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Gadsden City High School
1917 Black Creek Parkway
Gadsden AL, 35904, Etowah County
Phone: 256-543-3614
Ranking: 
(279 out of 359, bottom 22%)*
(279 out of 359, bottom 22%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Gadsden 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: | 93 | 95 | 93 | 91 | 86 | 96 | 100 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,559 | 1,575 | 1,535 | 1,598 | 1,604 | 1,535 | 1,534 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 446 | 28.6% | 466 | 29.6% | 454 | 29.6% | 477 | 29.8% | 467 | 29.1% | 409 | 26.6% | 469 | 30.6% |
| Grade 10: | 413 | 26.5% | 394 | 25.0% | 402 | 26.2% | 413 | 25.8% | 401 | 25.0% | 442 | 28.8% | 397 | 25.9% |
| Grade 11: | 365 | 23.4% | 369 | 23.4% | 349 | 22.7% | 343 | 21.5% | 389 | 24.3% | 353 | 23.0% | 383 | 25.0% |
| Grade 12: | 335 | 21.5% | 346 | 22.0% | 330 | 21.5% | 365 | 22.8% | 347 | 21.6% | 331 | 21.6% | 282 | 18.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 760 | 48.7% | 772 | 49.0% | 757 | 49.3% | 784 | 49.1% | 770 | 48.0% | 730 | 47.6% | 743 | 48.4% |
| Female: | 799 | 51.3% | 803 | 51.0% | 778 | 50.7% | 814 | 50.9% | 826 | 51.5% | 797 | 51.9% | 787 | 51.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.4% | 10 | 0.6% | 16 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 21 | 1.3% | 23 | 1.5% | 20 | 1.3% | 20 | 1.3% | 21 | 1.3% | 19 | 1.2% | 17 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 112 | 7.2% | 105 | 6.7% | 92 | 6.0% | 88 | 5.5% | 79 | 4.9% | 59 | 3.8% | 65 | 4.2% |
| Black: | 820 | 52.6% | 841 | 53.4% | 877 | 57.1% | 958 | 59.9% | 967 | 60.3% | 899 | 58.6% | 883 | 57.6% |
| White: | 589 | 37.8% | 587 | 37.3% | 536 | 34.9% | 525 | 32.9% | 527 | 32.9% | 542 | 35.3% | 564 | 36.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 13 | 0.8% | 13 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,049 | 67.3% | 915 | 58.1% | 1,001 | 65.2% | 1,037 | 64.9% | 949 | 59.2% | 872 | 56.8% | 737 | 48.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 90 | 5.8% | 102 | 6.5% | 86 | 5.6% | 107 | 6.7% | 131 | 8.2% | 123 | 8.0% | 120 | 7.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.80 | 16.61 | 16.44 | 17.59 | 18.69 | 15.90 | 15.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 40.82% | 40.82% | 46.76% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 28.98% | 28.98% | 42.56% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.84% | 68.84% | 64.91% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.77% | 78.77% | 76.43% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.42% | 53.42% | 61.3% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 50.25% | 50.25% | 61.43% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 53.7% | 59.53% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.08% | 43.08% | 57.81% |
| AHSGE | ||||||
| 2008 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 71.8% | 72.59% |
| 2009 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.72% | 81.72% | 87.59% |
| 2010 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.44% | 92.46% | 93.34% |
| 2011 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 93.5% | 94.47% |
| 2012 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.72% | 94.72% | 95.24% |
| 2008 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.31% | 67.31% | 76.95% |
| 2009 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.67% | 82.67% | 81.82% |
| 2010 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.57% | 78.39% | 78.46% |
| 2011 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.34% | 75.34% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.86% | 73.86% | 75.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.73% | 81.73% | 84.02% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 91% | 91% | 85.56% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.61% | 89.36% | 84.32% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.07% | 90.07% | 85.39% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.6% | 85.03% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.32% | 75.32% | 81.17% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.28% | 84.28% | 81.63% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.76% | 83.55% | 81.82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.62% | 85.62% | 83.29% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.98% | 83.98% | 82.92% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.91% | 68.91% | 81.22% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 66.4% | 75.76% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.31% | 64.31% | 72.58% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.67% | 75.67% | 78.86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.08% | 68.18% | 73.05% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.04% | 64.04% | 71.38% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.28% | 63.28% | 71.26% |
| 2010 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 81.71% | 81.82% | 94.02% |
| 2011 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.06% | 93.07% | 98.1% |
| 2012 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.85% | 94.85% | 98.49% |
| 2008 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 77.82% | 77.82% | 94.49% |
| 2009 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 78.68% | 78.68% | 92.8% |
| 2010 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 73.87% | 73.47% | 91.1% |
| 2011 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 76.31% | 76.1% | 91.4% |
| 2012 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 80.61% | 80.61% | 90.39% |
| 2008 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 85.23% | 85.23% | 95.45% |
| 2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 89.82% | 89.82% | 95.36% |
| 2010 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 82.76% | 94.73% |
| 2011 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 85.91% | 85.95% | 94.82% |
| 2012 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 86.07% | 86.07% | 94.83% |
| 2008 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 80.89% | 80.89% | 95.01% |
| 2009 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 86.23% | 86.23% | 94.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 77.98% | 93.57% |
| 2011 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 81.55% | 81.32% | 93.78% |
| 2012 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 83.64% | 83.64% | 93.62% |
| 2008 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 84.25% | 84.25% | 95.24% |
| 2009 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 82.93% | 82.93% | 93.62% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 76.79% | 76.79% | 92.95% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 81.08% | 81.08% | 91.58% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 73.33% | 72.94% | 90.45% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 69.97% | 69.78% | 87.99% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 74.24% | 74.24% | 89.74% |
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* Gadsden City High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.