Jb Pennington High School
81 College St
Blountsville AL, 35031, Blount County
Phone: 205-429-4101
| Ranking: | High School:  (191 out of 359, bottom 47%)Elementary/Middle School:  (738 out of 1,064, bottom 31%)* |
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12
School District: Blount County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 51 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 31 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 619 | 594 | 579 | 594 | 591 | 578 | 555 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 114 | 18.4% | 109 | 18.4% | 98 | 16.9% | 111 | 18.7% | 102 | 17.3% | 124 | 21.5% | 109 | 19.6% |
| Grade 8: | 116 | 18.7% | 102 | 17.2% | 105 | 18.1% | 89 | 15.0% | 117 | 19.8% | 105 | 18.2% | 112 | 20.2% |
| Grade 9: | 105 | 17.0% | 117 | 19.7% | 99 | 17.1% | 133 | 22.4% | 115 | 19.5% | 112 | 19.4% | 112 | 20.2% |
| Grade 10: | 106 | 17.1% | 91 | 15.3% | 107 | 18.5% | 95 | 16.0% | 96 | 16.2% | 102 | 17.6% | 96 | 17.3% |
| Grade 11: | 82 | 13.2% | 100 | 16.8% | 85 | 14.7% | 75 | 12.6% | 92 | 15.6% | 77 | 13.3% | 65 | 11.7% |
| Grade 12: | 96 | 15.5% | 75 | 12.6% | 85 | 14.7% | 91 | 15.3% | 69 | 11.7% | 58 | 10.0% | 61 | 11.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 318 | 51.4% | 307 | 51.7% | 313 | 54.1% | 316 | 53.2% | 300 | 50.8% | 294 | 50.9% | 290 | 52.3% |
| Female: | 301 | 48.6% | 287 | 48.3% | 266 | 45.9% | 278 | 46.8% | 279 | 47.2% | 276 | 47.8% | 261 | 47.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 77 | 12.4% | 71 | 12.0% | 67 | 11.6% | 63 | 10.6% | 54 | 9.1% | 62 | 10.7% | 50 | 9.0% |
| Black: | 7 | 1.1% | 7 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.4% | 5 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% |
| White: | 529 | 85.5% | 509 | 85.7% | 498 | 86.0% | 519 | 87.4% | 525 | 88.8% | 506 | 87.5% | 497 | 89.5% |
| 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 296 | 47.8% | 265 | 44.6% | 277 | 47.8% | 256 | 43.1% | 235 | 39.8% | 237 | 41.0% | 202 | 36.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 5.0% | 55 | 9.3% | 44 | 7.6% | 49 | 8.2% | 55 | 9.3% | 64 | 11.1% | 52 | 9.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.21 | 16.97 | 16.73 | 20.00 | 20.88 | 21.30 | 18.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 50.4% | 46.9% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 38.5% | 44.8% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 49.2% | 49% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.37% | 50.44% | 46.76% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 36.17% | 44.67% | 42.56% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 71.5% | 65% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 71% | 64.3% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 77.2% | 69% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.65% | 70.78% | 64.91% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 81.04% | 76.43% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 67.5% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 40% | 47.8% | 56.8% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 61.7% | 63.6% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.83% | 61.86% | 61.3% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.62% | 62.2% | 61.43% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 61.5% | 56.7% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 52.1% | 54.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 59.7% | 59.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.63% | 61.68% | 59.53% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 37.24% | 56.05% | 57.81% |
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 42.9% | 42% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 45.5% | 41% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 44% | 45.4% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 49.85% | 46.94% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.47% | 57.08% | 56.16% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 63.1% | 55.7% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 62% | 63% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 58% | 60% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.55% | 69.83% | 65.27% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.79% | 70.23% | 65.55% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 55.1% | 51.7% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 46.8% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 50.3% | 55.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.92% | 55.95% | 56.69% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 62.43% | 62.72% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 48% | 51.1% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 43.9% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.8% | 44.1% | 51.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.26% | 55.65% | 58.32% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.42% | 53.76% | 60.06% |
| AHSGE | ||||||
| 2008 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.16% | 72.65% | 72.59% |
| 2009 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.89% | 78.93% | 87.59% |
| 2010 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.88% | 95.54% | 93.34% |
| 2011 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 95.36% | 94.47% |
| 2012 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.69% | 96.06% | 95.24% |
| 2004 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 77.3% | 81% |
| 2005 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 83.2% | 80.4% |
| 2006 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 83.1% | 82.2% |
| 2007 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.33% | 82.98% | 80.01% |
| 2008 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.13% | 79.52% | 76.95% |
| 2009 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 85.58% | 81.82% |
| 2010 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.27% | 81.55% | 78.46% |
| 2011 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.71% | 79.07% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.63% | 75.85% | 75.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56% | 72.6% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 79.5% | 78.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 79.6% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.73% | 80.31% | 83.74% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.69% | 84.94% | 84.02% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.82% | 83.43% | 85.56% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.13% | 84.3% | 84.32% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.46% | 84.37% | 85.39% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.79% | 82.11% | 85.03% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 84.4% | 86.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 88% | 85.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 86.6% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.37% | 82.6% | 82.19% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.12% | 78.88% | 81.17% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.67% | 85.77% | 81.63% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.62% | 81.82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.74% | 82.64% | 83.29% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 84.08% | 82.92% |
