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Marbury High School

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Marbury High School ranks 121 st of 380 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

121^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 380 Alabama High Schools

Better than 68% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Marbury High School is a mid-sized public high school in Deatsville, Alabama, serving approximately 626 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Autauga County district. The school has been on a clear upward trajectory, climbing from 182nd to 121st in the state rankings over the past two years, and now sits in the 68th percentile of Alabama high schools—a significant improvement that places it in a competitive middle-ground position among nearby schools.

Marbury's standout strengths are in math and science, where 11th-grade proficiency rates (29.93% and 43.07% respectively) exceed both district and state averages. The school also demonstrates exceptional support for specific student groups, ranking in the 83rd percentile for African American students and the 88th percentile for special education students—both remarkable achievements that outpace most neighboring schools. Additionally, chronic absenteeism has plummeted from a staggering 58.9% in 2021-2022 to 14.4% in 2024-2025, a dramatic turnaround that signals improved student engagement. However, English Language Arts remains a significant concern, with only 23.53% proficiency compared to the state's 33.73%—a gap that has widened over recent years and stands in stark contrast to nearby Wetumpka High School (48.97%) and Holtville High School (46.04%).

Graduation rates have been volatile, swinging from 94.4% to 85.2% to 92.8% and settling at 88.3%—below the state average of 91.5% and trailing Prattville High School (90.2%). While Marbury outperforms Chilton County High School (38th percentile), it still trails the Elmore County schools like Stanhope Elmore High School (74th percentile) and Wetumpka (90th percentile). With a student-teacher ratio of 18.1 and per-student spending of $8,624, Marbury offers solid resources. The school's recent success with diverse student populations suggests effective strategies exist that could potentially be expanded to benefit all students, particularly in addressing the persistent ELA gap.

626

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,624

Per pupil spending ?

39.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2360 Highway 31 North
Deatsville, AL 36022

(334) 387-1910

District: Autauga County

Feeder schools for Marbury High School:

Elementary:	Pine Level Elementary School
Middle:	Marbury Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.8%

African American:

14.9%

Hispanic:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 52nd percentile in 2024 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 68th (2026) from a 52nd-percentile low (2024)

✓Above the Alabama median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!English scores 10 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg34%

Alabama avg32%

121^st of 380

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From top 22% (2016) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Autauga County

64^th of 139Autauga County 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	60.5	121 of 380	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.9	124 of 374	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	182 of 378	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	145 of 371	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.9	176 of 367	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.5	129 of 371	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.9	88 of 366	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	100 of 356	71.9%	★★★★☆
2017	74.2	70 of 353	80.2%	★★★★☆
2016	70.6	78 of 351	77.8%	★★★★☆
2015	53.5	147 of 353	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.4	109 of 358	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.2	136 of 358	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.9	203 of 358	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.1	202 of 360	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.2	157 of 358	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.2	160 of 357	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	41.6	247 of 359	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.6	202 of 358	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.5	140 of 357	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.0	162 of 359	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.7	108 of 357	69.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	68.7	39 of 234	83.3%	★★★★☆
2025	44.1	104 of 228	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	107 of 231	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	48 of 224	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	54.0	63 of 222	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	40.3	123 of 228	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	166 of 224	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.1	67 of 223	70.0%	★★★★☆
2017	69.2	31 of 189	83.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	64.9	104 of 372	72.0%	★★★★☆
2025	56.0	142 of 359	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.6	244 of 366	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.3	113 of 358	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.4	225 of 367	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.6	176 of 359	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.0	80 of 354	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	89 of 347	74.4%	★★★★☆
2017	75.1	72 of 343	79.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	80.2	19 of 122	84.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	45.8	188 of 377	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.0	128 of 367	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	150 of 375	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.4	219 of 349	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.8	125 of 361	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	131 of 361	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	106 of 358	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	69 of 349	80.2%	★★★★☆
2017	73.5	51 of 315	83.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	178 of 375	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.9	108 of 363	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	120 of 368	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.9	221 of 358	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.7	121 of 366	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.9	98 of 366	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	90 of 357	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	113 of 350	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.1	79 of 339	76.7%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	35.9	16 of 26	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	77.3	22 of 122	82.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	24 of 194	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	28 of 198	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	36.5	108 of 182	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.9	134 of 169	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	142 of 196	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	139 of 171	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	130 of 160	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	170 of 316	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.4	140 of 325	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.8	197 of 325	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	175 of 317	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	212 of 326	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.1	133 of 319	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.6	85 of 313	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	54.7	119 of 300	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.6	83 of 230	63.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)88th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2023)84th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2026)83rd percentile+15 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)82nd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)72nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)53rd percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile-18 vs school

