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Washington County High School

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Washington County High School ranks 111 th of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-12

111^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 374 Alabama High Schools

Better than 70% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Washington County High School is a public high school located in Chatom, Alabama, serving grades 5-12 with a total enrollment of 420 students. The school is part of the Washington County School District, which is ranked 89 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington County High School has shown a mix of strengths and challenges over the past decade. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated, ranging from 76th to 211th out of over 350 Alabama high schools, and its SchoolDigger rating has varied from 2 to 4 stars. In the most recent school year, the school ranked 111th and received a 4-star rating. The school has performed particularly well for its African American and Special Education student subgroups, ranking 50th and 9th, respectively, out of all Alabama high schools. However, the school's performance for other student subgroups has been more average. The school maintains a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 88.2% to 95.3% in recent years, which is a notable strength.

One area of concern for Washington County High School is its high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 41.3% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is generally below the state averages, particularly in mathematics, though the school's performance in English/Language Arts is closer to or above the state averages. The school's per-student spending of $9,113 in 2018-2019 is lower than the state average, which may contribute to the academic challenges. In comparison, the only nearby school in the same district, McIntosh High School, has significantly lower academic performance and a higher chronic absenteeism rate.

395

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,113

Per pupil spending ?

49.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

Highway 56
Chatom, AL 36518

(251) 847-2851

District: Washington County

Feeder schools for Washington County High School:

Elementary:	Chatom Elementary School
	McIntosh Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.2%

African American:

17.5%

American Indian:

8.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 79th percentile in 2022 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Alabama median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 12% Alabama)

!Ranking has slipped from its 79th-percentile peak (2022) to 70th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg33%

Alabama avg40%

Middle school

228^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

111^th of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Alabama High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Washington County

89^th of 135Washington 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
2025	47.1	228 of 439	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	295 of 442	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	251 of 437	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.9	171 of 432	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.3	164 of 440	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	243 of 437	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	238 of 423	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.3	311 of 432	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.0	323 of 432	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	48.6	205 of 430	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.6	152 of 438	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.1	254 of 436	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.3	211 of 436	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.2	229 of 435	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.8	197 of 435	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	35.3	301 of 425	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.5	294 of 417	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.6	193 of 412	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.8	199 of 409	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	43.7	247 of 415	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	49.8	200 of 407	50.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	159 of 259	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.9	79 of 266	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	44.3	127 of 252	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.3	155 of 247	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.4	138 of 205	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	277 of 415	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	316 of 426	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	274 of 417	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.6	180 of 423	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	194 of 415	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.4	266 of 399	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	225 of 392	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.9	277 of 380	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	278 of 428	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	317 of 437	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.9	198 of 410	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	115 of 421	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	62.9	123 of 415	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	46.1	218 of 396	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	232 of 396	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.3	255 of 349	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	150 of 422	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.2	244 of 428	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	204 of 419	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	160 of 427	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.0	131 of 418	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	190 of 399	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	224 of 397	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.7	274 of 380	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	92 of 271	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.8	149 of 281	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	88.1	13 of 256	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	63.9	59 of 254	76.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	210 of 377	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	269 of 373	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	213 of 370	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	179 of 376	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.9	164 of 369	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.5	211 of 343	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	222 of 331	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	19.5	218 of 247	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	111 of 374	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	110 of 378	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	55.7	138 of 371	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.6	77 of 367	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	59.3	131 of 371	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.4	92 of 366	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	76 of 356	78.7%	★★★★☆
2017	37.6	211 of 353	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	64.0	106 of 351	69.8%	★★★★☆
2015	48.0	180 of 353	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.3	174 of 358	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.5	245 of 358	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.5	279 of 358	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.8	310 of 360	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.0	220 of 358	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.9	177 of 357	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.8	129 of 359	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	75.9	61 of 358	83.0%	★★★★☆
2006	60.1	144 of 357	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.9	93 of 359	74.1%	★★★★☆
2004	50.7	188 of 357	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	63.2	50 of 224	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	42 of 222	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	34.0	154 of 228	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	174 of 223	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	118 of 359	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	147 of 366	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	110 of 358	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.6	90 of 367	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	63.4	109 of 359	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	111 of 354	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	124 of 347	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	33.3	224 of 343	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	95 of 367	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	53 of 375	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	57.3	119 of 349	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.4	98 of 361	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	55.6	139 of 361	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.0	77 of 358	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	64 of 349	81.7%	★★★★☆
2017	43.1	176 of 315	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	129 of 363	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.7	76 of 368	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	42.3	187 of 358	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	73.8	76 of 366	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	54.7	146 of 366	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.2	74 of 357	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	86.4	39 of 350	88.9%	★★★★☆
2017	46.1	167 of 339	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	9 of 194	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	66.1	43 of 182	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	45.3	79 of 169	53.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	117 of 325	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	93 of 325	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	49.1	137 of 317	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	92 of 326	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	54.3	119 of 319	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	88 of 313	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	73 of 300	75.7%	★★★★☆
2017	27.2	168 of 230	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)39th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-15 vs school

High school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2023)78th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English54%~ state avg

Science39%~ state avg

Mathematics24%-5 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 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 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th 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
Washington County High School	Public	5-12	Highway 56	Chatom	36518	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 847-2851	395	25	16.1	49.4%	285 (72.2%)	69 (17.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	64.2	111^th of 374 public high schools	70.3%		63.5	110^th of 378 public high schools	70.9%	1	35.6	27.9	18.8	15.1	22.0	43.4	33.9	75.6	51.2	54.2	52.8	34.5	$9,113	$1,400	$7,657
Washington County Career Technical Center	Public	7-12	16478 St Stephens Avenue	Chatom	36518	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	No	(251) 847-2040																			(n/a)
McIntosh High School	Public	6-12	7010 Highway 43	Mc Intosh	36553	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	Yes	(251) 944-2449	175	10	17.5	77.7%	30 (17.1%)	110 (62.9%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	12.7	346^th of 374 public high schools	7.5%		11.7	354^th of 378 public high schools	6.3%	8		4.8	11.5	0.0	0.0	8.0	10.0		19.1	34.6	8.3	10.0	$12,207	$2,752	$9,399

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington County High School

How many students attend Washington County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 395 students attended Washington County High School.

Is Washington County High School a good school?

Washington County High School ranks 111^th of 374 Alabama high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Washington County High School?

Washington County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Chatom Elementary School
Elementary : McIntosh Elementary School

What district is Washington County High School in?

Washington County

What is the racial makeup of Washington County High School?

Students at Washington County High School are 72% White, 17% African American, 9% American Indian.

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