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Russellville High School

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Russellville High School ranks 176 th of 386 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

176^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 386 Alabama High Schools

Better than 54% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Russellville High School serves 753 students in grades 9-12 and is the sole high school in the Russellville City district, a mid-sized school in northwest Alabama that currently holds a 3-star rating, ranking 175th out of 380 schools statewide.

This school is truly a study in contrasts. On one hand, it boasts an exceptional 99% graduation rate for the 2024-2025 school year, well above the state average of 91.5% and matching the rate at the highly-rated Muscle Shoals High School. The school also shows remarkable success with its African American students, who ranked in the top 12% of the state (88th percentile) in the most recent data—a significant achievement that outpaces the school's overall performance. Additionally, Russellville's 11th-grade math proficiency (30.41%) actually exceeded the state average and beat all nearby schools, including Deshler High School (17.39%) and Phil Campbell High School (28.79%).

However, there are serious challenges. English/Language Arts proficiency is a major concern—only 18.82% of 11th graders were proficient, compared to the state average of 33.73%, a persistent gap that has remained stubbornly low for three years. The school's Special Education program is also struggling, ranking in the bottom 7% of schools statewide, a sharp decline from just two years ago. Chronic absenteeism (11.7%) is higher than the district average (9.0%), suggesting attendance is more of an issue at the high school level. While Russellville outperforms Tharptown High School (21st percentile) and sits in the middle of the pack compared to Colbert County High School, it clearly trails Muscle Shoals High School, which has proficiency rates nearly double in all subjects. The school's success with one student group provides an internal model for what works, but replicating that success across all subgroups remains the key challenge ahead.

753

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,330

Per pupil spending ?

59.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1865 Waterloo Rd
Russellville, AL 35653

(256) 331-2110

District: Russellville City

Feeder schools for Russellville High School:

Elementary:	Russellville Elementary School
	West Elementary School
Middle:	Russellville Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.4%

White:

28.2%

African American:

6.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 58th percentile in 2016 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the Alabama average (92%)

✓Above the Alabama median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!English scores 15 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg28%

Alabama avg32%

176^th of 386

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st of 140Russellville 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	50.2	176 of 386	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.9	195 of 374	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	178 of 378	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	112 of 371	69.8%	★★★★☆
2022	60.1	114 of 367	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.5	75 of 371	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.6	103 of 366	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	111 of 356	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.4	85 of 353	75.9%	★★★★☆
2016	55.6	147 of 351	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	32.0	248 of 353	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.0	156 of 358	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.0	71 of 358	80.2%	★★★★☆
2012	71.0	78 of 358	78.2%	★★★★☆
2011	69.6	81 of 360	77.5%	★★★★☆
2010	60.2	145 of 358	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.3	122 of 357	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.4	153 of 359	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.5	142 of 358	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.4	136 of 357	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.1	105 of 359	70.8%	★★★★☆
2004	66.6	101 of 357	71.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	78.2	28 of 238	88.2%	★★★★☆
2025	74.9	33 of 228	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	52.1	79 of 224	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	70 of 222	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.9	101 of 189	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	58 of 90	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.7	59 of 75	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	37 of 63	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.6	19 of 43	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.3	16 of 39	59.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	20 of 28	28.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	26 of 29	10.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	147 of 377	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.5	209 of 359	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	192 of 366	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.5	106 of 358	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	50.7	163 of 367	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.6	76 of 359	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	62.9	126 of 354	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.3	104 of 347	70.0%	★★★★☆
2017	69.6	86 of 343	74.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	56.5	27 of 70	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.3	66 of 142	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	53 of 139	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	58 of 122	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	54 of 114	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.9	45 of 113	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	37 of 103	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.6	21 of 95	77.9%	★★★★☆
2017	59.7	31 of 93	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	203 of 383	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.9	213 of 367	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.1	89 of 375	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	76 of 349	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	55.1	136 of 361	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.5	100 of 361	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	70 of 358	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	84 of 349	75.9%	★★★★☆
2017	89.1	16 of 315	94.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	42.9	207 of 380	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.8	176 of 363	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	164 of 368	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.5	133 of 358	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	100 of 366	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	88 of 366	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	84 of 357	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	60.3	141 of 350	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.6	108 of 339	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

