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West Morgan High School

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West Morgan High School ranks 271 st of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

271^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 28% of Alabama high schools

Summary

West Morgan High School is a public high school in Trinity, Alabama, serving 486 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Morgan County School District, which is ranked 49 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

While West Morgan High School maintains a relatively high four-year graduation rate, it has consistently underperformed compared to state and county averages in academic assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 11.48% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 24.96% in Morgan County and 23.71% statewide. The school's performance in Science (18.85% proficient) and English (10.26% proficient) also lagged behind the county and state averages. Additionally, West Morgan High School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 8.7% to 17.9% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the desired target of less than 10%.

When comparing West Morgan High School to nearby high schools in the same district, such as Priceville High School, it becomes evident that West Morgan is underperforming academically. Priceville High School has significantly higher academic achievement, with 38.39% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics and 52.68% proficient or better in Science in the 2024-2025 school year. West Morgan High School's performance has also shown a concerning declining trend over the past several years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 114th out of 366 Alabama high schools in 2018-2019 to 271st out of 374 in the 2024-2025 school year.

476

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,963

Per pupil spending ?

66.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

261 S Greenway Dr
Trinity, AL 35673-6002

(256) 353-5214

District: Morgan County

Feeder schools for West Morgan High School:

Elementary:	West Morgan Elementary School
Middle:	West Morgan Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.4%

Hispanic:

41.2%

African American:

5.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Alabama average (92%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (14% vs 29% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg27%

Alabama avg29%

271^st of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5High Schools in the Morgan County

49^th of 135Morgan 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	24.7	271 of 374	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.9	189 of 378	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.7	219 of 371	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	274 of 367	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	286 of 371	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.4	114 of 366	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.3	236 of 356	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.5	261 of 353	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	40.0	203 of 351	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.0	140 of 353	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.9	165 of 358	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.3	193 of 358	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.1	247 of 358	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	64.3	115 of 360	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.7	56 of 358	84.4%	★★★★☆
2009	70.5	67 of 357	81.2%	★★★★☆
2008	58.4	152 of 359	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	79.1	40 of 358	88.8%	★★★★☆
2006	81.8	21 of 357	94.1%	★★★★★
2005	77.6	38 of 359	89.4%	★★★★☆
2004	77.6	39 of 357	89.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	21 of 75	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	42.2	30 of 63	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	217 of 359	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.9	144 of 366	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.3	237 of 358	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	266 of 367	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	258 of 359	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.4	132 of 354	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.0	246 of 347	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.5	267 of 343	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	120 of 142	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	91 of 139	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.3	105 of 122	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	99 of 114	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	97 of 113	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.9	32 of 103	68.9%	★★★★☆
2018	11.9	88 of 95	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.3	81 of 93	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	267 of 367	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.6	192 of 375	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	184 of 349	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	279 of 361	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	318 of 361	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	69.4	94 of 358	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	18.7	289 of 349	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.3	286 of 315	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	318 of 363	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.7	219 of 368	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	197 of 358	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	263 of 366	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	289 of 366	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	68.3	103 of 357	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	42.0	207 of 350	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.2	227 of 339	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	50 of 57	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	39 of 55	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	33 of 45	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.6	35 of 40	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	33 of 40	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.1	13 of 35	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	170 of 194	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	115 of 182	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	245 of 325	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.4	161 of 325	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.6	190 of 317	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.3	270 of 326	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	283 of 319	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.6	122 of 313	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	170 of 300	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	20.8	193 of 230	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile+44 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile~ school

White (2025)25th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-15 vs school

Native American (2025)12th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Science19%-14 vs state

Mathematics11%-12 vs state

English10%-20 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 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Morgan High School	Public	9-12	261 S Greenway Dr	Trinity	35673	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 353-5214	476	26	18.4	66.8%	240 (50.4%)	28 (5.9%)	196 (41.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	24.7	271^st of 374 public high schools	27.5%		46.9	189^th of 378 public high schools	50.0%	82	11.5	18.9	10.3	$10,963	$1,602	$9,345
Austin High School	Public	9-12	3004 Modaus Road	Decatur	35603	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3060	999	61	16.3	56.6%	236 (23.6%)	368 (36.8%)	339 (33.9%)	11 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	39 (3.9%)	70.6	94^th of 374 public high schools	74.9%		56.5	139^th of 378 public high schools	63.2%	45	23.8	39.2	35.8	$12,464	$964	$11,500
Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	1625 Danville Road SW	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3060																			(n/a)
Career Academies of Decatur	Public	9-12	1229 Westmead Street SW	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(256) 560-6821	269	27	9.9	73.2%	80 (29.7%)	64 (23.8%)	110 (40.9%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)								(n/a)
East Lawrence High School	Public	9-12	55 County Road 370	Trinity	35673	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 905-2430	408	26	15.5	63.0%	306 (75.0%)	48 (11.8%)	32 (7.8%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	25.2	269^th of 374 public high schools	28.1%		50.7	165^th of 378 public high schools	56.3%	104	14.4	18.3	7.2	$11,542	$2,199	$9,315
Lawrence County Developmental	Public	9-12	55 County Road 370	Trinity	35673	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	No	(256) 905-2430	21			66.7%	14 (66.7%)	4 (19.0%)	1 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Decatur High School	Public	9-12	910 Somerville Road	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3011	915	66	13.8	63.3%	283 (30.9%)	225 (24.6%)	361 (39.5%)	8 (0.9%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (3.6%)	66	107^th of 374 public high schools	71.4%		47.5	184^th of 378 public high schools	51.3%	77	30.9	29.6	32.2	$12,970	$1,553	$11,379
Decatur High Developmental	Public	9-12	910 Somerville Road SE	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3008	37			75.7%	9 (24.3%)	16 (43.2%)	11 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.7%)								(n/a)
Priceville High School	Public	9-12	2650 N Bethel Rd	Decatur	35603	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 353-1950	506	27	18.7	27.3%	435 (86.0%)	11 (2.2%)	30 (5.9%)	17 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	87.2	40^th of 374 public high schools	89.3%		82.3	50^th of 378 public high schools	86.8%	10	38.4	52.7	37.5	$10,170	$759	$9,395
Danville High School	Public	9-12	9235 Danville Rd	Danville	35619	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 773-9909	374	23	15.9	48.9%	302 (80.7%)	21 (5.6%)	44 (11.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	41.4	203^rd of 374 public high schools	45.7%		28.1	271^st of 378 public high schools	28.3%	68	18.6	23.3	21.0	$10,438	$1,178	$9,244

Frequently Asked Questions about West Morgan High School

Is West Morgan High School a good school?

West Morgan High School ranks 271^st of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is West Morgan High School in?

Morgan County

What schools feed into West Morgan High School?

West Morgan High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : West Morgan Elementary School
Middle : West Morgan Middle School

How many students attend West Morgan High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 476 students attended West Morgan High School.

What is the racial makeup of West Morgan High School?

Students at West Morgan High School are 50% White, 41% Hispanic, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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