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Marengo High School

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Marengo High School ranks 491 st of 686 Alabama alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

491^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Alternative Schools

Better than 28% of Alabama alternative schools

Summary

Marengo High School in Dixons Mills, AL, is a Pre-K through 12th grade school in the Marengo County district, serving 223 students in a rural, economically challenged area where nearly 87% of families qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school is a study in contrasts. On one hand, it posts a perfect 100% graduation rate for 2023-2024, far exceeding the state average of 90%, and has made a stunning improvement in attendance—chronic absenteeism plummeted from 16.3% to just 2.6% in a single year, which is far better than the district (7.6%) and state (12%) averages. With a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1, kids get solid personal attention. However, academic proficiency tells a different story, especially in high school. In 2025-2026, 11th grade math and English proficiency both sat at 0%, a sharp drop from the prior year when math was at 40%. This is a major red flag for parents of older students, even though younger grades show some bright spots—3rd grade math hit 60% proficiency, beating the state, and 5th grade English reached 64.7%.

Compared to nearby Sweet Water High School (about 5 miles away), Marengo lags significantly in academics—Sweet Water's 11th grade math proficiency was 37.5% versus Marengo's 0%—though Marengo's graduation rate actually tops Sweet Water's most recent figure. Against Amelia L Johnson High School (about 19 miles away), Marengo performs better in several elementary subjects and has far better attendance. The bottom line: Marengo excels at getting students to show up and graduate, but parents should be aware that high school academic preparation may not meet grade-level standards, and should ask the school about plans to reverse the recent decline in upper-grade proficiency.

223

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,444

Per pupil spending ?

86.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

212 Panther Drive
Dixons Mills, AL 36736

(334) 992-2395

District: Marengo County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

99.1%

White:

0.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2023 → 8th in 2026

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Alabama average (90%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (30% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2023

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg42%

Alabama avg46%

Elementary school

491^st of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

326^th of 443

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

349^th of 380

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 7 pts since 2017

From bottom 1% (2017) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	29.6	491 of 686	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	496 of 680	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	60.2	267 of 684	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.5	529 of 680	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	634 of 687	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	641 of 692	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	559 of 681	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	489 of 680	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.0	539 of 688	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.3	630 of 691	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.1	635 of 691	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.0	655 of 695	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	20.2	644 of 696	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.3	666 of 696	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.8	705 of 709	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.6	700 of 704	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.7	694 of 696	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.8	687 of 698	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.9	677 of 698	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.4	674 of 689	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	6.4	681 of 688	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.8	615 of 623	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	188 of 429	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.0	185 of 427	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.4	60 of 420	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	39.4	248 of 427	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.7	357 of 426	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	363 of 426	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	262 of 426	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	210 of 423	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.6	200 of 336	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	550 of 652	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.2	366 of 646	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	447 of 668	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.0	455 of 660	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.4	184 of 670	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	26.0	482 of 623	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	567 of 651	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	588 of 653	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	523 of 649	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	428 of 651	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.6	455 of 567	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	474 of 651	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	573 of 650	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	600 of 650	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	326 of 443	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	365 of 439	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.8	203 of 442	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	12.5	387 of 437	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	315 of 432	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	350 of 440	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	414 of 437	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	327 of 423	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.1	358 of 432	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.9	337 of 432	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.9	375 of 430	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	5.2	434 of 438	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.2	432 of 436	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.9	422 of 436	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.7	427 of 435	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.7	433 of 435	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.7	422 of 425	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.8	411 of 417	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.4	406 of 412	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.3	399 of 409	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.0	396 of 415	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.4	383 of 407	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	116 of 266	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.8	163 of 259	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.2	51 of 269	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	29.4	195 of 263	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.1	96 of 271	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.5	130 of 266	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.4	223 of 252	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.6	111 of 247	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	32.4	146 of 205	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	47.5	218 of 423	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	281 of 432	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.9	344 of 428	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.9	144 of 437	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.6	344 of 410	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	286 of 421	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.2	326 of 415	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	371 of 396	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	271 of 396	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	8.4	335 of 349	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	16.3	348 of 399	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	380 of 397	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	349 of 380	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	275 of 374	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	228 of 378	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	264 of 371	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	317 of 367	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	316 of 371	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	352 of 366	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.4	355 of 356	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.6	350 of 353	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.4	351 of 353	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	33.9	316 of 358	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.1	324 of 358	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	19.4	329 of 360	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	23.2	318 of 358	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.8	307 of 357	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.5	331 of 359	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	34.8	278 of 358	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.4	348 of 357	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	18.0	331 of 359	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	31.4	292 of 357	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	177 of 234	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.1	77 of 228	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	82 of 231	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	81 of 224	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.4	126 of 222	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	138 of 228	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.8	200 of 224	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	220 of 223	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.1	183 of 189	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	265 of 359	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	315 of 354	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	13.2	358 of 377	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.9	322 of 367	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.6	191 of 375	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.8	337 of 361	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	313 of 361	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	348 of 358	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	346 of 349	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.5	313 of 315	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	11.8	351 of 375	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	317 of 366	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	317 of 366	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)56th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2026)16th percentile-13 vs school

Middle school

African American (2026)56th percentile+30 vs school

Female (2022)48th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2019)13th percentile+8 vs school

High school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

African American (2026)24th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English43%-14 vs state

Science31%-16 vs state

Mathematics18%-17 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 (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 ()	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
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	$13,444	$2,979	$10,432
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	$10,240	$1,568	$8,600
Amelia L Johnson High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	Coates St	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	$15,738	$4,263	$11,441

Frequently Asked Questions about Marengo High School

What is the racial makeup of Marengo High School?

Students at Marengo High School are 99% African American.

How many students attend Marengo High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 223 students attended Marengo High School.

Is Marengo High School a good school?

Marengo High School ranks 491^st of 686 Alabama alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Marengo High School in?

Marengo County

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