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Cleburne County High School

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Cleburne County High School ranks 157 th of 386 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 8-12

157^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 386 Alabama High Schools

Better than 59% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Cleburne County High School in Heflin, AL, serves 555 students in grades 8 through 12 and is part of the Cleburne County district, which holds a 4-star rating.

One of the school's biggest strengths is its graduation rate. At 96.3% for the 2024-2025 school year, it outpaces the state average of 91.5% and beats nearby Oxford High School (93.7%), Jacksonville High School (90.8%), and Anniston High School (92.0%). The school also shows strong results in 8th grade, particularly in English where 68.63% of students are proficient—well above the state average of 58.53% and more than 12 points higher than Jacksonville High School's 8th-grade score. Science proficiency in 8th grade (54.9%) also exceeds the state average. These middle-school gains are notable, as 8th-grade math proficiency has climbed from under 4% in 2023-2024 to 18% in 2025-2026, suggesting targeted interventions are working.

However, the school faces challenges in upper grades. 11th-grade math proficiency (23.85%) and science proficiency (27.52%) both trail state averages, and chronic absenteeism (15.5%) is higher than the state rate of 12.0%, though it has improved from 23.0% the prior year. The student-teacher ratio of 19.6 is also higher than nearby schools like Oxford (15.3) and Jacksonville (15.9). Compared to White Plains High School, which posts a 100% graduation rate and lower absenteeism, Cleburne County trails in 11th-grade English and science. Still, the school outperforms Anniston High School across most metrics and holds its own against Oxford. With nearly half of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, the school's ability to graduate students at high rates and support 8th-grade growth makes it a solid mid-tier option in the region.

555

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,787

Per pupil spending ?

47.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

520 Evans Bridge Rd
Heflin, AL 36264-2235

(256) 463-2012

District: Cleburne County

Feeder schools for Cleburne County High School:

Elementary:	Cleburne County Elementary School
	Fruithurst Elementary School
	Pleasant Grove Elementary School
Middle:	Cleburne County Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.3%

African American:

5.4%

Hispanic:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2016 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Alabama average (92%)

✓Above the Alabama median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg39%

Alabama avg39%

Middle school

165^th of 449

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 37%▬ steady since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

157^th of 386

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to top 41% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Alabama High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Cleburne County

30^th of 140Cleburne 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
2026	58.2	165 of 449	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.9	208 of 439	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.6	313 of 442	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.6	179 of 437	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	178 of 432	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.4	162 of 440	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	48.8	215 of 409	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.1	210 of 415	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.7	159 of 407	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	199 of 427	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.9	239 of 415	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	223 of 426	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.4	151 of 417	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	175 of 423	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.9	156 of 415	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	196 of 438	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.2	152 of 428	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.2	345 of 437	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.1	171 of 410	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	264 of 421	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.4	135 of 415	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	134 of 426	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.7	166 of 422	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.1	351 of 428	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.6	193 of 419	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	186 of 427	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.2	160 of 418	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	125 of 269	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.0	119 of 271	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	13.3	276 of 281	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	95.6	6 of 281	97.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	196 of 359	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.9	255 of 377	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.9	320 of 373	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.4	202 of 370	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	199 of 376	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.9	187 of 369	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	53.8	157 of 386	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.6	171 of 374	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	204 of 378	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.7	124 of 371	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.6	73 of 367	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.2	70 of 371	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	54.3	170 of 366	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.2	141 of 356	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.5	170 of 353	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.1	86 of 351	75.5%	★★★★☆
2015	57.5	127 of 353	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.4	143 of 358	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.6	258 of 358	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	56.7	171 of 358	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.0	68 of 360	81.1%	★★★★☆
2010	63.0	129 of 358	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.8	127 of 357	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.0	82 of 359	77.2%	★★★★☆
2007	78.5	43 of 358	88.0%	★★★★☆
2006	50.9	203 of 357	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.1	212 of 359	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	49.8	190 of 357	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	48.3	186 of 377	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.0	135 of 359	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	187 of 366	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	156 of 358	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.1	70 of 367	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	63 of 359	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	55.3	152 of 354	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	116 of 347	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.8	161 of 343	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	149 of 383	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.9	208 of 367	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	195 of 375	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	145 of 349	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.3	83 of 361	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	71.1	72 of 361	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	55.0	155 of 358	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.7	91 of 349	73.9%	★★★★☆
2017	42.2	179 of 315	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	141 of 380	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.3	195 of 363	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	204 of 368	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.8	96 of 358	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	85 of 366	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	92 of 366	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	52.8	173 of 357	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	168 of 350	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.0	172 of 339	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	52.7	67 of 197	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.6	28 of 182	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	15.2	148 of 169	12.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	82.0	22 of 196	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	33.1	118 of 171	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	206 of 320	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.8	184 of 325	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	224 of 325	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	145 of 317	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	87 of 326	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	55.9	109 of 319	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.7	207 of 313	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	200 of 300	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.7	175 of 230	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Male (2026)69th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)54th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2026)53rd percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)45th percentile-18 vs school

