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Carroll High School

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Carroll High School ranks 250 th of 386 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

250^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 386 Alabama High Schools

Better than 35% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Carroll High School in Ozark, AL, serves 640 students in grades 7 through 12 within the Ozark City school district, a community located near Fort Novosel. The school currently holds a 2-star rating, and its academic proficiency rates on state assessments are below state averages: 15.65% in math, 26.71% in science, and 22.86% in English for 11th graders. These numbers are notably lower than several nearby schools—for example, Enterprise High School, just 17 miles away, posts proficiency rates of 37.93% in math and 48.13% in English, despite having a similar student-teacher ratio and per-student spending. Even Dale County High School, which serves a similar percentage of students from low-income families, outperforms Carroll in science (46.23% vs. 26.71%) and English (33.65% vs. 22.86%).

One of the most significant challenges is chronic absenteeism, which stands at 16.6%—higher than the state average of 12.0% and well above George W Long High School (3.8%) and Wicksburg High School (4.4%). However, there is encouraging progress: absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 35.7% in 2021-2022, and the graduation rate improved to 95.4% in 2024-2025, up from 83.6% two years earlier. Math proficiency also doubled from 7.75% to 15.65% in just one year, suggesting recent interventions may be gaining traction.

Carroll also shows notable disparities in performance among student groups, with some subgroups earning high ratings while others struggle. Additionally, the school's Special Education students experienced a dramatic swing—from a top-5% ranking in 2024-2025 to a bottom-15% ranking the following year—which may warrant a closer look at support services. With a free/reduced lunch rate of 63.91%, the highest among its comparison group, Carroll faces real socioeconomic hurdles. Yet, the strong performance of some student groups and the steady improvements in key metrics indicate that targeted efforts could help the school build on its recent gains and close the gap with higher-performing neighbors like Headland High School.

640

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,266

Per pupil spending ?

63.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

141 Eagle Way
Ozark, AL 36360-1527

(334) 477-1024

District: Ozark City

Feeder schools for Carroll High School:

Elementary:	Harry N Mixon Intermediate School
	Joseph W Lisenby Primary School
Middle:	D A Smith Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.7%

White:

35.9%

Hispanic:

6.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 38th percentile in 2016 → 35th in 2026

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Alabama average (92%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (22% vs 39% meeting standards)

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

!English scores 26 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg27%

Alabama avg39%

250^th of 386

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

98^th of 140Ozark City 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
2026	35.7	250 of 386	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.7	260 of 374	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	214 of 378	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	152 of 371	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	120 of 367	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.4	137 of 371	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.5	221 of 366	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.5	160 of 356	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.4	100 of 353	71.7%	★★★★☆
2016	36.1	219 of 351	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	56.9	130 of 353	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	50.5	173 of 358	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.4	183 of 358	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.4	194 of 358	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.3	258 of 360	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	62.9	130 of 358	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.2	208 of 357	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.2	208 of 359	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.4	214 of 358	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	50.0	211 of 357	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	51.3	193 of 359	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	41.9	243 of 357	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	176 of 238	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.6	193 of 228	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.5	106 of 231	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.4	178 of 224	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.8	99 of 222	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.4	96 of 228	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.1	124 of 224	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	126 of 223	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.4	76 of 189	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	224 of 377	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.4	293 of 359	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.4	201 of 366	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	177 of 358	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	159 of 367	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.1	216 of 359	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	216 of 354	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.6	159 of 347	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.1	94 of 343	72.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	276 of 383	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.2	226 of 367	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	219 of 375	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	261 of 349	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	239 of 361	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.9	127 of 361	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.3	202 of 358	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	251 of 349	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	45.4	161 of 315	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	255 of 380	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.6	234 of 363	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	203 of 368	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.3	136 of 358	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	101 of 366	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	69.5	84 of 366	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	40.9	209 of 357	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	167 of 350	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.1	111 of 339	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	20 of 29	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.2	12 of 27	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	18.6	107 of 123	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	168 of 197	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	90.0	5 of 194	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	67.0	42 of 198	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	32.8	117 of 182	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.0	53 of 169	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	94.6	6 of 196	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	11 of 171	93.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	67.2	86 of 320	73.1%	★★★★☆
2025	40.1	180 of 325	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	141 of 325	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.6	83 of 317	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	67 of 326	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	70.2	70 of 319	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	55.4	125 of 313	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.0	51 of 300	83.0%	★★★★☆
2017	80.3	42 of 230	81.7%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)73rd percentile+38 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)31st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2026)26th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)15th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)13th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science27%-18 vs state

