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Brilliant School

Q: Is Brilliant School a good school?

Brilliant School ranks 317 th of 680 Alabama alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Brilliant School?

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

Q: What is the racial makeup of Brilliant School?

Students at Brilliant School are 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

317^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Alternative Schools

Better than 53% of Alabama alternative schools

Summary

Brilliant School is an alternative public school located in Brilliant, AL, serving grades PK-12 with a total enrollment of 268 students. The school is part of the Marion County School District, which is ranked 48th out of 135 districts in Alabama and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brilliant School has consistently high 4-year graduation rates, ranging from 88.2% to 96.0% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average. However, the school has relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 36.4% in recent years, which are higher than the state and county averages. Brilliant School's test scores show a mixed picture, with some grades performing well above the state and county averages in mathematics, science, and English, while others, particularly in the upper grades, are significantly below. The school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 60.98% to 77.65% in recent years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Compared to Hubbertville School, another alternative public school serving grades PK-12 in the nearby Fayette County, Brilliant School has similar graduation rates but higher chronic absenteeism rates. Both schools show mixed academic performance, with strengths and weaknesses in different subject areas and grade levels. Brilliant School also has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch and allocates more resources per student with a lower student-teacher ratio.

258

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,628

Per pupil spending ?

65.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10180 State Highway 129
Brilliant, AL 35548

(205) 465-2323

District: Marion County

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.8%

Hispanic:

3.1%

African American:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2022 → <1st in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Alabama average (90%)

✓Above the Alabama median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2022

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg52%

Alabama avg44%

Elementary school

317^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

237^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

373^rd of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 23 pts since 2019

From bottom 23% (2019) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

48^th of 135Marion 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	317 of 680	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	371 of 684	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.9	251 of 680	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.2	134 of 687	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	205 of 692	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.5	164 of 681	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	160 of 680	76.5%	★★★★☆
2017	63.9	223 of 688	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.3	171 of 691	75.3%	★★★★☆
2015	74.4	150 of 691	78.3%	★★★★☆
2014	54.8	310 of 695	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.4	230 of 696	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.1	282 of 696	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.4	400 of 709	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.3	500 of 704	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.8	521 of 696	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	47.7	407 of 698	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.9	267 of 698	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	49.5	373 of 689	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	70.9	163 of 688	76.3%	★★★★☆
2004	40.9	403 of 623	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	83.2	77 of 646	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	139 of 640	78.3%	★★★★☆
2017	76.1	118 of 639	81.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	207 of 660	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.9	467 of 670	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	84.4	51 of 651	92.2%	★★★★★
2021	73.7	116 of 653	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	86.5	40 of 649	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	42 of 651	93.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	83.1	80 of 669	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	187 of 650	71.2%	★★★★☆
2017	59.6	251 of 639	60.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	354 of 532	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	431 of 535	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.4	340 of 528	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.7	228 of 540	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	266 of 539	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	232 of 529	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	248 of 508	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	17.5	331 of 369	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	237 of 439	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	238 of 442	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	244 of 437	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	256 of 432	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	304 of 440	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	246 of 437	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	20.1	341 of 415	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.0	146 of 399	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	104 of 428	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	52.5	186 of 437	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.2	149 of 421	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.1	244 of 415	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	183 of 396	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	58.5	148 of 428	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	253 of 427	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	293 of 418	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	219 of 399	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	298 of 377	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	289 of 373	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	269 of 370	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	282 of 376	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	304 of 369	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	254 of 343	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	373 of 374	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	269 of 378	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	362 of 371	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	278 of 367	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.3	196 of 371	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.3	280 of 366	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	40.5	206 of 366	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	213 of 367	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	25.5	287 of 375	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	294 of 361	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	16.2	318 of 368	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	357 of 358	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	47.8	174 of 366	52.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	3.2	324 of 325	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	276 of 325	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	315 of 317	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	299 of 326	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.8	223 of 319	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.8	290 of 313	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Female (2019)88th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2021)88th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-20 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+30 vs school

Male (2024)65th percentile+19 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile-25 vs school

Female (2021)18th percentile-13 vs school

High school

Female (2024)44th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)23rd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2024)14th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English53%-3 vs state

Science30%-8 vs state

Mathematics28%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	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
Brilliant School	Public, Alternative	K-12	10180 State Highway 129	Brilliant	35548	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 465-2323	258	16	16.1	65.1%	242 (93.8%)	3 (1.2%)	8 (3.1%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)	76.5	33.3	42.1	16.7	7.1	20.0	0.0	55.6	35.7	0.0	76.5	55.6	61.1	50.0	57.1	73.3	0.0	$11,628	$1,948	$9,662
Hubbertville School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	7360 County Road 49	Fayette	35555	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 487-2845	450	27	16.6	51.8%	438 (97.3%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)								(n/a)	66.7	58.8	30.0	31.3	13.2	0.0	14.8	55.9	17.9	29.6	93.3	67.7	65.9	59.4	57.9	53.6	22.2	$9,702	$1,603	$8,097

Frequently Asked Questions about Brilliant School

How many students attend Brilliant School?

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

Is Brilliant School a good school?

Brilliant School ranks 317^th of 680 Alabama alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Brilliant School in?

Marion County

What is the racial makeup of Brilliant School?

Students at Brilliant School are 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

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