High school

Special Education (2026)66th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)63rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile~ school

Female (2026)51st percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)36th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English53%+6 vs state

Science41%-4 vs state

Mathematics21%-6 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 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
Cleburne County High School	Public	8-12	520 Evans Bridge Rd	Heflin	36264	Cleburne County	Cleburne County	No	No	No	No	(256) 463-2012	555	28	19.6	47.7%	479 (86.3%)	30 (5.4%)	25 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	53.8	157^th of 386 public high schools	59.3%		51.6	171^st of 374 public high schools	54.3%	14		18.0	23.9	54.9	27.5		68.6	36.5	$9,787	$1,145	$8,505
Cleburne County Career Technical School	Public	7-12	11200 Highway 46	Heflin	36264	Cleburne County	Cleburne County	No	No	No	No	(256) 748-2961																			(n/a)
Cleburne County Alternative School	Public	6-12	11200 Highway 46	Heflin	36264	Cleburne County	Cleburne County	No	No	No	No	(256) 748-2961																			(n/a)
White Plains High School	Public	9-12	250 White Plains Rd	Anniston	36207	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-7800	396	22	18.4	40.4%	314 (79.3%)	18 (4.5%)	58 (14.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	76.2	78^th of 386 public high schools	79.8%		78.3	72^nd of 374 public high schools	80.7%	6			21.7		47.8			56.2	$10,143	$1,090	$9,007
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%)	19.7	314^th of 386 public high schools	18.7%		8.5	368^th of 374 public high schools	1.6%	54			11.8		8.4			18.8	$15,432	$2,684	$12,742
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)
Calhoun County Career Technical Center	Public	10-12	1200 Church St SE	Jacksonville	36265	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-4600	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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%)	58.3	136^th of 386 public high schools	64.8%		74.2	86^th of 374 public high schools	77.0%	50			23.3		33.0			37.0	$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)
Jacksonville High School	Public	7-12	1000 George Douthit Dr SW	Jacksonville	36265	Calhoun County	Jacksonville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 782-8800	756	48	15.9	44.4%	412 (54.5%)	202 (26.7%)	44 (5.8%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (12.2%)	80.6	58^th of 386 public high schools	85.0%		97.4	10^th of 374 public high schools	97.3%	48	14.2	24.8	31.9	47.9	44.8	70.0	56.2	49.1	$10,088	$1,256	$8,766

Frequently Asked Questions about Cleburne County High School

Is Cleburne County High School a good school?

Cleburne County High School ranks 157^th of 386 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Cleburne County High School in?

Cleburne County

What is the racial makeup of Cleburne County High School?

Students at Cleburne County High School are 86% White, 5% African American, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Cleburne County High School?

Cleburne County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cleburne County Elementary School
Elementary : Fruithurst Elementary School
Elementary : Pleasant Grove Elementary School
Middle : Cleburne County Middle School

How many students attend Cleburne County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 555 students attended Cleburne County High School.

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