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Sipsey Valley High School

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Sipsey Valley High School ranks 222 nd of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

222^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 41% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Sipsey Valley High School is a public high school located in Buhl, Alabama, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 510. It is part of the Tuscaloosa County School District, which is ranked 84 out of 135 districts in Alabama and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sipsey Valley High School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 69th out of 351 Alabama high schools in 2015-2016 (4-star rating) to 222nd out of 374 in 2024-2025 (2-star rating), indicating a decline in the school's performance relative to other high schools in the state. The school has performed relatively well for African American students, ranking 39th out of 231 Alabama high schools in 2023-2024 (4-star rating), but has struggled with Hispanic and Special Education student performance, ranking 78th out of 139 and 176th out of 198 Alabama high schools, respectively, in 2023-2024 (2-star and 0-star ratings). Sipsey Valley High School's test scores in Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts have generally lagged behind the Tuscaloosa County and statewide averages.

When compared to other high schools in the Tuscaloosa County district, such as Holt High School, Hillcrest High School, and Tuscaloosa County High School, Sipsey Valley High School generally performs worse in terms of statewide ranking, test scores, and student group performance. The school's performance is also weaker than some of the high schools in the Tuscaloosa City School District, such as Northridge High School. Additionally, Sipsey Valley High School has relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, which can negatively impact student learning and academic achievement.

524

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,890

Per pupil spending ?

41.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15815 Romulus Rd
Buhl, AL 35446

(205) 342-2850

District: Tuscaloosa County

Feeder schools for Sipsey Valley High School:

Elementary:	Buhl Elementary School
	Crestmont Elementary School
	FaucettVestavia Elementary School
	Flatwoods Elementary School
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	Huntington Place Elementary School
	Matthews Elementary School
	Myrtlewood Elementary School
	Northport Elementary School
	Westwood Elementary School
Middle:	CollinsRiverside Middle School
	Echols Middle School
	Sipsey Valley Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.1%

African American:

18.1%

Hispanic:

11.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 80th percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (18% vs 29% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 80th-percentile peak (2016) to 41st (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg21%

Alabama avg29%

222^nd of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6High Schools in the Tuscaloosa County

84^th of 135Tuscaloosa 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	222 of 374	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.3	135 of 378	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	174 of 371	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	186 of 367	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.0	159 of 371	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	138 of 366	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	156 of 356	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.6	163 of 353	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	72.2	69 of 351	80.3%	★★★★☆
2015	35.5	239 of 353	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.9	159 of 358	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.2	176 of 358	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.1	147 of 358	58.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	73 of 228	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.3	39 of 231	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	50.5	86 of 224	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.6	148 of 222	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.2	108 of 228	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.8	49 of 224	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	61.5	57 of 223	74.4%	★★★★☆
2017	39.5	110 of 189	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	236 of 359	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.0	108 of 366	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	58.3	133 of 358	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.2	200 of 367	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.1	120 of 359	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	199 of 354	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	197 of 347	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.8	162 of 343	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	137 of 142	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	78 of 139	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.1	93 of 114	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	94 of 95	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	234 of 367	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	157 of 375	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	171 of 349	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	126 of 361	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.9	205 of 361	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.9	97 of 358	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	52.3	165 of 349	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.1	145 of 315	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	210 of 363	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	172 of 368	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.0	249 of 358	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	170 of 366	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.4	207 of 366	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.4	88 of 357	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	63.0	123 of 350	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.8	161 of 339	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	34.6	34 of 55	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	127 of 194	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.9	176 of 198	11.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	61.7	48 of 182	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	94.6	7 of 169	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	56.2	67 of 196	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	32 of 171	81.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	228 of 325	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.2	129 of 325	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.7	172 of 317	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	164 of 326	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	142 of 319	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.8	144 of 313	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	109 of 300	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.6	114 of 230	50.4%	★★★☆☆

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)68th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Native American (2024)38th percentile-26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