English23%-26 vs state

Mathematics16%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 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
Carroll High School	Public	7-12	141 Eagle Way	Ozark	36360	Dale County	Ozark City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 477-1024	640	34	18.8	63.9%	230 (35.9%)	337 (52.7%)	42 (6.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.1%)	35.7	250^th of 386 public high schools	35.2%		26.7	260^th of 374 public high schools	30.5%	10			15.7		26.7			22.9	$10,266	$1,245	$9,021
Carroll High School Career Center	Public	9-12	227 Faust Ave	Ozark	36360	Dale County	Ozark City	No	No	No	No	(334) 774-4949																			(n/a)
Bridge Academy	Public	9-12	3971 S Hwy 231	Ozark	36360	Dale County	Dale County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(334) 774-2355																			(n/a)
Accelerated Learning Center	Public	7-12	3971 S Hwy 231	Ozark	36360	Dale County	Dale County	No	No	No	No	(334) 774-5197																			(n/a)
George W Long High School	Public	7-12	2565 Co Rd 60	Skipperville	36374	Dale County	Dale County	No	No	No	No	(334) 774-2380	377	21	17.6	40.6%	319 (84.6%)	27 (7.2%)	15 (4.0%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	92.5	26^th of 386 public high schools	93.3%		88.5	35^th of 374 public high schools	90.6%	9	51.5	75.0	60.0	76.6	55.7	72.7	78.1	45.7	$9,811	$1,365	$8,444
Daleville High School	Public	9-12	626 N Daleville Ave	Daleville	36322	Dale County	Daleville City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 598-4461	347	17	20.5	68.3%	129 (37.2%)	101 (29.1%)	87 (25.1%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (6.6%)	21.4	308^th of 386 public high schools	20.2%		22.1	288^th of 374 public high schools	23.0%	20			11.8		17.3			15.5	$10,331	$2,170	$8,146
Dale County High School	Public	9-12	11470 County Road 59	Midland City	36350	Dale County	Dale County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 983-3541	437	24	18.4	59.0%	256 (58.6%)	136 (31.1%)	27 (6.2%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	62.5	117^th of 386 public high schools	69.7%		43.2	198^th of 374 public high schools	47.1%	81			19.8		46.2			33.7	$8,490	$1,100	$7,389
Wicksburg High School	Public	7-12	1172 S State Highway 123	Newton	36352	Dale County	Houston County	No	No	No	No	(334) 692-5549	461	27	17.1	32.8%	391 (84.8%)	24 (5.2%)	32 (6.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	83.6	50^th of 386 public high schools	87.0%		85.6	48^th of 374 public high schools	87.2%	2	57.5	71.0	50.0	77.4	40.0	83.8	85.5	45.8	$8,550	$1,162	$7,376
Houston County Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	7-12	1172 S State Highway 123	Newton	36352	Dale County	Houston County	No	No	Yes	Yes	(334) 692-5549	246	9	27.3	66.7%	198 (80.5%)	24 (9.8%)	14 (5.7%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	13.7	347^th of 386 public high schools	10.1%		14.2	332^nd of 374 public high schools	11.2%	15	14.3	16.1	5.6	61.3	13.0	57.1	67.7	11.8
Enterprise High School	Public	9-12	1801 Boll Weevil Circle	Enterprise	36330	Coffee County	Enterprise City	No	No	No	No	(334) 347-2640	2,177	120	18.1	43.1%	1,171 (53.8%)	455 (20.9%)	382 (17.5%)	82 (3.8%)	12 (0.6%)	11 (0.5%)	64 (2.9%)	84.9	44^th of 386 public high schools	88.6%		84.3	52^nd of 374 public high schools	86.1%	8			37.9		46.6			48.1	$10,185	$971	$9,201

Frequently Asked Questions about Carroll High School

Is Carroll High School a good school?

Carroll High School ranks 250^th of 386 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Carroll High School in?

Ozark City

What is the racial makeup of Carroll High School?

Students at Carroll High School are 53% African American, 36% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Carroll High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 640 students attended Carroll High School.

What schools feed into Carroll High School?

Carroll High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Harry N Mixon Intermediate School
Elementary : Joseph W Lisenby Primary School
Middle : D A Smith Middle School

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2025–26 Summative Assessment scoresAug 14, 2026

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2021–22 through 2023–24 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 2, 2024

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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