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Notasulga High School

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
584th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 686 Alabama Alternative Schools
Better than 15% of Alabama alternative schools
Summary

Notasulga High School is a small, rural public school in Notasulga, AL, serving 258 students across grades PK-12 within the Macon County district. The school offers a notably intimate learning environment with a 12:1 student-teacher ratio, and it serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged community, with 78% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

Academically, the school shows a mixed picture. There are genuine bright spots in early elementary grades—3rd grade English proficiency (55.56%) actually exceeds the district average, and 3rd grade math (38.89%) substantially outperforms the district's 26.5%. However, these gains fade dramatically by middle school. By 6th grade, English proficiency drops to just 14.29%, and math falls to 4.76%. The most concerning trend is in high school math: 11th grade has recorded a 0% proficiency rate for four consecutive years. Science is a relative strength, with 8th grade proficiency (44.44%) well above the district's 27.03% and approaching the state average. The graduation rate has been volatile, swinging from 95% to 74% and back to 84.6% in recent years, though chronic absenteeism has improved significantly from 43.9% to 21.6%.

Comparing Notasulga to nearby Auburn Junior High School—just 12 miles away in the Auburn City district—reveals stark contrasts. Auburn's 8th grade math proficiency (58.15%) is more than triple Notasulga's (16.67%), and its English proficiency (78.33%) more than doubles Notasulga's (33.33%). These gaps align with significant economic differences: Notasulga's free/reduced lunch rate is 2.5 times higher than Auburn's. Notably, Notasulga actually spends more per student ($13,672) than Auburn ($9,349), yet achieves far lower outcomes—a reminder that higher spending doesn't automatically translate to better results. While the small class sizes and early elementary strengths offer a foundation to build on, the persistent middle and high school challenges suggest families should carefully consider the academic trajectory their child would experience here.

258
Students ?
12.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,672
Per pupil spending ?
78.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 500 E Main St
       Notasulga, AL  36866

(334) 724-1240

District: Macon County

Racial breakdown:

