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Wellborn High School

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Wellborn High School ranks 167 th of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

167^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 55% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Wellborn High School is a public high school located in Anniston, Alabama, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 430 students. It is part of the Calhoun County School District, which is ranked 64 out of 135 districts in Alabama and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wellborn High School faces several key challenges, including underperformance on academic measures, lower graduation rates, and higher chronic absenteeism compared to the Calhoun County and Alabama state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 11.76% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 17.57% in Calhoun County and 23.71% statewide. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 80.6% to 94.6% in recent years, which is generally lower than the 90% target rate. Additionally, Wellborn High School has had chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 11.1% to 20.0%, higher than the desired target of less than 10%.

Interestingly, Wellborn High School's performance is generally lower than that of nearby schools like Alexandria High School, Weaver High School, and Saks High School, which have higher academic achievement, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. The school's statewide ranking has also steadily declined from 183 out of 351 Alabama high schools in 2015-2016 to 167 out of 374 in 2024-2025, indicating a need for improvement. Addressing these issues will be crucial for improving the school's overall quality and outcomes for its students.

425

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,951

Per pupil spending ?

68.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

135 Pinson Rd
Anniston, AL 36201-5855

(256) 741-7603

District: Calhoun County

Feeder schools for Wellborn High School:

Elementary:

Wellborn Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.5%

African American:

13.2%

Hispanic:

12.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Alabama median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (27% vs 36% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg36%

Alabama avg36%

Middle school

313^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Alabama Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

167^th of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Alabama High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7High Schools in the Calhoun County

64^th of 135Calhoun 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	313 of 439	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	278 of 442	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	256 of 437	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	258 of 432	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	231 of 440	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.6	312 of 437	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	304 of 423	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.9	335 of 432	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.1	343 of 432	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.1	341 of 430	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.3	345 of 438	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	46.3	293 of 436	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.0	279 of 436	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	29.2	334 of 435	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.2	367 of 435	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.7	316 of 425	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.1	275 of 417	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.2	206 of 412	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.0	126 of 409	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	38.6	281 of 415	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	73.0	88 of 407	78.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	196 of 259	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.4	93 of 263	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.1	187 of 271	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	115 of 252	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	59 of 247	76.1%	★★★★☆
2017	58.9	56 of 205	72.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	7 of 117	94.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	324 of 415	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	280 of 426	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	185 of 417	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	231 of 423	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	223 of 415	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	232 of 399	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	272 of 392	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	19.0	316 of 380	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	87 of 173	49.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	253 of 428	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	230 of 437	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.2	154 of 410	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	158 of 421	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.4	139 of 415	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.5	238 of 396	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	238 of 396	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.2	280 of 349	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	286 of 422	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	258 of 428	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	294 of 419	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	284 of 427	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	223 of 418	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.9	326 of 399	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	297 of 397	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.9	270 of 380	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	64 of 271	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	47.8	121 of 281	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	62 of 281	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	27.2	213 of 256	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.0	184 of 274	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	189 of 254	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.3	87 of 223	61.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	317 of 377	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	309 of 373	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	295 of 370	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	263 of 376	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	248 of 369	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.7	315 of 343	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	320 of 331	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.4	242 of 247	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	167 of 374	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	167 of 378	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.3	206 of 371	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	241 of 367	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	257 of 371	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	256 of 366	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.2	292 of 356	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.6	298 of 353	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	44.8	183 of 351	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.8	223 of 353	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	26.2	277 of 358	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	60.9	128 of 358	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.5	125 of 358	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.9	173 of 360	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	34.3	283 of 358	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.2	231 of 357	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.3	173 of 359	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	41.0	240 of 358	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.7	139 of 357	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.7	128 of 359	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.0	142 of 357	60.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	29.9	161 of 224	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	60.5	53 of 222	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	60.0	53 of 228	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	60.8	67 of 224	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	17.6	207 of 223	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	36.0	119 of 189	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	177 of 359	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.2	209 of 366	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	157 of 358	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.2	222 of 367	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	282 of 359	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	241 of 354	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	259 of 347	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.6	284 of 343	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	73 of 367	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.8	109 of 375	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	31.0	239 of 349	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	172 of 361	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.3	243 of 361	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	177 of 358	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.9	236 of 349	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.0	231 of 315	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	148 of 363	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	140 of 368	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.2	274 of 358	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	232 of 366	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	219 of 366	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.9	271 of 357	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	302 of 350	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.1	285 of 339	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	176 of 194	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	47.7	82 of 198	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.6	150 of 182	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	84.3	15 of 169	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	22.4	145 of 171	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	130 of 160	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	178 of 325	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	163 of 325	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.1	193 of 317	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.8	288 of 326	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	269 of 319	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	282 of 313	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	289 of 300	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.5	226 of 230	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)94th percentile+65 vs school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile+48 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-13 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2023)28th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English43%-4 vs state

Science28%-9 vs state

Mathematics9%-15 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Tuesday, April 15, 2014

A great school would send my kid there Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, September 3, 2010

I attended Wellborn.Now my oldest Graduated from Wellborn and my youngest is a Junior.Wellborn is a tight nit community where kid is almost like your own.Everone sticks close together and cares for one another.My two nieces also attend Wellborn and the educational oportunities are excellent from extra curricular activities to the classes itself.The kids form a special bond with the teachers,other students,and parents.Its on of the best schools I have been to and my kids have been to. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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)
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
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
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)
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
Munford High School	Public	9-12	300 Cedars Road	Munford	36268	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5220	385	22	17.2	48.6%	258 (67.0%)	99 (25.7%)	16 (4.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	51.9	168^th of 374 public high schools	55.1%		53.7	152^nd of 378 public high schools	59.8%	16			20.2		25.5			29.8	$9,933	$1,567	$8,336

Frequently Asked Questions about Wellborn High School

How many students attend Wellborn High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended Wellborn High School.

Is Wellborn High School a good school?

Wellborn High School ranks 167^th of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Wellborn High School?

Wellborn High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Wellborn Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Wellborn High School?

Students at Wellborn High School are 72% White, 13% African American, 13% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Wellborn High School in?

Calhoun County

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