Sparkman High School

2616 Jeff Rd, Harvest AL, 35749 | Madison County School District | 256-837-0331
  • grades 10-12
  • students 1777
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 47% 8% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 6 in Harvest
  • Ranked #0 of 1849 in Alabama
Proficiency Averages
58%Harvest
44%Alabama

Sparkman High School is a school servicing grades 10 to 12 and is located in the district of "Madison County School District" in Harvest, AL. There are a total of 1,777 students and 87 teachers at Sparkman High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 21 to 1.

Sparkman High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 47.0%, which is 8% higher than the Alabama average.

Sparkman High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1777
Teachers87
Student/Teacher ratio21:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment668
Taking some courses631
Taking some courses (not tests)19
Passing some courses296
Passing no courses334

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 Sparkman High School, there are a total of 668 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 631 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All45%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School45%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All49%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School49%

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.

Sparkman High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictAlabamaNational
White 57.9% 64.6% 57.7% 51.1%
Black 32.8% 21.5% 32.7% 15.9%
Asian 2.3% 1.7% 1.4% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 2.4% 3.2% 5.4% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 2.9% 5.9% 1.0% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.2% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.4% 2.8% 1.7% 3.1%

Harvest demographics profile

StatisticHarvestAlabamaNational
Population5,7224,903,185328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)4649791
Median age38.738.637.7
Male/Female ratio1.2:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)57%57%55%
Speak English92%95%79%
Speak Spanish3%3%13%

Education level achieved in Harvest

IndexHarvestAlabamaNational
Completed 8th grade88.7%80.7%84.3%
Completed high school88.7%79.2%83.0%
Completed some college69.8%53.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree39.9%31.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors29.5%24.0%30.3%
Completed masters8.2%8.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.6%2.5%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.6%1.0%1.3%
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Source: The Sparkman High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.