Pell City High School

1300 Cogswell Ave, Pell City AL, 35125 | Pell City City School District | 205-338-2250
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1129
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 40% 8% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 11 in Pell City
  • Ranked #0 of 1849 in Alabama
Proficiency Averages
50%Pell City
44%Alabama

Pell City High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Pell City City School District" in Pell City, AL. There are a total of 1,129 students and 69 teachers at Pell City High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 17 to 1.

Pell City High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 40.0%, which is 8% lower than the Alabama average.

Pell City High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1129
Teachers69
Student/Teacher ratio17:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment148
Taking some courses145
Taking some courses (not tests)4
Passing some courses68
Passing no courses68

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 Pell City High School, there are a total of 148 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 145 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All37%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School35-39%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All43%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School40-44%

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.

Pell City High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictAlabamaNational
White 82.7% 82.3% 57.7% 51.1%
Black 13.2% 12.4% 32.7% 15.9%
Asian 0.6% 0.8% 1.4% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 2.2% 2.0% 5.4% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.3% 1.0% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.9% 2.2% 1.7% 3.1%

Pell City demographics profile

StatisticPell CityAlabamaNational
Population14,0814,903,185328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)5639791
Median age40.338.637.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)61%57%55%
Speak English97%95%79%
Speak Spanish1%3%13%

Education level achieved in Pell City

IndexPell CityAlabamaNational
Completed 8th grade78.9%80.7%84.3%
Completed high school78.3%79.2%83.0%
Completed some college54.8%53.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree31.1%31.9%38.5%
Completed bachelors20.2%24.0%30.3%
Completed masters8.2%8.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.4%2.5%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.1%1.0%1.3%
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Source: The Pell City High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.