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Amelia L Johnson High School

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Amelia L Johnson High School ranks 509 th of 686 Alabama alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

509^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Alternative Schools

Better than 26% of Alabama alternative schools

Summary

Amelia L Johnson High School is a small, alternative public school in Thomaston, AL, serving 142 students in grades PK through 12 within the Marengo County school district, where 83.8% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school stands out for its exceptional graduation rate of 93.7%, which beats both the district (90.3%) and state (91.7%) averages—a remarkable feat for an alternative school serving a highly economically disadvantaged population. The school also offers a superior student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1, meaning your child gets significantly more individual attention than at nearby Sweet Water High School (15.7:1) or Marengo High School (13.1:1). Per-student spending is also higher here at $15,738, compared to $10,240 at Sweet Water and $11,263 at Robert C Hatch High School. Additionally, chronic absenteeism has been cut in half—from 20.3% to 10.1%—now below the state average, showing real progress in getting kids to school consistently.

However, academic performance tells a more complex story. Early grades show promise—3rd grade English proficiency (58.33%) is competitive with the state average (64.75%) and far above Robert C Hatch (42.42%), while 4th grade English (50%) actually exceeds the district average (48.57%). But by 11th grade, proficiency drops dramatically: only 21.43% in math, 14.29% in science, and 14.29% in English, all well below state averages. The most concerning data point is the "8th grade cliff"—in 2024-2025, 8th grade math proficiency was 0% and English just 10.53%, a stunning decline from that same cohort's 62.5% English proficiency in 6th grade. While the school's small size and high investment clearly help students graduate, the significant achievement gap that develops during middle and high school years represents the school's biggest challenge and most critical opportunity for intervention.

142

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,882

Per pupil spending ?

83.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 Coates Ave
Thomaston, AL 36783

(334) 627-3364

District: Marengo County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.9%

White:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2022 → 27th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2022

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (31% vs 46% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 23 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg42%

Alabama avg46%

Elementary school

509^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

280^th of 386

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 14 pts since 2017

From bottom 13% (2017) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Alternative Schools in the Marengo County

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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	509 of 686	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	532 of 684	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	465 of 680	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	7.5	678 of 687	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	647 of 692	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	541 of 681	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	535 of 680	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.3	677 of 688	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.3	617 of 691	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.8	657 of 691	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	17.3	606 of 695	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.6	620 of 696	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.5	618 of 696	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.1	469 of 709	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.8	492 of 704	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	13.3	660 of 696	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	20.8	634 of 698	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.1	646 of 698	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	17.4	641 of 689	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	20.4	614 of 688	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.2	524 of 623	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	53.7	169 of 428	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	111 of 427	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	14.7	419 of 426	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	380 of 426	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.5	201 of 426	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.5	246 of 423	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	13.7	322 of 336	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	13.1	586 of 646	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	34.8	462 of 667	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.8	594 of 653	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	436 of 649	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	466 of 651	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.1	555 of 567	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	312 of 439	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	344 of 437	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	394 of 432	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	380 of 440	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	390 of 437	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	359 of 423	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.2	403 of 432	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.7	395 of 432	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	21.2	340 of 430	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.8	367 of 438	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.4	398 of 436	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.7	417 of 436	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	20.7	368 of 435	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.8	382 of 435	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.8	403 of 425	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	20.0	366 of 417	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.7	336 of 412	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.0	382 of 409	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	30.4	311 of 415	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.5	385 of 407	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	112 of 259	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	107 of 263	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.8	228 of 271	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	181 of 266	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	207 of 252	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	167 of 247	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	20.2	186 of 205	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	389 of 415	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	321 of 417	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	355 of 392	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	276 of 428	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.2	183 of 410	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	13.7	393 of 421	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	339 of 415	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	334 of 396	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	322 of 396	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.3	329 of 349	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	280 of 386	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	369 of 371	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	323 of 367	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	364 of 371	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	358 of 366	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	327 of 356	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.0	306 of 353	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.3	323 of 358	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	48.2	238 of 358	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.2	146 of 358	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	74.7	56 of 360	84.4%	★★★★☆
2010	67.4	99 of 358	72.3%	★★★★☆
2009	42.6	241 of 357	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	23.1	328 of 359	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	40.6	244 of 358	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.3	309 of 357	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	56.6	157 of 359	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	15.3	338 of 357	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	52.5	91 of 238	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	14.2	219 of 224	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	137 of 222	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.6	209 of 228	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	214 of 224	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	169 of 223	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.4	106 of 189	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	293 of 377	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	291 of 367	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	245 of 383	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	8.5	342 of 349	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	351 of 361	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	349 of 361	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	346 of 358	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	302 of 349	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.1	254 of 315	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	11.3	344 of 366	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	342 of 350	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2026)61st percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2019)9th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)57th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile-23 vs school

High school

African American (2026)62nd percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2021)6th percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English42%-14 vs state

Science24%-23 vs state

Mathematics23%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)							Summative Assessment Science (2026)			Summative Assessment English (2026)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th 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
Amelia L Johnson High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	201 Coates Ave	Thomaston	36783	Marengo County	Marengo County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 627-3364	142	14	10.1	83.8%	3 (2.1%)	139 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	16.7	25.0	36.4		13.3		21.4	33.3		14.3	58.3	50.0	36.4		53.3		14.3	$25,882	$10,308	$15,552
Robert C Hatch High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	470 West Avenue	Uniontown	36786	Perry County	Perry County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 628-4061	402	26	15.7	87.6%	0 (0.0%)	398 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)								(n/a)	21.9	19.4	0.0	4.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	48.4	23.1	2.6	42.4	35.5	48.3	30.4	21.4	30.8	0.0	$19,461	$7,080	$12,357
Sweet Water High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	440 Main Street	Sweet Water	36782	Marengo County	Marengo County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 994-4263	600	38	15.7	58.3%	362 (60.3%)	212 (35.3%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)								(n/a)	74.5	55.6	34.8	57.5	30.8	33.3	37.5	38.9	44.4	42.5	76.6	55.6	56.5	62.5	56.4	58.3	32.5	$13,391	$3,466	$9,904
Marengo High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	212 Panther Drive	Dixons Mills	36736	Marengo County	Marengo County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 992-2395	223	17	13.1	86.5%	2 (0.9%)	221 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	60.0	22.7	23.5	8.3	0.0	8.3	0.0	31.8	41.7	20.0	60.0	36.4	64.7	25.0	63.6	50.0	0.0	$17,920	$5,330	$12,568

Frequently Asked Questions about Amelia L Johnson High School

How many students attend Amelia L Johnson High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 142 students attended Amelia L Johnson High School.

What is the racial makeup of Amelia L Johnson High School?

Students at Amelia L Johnson High School are 98% African American, 2% White.

Is Amelia L Johnson High School a good school?

Amelia L Johnson High School ranks 509^th of 686 Alabama alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Amelia L Johnson High School in?

Marengo County

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2019–20 through 2022–23 school spending dataNewOct 6, 2026

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2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 27, 2025

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