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

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	34 of 57	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	30 of 55	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.2	27 of 45	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	23 of 40	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	21 of 40	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	20 of 35	42.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	183 of 197	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	176 of 194	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	120 of 198	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	86.4	14 of 182	92.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	154 of 320	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.3	135 of 325	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	139 of 325	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.0	75 of 317	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	76 of 326	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	83.5	43 of 319	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	73.1	67 of 313	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	51.1	127 of 300	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.2	69 of 230	70.0%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2026)88th percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2026)61st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)52nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile-9 vs school

Native American (2025)40th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)36th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)13th percentile-41 vs school

Special Education (2026)7th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science33%-3 vs state

Mathematics30%+3 vs state

English19%-15 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 (2023)
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
Russellville High School	Public	9-12	1865 Waterloo Rd	Russellville	35653	Franklin County	Russellville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 331-2110	753	51	14.6	59.2%	212 (28.2%)	47 (6.2%)	470 (62.4%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	50.2	176^th of 386 public high schools	54.4%		43.9	195^th of 374 public high schools	47.9%	19			30.4		33.3			18.8	$14,330	$2,217	$12,076
Russellville City Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	1865 Waterloo Road	Russellville	35653	Franklin County	Russellville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 331-2110																			(n/a)
Tharptown High School	Public	7-12	255 Highway 80	Russellville	35654	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 332-6485	410	24	17.0	62.9%	178 (43.4%)	10 (2.4%)	205 (50.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	21.8	303^rd of 386 public high schools	21.5%		11.6	352^nd of 374 public high schools	5.9%	49	12.3	5.8	11.9	34.8	20.9	21.9	42.7	11.9	$11,479	$989	$10,479
Franklin County Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	85 Jail Springs Road	Russellville	35653	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(256) 332-2127																			(n/a)
Colbert Heights High School	Public	9-12	6825 Woodmont Dr	Tuscumbia	35674	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	No	(256) 383-7875	467	31	15.0	56.5%	417 (89.3%)	12 (2.6%)	20 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	55	151^st of 386 public high schools	60.9%		56.7	146^th of 374 public high schools	61.0%	5			16.9		36.6			35.7	$13,088	$2,228	$10,841
Phil Campbell High School	Public	7-12	65 School St	Phil Campbell	35581	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 331-2150	382	25	15.2	57.6%	331 (86.6%)	6 (1.6%)	35 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	63.1	115^th of 386 public high schools	70.2%		63.1	117^th of 374 public high schools	68.7%	2	23.5	23.7	28.8	63.3	39.4	60.0	55.9	30.8	$14,445	$3,706	$10,728
Deshler High School	Public	9-12	200 N Commons East	Tuscumbia	35674	Colbert County	Tuscumbia City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 389-2910	488	33	14.8	46.7%	307 (62.9%)	127 (26.0%)	18 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.0%)	44.1	203^rd of 386 public high schools	47.4%		69.5	98^th of 374 public high schools	73.8%	105			17.4		31.3			27.0	$14,885	$1,714	$13,096
Deshler Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	200 N Commons East	Tuscumbia	35674	Colbert County	Tuscumbia City	No	No	No	No	(256) 389-2910																			(n/a)
Muscle Shoals High School	Public	9-12	1900 E Avalon Ave	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	No	(256) 389-2682	864	44	19.7	33.7%	549 (63.5%)	140 (16.2%)	74 (8.6%)	32 (3.7%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.8%)	91.4	28^th of 386 public high schools	92.7%		78.8	66^th of 374 public high schools	82.4%	38			47.3		55.5			47.0	$12,332	$1,111	$11,183
Muscle Shoals Career Academy	Public	9-12	321 Jim Holland Drive	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	No	(256) 389-2660																			(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Russellville High School

What schools feed into Russellville High School?

Russellville High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Russellville Elementary School
Elementary : West Elementary School
Middle : Russellville Middle School

How many students attend Russellville High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 753 students attended Russellville High School.

Is Russellville High School a good school?

Russellville High School ranks 176^th of 386 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Russellville High School in?

Russellville City

What is the racial makeup of Russellville High School?

Students at Russellville High School are 62% Hispanic, 28% White, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 27, 2025

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