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West Blocton High School

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West Blocton High School ranks 178 th of 380 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

178^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 380 Alabama High Schools

Better than 53% of Alabama high schools

Summary

West Blocton High School is a small public high school in West Blocton, AL, serving 368 students in grades 9-12 within the Bibb County school district.

West Blocton is showing real momentum, earning its best state ranking in three years and jumping from the 44th to the 53rd percentile. The school's biggest success story is with students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds—this group improved dramatically, moving from the 37th to the 67th percentile statewide, which means the school is now doing a better job supporting these students than it is for its overall population. Math proficiency has also nearly quadrupled over two years, climbing from just 7% to 26.5%, and science scores now essentially match the state average. The graduation rate is a consistent bright spot, holding above 90% for five straight years (92.3% most recently), beating both the district and state averages. Chronic absenteeism has also improved significantly, dropping from 21% to under 17%.

However, English language arts remains a serious concern. Only 18.75% of 11th graders are proficient in reading and writing, compared to the state average of nearly 34%—a gap that could limit college and career options. This is especially notable when compared to Brookwood High School, a similarly sized rural school with nearly identical economic demographics. West Blocton now outperforms Brookwood in math and science but trails significantly in English. The school also outperforms its district counterpart, Bibb County High School, in every subject and has a higher graduation rate. While West Blocton still lags behind affluent suburban schools like Thompson High School and Helena High School, it achieves these results with less funding per student, suggesting efficient use of resources. The path forward is clear: build on the successful math and science strategies while making literacy instruction the top priority.

368

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,146

Per pupil spending ?

43.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4734 Truman Aldrich Parkway
West Blocton, AL 35184

(205) 938-9002

District: Bibb County

Feeder schools for West Blocton High School:

Elementary:	West Blocton Elementary School
	Woodstock Elementary School
Middle:	West Blocton Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.1%

African American:

9.5%

Hispanic:

9.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 61st percentile in 2023 → 53rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Alabama median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (27% vs 32% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 61st-percentile peak (2023) to 53rd (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg24%

Alabama avg32%

178^th of 380

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 37 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to top 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Bibb County

84^th of 139Bibb 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	49.2	178 of 380	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.9	211 of 374	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	265 of 378	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	144 of 371	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.4	202 of 367	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	218 of 371	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	182 of 366	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.8	227 of 356	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.8	168 of 353	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	17.9	294 of 351	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	43.9	200 of 353	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.6	142 of 358	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.8	189 of 358	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	64.5	118 of 358	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.4	240 of 360	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.3	152 of 358	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.1	175 of 357	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	43.8	238 of 359	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	39.8	247 of 358	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.2	143 of 357	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.9	217 of 359	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.2	222 of 357	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	50.7	92 of 224	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.8	133 of 223	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.8	61 of 189	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	52.9	162 of 372	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.0	225 of 359	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	231 of 366	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	191 of 358	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.7	123 of 367	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.2	202 of 359	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	261 of 354	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	235 of 347	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.8	194 of 343	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	56.3	125 of 377	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.4	232 of 367	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	232 of 375	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.6	268 of 349	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.2	208 of 361	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	72.0	69 of 361	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	42.0	205 of 358	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	217 of 349	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	62.3	80 of 315	74.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	203 of 375	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.0	186 of 363	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	261 of 368	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.7	116 of 358	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	19.3	299 of 366	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	239 of 366	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.3	85 of 357	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	42.2	206 of 350	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.6	139 of 339	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	124 of 197	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	120 of 198	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	123 of 182	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.8	173 of 196	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.5	81 of 171	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.7	102 of 160	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	214 of 316	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.0	222 of 325	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.4	282 of 325	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	186 of 317	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.9	265 of 326	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	243 of 319	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	196 of 313	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.8	254 of 300	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.1	158 of 230	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)67th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2019)59th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)56th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)37th percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)32nd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science36%~ state avg

