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Sardis High School

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Sardis High School ranks 164 th of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

164^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 56% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Sardis High School is a public high school located in Sardis City, Alabama, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 585. The school is part of the Etowah County School District, which is ranked 53 out of 135 districts in Alabama and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sardis High School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 68th out of 356 Alabama high schools in 2017-2018 (4-star rating) to 275th out of 371 in 2020-2021 (1-star rating). In the most recent school year (2024-2025), the school ranked 164th out of 374 Alabama high schools and received a 3-star rating. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with higher rankings for Hispanic students and Special Education students, but lower rankings for White students and Multi-racial students. Sardis High School's graduation rates have also fluctuated, ranging from 88.2% in 2022-2023 to 98.5% in 2023-2024, and its dropout rate has varied from 4.8% in 2016-2017 to 10.0% in the same year.

Compared to nearby schools, such as West End High School and Asbury High School, Sardis High School's performance is generally on par or slightly lower. However, the school performs better than Etowah High School, which is located in the Attalla City district. Sardis High School has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which may contribute to its lower academic performance compared to the state and county averages. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.8% to 25.4%, which could also be a factor in its lower academic achievement.

546

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,558

Per pupil spending ?

48.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1420 Church St
Sardis City, AL 35956

(256) 593-5221

District: Etowah County

Feeder schools for Sardis High School:

Elementary:	Carlisle Elementary School
	Duck Springs Elementary School
	Whitesboro Elementary School
Middle:	Sardis Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.1%

Hispanic:

13.9%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 26th percentile in 2021 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Alabama average (92%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 56th (2025) from a 26th-percentile low (2021)

✓Above the Alabama median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

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

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg25%

Alabama avg29%

164^th of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6High Schools in the Etowah County

53^rd of 135Etowah 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
2015	53.6	180 of 430	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.4	101 of 438	76.9%	★★★★☆
2013	53.7	236 of 436	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.8	238 of 436	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	64.2	156 of 435	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.9	155 of 435	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.7	235 of 425	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	22.9	354 of 417	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	45.6	239 of 412	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.1	287 of 409	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.0	272 of 415	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.4	289 of 407	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	164 of 374	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.0	238 of 378	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	205 of 371	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	180 of 367	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.2	275 of 371	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.8	140 of 366	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.1	68 of 356	80.9%	★★★★☆
2017	60.2	113 of 353	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.9	129 of 351	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.9	78 of 353	77.9%	★★★★☆
2014	63.2	111 of 358	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.7	249 of 358	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.8	263 of 358	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	55.0	181 of 360	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.8	257 of 358	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	50.6	200 of 357	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.3	257 of 359	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	50.5	203 of 358	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.6	197 of 357	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	66.5	100 of 359	72.1%	★★★★☆
2004	71.5	70 of 357	80.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	155 of 359	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.3	223 of 366	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	211 of 358	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.4	101 of 367	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	41.3	205 of 359	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.7	129 of 354	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	86.2	44 of 347	87.3%	★★★★☆
2017	69.0	88 of 343	74.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	71 of 142	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.5	87 of 139	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.6	104 of 122	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	64 of 114	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	83 of 113	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	217 of 367	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	257 of 375	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.0	117 of 349	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	85 of 361	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	34.3	236 of 361	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.6	58 of 358	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	90.7	26 of 349	92.6%	★★★★★
2017	62.0	81 of 315	74.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	166 of 363	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.1	240 of 368	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	189 of 358	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	272 of 366	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	313 of 366	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.6	161 of 357	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	121 of 350	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.2	160 of 339	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	34 of 66	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	16.6	48 of 56	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	41 of 45	8.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	54 of 194	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	29.4	145 of 198	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	154 of 182	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	148 of 169	12.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	173 of 196	11.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	110 of 171	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	87 of 160	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	189 of 325	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	251 of 325	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	228 of 317	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	239 of 326	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	294 of 319	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	169 of 313	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.9	123 of 300	59.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