African American:
78.7%
White:
7.4%
Hispanic:
6.6%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2023 → 5th in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Alabama average (21% vs 46% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)
!Graduation rate below the Alabama average (85% vs 92%)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school21%
District avg25%
Alabama avg46%
Elementary school
584th of 686
Alabama public elementary schools ?
Bottom 15%▲ up 4 pts since 2016
From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
374th of 443
Alabama public middle schools ?
Bottom 16%▲ up 7 pts since 2016
From bottom 8% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
361st of 380
Alabama public high schools ?
Bottom 5%▼ down 14 pts since 2016
From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202616.0584 of 68614.9%★☆☆☆☆
202510.4633 of 6806.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.1643 of 6846.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.4662 of 6802.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.5611 of 68711.1%★☆☆☆☆
20219.9661 of 6924.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.0535 of 68121.4%★☆☆☆☆
201817.1573 of 68015.7%★☆☆☆☆
20179.4646 of 6886.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201613.5616 of 69110.9%★☆☆☆☆
20157.3676 of 6912.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20145.6691 of 6950.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201312.0675 of 6963.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201244.1476 of 69631.6%★★☆☆☆
201117.7654 of 7097.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20102.3702 of 7040.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20092.1696 of 6960.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20087.5690 of 6981.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20070.2698 of 6980.0%☆☆☆☆☆
200616.4646 of 6896.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200512.0665 of 6883.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200417.8556 of 62310.8%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202619.1392 of 4298.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202525.9346 of 42719.0%★☆☆☆☆
202422.0368 of 42012.4%★☆☆☆☆
202316.8403 of 4275.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202224.9347 of 42618.5%★☆☆☆☆
202122.4368 of 42613.6%★☆☆☆☆
201936.5281 of 42634.0%★★☆☆☆
201830.7323 of 42323.6%★☆☆☆☆
201711.5329 of 3362.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202620.1525 of 65219.5%★☆☆☆☆
202524.2507 of 64921.9%★☆☆☆☆
202417.7551 of 65015.2%★☆☆☆☆
202314.4569 of 64511.8%★☆☆☆☆
202210.0622 of 6565.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.8604 of 6567.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201850.8337 of 64047.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202616.8590 of 66811.7%★☆☆☆☆
202514.0613 of 6607.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.5645 of 6703.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.2610 of 6232.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.0622 of 6514.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.8641 of 6531.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201929.3491 of 64924.3%★☆☆☆☆
201817.6574 of 65111.8%★☆☆☆☆
201711.6528 of 5676.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202513.4587 of 6519.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.4623 of 6494.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.5582 of 66913.0%★☆☆☆☆
202110.7633 of 6695.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.0641 of 6501.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.4607 of 6506.6%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202616.8374 of 44315.6%★☆☆☆☆
202513.0399 of 4399.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.1398 of 44210.0%★☆☆☆☆
202311.5402 of 4378.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.6390 of 4329.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.8373 of 44015.2%★☆☆☆☆
201916.3367 of 43716.0%★☆☆☆☆
201811.3371 of 42312.3%★☆☆☆☆
20177.9408 of 4325.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20169.6397 of 4328.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20159.2406 of 4305.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201414.9379 of 43813.5%★☆☆☆☆
201314.0402 of 4367.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201223.2361 of 43617.2%★☆☆☆☆
20111.3433 of 4350.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20104.2426 of 4352.1%☆☆☆☆☆
200914.0391 of 4258.0%☆☆☆☆☆
200812.0394 of 4175.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20075.9399 of 4123.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200617.6369 of 4099.8%★☆☆☆☆
200533.3299 of 41528.0%★☆☆☆☆
200446.7215 of 40747.2%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202629.0199 of 26625.2%★☆☆☆☆
202519.1242 of 2596.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202421.0241 of 26910.4%★☆☆☆☆
202327.7205 of 26322.1%★☆☆☆☆
202229.4203 of 27125.1%★☆☆☆☆
202131.2185 of 26630.5%★★☆☆☆
201934.2163 of 25235.3%★★☆☆☆
201821.6208 of 24715.8%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
20247.1422 of 4260.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.5362 of 41713.2%★☆☆☆☆
202216.3362 of 42314.4%★☆☆☆☆
202137.7267 of 41535.7%★★☆☆☆
201919.1332 of 39916.8%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202616.3389 of 43210.0%★☆☆☆☆
202516.9382 of 42810.7%★☆☆☆☆
202411.5414 of 4375.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.6370 of 4109.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.2371 of 42111.9%★☆☆☆☆
202111.5408 of 4151.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.8342 of 39613.6%★☆☆☆☆
201814.0357 of 3969.8%★☆☆☆☆
201714.3312 of 34910.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
20259.0408 of 4223.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.0398 of 4195.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.7417 of 4272.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.1409 of 4182.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.0355 of 39710.6%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
20269.4361 of 3805.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202511.1358 of 3744.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.3362 of 3784.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.0318 of 37114.3%★☆☆☆☆
202222.8286 of 36722.1%★☆☆☆☆
20216.1368 of 3710.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.0360 of 3661.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.6351 of 3561.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20176.8346 of 3532.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201622.2283 of 35119.4%★☆☆☆☆
201512.5314 of 35311.0%★☆☆☆☆
20147.8350 of 3582.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201365.481 of 35877.4%★★★★☆
201247.5231 of 35835.5%★★☆☆☆
201151.2205 of 36043.1%★★☆☆☆
201062.2133 of 35862.8%★★★☆☆
200953.1187 of 35747.6%★★☆☆☆
200836.7272 of 35924.2%★☆☆☆☆
200754.7181 of 35849.4%★★☆☆☆
200653.1184 of 35748.5%★★☆☆☆
200516.6338 of 3595.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200428.0303 of 35715.1%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202624.9190 of 23418.8%★☆☆☆☆
202527.1184 of 22819.3%★☆☆☆☆
202427.4180 of 23122.1%★☆☆☆☆
202336.3136 of 22439.3%★★☆☆☆
202251.473 of 22267.1%★★★☆☆
202117.0218 of 2284.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.7212 of 2245.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.2215 of 2233.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202318.9300 of 35816.2%★☆☆☆☆
202211.6333 of 3679.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20192.4353 of 3540.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202619.8329 of 37712.7%★☆☆☆☆
202511.0360 of 3671.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.7346 of 3757.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.5342 of 3492.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202227.4268 of 36125.8%★☆☆☆☆
20195.2352 of 3581.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20179.5311 of 3151.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
20267.6370 of 3751.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.0315 of 35812.0%★☆☆☆☆
202240.8202 of 36644.8%★★☆☆☆
20217.7360 of 3661.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.4346 of 3573.1%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Female (2026)19th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile-3 vs school
Male (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school
African American (2026)9th percentile-6 vs school
Middle school
African American (2026)25th percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile-6 vs school
Male (2025)3rd percentile-6 vs school
Female (2024)1st percentile-9 vs school
High school
African American (2026)19th percentile+14 vs school
Female (2023)16th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile+8 vs school
Male (2026)1st percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?
English31%-26 vs state
Science20%-27 vs state
Mathematics11%-23 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 258 students attended Notasulga High School.

Notasulga High School ranks in the bottom 14.9% of Alabama alternative schools.

Students at Notasulga High School are 79% African American, 7% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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