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Talladega High School

Public Grades 7-12

282^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 25% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Talladega High School is a public high school in Talladega, Alabama, serving 448 students in grades 9-12. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Alabama high schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Talladega High School significantly underperforms the state average in academic proficiency across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 7.14% of 11th-grade students were proficient in math, compared to the state average of 23.71%. Similarly, the school's English proficiency rates for 11th-grade students (12.73%) were less than half the state average (30.24%). The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 85.8% and 90.0% in recent years, slightly below the state average. Additionally, Talladega High School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 23.6% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

While Talladega High School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking in the bottom quartile for female and white students, it performs better for African American students, ranking in the middle third of Alabama high schools. Interestingly, the school's special education students have performed exceptionally well, ranking 1st out of 169 Alabama high schools in 2021-2022. Compared to nearby high schools, such as Childersburg High School and Talladega County Central High, Talladega High School generally underperforms in academic proficiency, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism, suggesting that the issues facing the school may be reflective of broader regional trends.

634

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,880

Per pupil spending ?

77%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1177 McMillan Street East
Talladega, AL 35160-3128

(256) 315-5656

District: Talladega City

Racial breakdown:

African American:

74.6%

White:

16.6%

Hispanic:

5.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (17% vs 36% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!English scores 23 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg17%

Alabama avg36%

282^nd of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	22.9	282 of 374	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	264 of 378	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	226 of 371	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.8	279 of 367	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	348 of 371	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	321 of 366	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	278 of 356	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.9	265 of 353	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.5	281 of 351	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.4	322 of 353	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	21.4	288 of 358	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.7	300 of 358	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.7	317 of 358	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.8	318 of 360	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.8	250 of 358	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.6	178 of 357	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	31.0	298 of 359	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	6.9	349 of 358	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.3	336 of 357	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	26.7	312 of 359	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.8	305 of 357	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	91 of 228	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	81 of 231	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.9	138 of 224	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	135 of 222	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	191 of 228	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	186 of 224	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	120 of 223	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.9	104 of 189	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	282 of 359	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	263 of 366	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	284 of 358	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	267 of 367	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	329 of 359	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	321 of 354	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	294 of 347	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.7	300 of 343	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	252 of 367	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	221 of 375	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	231 of 349	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	209 of 361	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	11.7	344 of 361	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	310 of 358	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	229 of 349	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.9	234 of 315	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	264 of 363	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	245 of 368	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.8	81 of 358	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	24.5	278 of 366	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	357 of 366	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	310 of 357	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	248 of 350	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.3	197 of 339	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	107 of 194	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	100.0	1 of 169	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	52.9	78 of 196	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.2	110 of 171	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	269 of 325	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	192 of 325	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	80.3	58 of 317	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	84 of 326	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	7.9	314 of 319	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	287 of 313	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	219 of 300	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.7	147 of 230	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)60th percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English24%-23 vs state

Science21%-15 vs state

Mathematics7%-17 vs state

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by a citizen
Thursday, May 19, 2016

School is lacking in alot of things. Definitely wouldn't send my child here. School experience and education can best be described as mediocre to bellow average. Close Quote

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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 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
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%)	22.9	282^nd of 374 public high schools	24.6%		30.5	264^th of 378 public high schools	30.2%	18		6.4	6.6	7.1	24.2	18.8		34.3	25.6	12.7	$9,880	$1,596	$8,279
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)
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)
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%)	21.3	293^rd of 374 public high schools	21.7%		33.5	250^th of 378 public high schools	33.9%	43	16.2	10.9	8.9	3.5	21.4	21.1	54.1	52.7	55.4	10.5	$13,197	$1,945	$10,791
Munford High School	Public	9-12	300 Cedars Road	Munford	36268	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5220	385	22	17.2	48.6%	258 (67.0%)	99 (25.7%)	16 (4.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	51.9	168^th of 374 public high schools	55.1%		53.7	152^nd of 378 public high schools	59.8%	16				20.2		25.5				29.8	$9,933	$1,567	$8,336
Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	78989 AL Hwy 77	Lincoln	35096	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5295	607	32	19.1	53.2%	356 (58.6%)	218 (35.9%)	19 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	45	188^th of 374 public high schools	49.7%		46.7	191^st of 378 public high schools	49.5%	3				14.2		27.6				25.6	$10,014	$1,489	$8,495
Pell City High School	Public	9-12	1300 Cogswell Ave	Pell City	35125	St. Clair County	Pell City	No	No	No	No	(205) 338-2250	1,193	71	16.8	55.2%	909 (76.2%)	181 (15.2%)	56 (4.7%)	12 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (2.9%)	38.8	214^th of 374 public high schools	42.8%		45.4	199^th of 378 public high schools	47.4%	15				19.8		22.4				17.0	$9,837	$969	$8,858
Clay County Career Development Center	Public	7-12	8177 Highway 9	Ashland	36251	Clay County	Clay County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(256) 396-1475																			(n/a)
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%)	33.7	235^th of 374 public high schools	37.2%		31.1	260^th of 378 public high schools	31.2%	25				13.5		25.0				14.4	$11,390	$2,116	$9,243
Central High School of Clay County	Public	9-12	1 Bob Riley Drive	Lineville	36266	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	No	(256) 396-1400	533	32	16.8	58.5%	377 (70.7%)	82 (15.4%)	42 (7.9%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.3%)	32.3	241^st of 374 public high schools	35.6%		33.5	249^th of 378 public high schools	34.1%	8				14.7		20.9				15.8	$10,963	$1,915	$9,030

Frequently Asked Questions about Talladega High School

What schools feed into Talladega High School?

Talladega High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : C L Salter Elementary School
Elementary : Raymond L Young Elementary School
Middle : Evelyn D Houston Elementary School

Is Talladega High School a good school?

Talladega High School ranks in the bottom 24.6% of Alabama high schools.

What district is Talladega High School in?

Talladega City

What is the racial makeup of Talladega High School?

Students at Talladega High School are 75% African American, 17% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Talladega High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 634 students attended Talladega High School.

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