Thompson High School

100 Warrior Dr, Alabaster AL, 35007 | Alabaster City School District | 205-685-6700
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1981
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 57% 30% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 10 in Alabaster
  • Ranked #0 of 1849 in Alabama
Proficiency Averages
55%Alabaster
44%Alabama

Thompson High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Alabaster City School District" in Alabaster, AL. There are a total of 1,981 students and 115 teachers at Thompson High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 18 to 1.

Thompson High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 56.5%, which is 30% higher than the Alabama average.

Thompson High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1981
Teachers115
Student/Teacher ratio18:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment259
Taking some courses259
Taking some courses (not tests)0
Passing some courses155
Passing no courses107

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Thompson High School, there are a total of 259 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 259 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All60%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School60%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All53%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School53%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Thompson High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictAlabamaNational
White 66.8% 63.5% 57.7% 51.1%
Black 18.7% 17.8% 32.7% 15.9%
Asian 1.2% 1.2% 1.4% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 12.1% 15.0% 5.4% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.1% 1.0% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.9% 2.3% 1.7% 3.1%

Alabaster demographics profile

StatisticAlabasterAlabamaNational
Population33,3734,903,185328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,3169791
Median age37.038.637.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)64%57%55%
Speak English92%95%79%
Speak Spanish7%3%13%

Education level achieved in Alabaster

IndexAlabasterAlabamaNational
Completed 8th grade87.5%80.7%84.3%
Completed high school86.5%79.2%83.0%
Completed some college65.8%53.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree43.7%31.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors35.4%24.0%30.3%
Completed masters12.0%8.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.6%2.5%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.0%1.0%1.3%
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Source: The Thompson High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.