Austin High School

1625 Danville Rd Sw, Decatur AL, 35601 | Decatur City School District | 256-552-3060
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1477
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 37% 15% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 28 in Decatur
  • Ranked #0 of 1849 in Alabama
Proficiency Averages
46%Decatur
44%Alabama

Austin High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Decatur City School District" in Decatur, AL. There are a total of 1,477 students and 89 teachers at Austin High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 17 to 1.

Austin High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 37.0%, which is 15% lower than the Alabama average.

Austin High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1477
Teachers89
Student/Teacher ratio17:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment101
Taking some courses74
Taking some courses (not tests)39
Passing some courses17
Passing no courses49

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 Austin High School, there are a total of 101 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 74 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All39%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School39%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All35%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School35%

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.

Austin High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictAlabamaNational
White 47.1% 43.2% 57.7% 51.1%
Black 34.4% 31.7% 32.7% 15.9%
Asian 1.4% 1.2% 1.4% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 15.3% 19.8% 5.4% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.3% 1.0% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.7% 3.6% 1.7% 3.1%

Decatur demographics profile

StatisticDecaturAlabamaNational
Population54,3444,903,185328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,0009791
Median age40.438.637.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)57%57%55%
Speak English88%95%79%
Speak Spanish11%3%13%

Education level achieved in Decatur

IndexDecaturAlabamaNational
Completed 8th grade78.6%80.7%84.3%
Completed high school77.7%79.2%83.0%
Completed some college56.8%53.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree34.0%31.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors25.2%24.0%30.3%
Completed masters7.5%8.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.6%2.5%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.3%1.0%1.3%
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Source: The Austin High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.