($13,692) and New Hope High School ($12,045). The school has also shown remarkable year-over-year improvement, with math proficiency jumping from 34.5% to 50.6% and science from 43.9% to 62.1% in a single year. Chronic absenteeism has dropped by 78% over three years, indicating strong student engagement. While performance with special education students varies from year to year, the overall picture is of a school that delivers exceptional, consistent results for a diverse student body—making it the clear academic leader in the region.

735

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,984

Per pupil spending ?

39.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

511 Arabian Dr NE
Arab, AL 35016-1160

(256) 586-6026

District: Arab City

Feeder schools for Arab High School:

Elementary:	Arab Elementary School
	Arab Primary School
Middle:	Arab Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.4%

Hispanic:

2.6%

Asian:

1.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2016 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (54% vs 32% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Alabama high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Alabama average (92%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg54%

Alabama avg32%

18^th of 386

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 140Arab 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	94.1	18 of 386	95.3%	★★★★★
2025	86.2	45 of 374	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	96.0	19 of 378	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	15 of 371	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	24 of 367	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	21 of 371	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	14 of 366	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	14 of 356	96.1%	★★★★★
2017	99.6	4 of 353	98.9%	★★★★★
2016	97.7	11 of 351	96.9%	★★★★★
2015	93.6	20 of 353	94.3%	★★★★★
2014	98.1	7 of 358	98.0%	★★★★★
2013	73.1	31 of 358	91.3%	★★★★★
2012	85.3	13 of 358	96.4%	★★★★★
2011	87.6	8 of 360	97.8%	★★★★★
2010	86.4	11 of 358	96.9%	★★★★★
2009	88.0	13 of 357	96.4%	★★★★★
2008	88.0	9 of 359	97.5%	★★★★★
2007	81.4	23 of 358	93.6%	★★★★★
2006	83.1	16 of 357	95.5%	★★★★★
2005	83.1	21 of 359	94.2%	★★★★★
2004	83.1	24 of 357	93.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	92.0	24 of 377	93.6%	★★★★★
2025	89.7	32 of 359	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	25 of 366	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	28 of 358	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	22 of 367	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	93.3	22 of 359	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	15 of 354	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.1	14 of 347	96.0%	★★★★★
2017	99.7	2 of 343	99.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	95.9	9 of 383	97.7%	★★★★★
2025	80.7	45 of 367	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	96.5	11 of 375	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	6 of 349	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	9 of 361	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	95.9	11 of 361	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	13 of 358	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	5 of 349	98.6%	★★★★★
2017	99.9	3 of 315	99.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	94.6	18 of 380	95.3%	★★★★★
2025	75.8	68 of 363	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	95.9	17 of 368	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	14 of 358	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	32 of 366	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	22 of 366	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	15 of 357	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	15 of 350	95.7%	★★★★★
2017	98.6	7 of 339	97.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	95 of 197	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	100.0	2 of 194	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	61.0	49 of 182	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	88.6	10 of 169	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	10 of 171	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	99.8	2 of 160	98.8%	★★★★★
2017	100.0	1 of 83	98.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	82.9	46 of 320	85.6%	★★★★☆
2025	73.7	70 of 325	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	90.1	25 of 325	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	30 of 317	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	84.6	36 of 326	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	86.1	39 of 319	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	90.8	26 of 313	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	26 of 300	91.3%	★★★★★
2017	95.6	13 of 230	94.3%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile~ school

Male (2026)95th percentile~ school

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

White (2026)86th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)52nd percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science62%+26 vs state

Mathematics51%+23 vs state

English49%+15 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
Arab High School	Public	9-12	511 Arabian Dr NE	Arab	35016	Marshall County	Arab City	No	No	No	No	(256) 586-6026	735	50	14.8	39.7%	679 (92.4%)	6 (0.8%)	19 (2.6%)	14 (1.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.6%)	94.1	18^th of 386 public high schools	95.3%		86.2	45^th of 374 public high schools	88.0%	27				50.6		62.1				48.6	$10,984	$782	$10,192
Brindlee Mountain High School	Public	6-12	994 Scant City Road	Guntersville	35976	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 753-2800	496	31	16.0	58.5%	437 (88.1%)	6 (1.2%)	37 (7.5%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	55	152^nd of 386 public high schools	60.6%		59.6	136^th of 374 public high schools	63.6%	16	13.2	8.5	15.8	20.6	43.4	32.4	44.7	40.7	47.4	36.4	$9,637	$1,289	$8,335
Guntersville High School	Public	9-12	14227 Highway 431 South	Guntersville	35976	Marshall County	Guntersville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 582-2046	556	37	14.9	50.4%	407 (73.2%)	73 (13.1%)	44 (7.9%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	17 (3.1%)	81.8	56^th of 386 public high schools	85.5%		67.2	104^th of 374 public high schools	72.2%	48				37.5		46.2				42.7	$13,692	$1,235	$12,311
Marshall County Online School	Public, Virtual	7-12	12380 US Highway 431	Guntersville	35976	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(256) 582-3171	71			77.5%	59 (83.1%)	1 (1.4%)	10 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.9	338^th of 386 public high schools	12.4%					(n/a)				3.0		12.1				18.2
Marshall Technical School	Public	10-12	12312 US Highway 431 S	Guntersville	35976	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	No	(256) 582-5629	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Fairview High School	Public	9-12	841 Welcome Rd	Cullman	35058	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	No	(256) 796-5106	512	26	19.9	48.2%	381 (74.4%)	2 (0.4%)	113 (22.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	43.8	205^th of 386 public high schools	46.9%		41	206^th of 374 public high schools	44.9%	1				19.3		30.0				26.0	$11,313	$1,945	$9,339
Holly Pond High School	Public	9-12	160 New Hope Road	Holly Pond	35083	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	No	(256) 796-5169	278	18	15.8	47.8%	229 (82.4%)	3 (1.1%)	35 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	70.7	96^th of 386 public high schools	75.1%		78.6	67^th of 374 public high schools	82.1%	29				26.8		47.9				35.7	$12,736	$1,884	$10,824
Morgan County Schools Technology Park	Public	10-12	59 Eva Rd	Somerville	35670	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 309-2119	0	9	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Albert P Brewer High School	Public	9-12	59 Eva Rd	Somerville	35670	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 778-8634	757	50	15.0	53.9%	616 (81.4%)	16 (2.1%)	98 (12.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.9%)	59.9	130^th of 386 public high schools	66.3%		60.4	133^rd of 374 public high schools	64.4%	3				25.3		45.8				25.0	$11,610	$1,252	$10,341
Douglas High School	Public	9-12	225 Eagle Drive	Douglas	35964	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 593-2810	727	35	20.6	64.8%	355 (48.8%)	12 (1.7%)	342 (47.0%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.8%)	42.6	212^th of 386 public high schools	45.1%		63	118^th of 374 public high schools	68.4%	94				19.4		29.9				24.5	$11,051	$1,422	$9,617

Frequently Asked Questions about Arab High School

What is the racial makeup of Arab High School?

Students at Arab High School are 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Arab High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 735 students attended Arab High School.

What district is Arab High School in?

Arab City

What schools feed into Arab High School?

Arab High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Arab Elementary School
Elementary : Arab Primary School
Middle : Arab Junior High School

Is Arab High School a good school?

Yes! Arab High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 18^th of 386 Alabama high schools.

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