Science28%-4 vs state

English15%-16 vs state

Mathematics12%-11 vs state

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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 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
Sipsey Valley High School	Public	9-12	15815 Romulus Rd	Buhl	35446	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2850	524	30	17.4	41.6%	362 (69.1%)	95 (18.1%)	61 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	35.9	222^nd of 374 public high schools	40.6%		57.3	135^th of 378 public high schools	64.3%	87			12.3		28.5			14.6	$9,890	$1,116	$8,750
Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy	Public	9-12	2800 Martin Luther King Jr Bou	Tuscaloosa	35401	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	No	(205) 759-3649																			(n/a)
Central High School	Public	9-12	905 15th Street	Tuscaloosa	35401	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 759-3720	796	45	17.8	78.1%	37 (4.6%)	694 (87.2%)	55 (6.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	17	311^th of 374 public high schools	16.8%		23.1	292^nd of 378 public high schools	22.8%	19			4.2		12.7			12.0	$14,113	$2,234	$11,666
Tuscaloosa County High School	Public	9-12	12500 Wildcat Dr	Northport	35475	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2670	1,607	90	17.8	47.2%	786 (48.9%)	462 (28.7%)	311 (19.4%)	25 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (1.2%)	42.6	200^th of 374 public high schools	46.5%		56.4	140^th of 378 public high schools	63.0%	60			17.1		24.0			23.3	$8,263	$719	$7,482
Hillcrest High School	Public	9-12	300 Patriot Pkwy	Tuscaloosa	35405	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2800	1,434	79	18.1	50.1%	478 (33.3%)	818 (57.0%)	88 (6.1%)	19 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (2.1%)	34.5	229^th of 374 public high schools	38.8%		55.6	146^th of 378 public high schools	61.4%	83			15.3		19.4			19.8	$8,119	$806	$7,290
Northridge High School	Public	9-12	2901 Northridge Rd	Tuscaloosa	35406	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa City	No	No	No	No	(205) 759-3590	1,153	55	21.1	33.7%	604 (52.4%)	412 (35.7%)	71 (6.2%)	46 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	16 (1.4%)	85.9	47^th of 374 public high schools	87.4%		89.2	36^th of 378 public high schools	90.5%	11			38.8		46.6			38.3	$9,436	$579	$8,838
Tuscaloosa County Juvenile Detention Center	Public	7-12	5941 12th Ave East	Tuscaloosa	35405	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 349-3131																			(n/a)
Gordo High School	Public	7-12	630 4th St NW	Gordo	35466	Pickens County	Pickens County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 364-7353	473	22	21.8	53.3%	297 (62.8%)	112 (23.7%)	51 (10.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	41.2	204^th of 374 public high schools	45.5%		25.3	286^th of 378 public high schools	24.3%	82	26.4	13.5	8.9	41.9	28.2	50.6	56.0	25.3	$9,349	$1,650	$7,655
Hale County High School	Public	9-12	50 Wildcat Way	Moundville	35474	Hale County	Hale County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 371-2514	354	22	16.4	57.1%	161 (45.5%)	178 (50.3%)	11 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	17.6	309^th of 374 public high schools	17.4%		26.6	281^st of 378 public high schools	25.7%	28			4.2		16.8			8.4	$10,298	$1,755	$8,519
Holt High School	Public	9-12	301 44th Ct NE	Tuscaloosa	35404	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2768	456	28	16.2	78.3%	95 (20.8%)	193 (42.3%)	164 (36.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.4	304^th of 374 public high schools	18.7%		15.7	326^th of 378 public high schools	13.8%	22			5.6		18.0			6.8	$17,319	$5,702	$9,624

Frequently Asked Questions about Sipsey Valley High School

How many students attend Sipsey Valley High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 524 students attended Sipsey Valley High School.

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Is Sipsey Valley High School a good school?

Sipsey Valley High School ranks 222^nd of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sipsey Valley High School?

Students at Sipsey Valley High School are 69% White, 18% African American, 12% Hispanic.

What district is Sipsey Valley High School in?

Tuscaloosa County

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