Hokes Bluff High School
1865 Appalachia Rd
Gadsden AL, 35903, Etowah County
Phone: 256-492-1360
Ranking:
(84 out of 359, top 23%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Etowah County 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: | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 25 | |||||||
Total Students: | 414 | 419 | 430 | 426 | 407 | 407 | 397 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 109 | 26.3% | 117 | 27.9% | 112 | 26.0% | 122 | 28.6% | 114 | 28.0% | 116 | 28.5% | 94 | 23.7% |
Grade 10: | 114 | 27.5% | 101 | 24.1% | 109 | 25.3% | 114 | 26.8% | 111 | 27.3% | 90 | 22.1% | 114 | 28.7% |
Grade 11: | 97 | 23.4% | 99 | 23.6% | 108 | 25.1% | 105 | 24.6% | 86 | 21.1% | 111 | 27.3% | 97 | 24.4% |
Grade 12: | 94 | 22.7% | 102 | 24.3% | 101 | 23.5% | 85 | 20.0% | 96 | 23.6% | 90 | 22.1% | 92 | 23.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 217 | 52.4% | 219 | 52.3% | 232 | 54.0% | 227 | 53.3% | 200 | 49.1% | 201 | 49.4% | 210 | 52.9% |
Female: | 197 | 47.6% | 200 | 47.7% | 198 | 46.0% | 199 | 46.7% | 199 | 48.9% | 198 | 48.6% | 183 | 46.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Black: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% |
White: | 410 | 99.0% | 413 | 98.6% | 426 | 99.1% | 423 | 99.3% | 404 | 99.3% | 402 | 98.8% | 393 | 99.0% |
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: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 138 | 33.3% | 139 | 33.2% | 152 | 35.3% | 116 | 27.2% | 103 | 25.3% | 83 | 20.4% | 84 | 21.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 13.0% | 48 | 11.5% | 35 | 8.1% | 38 | 8.9% | 50 | 12.3% | 63 | 15.5% | 49 | 12.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.18 | 15.07 | 16.23 | 16.32 | 17.51 | 16.20 | 15.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ADAW | ||||||
2004 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 58.2% | 46.9% |
2005 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 44.5% | 44.8% |
2006 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 58.3% | 49% |
2008 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 35.05% | 40.11% | 46.76% |
2009 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.68% | 48.69% | 42.56% |
2004 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 72% | 65% |
2005 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 65.4% | 64.3% |
2006 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 73.3% | 69% |
2008 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.32% | 61.77% | 64.91% |
2009 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.82% | 78.16% | 76.43% |
2004 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 72.7% | 60.3% |
2005 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 56.1% | 56.8% |
2006 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 71.1% | 63.6% |
2008 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 50.65% | 61.3% |
2009 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.51% | 60.59% | 61.43% |
2004 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 63.4% | 56.7% |
2005 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 51.5% | 54.6% |
2006 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 67% | 59.2% |
2008 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.48% | 52.86% | 59.53% |
2009 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 60.6% | 57.81% |
AHSGE | ||||||
2008 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.88% | 72.78% | 72.59% |
2009 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.19% | 90.56% | 87.59% |
2010 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.67% | 95.78% | 93.34% |
2011 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.23% | 96.39% | 94.47% |
2012 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.13% | 96.76% | 95.24% |
2004 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 81% |
2005 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 79.7% | 80.4% |
2006 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 78.5% | 82.2% |
2007 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 80.01% |
2008 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.72% | 74.73% | 76.95% |
2009 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.81% | 80.22% | 81.82% |
2010 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.41% | 79.56% | 78.46% |
2011 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.77% | 80.27% | 77.64% |
2012 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.26% | 77.38% | 75.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 80.4% | 78% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 74.2% | 78.3% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 75.4% | 83.6% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86.12% | 83.74% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.17% | 82.73% | 84.02% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.47% | 84.19% | 85.56% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.94% | 83.36% | 84.32% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 85.79% | 85.39% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.74% | 81.81% | 85.03% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 92.3% | 86.9% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 86.5% | 85.7% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 83.4% | 85.6% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 89% | 84.7% | 82.19% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.85% | 80.72% | 81.17% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.85% | 81.25% | 81.63% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.59% | 84.34% | 81.82% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.66% | 84.9% | 83.29% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.05% | 83.04% | 82.92% |
2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 88.5% | 82.1% |
2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 85% | 80.9% |
2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 83.3% | 84.8% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 87% | 88.44% | 82.09% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.36% | 85.79% | 81.22% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.83% | 92.31% | 75.76% |
2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 80.4% | 74.2% |
2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 77.9% | 76% |
2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 73% | 77.1% |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 85% | 75.98% | 73.9% |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.66% | 76.34% | 72.58% |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.86% | 81.65% | 78.86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.21% | 79.8% | 73.05% |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.04% | 74.7% | 71.38% |
2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.78% | 72.58% | 71.26% |
2010 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.56% | 95.7% | 94.02% |
2011 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.38% | 98.1% |
2012 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.81% | 98.49% |
2004 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.7% | 95.4% |
2005 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 93.1% | 94.5% |
2006 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 95% | 92.5% | 94.7% |
2007 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 87.1% | 89.7% |
2008 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.41% | 91.11% | 94.49% |
2009 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.73% | 90.07% | 92.8% |
2010 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.44% | 85.26% | 91.1% |
2011 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 85.94% | 91.4% |
2012 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.43% | 87.31% | 90.39% |
2004 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.9% | 95.7% |
2005 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 94.1% | 94.7% |
2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 95% | 95.6% |
2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 85.86% | 90.48% |
2008 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 93.27% | 95.45% |
2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.86% | 90.09% | 95.36% |
2010 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.67% | 87.77% | 94.73% |
2011 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.68% | 87.18% | 94.82% |
2012 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.79% | 92.9% | 94.83% |
2004 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.6% | 96.5% |
2005 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 96.6% | 95.4% |
2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 95% | 95.4% | 95.2% |
2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.94% | 90.63% | 90.19% |
2008 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.51% | 94.2% | 95.01% |
2009 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.45% | 92.03% | 94.2% |
2010 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.78% | 90.04% | 93.57% |
2011 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 90.41% | 93.78% |
2012 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.62% | 91.88% | 93.62% |
2004 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.2% | 95.9% |
2005 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.2% | 95.3% |
2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95.5% | 95.9% |
2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.94% | 88.69% | 90.62% |
2008 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 94.92% | 95.24% |
2009 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.25% | 93.42% | 93.62% |
2004 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95.1% | 92.7% |
2005 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 93% | 93.4% |
2006 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 92.8% | 93.7% |
2007 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.92% | 85.69% | 88.74% |
2008 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 90.36% | 92.95% |
2009 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 88.64% | 88.12% | 91.58% |
2010 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.67% | 87.04% | 90.45% |
2011 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.59% | 84.96% | 87.99% |
2012 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.63% | 89.17% | 89.74% |
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* Hokes Bluff High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.