| 2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 81% | 82.1% |
| 2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 84.4% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 85.1% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.39% | 86.24% | 82.09% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.88% | 86.87% | 81.22% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.96% | 83.26% | 75.76% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 71.3% | 74.2% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 78.8% | 76% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 80.4% | 77.1% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.33% | 75.14% | 73.9% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.94% | 77.31% | 72.58% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.78% | 85.35% | 78.86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.89% | 74.37% | 73.05% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.16% | 72.73% | 71.38% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.84% | 73.35% | 71.26% |
| 2010 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.55% | 84.02% | 94.02% |
| 2011 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.82% | 98.1% |
| 2012 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.91% | 98.49% |
| 2004 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 97% | 92.7% | 95.4% |
| 2005 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 92.4% | 94.5% |
| 2006 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 95% | 94.7% |
| 2007 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.94% | 92.8% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.32% | 91.98% | 94.49% |
| 2009 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.61% | 91.68% | 92.8% |
| 2010 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.65% | 92.34% | 91.1% |
| 2011 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.21% | 91.3% | 91.4% |
| 2012 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.77% | 91.82% | 90.39% |
| 2004 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 94% | 91.9% | 95.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 89% | 94.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 95.7% | 95.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 86.36% | 93.22% | 90.48% |
| 2008 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 88.71% | 90.96% | 95.45% |
| 2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.22% | 93.97% | 95.36% |
| 2010 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.21% | 93.91% | 94.73% |
| 2011 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 94.27% | 94.82% |
| 2012 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.18% | 94.91% | 94.83% |
| 2004 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 97% | 94.8% | 96.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 94% | 95.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 95.7% | 95.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.91% | 93.43% | 90.19% |
| 2008 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.93% | 92.98% | 95.01% |
| 2009 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.61% | 94.18% | 94.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.65% | 93.14% | 93.57% |
| 2011 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.51% | 93.28% | 93.78% |
| 2012 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.59% | 94.54% | 93.62% |
| 2004 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 94.5% | 95.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 91.9% | 95.3% |
| 2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 94.6% | 95.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.43% | 94.49% | 90.62% |
| 2008 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.77% | 95.39% | 95.24% |
| 2009 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.61% | 93.55% | 93.62% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 91.6% | 92.7% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 89.9% | 93.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 93.5% | 93.7% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 84.85% | 90.68% | 88.74% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.32% | 90.58% | 92.95% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.61% | 91.68% | 91.58% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.65% | 90.57% | 90.45% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.51% | 86.14% | 87.99% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.59% | 88.55% | 89.74% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 49.6% | 56.9% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 46.8% | 59.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.54% | 48.12% | 59.82% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.59% | 50.51% | 61.26% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.97% | 57.04% | 65.79% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 36% | 55.96% | 68.76% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.92% | 62.57% | 70.36% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.32% | 66.47% | 72.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 79.8% | 75.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 73% | 74.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.36% | 78.21% | 77% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.22% | 75.95% | 79.13% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.02% | 79.72% | 81.28% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 79.59% | 83.02% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.05% | 86.97% | 84.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 86.95% | 86.25% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 61.8% | 63% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 61.8% | 67.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.46% | 53.96% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.38% | 57.63% | 68.13% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 66.57% | 73.77% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 69.61% | 78.62% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.95% | 67.21% | 77.01% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.61% | 74.85% | 78.62% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 59.8% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 71% | 69.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 73.8% | 71.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 69.04% | 71.94% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.09% | 72.47% | 73.87% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.05% | 74.24% | 74.89% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.22% | 68.69% | 73.51% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.73% | 67.35% | 76.95% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.81% | 78.1% | 79.33% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.43% | 58.73% | 60.51% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 66.62% | 70.34% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.19% | 61.59% | 68.79% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 68.16% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 71.45% | 75.67% |
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* Jb Pennington High School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.