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Leroy High School

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
210th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 686 Alabama Alternative Schools
Better than 69% of Alabama alternative schools
Summary

Leroy High School is a small, rural K-12 school in Leroy, AL, serving 463 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade within the Washington County district.

The most impressive thing about Leroy High School is its graduation rate. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school achieved a perfect 100% graduation rate, surpassing both the district (95.1%) and state (91.5%) averages. This isn't a one-time fluke—the school has consistently posted rates above 95% for the past five years. However, there's a striking disconnect: while nearly all students graduate, academic proficiency in upper grades is concerning. For example, only about 11% of 11th graders are proficient in math, compared to the state average of 27%. This gap suggests the school may be prioritizing credit completion over rigorous academic mastery. The picture is very different in early elementary grades, where 3rd graders shine—nearly 83% are proficient in English, well above state averages. But starting around 5th or 6th grade, proficiency drops sharply across all subjects, creating what feels like two different schools within one building.

Another major concern is chronic absenteeism, which spiked dramatically from just 2.6% in 2022-2023 to 34.1% in 2023-2024, and remains high at 29.2%—more than double the state average of 12%. This attendance crisis likely impacts learning, especially in middle and high school. There is a bright spot, though: 8th-grade science proficiency has improved remarkably, jumping from 32% to nearly 55% in just two years, now exceeding the state average. This shows that targeted efforts can work. With over half of students (53%) eligible for free or reduced lunch, the school faces economic challenges, but its strong elementary program and perfect graduation rate provide a solid foundation. The key question for parents is whether the school can translate its success in graduating students into success in preparing them academically for college or careers.

463
Students ?
18.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,285
Per pupil spending ?
53.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 26301 Highway 43
       Leroy, AL  36548

(251) 246-2000

District: Washington County

Racial breakdown:

