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Citronelle High School

Q: Is Citronelle High School a good school?

Citronelle High School ranks 233 rd of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

233^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 38% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Citronelle High School is a public high school in Citronelle, Alabama, serving 727 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Mobile County School District, which is ranked 94 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Citronelle High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Alabama high schools over the past 10 years, with a SchoolDigger rating ranging from 1 to 3 stars out of 5. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with male and Native American students tending to perform better than the overall school, while African American, multi-racial, and low socioeconomic status students perform significantly worse. Citronelle High School's four-year graduation rates have been around 85-90% in recent years, slightly below the state average, and its dropout rates have ranged from 5.2% to 9.1%, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to the nearby McIntosh High School, which is part of the Washington County School District, Citronelle High School appears to perform better overall, with higher graduation rates, lower dropout rates, and better academic performance on state assessments. However, both schools face significant challenges, with low statewide rankings and ratings, and poor academic outcomes for many student subgroups.

734

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,310

Per pupil spending ?

59.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8200 Lebaron Ave
Citronelle, AL 36522

(251) 221-3444

District: Mobile County

Feeder schools for Citronelle High School:

Elementary:	Calcedeaver Elementary School
	McDavidJones Elementary School
	North Mobile County Middle School
Middle:	Lott Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.3%

African American:

18.8%

American Indian:

14.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (18% vs 29% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (22% vs 12% Alabama)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg18%

Alabama avg29%

233^rd of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 13High Schools in the Mobile County

94^th of 135Mobile 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
2025	33.8	233 of 374	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	168 of 378	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.6	227 of 371	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	226 of 367	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.3	295 of 371	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	297 of 366	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	274 of 356	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.2	227 of 353	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.9	260 of 351	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	49.1	173 of 353	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.3	170 of 358	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.8	96 of 358	73.2%	★★★★☆
2012	73.6	60 of 358	83.2%	★★★★☆
2011	54.2	186 of 360	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.5	190 of 358	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.2	221 of 357	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.2	174 of 359	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.3	208 of 358	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.3	247 of 357	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	57.4	153 of 359	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	47.6	207 of 357	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	177 of 228	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	62.3	54 of 231	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	28.5	173 of 224	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	132 of 222	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.0	217 of 228	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	150 of 224	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	149 of 223	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.9	113 of 189	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	230 of 359	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	289 of 366	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	227 of 358	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	251 of 367	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.2	303 of 359	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	296 of 354	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	256 of 347	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.4	188 of 343	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	42.0	9 of 17	47.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	253 of 367	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.6	185 of 375	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.5	272 of 349	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.6	173 of 361	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.0	285 of 361	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	281 of 358	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	232 of 349	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.7	119 of 315	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	233 of 363	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	71.5	79 of 368	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	35.7	222 of 358	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	194 of 366	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	264 of 366	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	290 of 357	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	293 of 350	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.2	257 of 339	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	51 of 66	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	28 of 45	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	32 of 40	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	40 of 43	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	35 of 37	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	28 of 57	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	19 of 55	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	22 of 45	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.7	27 of 40	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.6	29 of 40	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	27 of 35	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	1.8	12 of 12	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.9	12 of 12	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	41 of 194	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	41.2	105 of 198	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	140 of 182	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.0	88 of 169	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	108 of 196	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	84 of 171	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	55 of 160	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.4	19 of 83	77.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	214 of 325	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	216 of 325	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	198 of 317	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	207 of 326	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.3	289 of 319	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	293 of 313	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	265 of 300	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.2	127 of 230	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)79th percentile+41 vs school

Native American (2025)51st percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2019)47th percentile+28 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile~ school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

White (2025)34th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)23rd percentile-15 vs school

African American (2025)22nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English22%-9 vs state

Science16%-16 vs state

Mathematics15%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Citronelle High School	Public	9-12	8200 Lebaron Ave	Citronelle	36522	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 221-3444	734	43	17.0	59.7%	406 (55.3%)	138 (18.8%)	20 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	107 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.3%)	33.8	233^rd of 374 public high schools	37.7%		50.2	168^th of 378 public high schools	55.6%	65				15.5		16.0				21.6	$10,310	$860	$9,440
Citronelle Center for Advanced Technology	Public	9-12	19325 Rowe Street	Citronelle	36522	Mobile County	Mobile County	No	No	No	No	(251) 221-3444																			(n/a)
McIntosh High School	Public	6-12	7010 Highway 43	Mc Intosh	36553	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 944-2449	175	10	17.5	77.7%	30 (17.1%)	110 (62.9%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	12.7	346^th of 374 public high schools	7.5%		11.7	354^th of 378 public high schools	6.3%	8	4.8	11.5	0.0	0.0	8.0	10.0	19.1	34.6	8.3	10.0	$12,207	$2,752	$9,399

Frequently Asked Questions about Citronelle High School

Is Citronelle High School a good school?

Citronelle High School ranks 233^rd of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Citronelle High School?

Students at Citronelle High School are 55% White, 19% African American, 15% American Indian, 8% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

What schools feed into Citronelle High School?

Citronelle High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Calcedeaver Elementary School
Elementary : McDavidJones Elementary School
Elementary : North Mobile County Middle School
Middle : Lott Middle School

How many students attend Citronelle High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 734 students attended Citronelle High School.

What district is Citronelle High School in?

Mobile County

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