Mathematics27%~ state avg

English19%-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	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
West Blocton High School	Public	9-12	4734 Truman Aldrich Parkway	West Blocton	35184	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	No	(205) 938-9002	368	23	16.0	43.8%	291 (79.1%)	35 (9.5%)	34 (9.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	49.2	178^th of 380 public high schools	53.2%		39.9	211^th of 374 public high schools	43.6%	33	26.5	36.1	18.8	$10,146	$1,343	$8,787
Bibb County Career Academy	Public	9-12	17191 Highway 5	West Blocton	35184	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	No	(205) 938-7434																			(n/a)
Bibb County High School	Public	9-12	220 Birmingham Rd	Centreville	35042	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 926-9071	428	26	16.4	59.8%	230 (53.7%)	163 (38.1%)	25 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	35.9	247^th of 380 public high schools	35.0%		28	256^th of 374 public high schools	31.6%	9	21.0	27.2	16.9	$10,534	$1,483	$9,035
Brookwood High School	Public	9-12	12250 George Richmond Parkway	Brookwood	35444	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2777	1,076	59	18.2	44.7%	770 (71.6%)	161 (15.0%)	119 (11.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.7%)	44.8	197^th of 380 public high schools	48.2%		45.5	185^th of 374 public high schools	50.5%	12	19.7	30.9	26.4	$9,429	$1,042	$8,363
Montevallo High School	Public	9-12	980 Oak St	Montevallo	35115	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6400	485	35	13.8	77.7%	195 (40.2%)	110 (22.7%)	168 (34.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	49.8	176^th of 380 public high schools	53.7%		39.6	212^th of 374 public high schools	43.3%	36	22.2	35.0	25.7	$12,913	$952	$11,940
McAdory High School	Public	9-12	4800 McAdory School Rd	Mc Calla	35111	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-4700	1,259	70	18.1	52.7%	200 (15.9%)	797 (63.3%)	238 (18.9%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.4%)	24.1	289^th of 380 public high schools	23.9%		13.1	340^th of 374 public high schools	9.1%	51	9.7	24.5	14.8	$8,839	$665	$8,156
Thompson High School	Public	9-12	1921 Warrior Parkway	Alabaster	35007	Shelby County	Alabaster City	No	No	No	No	(205) 685-6700	2,060	128	16.1	49.9%	992 (48.2%)	522 (25.3%)	471 (22.9%)	24 (1.2%)	12 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	37 (1.8%)	81.9	54^th of 380 public high schools	85.8%		78.4	71^st of 374 public high schools	81.0%	17	37.3	54.0	37.9	$12,268	$891	$11,363
Helena High School	Public	9-12	1310 Hillsboro Parkway	Helena	35080	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-3650	1,383	79	17.6	26.4%	961 (69.5%)	228 (16.5%)	127 (9.2%)	24 (1.7%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (2.7%)	93.3	21^st of 380 public high schools	94.5%		85.5	49^th of 374 public high schools	86.9%	28	46.3	57.3	51.7	$8,579	$631	$7,932
Paul W Bryant High School	Public	9-12	6315 Mary Harmon Bryant Drive	Cottondale	35453	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3538	1,134	54	21.0	64.8%	51 (4.5%)	979 (86.3%)	82 (7.2%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	10 (0.9%)	23.5	292^nd of 380 public high schools	23.2%		15.8	323^rd of 374 public high schools	13.6%	31	10.0	21.7	17.0	$9,385	$1,183	$8,183
Bessemer City High School	Public	9-12	4950 Premiere Parkway	Bessemer	35022	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 432-3700	760	35	21.7	79.6%	7 (0.9%)	583 (76.7%)	166 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	10.8	353^rd of 380 public high schools	7.1%		9	366^th of 374 public high schools	2.1%	13	5.4	9.4	8.6	$9,771	$1,979	$7,776

Frequently Asked Questions about West Blocton High School

Is West Blocton High School a good school?

West Blocton High School ranks 178^th of 380 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend West Blocton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 368 students attended West Blocton High School.

What is the racial makeup of West Blocton High School?

Students at West Blocton High School are 79% White, 10% African American, 9% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools feed into West Blocton High School?

West Blocton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : West Blocton Elementary School
Elementary : Woodstock Elementary School
Middle : West Blocton Middle School

What district is West Blocton High School in?

Bibb County

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