White:
60.7%
African American:
21.4%
American Indian:
12.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2023 → 25th in 2026
Strengths
100% graduate in 4 years — above the Alabama average (92%)
Above the Alabama median (69th percentile)
Worth a look
!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 12% Alabama)
!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2023
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school43%
District avg39%
Alabama avg46%
Elementary school
210th of 686
Alabama public elementary schools ?
Top 31%▲ up 29 pts since 2016
From bottom 40% (2016) to top 31% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
259th of 443
Alabama public middle schools ?
Bottom 42%▲ up 18 pts since 2016
From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Alabama Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
286th of 380
Alabama public high schools ?
Bottom 25%▼ down 25 pts since 2016
From top 50% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Alabama High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 3Alternative Schools in the Washington County
95th of 139Washington 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202668.3210 of 68669.4%★★★☆☆
202557.2304 of 68055.3%★★★☆☆
202442.7415 of 68439.3%★★☆☆☆
202346.5367 of 68046.0%★★☆☆☆
202255.7306 of 68755.5%★★★☆☆
202165.6223 of 69267.8%★★★☆☆
201953.8322 of 68152.7%★★★☆☆
201852.7345 of 68049.3%★★☆☆☆
201737.9445 of 68835.3%★★☆☆☆
201641.9413 of 69140.2%★★☆☆☆
201545.2383 of 69144.6%★★☆☆☆
201453.2325 of 69553.2%★★★☆☆
201354.2387 of 69644.4%★★☆☆☆
201269.5193 of 69672.3%★★★★☆
201160.6314 of 70955.7%★★★☆☆
201069.3184 of 70473.9%★★★★☆
200967.3204 of 69670.7%★★★★☆
200866.2220 of 69868.5%★★★☆☆
200755.3346 of 69850.4%★★★☆☆
200650.8355 of 68948.5%★★☆☆☆
200550.6361 of 68847.5%★★☆☆☆
200450.0332 of 62346.7%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202672.8161 of 65275.3%★★★★☆
202556.1284 of 64956.2%★★★☆☆
202454.8287 of 65055.8%★★★☆☆
202334.9430 of 64533.3%★★☆☆☆
202253.3294 of 65655.2%★★★☆☆
202166.6190 of 65671.0%★★★★☆
201953.8295 of 64654.3%★★★☆☆
201855.8302 of 64052.8%★★★☆☆
201751.0321 of 63949.8%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202679.091 of 66886.4%★★★★☆
202558.4260 of 66060.6%★★★☆☆
202439.1435 of 67035.1%★★☆☆☆
202350.6315 of 62349.4%★★☆☆☆
202244.0373 of 65142.7%★★☆☆☆
202177.792 of 65385.9%★★★★☆
201953.6295 of 64954.5%★★★☆☆
201844.5388 of 65140.4%★★☆☆☆
201728.8437 of 56722.9%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202658.2281 of 66057.4%★★★☆☆
202554.5305 of 65153.1%★★★☆☆
202435.0441 of 65532.7%★★☆☆☆
202349.5337 of 64948.1%★★☆☆☆
202256.0293 of 66956.2%★★★☆☆
202161.4242 of 66963.8%★★★☆☆
201945.0381 of 65041.4%★★☆☆☆
201844.8395 of 65039.2%★★☆☆☆
201725.5488 of 63923.6%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202656.1204 of 50059.2%★★★☆☆
202553.5249 of 53253.2%★★★☆☆
202430.5408 of 53523.7%★☆☆☆☆
202342.8311 of 52841.1%★★☆☆☆
202252.9236 of 54056.3%★★★☆☆
202164.3157 of 53970.9%★★★★☆
201952.4231 of 52956.3%★★★☆☆
201841.4305 of 50840.0%★★☆☆☆
201729.9275 of 36925.5%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202641.8259 of 44341.5%★★☆☆☆
202539.5276 of 43937.1%★★☆☆☆
202439.4271 of 44238.7%★★☆☆☆
202342.8253 of 43742.1%★★☆☆☆
202232.9298 of 43231.0%★★☆☆☆
202143.5243 of 44044.8%★★☆☆☆
201943.1262 of 43740.0%★★☆☆☆
201838.3275 of 42335.0%★★☆☆☆
201728.7324 of 43225.0%★☆☆☆☆
201625.6330 of 43223.6%★☆☆☆☆
201539.7265 of 43038.4%★★☆☆☆
201455.4183 of 43858.2%★★★☆☆
201358.5194 of 43655.5%★★★☆☆
201274.584 of 43680.7%★★★★☆
201177.568 of 43584.4%★★★★☆
201081.453 of 43587.8%★★★★☆
200969.0105 of 42575.3%★★★★☆
200867.1114 of 41772.7%★★★★☆
200759.8163 of 41260.4%★★★☆☆
200655.6167 of 40959.2%★★★☆☆
200553.8181 of 41556.4%★★★☆☆
200478.762 of 40784.8%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202411.4269 of 2690.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202135.2162 of 26639.1%★★☆☆☆
201842.2123 of 24750.2%★★★☆☆
201715.1198 of 2053.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202639.9257 of 42239.1%★★☆☆☆
202535.3283 of 41531.8%★★☆☆☆
202443.7234 of 42645.1%★★☆☆☆
202343.9233 of 41744.1%★★☆☆☆
202235.5280 of 42333.8%★★☆☆☆
202145.4221 of 41546.7%★★☆☆☆
201953.5178 of 39955.4%★★★☆☆
201840.6244 of 39237.8%★★☆☆☆
201732.4281 of 38026.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202639.7255 of 43241.0%★★☆☆☆
202539.6256 of 42840.2%★★☆☆☆
202435.6286 of 43734.6%★★☆☆☆
202346.9203 of 41050.5%★★★☆☆
202235.0291 of 42130.9%★★☆☆☆
202142.9235 of 41543.4%★★☆☆☆
201934.5275 of 39630.6%★★☆☆☆
201831.4290 of 39626.8%★☆☆☆☆
