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Southern Choctaw High School

Public Grades 7-12

335^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 10% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Southern Choctaw High School is a public high school located in Gilbertown, Alabama, serving grades 7-12 with 217 students. The school is part of the Choctaw County School District, which is ranked 119 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite higher per-student spending than the district's Choctaw County High School, Southern Choctaw High School consistently ranks in the bottom third of Alabama high schools, with its performance on state assessments significantly below the state and county averages across all subjects and grade levels. The school's graduation rate has fluctuated between 84.1% and 93.3% in recent years, which is generally lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 5.4% to 13.6%.

The school's chronic absenteeism rate, between 14.8% and 19.0%, is also significantly higher than the state average. While the school's student-teacher ratio has been relatively high, ranging from 13.5 to 17.4 students per teacher, the district may need to re-evaluate its resource allocation to ensure the school has the necessary staffing and support to improve student outcomes. Overall, Southern Choctaw High School faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, equity, and resource allocation, suggesting that substantial interventions and support may be needed to provide a high-quality education for all students.

211

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,337

Per pupil spending ?

76.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10941 Highway 17
Gilbertown, AL 36908

(251) 206-6924

District: Choctaw County

Feeder schools for Southern Choctaw High School:

Elementary:

Southern Choctaw Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.5%

White:

41.7%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (15% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (19% vs 12% Alabama)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg16%

Alabama avg36%

Middle school

376^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

335^th of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Alabama High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Choctaw County

119^th of 135Choctaw 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	17.2	376 of 439	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	297 of 442	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	346 of 437	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	351 of 432	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	431 of 440	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	385 of 437	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	350 of 423	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.9	375 of 432	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.4	332 of 432	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.4	344 of 430	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.4	350 of 438	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.1	394 of 436	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	22.3	366 of 436	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.7	324 of 435	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.0	319 of 435	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.2	329 of 425	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.2	252 of 417	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.1	218 of 412	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.7	310 of 409	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	42.7	256 of 415	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	62.1	133 of 407	67.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	203 of 259	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	62.3	68 of 269	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	49.5	99 of 263	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.7	189 of 271	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.2	265 of 266	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	224 of 252	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	206 of 247	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.8	197 of 205	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	349 of 415	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.2	243 of 426	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	227 of 417	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	316 of 423	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	389 of 415	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	365 of 399	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	324 of 392	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.3	336 of 380	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	397 of 428	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	45.5	226 of 437	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.5	341 of 410	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	359 of 421	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	409 of 415	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	377 of 396	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	355 of 396	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.5	343 of 349	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	358 of 422	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	310 of 428	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	365 of 419	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	370 of 427	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	416 of 418	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	334 of 399	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	341 of 397	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.3	337 of 380	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	338 of 377	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	334 of 373	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	356 of 370	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	347 of 376	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	366 of 369	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	333 of 343	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	326 of 331	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.8	241 of 247	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	335 of 374	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	320 of 378	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	354 of 371	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	267 of 367	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	359 of 371	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	276 of 366	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	289 of 356	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.9	234 of 353	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.7	194 of 351	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.2	205 of 353	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.5	195 of 358	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.2	137 of 358	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.9	177 of 358	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.9	207 of 360	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.8	223 of 358	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.7	189 of 357	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	70.3	68 of 359	81.1%	★★★★☆
2007	41.6	238 of 358	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	66.9	90 of 357	74.8%	★★★★☆
2005	52.9	183 of 359	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	68.2	93 of 357	73.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	183 of 228	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	209 of 231	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	205 of 224	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	211 of 222	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	200 of 228	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	138 of 224	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	137 of 223	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.0	64 of 189	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	295 of 359	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	330 of 366	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	283 of 367	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	323 of 359	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	251 of 354	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	296 of 347	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.0	244 of 343	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	339 of 367	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	335 of 375	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	342 of 349	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	292 of 361	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	352 of 361	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	309 of 358	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	284 of 349	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	51.1	127 of 315	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	357 of 363	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	296 of 368	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	346 of 358	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	235 of 366	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	7.7	360 of 366	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	273 of 357	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	268 of 350	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.5	201 of 339	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	302 of 325	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	253 of 325	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	313 of 317	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	40.5	172 of 326	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	4.3	319 of 319	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	235 of 313	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	268 of 300	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.3	125 of 230	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

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

African American (2025)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

White (2025)10th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-7 vs school

High school

African American (2025)20th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)2nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English24%-23 vs state

Science15%-22 vs state

Mathematics6%-18 vs state

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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
Southern Choctaw High School	Public	7-12	10941 Highway 17	Gilbertown	36908	Choctaw County	Choctaw County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 206-6924	211	11	20.0	76.8%	88 (41.7%)	117 (55.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	13.6	335^th of 374 public high schools	10.4%		16.7	320^th of 378 public high schools	15.3%	15	10.0	5.7	2.4	17.1	11.9	36.7	28.6	7.9	$12,337	$2,515	$9,776
Choctaw County High School	Public	7-12	277 Tom Orr Drive	Butler	36904	Choctaw County	Choctaw County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 459-2139	231	14	17.1	76.6%	21 (9.1%)	206 (89.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	21.3	294^th of 374 public high schools	21.4%		10.8	359^th of 378 public high schools	5.0%	65	4.1	5.7	8.3	31.4	13.9	30.6	34.3	13.9	$10,983	$2,047	$8,891

Frequently Asked Questions about Southern Choctaw High School

What is the racial makeup of Southern Choctaw High School?

Students at Southern Choctaw High School are 55% African American, 42% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Southern Choctaw High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 211 students attended Southern Choctaw High School.

What district is Southern Choctaw High School in?

Choctaw County

What schools feed into Southern Choctaw High School?

Southern Choctaw High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Southern Choctaw Elementary School

Is Southern Choctaw High School a good school?

Southern Choctaw High School ranks in the bottom 10.4% of Alabama high schools.

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