Muscle Shoals High School

1900 E Avalon Ave, Muscle Shoals AL, 35661 | Muscle Shoals City School District | 256-389-2682
  • grades 9-12
  • students 874
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 66% 52% higher than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
66%Muscle Shoals
44%Alabama

Muscle Shoals High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Muscle Shoals City School District" in Muscle Shoals, AL. There are a total of 874 students and 46 teachers at Muscle Shoals High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 19 to 1.

Muscle Shoals High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 66.0%, which is 52% higher than the Alabama average.

Muscle Shoals High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students874
Teachers46
Student/Teacher ratio19:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment235
Taking some courses235
Taking some courses (not tests)0
Passing some courses125
Passing no courses106

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 Muscle Shoals High School, there are a total of 235 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 235 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All69%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School65-69%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All63%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School60-64%

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.

Muscle Shoals High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictAlabamaNational
White 75.6% 75.5% 57.7% 51.1%
Black 20.5% 16.4% 32.7% 15.9%
Asian 1.8% 2.1% 1.4% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 1.4% 3.6% 5.4% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.4% 0.4% 1.0% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.2% 2.1% 1.7% 3.1%

Muscle Shoals demographics profile

StatisticMuscle ShoalsAlabamaNational
Population14,3794,903,185328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)8569791
Median age36.438.637.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)58%57%55%
Speak English96%95%79%
Speak Spanish2%3%13%

Education level achieved in Muscle Shoals

IndexMuscle ShoalsAlabamaNational
Completed 8th grade84.5%80.7%84.3%
Completed high school83.1%79.2%83.0%
Completed some college60.6%53.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree38.6%31.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors28.4%24.0%30.3%
Completed masters10.1%8.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.7%2.5%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.7%1.0%1.3%
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Source: The Muscle Shoals High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.