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Talladega County Central High

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Summary

Talladega County Central High is a public high school in Talladega, Alabama, serving grades 7-12 with a student population of 126. The school is part of the Talladega County School District, which is ranked 76 out of 137 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Talladega County Central High consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Alabama high schools, with a ranking of 303 out of 378 schools in 2023-2024 and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is significantly below the state and county averages across various subjects and grade levels, with only 4.17% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in mathematics, compared to the state average of 23.12% and the Talladega County average of 12.75%. The school's performance is particularly low for African American students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking 165 out of 231 Alabama high schools for African American students and 225 out of 375 high schools for low socioeconomic status students.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Childersburg High School, Winterboro High School, Munford High School, and Lincoln High School, generally perform better academically than Talladega County Central High, with higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. These schools also have a more diverse student population, with a higher percentage of white and Hispanic students compared to Talladega County Central High, which has a high percentage of African American students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

143

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

90.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5104 Howell Cove Rd
Talladega, AL 35160-5342

(256) 315-5340

District: Talladega County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.5%

White:

9.1%

Hispanic:

0.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2019 → 20th in 2024

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Alabama average (91%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (17% vs 34% meeting standards)

!English scores 18 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school17%

District avg31%

Alabama avg34%

Not ranked this year

Talladega County Central High did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

65^th of 139Talladega 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	22.3	352 of 442	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	347 of 437	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	353 of 432	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	327 of 440	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	353 of 437	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	356 of 423	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.7	332 of 432	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.1	321 of 432	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.7	366 of 430	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.7	430 of 438	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.1	395 of 436	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	21.9	368 of 436	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.0	338 of 435	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.4	340 of 435	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.0	320 of 425	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	53.0	194 of 417	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.0	101 of 412	75.5%	★★★★☆
2006	31.5	306 of 409	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	44.9	243 of 415	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	18.9	352 of 407	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	45.5	119 of 269	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	114 of 263	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.5	157 of 271	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.4	90 of 266	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.8	166 of 252	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	173 of 247	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	20.9	341 of 417	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.4	263 of 415	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.0	337 of 399	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	351 of 392	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.6	274 of 380	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	30.2	318 of 437	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.9	185 of 410	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.0	310 of 421	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.7	268 of 415	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	294 of 396	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	316 of 396	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	20.5	347 of 428	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	314 of 419	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	335 of 427	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	338 of 418	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	318 of 397	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.7	304 of 380	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	20.3	303 of 378	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	369 of 371	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	366 of 367	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	318 of 371	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	327 of 366	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	270 of 356	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.4	219 of 353	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	14.2	304 of 351	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.0	326 of 353	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.1	333 of 358	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	30.6	325 of 358	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	51.3	208 of 358	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.4	203 of 360	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	24.9	310 of 358	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.5	291 of 357	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.1	348 of 359	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.5	328 of 358	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	17.1	332 of 357	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.7	332 of 359	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	25.0	318 of 357	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	29.3	165 of 231	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	219 of 224	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	215 of 222	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	168 of 228	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	155 of 224	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.0	70 of 223	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	22.0	293 of 366	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	361 of 367	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	305 of 354	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	230 of 347	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.9	155 of 343	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	38.8	225 of 375	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	7.7	357 of 361	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.4	232 of 361	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.3	314 of 358	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	244 of 349	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	20.9	291 of 368	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	341 of 357	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	294 of 350	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.9	252 of 339	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2024)56th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)27th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2024)19th percentile~ school

Female (2023)18th percentile~ school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)40th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2024)29th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2024)21st percentile~ school

Female (2024)20th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2023-2024) ?

English26%-18 vs state

Science21%-16 vs state

Mathematics6%-17 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	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 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
Stemley Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2760 Stemley Bridge Rd	Talladega	35160	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5325	356	18	20.1	67.7%	135 (37.9%)	204 (57.3%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	42.3	411^th of 686 public elementary schools	40.1%		24	514^th of 680 public elementary schools	24.4%	103	66.7	21.8	29.0					32.7			63.9	45.5	68.4					$10,680	$2,314	$8,336
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)
C L Salter Elementary School	Public	K-3	106 Brecon Access Rd	Talladega	35160	Talladega County	Talladega City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5822	353	19	18.5	81.3%	44 (12.5%)	268 (75.9%)	24 (6.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)								(n/a)	22.3										41.8							$10,165	$2,116	$8,044
Raymond L Young Elementary School	Public	PK-K	200 E Damon Ave	Talladega	35160	Talladega County	Talladega City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5888	174	12	14.5	56.9%	35 (20.1%)	116 (66.7%)	7 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.6%)								(n/a)																		$11,290	$1,703	$9,583
Evelyn D Houston Elementary School	Public	4-6	1310 Ashland Hwy	Talladega	35160	Talladega County	Talladega City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5808	302	18	16.7	84.4%	55 (18.2%)	212 (70.2%)	20 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)								(n/a)		19.8	20.0	10.5				19.0				29.3	44.7	36.1				$8,799	$1,620	$7,175
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%)	21.8	299^th of 380 public high schools	21.3%		22.9	282^nd of 374 public high schools	24.6%	17					7.0	4.0	6.9		35.6	13.8					34.0	38.0	23.3	$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)
Williams Intermediate School	Public	4-7	2000 Hardwick Road	Pell City	35128	St. Clair County	Pell City	No	No	No	No	(205) 338-4949	598	31	19.2	62.0%	459 (76.8%)	90 (15.1%)	20 (3.3%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)								(n/a)			24.4	34.1									69.1	55.4				$7,959	$996	$6,953
Coosa Valley Elementary School	Public	K-4	3609 Martin St S	Cropwell	35054	St. Clair County	Pell City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 338-7713	404	25	16.1	57.2%	317 (78.5%)	42 (10.4%)	13 (3.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.9%)	83.8	96^th of 686 public elementary schools	86.0%		85	85^th of 680 public elementary schools	87.5%	11	54.3	60.0						73.3			85.2	80.0						$8,363	$1,151	$7,202
Walter M Kennedy School	Public	K-4	250 Otis Perry Dr	Pell City	35128	St. Clair County	Pell City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 338-7896	437	25	17.4	61.3%	325 (74.4%)	75 (17.2%)	9 (2.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	78.7	127^th of 686 public elementary schools	81.5%		74.7	157^th of 680 public elementary schools	76.9%	30	66.7	57.0						61.6			79.1	68.6						$9,103	$1,719	$7,374

Frequently Asked Questions about Talladega County Central High

How many students attend Talladega County Central High?

In the 2023-24 school year, 143 students attended Talladega County Central High.

What district is Talladega County Central High in?

Talladega County

What is the racial makeup of Talladega County Central High?

Students at Talladega County Central High are 90% African American, 9% White.

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