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Center Point High School

Q: Is Center Point High School a good school?

Center Point High School ranks in the bottom 2.9% of Alabama high schools.

Q: How many students attend Center Point High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 685 students attended Center Point High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Center Point High School?

Students at Center Point High School are 89% African American, 8% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

Q: What schools feed into Center Point High School?

Center Point High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Center Point Elementary School Elementary : Erwin Intermediate School Middle : Erwin Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

369^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 380 Alabama High Schools

Better than 3% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Center Point High School is a public high school in Center Point, AL, serving 685 students in grades 9-12 within the Jefferson County school district, where about 81% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in the single digits across core subjects—just 3% in math, 4% in English, and 8% in science for 11th graders. These scores are roughly 5-9 times below state averages and place the school in the bottom 3-4% of Alabama high schools. For comparison, nearby Gardendale High School ranks in the 63rd percentile, while Hewitt-Trussville High School, just 6 miles away, ranks 6th in the state with 60-70% proficiency. Despite these academic struggles, the school maintains a graduation rate of 89.8%, close to the state average, and has made remarkable progress reducing chronic absenteeism from 34.7% to 10.5%—now better than the state average and the best in its local cluster.

There are some notable bright spots. The school has the lowest student-teacher ratio (14.8:1) among nearby schools, and it spends more per student ($12,293) than any neighboring Jefferson County school. English Language Learners perform particularly well, ranking in the 51st percentile statewide. However, the disconnect between high graduation rates and very low proficiency suggests students may be earning diplomas without the academic foundation needed for college or career success. The school also shows inconsistent results for special education students, with rankings fluctuating significantly year to year. While resources and attendance have improved, translating these into academic gains remains the school's most pressing challenge.

685

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,293

Per pupil spending ?

80.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Eagle Drive
Center Point, AL 35215

(205) 379-3400

District: Jefferson County

Feeder schools for Center Point High School:

Elementary:	Center Point Elementary School
	Erwin Intermediate School
Middle:	Erwin Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.3%

Hispanic:

8.0%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (5% vs 32% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!English scores 30 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school5%

District avg20%

Alabama avg32%

369^th of 380

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 13High Schools in the Jefferson County

101^st of 139Jefferson 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	7.9	369 of 380	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.1	363 of 374	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	361 of 378	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	358 of 371	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	358 of 367	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	361 of 371	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	340 of 366	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	337 of 356	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.5	323 of 353	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.3	346 of 351	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.7	328 of 353	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.9	314 of 358	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.9	341 of 358	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.6	351 of 358	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.2	342 of 360	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	24.8	312 of 358	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.1	339 of 357	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.9	343 of 359	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.8	353 of 358	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	19.2	326 of 357	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	16.5	339 of 359	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	35.5	277 of 357	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	202 of 234	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	195 of 228	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	199 of 231	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	211 of 224	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	205 of 222	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	201 of 228	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	185 of 224	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	191 of 223	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	44 of 89	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	8.4	357 of 372	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.4	352 of 359	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	350 of 366	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	338 of 358	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	335 of 367	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	350 of 359	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	327 of 354	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	334 of 347	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.7	296 of 343	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	121 of 142	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	91 of 114	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	11.6	363 of 377	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	350 of 367	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	347 of 375	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	333 of 349	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	352 of 361	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	337 of 361	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	324 of 358	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	326 of 349	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.7	295 of 315	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	8.3	365 of 375	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	343 of 363	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	348 of 368	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	350 of 358	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	363 of 366	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	340 of 366	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	335 of 357	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	324 of 350	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.8	318 of 339	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	8.7	122 of 122	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	27.5	159 of 197	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.3	116 of 194	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.5	175 of 198	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	160 of 182	12.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	148 of 169	12.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	50.7	85 of 196	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.2	98 of 171	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	114 of 160	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	311 of 325	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	319 of 326	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)51st percentile+48 vs school

Special Education (2026)19th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2026)14th percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)<1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science8%-28 vs state