White (2026)46th percentile-22 vs school

Military Connected (2022)38th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science43%+7 vs state

Mathematics30%+3 vs state

English24%-10 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 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Marbury High School	Public	9-12	2360 Highway 31 North	Deatsville	36022	Elmore County	Autauga County	No	No	No	No	(334) 387-1910	626	35	18.1	39.5%	487 (77.8%)	93 (14.9%)	23 (3.7%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.4%)	60.5	121^st of 380 public high schools	68.2%		61.9	124^th of 374 public high schools	66.8%	3	29.9	43.1	23.5	$8,624	$954	$7,667
Autauga County Technology Center	Public	9-12	1301 Upper Kingston Rd	Prattville	36067	Autauga County	Autauga County	No	No	No	No	(334) 361-0258	0	17	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Prattville High School	Public	9-12	1315 Upper Kingston Rd	Prattville	36067	Autauga County	Autauga County	No	No	No	No	(334) 365-8804	1,844	89	20.8	37.6%	972 (52.7%)	634 (34.4%)	122 (6.6%)	49 (2.7%)	8 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	57 (3.1%)	75.7	79^th of 380 public high schools	79.2%		63.7	115^th of 374 public high schools	69.3%	36	28.8	46.7	41.9	$7,568	$804	$6,760
Holtville High School	Public	9-12	10425 Holtville Rd	Deatsville	36022	Elmore County	Elmore County	No	No	No	No	(334) 569-3034	555	32	17.3	39.5%	499 (89.9%)	41 (7.4%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	84.4	45^th of 380 public high schools	88.2%		87.8	38^th of 374 public high schools	89.8%	7	39.3	46.4	46.0	$10,352	$922	$9,412
Stanhope Elmore High School	Public	9-12	4300 Main St	Millbrook	36054	Elmore County	Elmore County	No	No	No	No	(334) 285-4263	1,123	67	16.7	52.2%	442 (39.4%)	493 (43.9%)	139 (12.4%)	12 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.0%)	66.6	100^th of 380 public high schools	73.7%		80.1	58^th of 374 public high schools	84.5%	42	31.9	36.2	35.9	$9,164	$694	$8,452
Louise M Smith Development Center	Public	12	298 Jay Street	Prattville	36068	Autauga County	Autauga County	No	No	No	No	(334) 365-4054																			(n/a)
Wetumpka High School	Public	9-12	1251 Coosa River Pkwy	Wetumpka	36092	Elmore County	Elmore County	No	No	No	No	(334) 567-5158	1,219	66	18.4	38.7%	698 (57.3%)	386 (31.7%)	74 (6.1%)	10 (0.8%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (3.5%)	85.1	39^th of 380 public high schools	89.7%		90.6	31^st of 374 public high schools	91.7%	8	37.2	47.4	49.0	$8,039	$833	$7,189
Chilton County High School	Public	9-12	1214 7th St S	Clanton	35045	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 280-2710	833	41	20.2	55.6%	484 (58.1%)	142 (17.0%)	143 (17.2%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.4%)	38	237^th of 380 public high schools	37.6%		37.7	218^th of 374 public high schools	41.7%	19	14.6	24.7	29.1	$8,255	$1,191	$7,038
Elmore County Technical Center	Public	10-12	800 KellyFitzpatrick Dr	Wetumpka	36092	Elmore County	Elmore County	No	No	No	No	(334) 567-1218																			(n/a)
Chilton County Alternative School	Public	6-12	15 1st Ave N	Clanton	35045	Chilton County	Chilton County	No	No	No	No	(205) 280-2919																			(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Marbury High School

How many students attend Marbury High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 626 students attended Marbury High School.

What is the racial makeup of Marbury High School?

Students at Marbury High School are 78% White, 15% African American, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Marbury High School in?

Autauga County

What schools feed into Marbury High School?

Marbury High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Pine Level Elementary School
Middle : Marbury Middle School

Is Marbury High School a good school?

Marbury High School ranks 121^st of 380 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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