Athens High School
100 Hwy 31 North
Athens AL, 35611, Limestone County
Phone: 256-233-6613
Ranking: 
(19 out of 359, top 5%)*
(19 out of 359, top 5%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Athens City School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 60 | 56 | 55 | 58 | 56 | 61 | 57 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 890 | 873 | 882 | 879 | 879 | 889 | 889 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 255 | 28.7% | 272 | 31.2% | 272 | 30.8% | 270 | 30.7% | 250 | 28.4% | 253 | 28.5% | 264 | 29.7% |
| Grade 10: | 225 | 25.3% | 208 | 23.8% | 219 | 24.8% | 209 | 23.8% | 199 | 22.6% | 222 | 25.0% | 239 | 26.9% |
| Grade 11: | 207 | 23.3% | 206 | 23.6% | 195 | 22.1% | 201 | 22.9% | 203 | 23.1% | 227 | 25.5% | 207 | 23.3% |
| Grade 12: | 203 | 22.8% | 187 | 21.4% | 196 | 22.2% | 199 | 22.6% | 227 | 25.8% | 187 | 21.0% | 179 | 20.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 456 | 51.2% | 459 | 52.6% | 453 | 51.4% | 444 | 50.5% | 438 | 49.8% | 445 | 50.1% | 448 | 50.4% |
| Female: | 434 | 48.8% | 414 | 47.4% | 429 | 48.6% | 435 | 49.5% | 432 | 49.1% | 436 | 49.0% | 437 | 49.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.8% | 9 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.0% |
| Asian: | 16 | 1.8% | 16 | 1.8% | 9 | 1.0% | 8 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.7% | 8 | 0.9% | 13 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic: | 90 | 10.1% | 88 | 10.1% | 82 | 9.3% | 70 | 8.0% | 79 | 9.0% | 81 | 9.1% | 77 | 8.7% |
| Black: | 246 | 27.6% | 230 | 26.3% | 230 | 26.1% | 225 | 25.6% | 214 | 24.3% | 233 | 26.2% | 242 | 27.2% |
| White: | 529 | 59.4% | 531 | 60.8% | 550 | 62.4% | 568 | 64.6% | 572 | 65.1% | 558 | 62.8% | 548 | 61.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 334 | 37.5% | 320 | 36.7% | 271 | 30.7% | 260 | 29.6% | 229 | 26.1% | 216 | 24.3% | 211 | 23.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 51 | 5.7% | 47 | 5.4% | 52 | 5.9% | 37 | 4.2% | 42 | 4.8% | 43 | 4.8% | 38 | 4.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.83 | 15.59 | 16.04 | 15.16 | 15.70 | 14.30 | 15.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 64.9% | 46.9% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 48.8% | 44.8% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 68.2% | 49% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 62.7% | 46.76% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.71% | 54.71% | 42.56% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 72.2% | 65% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 75.2% | 64.3% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.6% | 69% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.49% | 84.49% | 64.91% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.15% | 89.15% | 76.43% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 49.4% | 56.8% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.5% | 63.6% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.28% | 78.28% | 61.3% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.13% | 81.13% | 61.43% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 56.7% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 71.3% | 54.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 74.8% | 59.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.82% | 75.82% | 59.53% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.64% | 72.64% | 57.81% |
| AHSGE | ||||||
| 2008 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.27% | 84.27% | 72.59% |
| 2009 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.67% | 94.67% | 87.59% |
| 2010 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.37% | 96.37% | 93.34% |
| 2011 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 99.01% | 99.01% | 94.47% |
| 2012 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.96% | 98.96% | 95.24% |
| 2004 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 93.1% | 81% |
| 2005 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90.8% | 80.4% |
| 2006 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 82.2% |
| 2007 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.01% | 93.01% | 80.01% |
| 2008 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.46% | 91.46% | 76.95% |
| 2009 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.67% | 94.67% | 81.82% |
| 2010 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.27% | 92.27% | 78.46% |
| 2011 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.6% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.21% | 90.21% | 75.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.7% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 94.7% | 78.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.47% | 92.47% | 83.74% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.97% | 93.97% | 84.02% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.78% | 97.78% | 85.56% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.42% | 97.42% | 84.32% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.05% | 95.05% | 85.39% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.39% | 96.39% | 85.03% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 94.7% | 86.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 94.8% | 85.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90.4% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.4% | 82.19% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.46% | 92.46% | 81.17% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.11% | 95.11% | 81.63% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.81% | 93.81% | 81.82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.04% | 96.04% | 83.29% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.33% | 94.33% | 82.92% |
| 2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.5% | 82.1% |
| 2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 91.3% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.01% | 93.01% | 82.09% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.48% | 95.48% | 81.22% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.26% | 90.26% | 75.76% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 93.7% | 74.2% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 94.2% | 76% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 90.3% | 77.1% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.78% | 89.78% | 73.9% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.96% | 91.96% | 72.58% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.22% | 94.22% | 78.86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.81% | 93.81% | 73.05% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.13% | 87.13% | 71.38% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.72% | 90.72% | 71.26% |
| 2010 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.45% | 96.45% | 94.02% |
| 2011 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.97% | 98.97% | 98.1% |
| 2012 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 98.49% |
| 2004 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 95.4% |
| 2005 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.4% | 99.4% | 94.5% |
| 2006 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 98.8% | 94.7% |
| 2007 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.86% | 92.86% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.86% | 97.86% | 94.49% |
| 2009 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.46% | 97.46% | 92.8% |
| 2010 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | 91.1% |
| 2011 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.39% | 96.39% | 91.4% |
| 2012 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.38% | 95.38% | 90.39% |
| 2004 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 95.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 98.9% | 94.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 98.8% | 95.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.64% | 94.64% | 90.48% |
| 2008 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.32% | 97.32% | 95.45% |
| 2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.96% | 97.96% | 95.36% |
| 2010 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.67% | 98.67% | 94.73% |
| 2011 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.94% | 97.94% | 94.82% |
| 2012 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.89% | 95.89% | 94.83% |
| 2004 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 96.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.4% | 99.4% | 95.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 98.3% | 95.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.45% | 93.45% | 90.19% |
| 2008 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.79% | 96.79% | 95.01% |
| 2009 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.46% | 97.46% | 94.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.67% | 98.67% | 93.57% |
| 2011 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.39% | 96.39% | 93.78% |
| 2012 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.92% | 96.92% | 93.62% |
| 2004 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 95.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.4% | 99.4% | 95.3% |
| 2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 97.7% | 95.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.05% | 94.05% | 90.62% |
| 2008 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.33% | 97.33% | 95.24% |
| 2009 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.97% | 97.97% | 93.62% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 98.6% | 92.7% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 98.9% | 93.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 96.6% | 93.7% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.26% | 92.26% | 88.74% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.79% | 96.79% | 92.95% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.94% | 95.94% | 91.58% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.78% | 97.78% | 90.45% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.85% | 94.85% | 87.99% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.85% | 93.85% | 89.74% |
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* Athens High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.