English4%-30 vs state

Mathematics3%-24 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 6th Grade	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 6th 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
Center Point High School	Public	9-12	1000 Eagle Drive	Center Point	35215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3400	685	46	14.8	80.7%	7 (1.0%)	612 (89.3%)	55 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	7.9	369^th of 380 public high schools	2.9%		10.1	363^rd of 374 public high schools	2.9%	6				3.0		7.9				3.7	$12,293	$1,996	$10,274
Huffman High SchoolMagnet	Public, Magnet	9-12	900 Springville Rd	Birmingham	35215	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(205) 231-5000	1,094	59	18.5	79.8%	12 (1.1%)	950 (86.8%)	111 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (1.8%)	19.2	314^th of 380 public high schools	17.4%		14.5	330^th of 374 public high schools	11.8%	16				19.3		7.1				7.5	$12,100	$1,892	$10,205
Pinson Valley High School	Public	9-12	6895 Highway 75	Pinson	35126	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5100	1,025	63	16.4	66.5%	142 (13.9%)	540 (52.7%)	320 (31.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.0%)	16.6	330^th of 380 public high schools	13.2%		13.9	334^th of 374 public high schools	10.7%	4				8.2		16.7				11.8	$9,579	$741	$8,819
Fultondale High School	Public	6-12	2023 Wildcat Parkway	Birmingham	35217	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-3500	848	49	17.4	71.6%	121 (14.3%)	422 (49.8%)	290 (34.2%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	21.5	302^nd of 380 public high schools	20.5%		19.6	299^th of 374 public high schools	20.1%	3	7.0	12.1	11.7	14.1	42.3	22.4	33.9	44.4	42.3	5.0	$9,557	$903	$8,631
Tarrant High School	Public	7-12	91 Black Creek Road	Tarrant	35217	Jefferson County	Tarrant City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 849-0172	597	37	16.1	78.7%	14 (2.3%)	305 (51.1%)	251 (42.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	10 (1.7%)	9.6	360^th of 380 public high schools	5.3%		11.4	355^th of 374 public high schools	5.1%	5		1.4	2.4	1.7	14.3	11.9		26.4	27.4	7.0	$11,985	$2,197	$9,781
ClayChalkville High School	Public	9-12	6623 Roe Chandler Rd	Pinson	35126	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-3050	1,377	80	17.2	67.0%	97 (7.0%)	1,127 (81.8%)	127 (9.2%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	18 (1.3%)	16.9	328^th of 380 public high schools	13.7%		11.2	357^th of 374 public high schools	4.5%	29				12.9		13.2				9.2	$8,897	$843	$8,036
HewittTrussville High School	Public	9-12	6450 Husky Parkway	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Trussville City	No	No	No	No	(205) 228-4000	1,571	100	15.7	15.3%	1,185 (75.4%)	254 (16.2%)	52 (3.3%)	39 (2.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (2.3%)	99	6^th of 380 public high schools	98.4%		99.6	5^th of 374 public high schools	98.7%	1				60.8		65.7				69.5	$11,143	$826	$10,308
Gardendale High School	Public	9-12	800 Main St	Gardendale	35071	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-3600	1,076	59	18.3	38.6%	616 (57.2%)	318 (29.6%)	97 (9.0%)	22 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.8%)	57.5	139^th of 380 public high schools	63.4%		45.2	187^th of 374 public high schools	50.0%	48				23.0		37.7				31.6	$9,268	$941	$8,304
Shades Valley High School	Public	9-12	6100 Old Leeds Rd	Irondale	35210	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5350	1,094	65	16.8	54.7%	200 (18.3%)	570 (52.1%)	280 (25.6%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.2%)	25.8	282^nd of 380 public high schools	25.8%		62.9	119^th of 374 public high schools	68.2%	163				10.6		26.5				14.0	$9,072	$539	$8,510
Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet	Public, Magnet	9-12	5620 First Ave N	Birmingham	35212	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(205) 231-8000	750	32	23.4	83.7%	12 (1.6%)	624 (83.2%)	106 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	8.7	364^th of 380 public high schools	4.2%		12.9	344^th of 374 public high schools	8.0%	20				2.5		4.4				9.5	$12,324	$1,430	$10,891

Frequently Asked Questions about Center Point High School

What is the racial makeup of Center Point High School?

Students at Center Point High School are 89% African American, 8% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

What district is Center Point High School in?

Jefferson County

Is Center Point High School a good school?

Center Point High School ranks in the bottom 2.9% of Alabama high schools.

What schools feed into Center Point High School?

Center Point High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Center Point Elementary School
Elementary : Erwin Intermediate School
Middle : Erwin Middle School

How many students attend Center Point High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 685 students attended Center Point High School.

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