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Ragland High School

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Ragland High School ranks 494 th of 680 Alabama alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

494^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Alternative Schools

Better than 27% of Alabama alternative schools

Summary

Ragland High School is an alternative public school in Ragland, Alabama, serving grades PK-12 with 399 students. The school is part of the St Clair County school district, which is ranked 62 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Ragland High School faces significant challenges, with lower-than-average four-year graduation rates ranging from 86.8% to 97.0%, compared to the state average of around 90%. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 13.2% to 21.8%, which is much higher than the state average. Academically, Ragland High School's test scores are consistently lower than the state and county averages across all grade levels and subject areas, such as only 5.26% proficiency in 11th grade Mathematics compared to 23.71% for the state. Despite spending $11,810 per student, which is higher than the state average, the school's performance lags behind.

Interestingly, Ragland High School's performance is generally lower than the nearby SCC Virtual Preparatory Academy, which is also in the St Clair County district, and has higher test scores, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. Additionally, Appalachian School, located in the Blount County district, has significantly higher test scores and graduation rates compared to Ragland High School, despite serving a similar student population with a high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients.

411

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,810

Per pupil spending ?

67.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1060 Main St
Ragland, AL 35131-0610

(205) 472-2123

District: St Clair County

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.9%

Two or more races:

11.4%

African American:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2024 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 28th (2025) from a 6th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (32% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Alabama average (85% vs 92%)

!High chronic absenteeism (20% vs 12% Alabama)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg45%

Alabama avg44%

Elementary school

494^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

273^rd of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

268^th of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Alabama High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

62^nd of 135St Clair 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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	494 of 680	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	644 of 684	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	490 of 680	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	587 of 687	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	541 of 692	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	513 of 681	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	462 of 680	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.9	521 of 688	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.5	585 of 691	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.9	568 of 691	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.3	566 of 695	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.0	596 of 696	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.1	535 of 696	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.4	625 of 709	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.5	518 of 704	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.6	500 of 696	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.0	482 of 698	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.4	459 of 698	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.4	458 of 689	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.2	480 of 688	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.4	443 of 623	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	430 of 649	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	10.0	623 of 650	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	448 of 645	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.4	588 of 656	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	525 of 656	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	503 of 646	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	475 of 640	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.3	511 of 639	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	509 of 660	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	643 of 670	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	407 of 623	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.5	562 of 651	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	539 of 653	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	429 of 649	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	406 of 651	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	484 of 651	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	575 of 655	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	430 of 649	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.2	546 of 669	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	509 of 669	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	493 of 650	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.7	405 of 650	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.9	469 of 639	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	492 of 532	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	531 of 535	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	485 of 528	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	529 of 540	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	512 of 539	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	502 of 529	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	450 of 508	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	273 of 439	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.5	376 of 442	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	340 of 437	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	357 of 432	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	331 of 440	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	278 of 437	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	268 of 423	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.0	254 of 432	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	18.2	351 of 432	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.9	333 of 430	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.0	352 of 438	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.4	304 of 436	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.5	265 of 436	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.7	339 of 435	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.6	248 of 435	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.3	333 of 425	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.0	269 of 417	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.4	289 of 412	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.9	264 of 409	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.5	288 of 415	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	51.4	190 of 407	53.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2018	59.0	75 of 247	69.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	313 of 415	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	410 of 426	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	352 of 417	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	363 of 423	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	313 of 415	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	282 of 399	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.8	239 of 392	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.9	224 of 380	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	282 of 428	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.9	404 of 437	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	267 of 410	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.1	363 of 421	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	301 of 415	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.0	215 of 396	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	237 of 396	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.2	215 of 349	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	314 of 422	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	409 of 428	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	286 of 419	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.8	353 of 427	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	318 of 418	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	239 of 399	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	238 of 397	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.3	240 of 380	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	318 of 377	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	354 of 373	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	335 of 370	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	365 of 376	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	317 of 369	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	276 of 343	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	261 of 331	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	268 of 374	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	309 of 378	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.1	179 of 371	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.5	247 of 367	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	216 of 371	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	228 of 366	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	13.6	306 of 356	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.2	307 of 353	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	64.8	100 of 351	71.5%	★★★★☆
2015	19.1	296 of 353	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.3	289 of 358	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.9	285 of 358	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.5	246 of 358	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	35.9	278 of 360	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.5	291 of 358	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	60.5	136 of 357	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.7	194 of 359	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	78.9	42 of 358	88.3%	★★★★☆
2006	40.7	260 of 357	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	45.4	232 of 359	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	31.1	293 of 357	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	30.4	160 of 222	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	285 of 359	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	258 of 366	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.8	310 of 358	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.1	176 of 367	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.3	233 of 354	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	10.8	309 of 347	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	5.5	342 of 343	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	285 of 367	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	241 of 375	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	74.4	69 of 349	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	50.0	155 of 361	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.5	265 of 361	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.9	136 of 358	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	18.8	287 of 349	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	67.9	89 of 358	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	15.6	318 of 366	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.9	200 of 366	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.4	205 of 357	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.4	290 of 350	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	49.8	142 of 339	58.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	277 of 325	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	310 of 325	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	197 of 317	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	237 of 326	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	211 of 319	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.6	271 of 313	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	297 of 300	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)34th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-20 vs school

Middle school

African American (2018)70th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-22 vs school

High school

Male (2023)75th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2022)28th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English48%-8 vs state

Science28%-11 vs state

Mathematics17%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th 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
Ragland High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1060 Main St	Ragland	35131	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 472-2123	411	27	15.5	67.6%	316 (76.9%)	33 (8.0%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.4%)								(n/a)	28.1	37.5	7.7	13.3	2.4	22.2	5.3	28.1	33.3	21.1	59.4	43.8	53.9	46.7	51.2	66.7	15.8	$11,810	$2,322	$9,477
Ruben Yancy Alternative School	Public, Alternative	K-12	466 10th Street	Ashville	35953	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	No	(205) 594-7492																			(n/a)
SCC Virtual Preparatory Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	410 Roy Drive	Ashville	36265	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	Yes	No	(205) 594-7131	418	13	32.1	51.7%	339 (81.1%)	34 (8.1%)	22 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)								(n/a)				17.7	0.0	9.8	8.5		26.8	18.6				70.6	46.7	46.3	15.5
Appalachian School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	350 County Highway 12	Oneonta	35121	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 775-1970	699	37	18.6	52.9%	556 (79.5%)	6 (0.9%)	128 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)								(n/a)	54.0	26.2	17.8	35.6	14.6	9.4	31.8	51.6	28.3	18.2	70.0	70.5	75.6	63.6	69.1	50.9	18.2	$9,761	$1,332	$8,392
The Etowah County Refocus Center	Public, Alternative	4-12	106 Burke Ave Se	Attalla	35954	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	No	(256) 538-8431																			(n/a)
Calhoun County Alternative School	Public, Alternative	K-12	32 Watson Street	Anniston	36206	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-6900																			(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Ragland High School

How many students attend Ragland High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 411 students attended Ragland High School.

What district is Ragland High School in?

St Clair County

Is Ragland High School a good school?

Ragland High School ranks 494^th of 680 Alabama alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ragland High School?

Students at Ragland High School are 77% White, 11% Two or more races, 8% African American, 4% Hispanic.

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