High school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile~ school

Male (2025)54th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)48th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Science30%~ state avg

English25%-5 vs state

Mathematics22%~ state avg

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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
Sardis High School	Public	9-12	1420 Church St	Sardis City	35956	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 593-5221	546	32	16.8	48.7%	432 (79.1%)	3 (0.5%)	76 (13.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	28 (5.1%)	53.4	164^th of 374 public high schools	56.1%		36	238^th of 378 public high schools	37.0%	74			21.8		30.0			25.0	$9,558	$1,497	$8,025
Boaz High School	Public	9-12	907 Brown St	Boaz	35957	Marshall County	Boaz City	No	No	No	No	(256) 593-2401	721	41	17.6	64.6%	331 (45.9%)	19 (2.6%)	335 (46.5%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.7%)	11 (1.5%)	14 (1.9%)	54.2	158^th of 374 public high schools	57.8%		44.9	201^st of 378 public high schools	46.8%	43			28.7		25.7			23.8	$10,081	$993	$8,825
Albertville Innovation Academy	Public	9-12	510 McDonald Av	Albertville	35950	Marshall County	Albertville City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(256) 891-1183	507	28	18.1	60.2%	143 (28.2%)	32 (6.3%)	317 (62.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)								(n/a)
Albertville High School	Public	9-12	402 E McCord Ave	Albertville	35950	Marshall County	Albertville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 894-5000	1,244	67	18.7	64.1%	419 (33.7%)	56 (4.5%)	714 (57.4%)	7 (0.6%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.4%)	39.4	213^th of 374 public high schools	43.0%		47.6	183^rd of 378 public high schools	51.6%	30			15.6		23.9			21.2	$9,521	$1,161	$8,285
Crossville High School	Public	9-12	5405 Co Road 28	Crossville	35962	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 528-7858	649	38	17.0	83.8%	96 (14.8%)	2 (0.3%)	543 (83.7%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	21.4	291^st of 374 public high schools	22.2%		22.4	294^th of 378 public high schools	22.2%	3			11.7		14.1			9.6	$8,679	$1,171	$7,491
Douglas High School	Public	9-12	225 Eagle Drive	Douglas	35964	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 593-2810	727	35	20.6	64.8%	355 (48.8%)	12 (1.7%)	342 (47.0%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.8%)	63	118^th of 374 public high schools	68.4%		60.9	119^th of 378 public high schools	68.5%	1			17.4		40.0			32.2	$11,051	$1,422	$9,617
Etowah High School	Public	9-12	201 Case Avenue SE	Attalla	35954	Etowah County	Attalla City	No	No	No	No	(256) 538-8381	453	31	14.7	62.7%	303 (66.9%)	62 (13.7%)	51 (11.3%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.4%)	45.3	186^th of 374 public high schools	50.3%		82.8	47^th of 378 public high schools	87.6%	139			14.0		31.0			22.5	$11,236	$1,529	$9,664
Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	105 Burke Ave SE	Attalla	35954	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	No	(256) 538-3312																			(n/a)
West End High School	Public	7-12	4515 Elm St	Walnut Grove	35990	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 622-1112	370	21	17.6	54.6%	315 (85.1%)	7 (1.9%)	28 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	29.4	250^th of 374 public high schools	33.2%		21.4	300^th of 378 public high schools	20.6%	50	20.6	15.0	11.3	41.7	15.1	65.1	61.7	21.2	$10,088	$1,383	$8,704
Marshall Technical School	Public	10-12	12312 US Highway 431 S	Guntersville	35976	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	No	(256) 582-5629	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Sardis High School

What district is Sardis High School in?

Etowah County

Is Sardis High School a good school?

Sardis High School ranks 164^th of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Sardis High School?

Sardis High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Carlisle Elementary School
Elementary : Duck Springs Elementary School
Elementary : Whitesboro Elementary School
Middle : Sardis Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Sardis High School?

Students at Sardis High School are 79% White, 14% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Sardis High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 546 students attended Sardis High School.

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