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Sylacauga High School

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Sylacauga High School ranks 147 th of 386 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

147^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 386 Alabama High Schools

Better than 62% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Sylacauga High School is a public high school in Sylacauga, AL, serving 627 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Sylacauga City school district.

If your child has a strong interest in reading and writing, Sylacauga High School stands out. In the most recent testing year, 42% of 11th graders were proficient in English, well above the state average of 34% and far ahead of every nearby school—the next closest was Vincent Middle High School at 29%. The school also boasts a strong 94.5% graduation rate, the highest among all neighboring high schools. However, math and science scores lag behind the state average, and notably, BB Comer Memorial High School—located just half a mile away—outperforms Sylacauga in both subjects (30% vs. 22% in math, and 35% vs. 27% in science). If STEM is a priority, it's worth comparing the two schools closely.

The biggest concern for parents may be attendance. Sylacauga's chronic absenteeism rate is 22.3%, nearly double the state average of 12%, and the highest among all nearby schools. This likely contributes to the school's year-to-year ranking swings, which have ranged from the 80th to the 62nd percentile in recent years. On the positive side, the school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1, better than most area schools, and spends slightly less per student ($10,937) than comparable schools while achieving solid overall results. For families seeking a school with a strong literacy foundation and high graduation rates—but who are willing to monitor attendance and supplement STEM learning—Sylacauga High School offers a reasonable option worth considering.

627

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,937

Per pupil spending ?

49.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 N Broadway
Sylacauga, AL 35150

(256) 249-0911

District: Sylacauga City

Feeder schools for Sylacauga High School:

Elementary:	Indian Valley Elementary School
	Pinecrest Elementary School
Middle:	NicholsLawson Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.2%

African American:

40.5%

Hispanic:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2016 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Alabama average (92%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Alabama median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (22% vs 12% Alabama)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

Alabama avg32%

147^th of 386

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

71^st of 140Sylacauga 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	56.3	147 of 386	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	78.3	73 of 374	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	108 of 378	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	56.6	134 of 371	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.8	98 of 367	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	57.6	141 of 371	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	193 of 366	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	76.4	79 of 356	77.8%	★★★★☆
2017	67.2	92 of 353	73.9%	★★★★☆
2016	46.1	176 of 351	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.6	101 of 353	71.4%	★★★★☆
2014	49.7	179 of 358	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.3	222 of 358	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.1	262 of 358	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	60.5	142 of 360	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.5	150 of 358	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.5	68 of 357	81.0%	★★★★☆
2008	63.6	113 of 359	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.4	148 of 358	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.6	166 of 357	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	74.1	55 of 359	84.7%	★★★★☆
2004	60.8	132 of 357	63.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	188 of 238	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	68.2	42 of 228	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	38.5	123 of 231	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	140 of 224	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	82 of 222	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.7	90 of 228	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	86 of 224	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	75 of 223	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.3	86 of 189	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	56.0	148 of 377	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	86.4	46 of 359	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	85 of 366	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	108 of 358	69.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	97 of 367	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	53.2	153 of 359	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.8	231 of 354	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	72.3	88 of 347	74.6%	★★★★☆
2017	68.5	90 of 343	73.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	16 of 142	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	43.5	66 of 139	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	160 of 383	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	80.4	48 of 367	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	54.6	136 of 375	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	176 of 349	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	164 of 361	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.7	216 of 361	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	218 of 358	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	183 of 349	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.5	166 of 315	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	152 of 380	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.9	111 of 363	69.4%	★★★★☆
2024	54.3	151 of 368	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.7	194 of 358	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.4	130 of 366	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.3	131 of 366	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	129 of 357	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.8	71 of 350	79.7%	★★★★☆
2017	58.5	117 of 339	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	36.2	34 of 56	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	144 of 197	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.2	139 of 194	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	154 of 198	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	89.0	12 of 182	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	68.4	34 of 171	80.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	76.2	61 of 320	80.9%	★★★★☆
2025	86.4	38 of 325	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	41 of 325	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	95 of 317	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	70 of 326	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	63.5	87 of 319	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	56.5	123 of 313	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.4	47 of 300	84.3%	★★★★☆
2017	63.5	66 of 230	71.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)81st percentile+19 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile~ school

