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J F Shields High School

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
575th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 680 Alabama Alternative Schools
Better than 15% of Alabama alternative schools
Summary

J F Shields High School is an alternative public school in Beatrice, Alabama, serving grades PK-12 with a total enrollment of 202 students. The school is part of the Monroe County School District, which is ranked 99 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite having relatively high graduation rates, ranging from 83% to 90% in recent years, which are higher than the state average, J F Shields High School's academic performance is significantly lower than state and county averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 11th grade mathematics, the school had a 0% proficiency rate, compared to 23.71% for the state and 18.58% for the county. The school also faces challenges with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.6% to 21.4% in recent years, which is higher than the state average of around 15%.

The school's very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 90.62% to 94.55% in recent years, indicates that the student population faces significant economic challenges. This may be a contributing factor to the school's low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates, and suggests the need for targeted support and resources to address the needs of this population. While J F Shields High School faces significant challenges, the school's relatively high graduation rates and lower student-teacher ratio suggest that there may be opportunities for improvement through strategies to improve academic performance, address chronic absenteeism, and provide targeted support for the school's economically disadvantaged population.

179
Students ?
11.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,786
Per pupil spending ?
81%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 17688 Highway 21 N
       Beatrice, AL  36425

(251) 789-2168

District: Monroe County

Racial breakdown:

African American:
97.2%
White:
1.7%
Hispanic:
1.1%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2022 → <1st in 2025
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Alabama average (17% vs 42% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)
!Science scores 29 pts below the Alabama average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school17%
District avg32%
Alabama avg42%
Elementary school
575th of 680
Alabama public elementary schools ?
Bottom 15%▲ up 5 pts since 2015
From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
380th of 439
Alabama public middle schools ?
Bottom 13%▼ down 19 pts since 2015
From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Alabama Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
373rd of 374
Alabama public high schools ?
Bottom 1%▼ down 35 pts since 2015
From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Alabama High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 3Alternative Schools in the Monroe County
99th of 135Monroe 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
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202516.3575 of 68015.4%★☆☆☆☆
202422.0534 of 68421.9%★☆☆☆☆
202322.0536 of 68021.2%★☆☆☆☆
202211.5625 of 6879.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.5690 of 6920.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.0669 of 6811.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20186.8658 of 6803.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201710.6638 of 6887.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20169.5646 of 6916.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201515.2616 of 69110.9%★☆☆☆☆
201420.2585 of 69515.8%★☆☆☆☆
201350.6436 of 69637.4%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202531.5302 of 42729.3%★☆☆☆☆
202441.0231 of 42045.0%★★☆☆☆
202343.1224 of 42747.5%★★☆☆☆
202222.5366 of 42614.1%★☆☆☆☆
202114.1423 of 4260.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.4409 of 4264.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.6396 of 4236.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201720.7302 of 33610.1%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
20189.9602 of 6405.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202519.7565 of 66014.4%★☆☆☆☆
202428.0503 of 67024.9%★☆☆☆☆
202231.8464 of 65128.7%★☆☆☆☆
20219.7642 of 6531.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.8627 of 6493.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.2620 of 6514.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20176.1559 of 5671.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
20219.0656 of 6691.9%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202515.1380 of 43913.4%★☆☆☆☆
20248.1431 of 4422.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202324.7345 of 43721.1%★☆☆☆☆
202212.5384 of 43211.1%★☆☆☆☆
20217.5440 of 4400.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.7377 of 43713.7%★☆☆☆☆
20185.8416 of 4231.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201716.1361 of 43216.4%★☆☆☆☆
201615.6361 of 43216.4%★☆☆☆☆
201535.0290 of 43032.6%★★☆☆☆
201439.5276 of 43837.0%★★☆☆☆
201352.1255 of 43641.5%★★☆☆☆
201247.0273 of 43637.4%★★☆☆☆
201125.8349 of 43519.8%★☆☆☆☆
201047.0253 of 43541.8%★★☆☆☆
200972.986 of 42579.8%★★★★☆
200813.4390 of 4176.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200774.279 of 41280.8%★★★★☆
200647.8222 of 40945.7%★★☆☆☆
200513.9387 of 4156.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200430.5309 of 40724.1%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202526.7205 of 25920.8%★☆☆☆☆
202417.6257 of 2694.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202339.0145 of 26344.9%★★☆☆☆
202227.0212 of 27121.8%★☆☆☆☆
202113.7266 of 2660.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201930.7187 of 25225.8%★☆☆☆☆
201816.1236 of 2474.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201745.894 of 20554.1%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
20218.2413 of 4150.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.9376 of 3995.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202516.5386 of 4289.8%★☆☆☆☆
20248.5432 of 4371.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.2415 of 4150.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201921.6327 of 39617.4%★☆☆☆☆
20189.1377 of 3964.8%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
20256.2373 of 3740.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.1370 of 3782.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.6369 of 3710.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.9360 of 3671.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.1368 of 3710.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.4313 of 36614.5%★☆☆☆☆
201858.7147 of 35658.7%★★★☆☆
201761.8110 of 35368.8%★★★☆☆
20169.6323 of 3518.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201537.5229 of 35335.1%★★☆☆☆
20146.6357 of 3580.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201375.915 of 35895.8%★★★★★
201235.3280 of 35821.8%★☆☆☆☆
201142.0255 of 36029.2%★☆☆☆☆
201013.0347 of 3583.1%☆☆☆☆☆
200922.0324 of 3579.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200841.0251 of 35930.1%★★☆☆☆
200785.815 of 35895.8%★★★★★
200663.1117 of 35767.2%★★★☆☆
20056.6352 of 3591.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20049.1344 of 3573.6%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202515.4225 of 2281.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202420.7213 of 2317.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.2219 of 2242.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202220.1208 of 2226.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.0218 of 2284.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201942.6112 of 22450.0%★★★☆☆
201883.424 of 22389.2%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202410.8346 of 3665.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.9357 of 3590.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202412.3363 of 3753.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.7357 of 3611.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.6357 of 3611.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201929.3259 of 35827.7%★☆☆☆☆
201878.757 of 34983.7%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
20217.7360 of 3661.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.3308 of 35713.7%★☆☆☆☆
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 (2025)29th percentile+14 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school
Female (2018)6th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2021)2nd percentile~ school
Middle school
African American (2025)21st percentile+7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-4 vs school
Female (2021)<1st percentile~ school
High school
Female (2024)5th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)3rd percentile~ school
Male (2021)2nd percentile~ school
African American (2025)1st percentile~ school
By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?
English31%-24 vs state
Science10%-29 vs state
Mathematics7%-25 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 179 students attended J F Shields High School.

Students at J F Shields High School are 97% African American, 2% White, 1% Hispanic.

J F Shields High School ranks in the bottom 15.4% of Alabama alternative schools.


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