201720.4299 of 34914.3%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202643.0249 of 42140.9%★★☆☆☆
202543.5235 of 42244.3%★★☆☆☆
202435.8274 of 42836.0%★★☆☆☆
202344.0233 of 41944.4%★★☆☆☆
202231.4305 of 42728.6%★☆☆☆☆
202140.8247 of 41840.9%★★☆☆☆
201925.6308 of 39922.8%★☆☆☆☆
201834.5278 of 39730.0%★★☆☆☆
201726.6291 of 38023.4%★☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
201939.425 of 4443.2%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202638.9220 of 35538.0%★★☆☆☆
202540.6220 of 37741.6%★★☆☆☆
202443.2201 of 37346.1%★★☆☆☆
202351.2155 of 37058.1%★★★☆☆
202234.5251 of 37633.2%★★☆☆☆
202144.9183 of 36950.4%★★★☆☆
201948.0153 of 34355.4%★★★☆☆
201828.0249 of 33124.8%★☆☆☆☆
201725.9189 of 24723.5%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202624.8286 of 38024.7%★☆☆☆☆
202530.4248 of 37433.7%★★☆☆☆
202445.1200 of 37847.1%★★☆☆☆
202333.7236 of 37136.4%★★☆☆☆
202258.8121 of 36767.0%★★★☆☆
202156.3146 of 37160.6%★★★☆☆
201942.7219 of 36640.2%★★☆☆☆
201861.3138 of 35661.2%★★★☆☆
201733.1238 of 35332.6%★★☆☆☆
201645.7177 of 35149.6%★★☆☆☆
201537.3230 of 35334.8%★★☆☆☆
201428.5268 of 35825.1%★☆☆☆☆
201346.4252 of 35829.6%★★☆☆☆
201250.3213 of 35840.5%★★☆☆☆
201133.3292 of 36018.9%★☆☆☆☆
201045.2230 of 35835.8%★★☆☆☆
200951.4196 of 35745.1%★★☆☆☆
200858.9149 of 35958.5%★★★☆☆
200779.041 of 35888.5%★★★★☆
200668.975 of 35779.0%★★★★☆
200563.0121 of 35966.3%★★★☆☆
200449.6191 of 35746.5%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202446.496 of 23158.4%★★★☆☆
202348.789 of 22460.3%★★★☆☆
201935.0144 of 22435.7%★★☆☆☆
201830.2163 of 22326.9%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202633.8254 of 37231.7%★★☆☆☆
202533.7221 of 35938.4%★★☆☆☆
202447.3172 of 36653.0%★★★☆☆
202357.6137 of 35861.7%★★★☆☆
202264.0114 of 36768.9%★★★☆☆
202147.8179 of 35950.1%★★★☆☆
201949.5183 of 35448.3%★★☆☆☆
201856.3157 of 34754.8%★★★☆☆
201733.3225 of 34334.4%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202616.8340 of 3779.8%★☆☆☆☆
202563.0106 of 36771.1%★★★★☆
202419.1320 of 37514.7%★☆☆☆☆
202364.3100 of 34971.3%★★★★☆
202225.6278 of 36123.0%★☆☆☆☆
202163.899 of 36172.6%★★★★☆
201944.4192 of 35846.4%★★☆☆☆
201845.3192 of 34945.0%★★☆☆☆
201721.8265 of 31515.9%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202616.0322 of 37514.1%★☆☆☆☆
202527.7249 of 36331.4%★★☆☆☆
202435.9234 of 36836.4%★★☆☆☆
202313.5333 of 3587.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202249.7161 of 36656.0%★★★☆☆
202162.7109 of 36670.2%★★★★☆
201937.0218 of 35738.9%★★☆☆☆
201862.4127 of 35063.7%★★★☆☆
201731.4235 of 33930.7%★★☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202347.820 of 4555.6%★★★☆☆
201928.924 of 3531.4%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202619.8263 of 31616.8%★☆☆☆☆
202523.0255 of 32521.5%★☆☆☆☆
202436.2195 of 32540.0%★★☆☆☆
202323.0247 of 31722.1%★☆☆☆☆
202264.591 of 32672.1%★★★★☆
202146.6151 of 31952.7%★★★☆☆
201951.4140 of 31355.3%★★★☆☆
201874.662 of 30079.3%★★★★☆
201736.3136 of 23040.9%★★☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile+17 vs school
Female (2026)75th percentile+6 vs school
White (2026)59th percentile-10 vs school
Male (2026)57th percentile-12 vs school
Middle school
Native American (2019)43rd percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile~ school
Male (2026)41st percentile~ school
Female (2026)39th percentile~ school
White (2026)38th percentile-4 vs school
African American (2024)<1st percentile-39 vs school
High school
African American (2024)58th percentile+11 vs school
Native American (2023)56th percentile+19 vs school
Female (2026)32nd percentile+7 vs school
White (2026)17th percentile-8 vs school
Male (2026)14th percentile-11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile-15 vs school
By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?
English58%~ state avg
Science46%~ state avg
Mathematics28%-6 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 463 students attended Leroy High School.

Leroy High School ranks 210th of 686 Alabama alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Leroy High School are 61% White, 21% African American, 13% American Indian, 4% Two or more races.

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2025–26 Summative Assessment scoresNewAug 14, 2026
2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 27, 2025
2024–25 Summative Assessment scoresAug 14, 2025
2021–22 through 2023–24 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 2, 2024


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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