Male (2026)60th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)39th percentile-32 vs school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile-35 vs school

African American (2026)21st percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English42%+9 vs state

Science27%-9 vs state

Mathematics22%-5 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 6th Grade	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 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
Sylacauga High School	Public	9-12	701 N Broadway	Sylacauga	35150	Talladega County	Sylacauga City	No	No	No	No	(256) 249-0911	627	41	15.3	49.9%	315 (50.2%)	254 (40.5%)	34 (5.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.2%)	56.3	147^th of 386 public high schools	61.9%		78.3	73^rd of 374 public high schools	80.5%	74				22.4		27.3				42.3	$10,937	$974	$9,939
BB Comer Memorial High School	Public	7-12	801 Seminole Ave	Sylacauga	35150	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5400	395	20	19.6	64.8%	250 (63.3%)	115 (29.1%)	19 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	56.6	145^th of 386 public high schools	62.4%		22.5	286^th of 374 public high schools	23.5%	141		12.7	6.4	30.2	46.8	34.9		54.9	51.1	25.8	$12,170	$2,684	$9,456
Childersburg High School	Public	9-12	1325 Fay S Perry Dr	Childersburg	35044	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5477	374	23	16.1	67.4%	130 (34.8%)	218 (58.3%)	16 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	41.2	220^th of 386 public high schools	43.0%		33.7	235^th of 374 public high schools	37.2%	15				26.3		22.5				22.8	$11,390	$2,116	$9,243
Winterboro High School	Public	6-12	22435 AL Highway 21	Alpine	35014	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5370	380	18	20.8	66.6%	152 (40.0%)	201 (52.9%)	13 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	35.7	251^st of 386 public high schools	35.0%		21.3	293^rd of 374 public high schools	21.7%	42	12.8	7.3	5.8	24.3	32.7	27.0	55.3	53.7	40.4	10.8	$13,197	$1,945	$10,791
Central High School	Public	7-12	97 Coosa County Road 75	Rockford	35136	Coosa County	Coosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 377-4384	354	21	16.8	66.7%	162 (45.8%)	160 (45.2%)	21 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	31.6	264^th of 386 public high schools	31.6%		51.9	169^th of 374 public high schools	54.8%	95		9.6	6.1	12.5	14.3	23.2		36.5	32.7	24.1	$11,807	$2,893	$8,863
Vincent Middle High School	Public	6-12	42505 Highway 25	Vincent	35178	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-7344	447	39	11.4	70.0%	296 (66.2%)	103 (23.0%)	26 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	64.8	109^th of 386 public high schools	71.8%		50.3	177^th of 374 public high schools	52.7%	68	29.0	24.5	29.0	26.8	63.5	46.4	51.6	54.7	62.9	29.1	$14,092	$1,744	$12,327
E H Gentry Technical Facility	Public	7-12	1105 Fort Lashley Ave	Talladega	35161	Talladega County	Alabama Inst Deaf And Blind	No	No	No	No	(256) 761-3402																			(n/a)
Talladega Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	110 Piccadilly Cir	Talladega	35160	Talladega County	Talladega City	No	No	No	No	(256) 315-5676																			(n/a)
Talladega High School	Public	7-12	1177 McMillan Street East	Talladega	35160	Talladega County	Talladega City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5656	634	30	21.1	77.0%	105 (16.6%)	473 (74.6%)	37 (5.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	22	302^nd of 386 public high schools	21.8%		22.9	282^nd of 374 public high schools	24.6%	20		7.0	4.0	6.9	35.6	13.8		34.0	38.0	23.3	$9,880	$1,596	$8,279

Frequently Asked Questions about Sylacauga High School

How many students attend Sylacauga High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 627 students attended Sylacauga High School.

What schools feed into Sylacauga High School?

Sylacauga High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Indian Valley Elementary School
Elementary : Pinecrest Elementary School
Middle : NicholsLawson Middle School

What district is Sylacauga High School in?

Sylacauga City

What is the racial makeup of Sylacauga High School?

Students at Sylacauga High School are 50% White, 41% African American, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Sylacauga High School a good school?

Sylacauga High School ranks 147^th of 386 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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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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