Kate D Smith Dar High School
6077 Main St
Grant AL, 35747, Marshall County
Phone: 256-728-4238
Ranking: (126 out of 359, top 35%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Marshall 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: | 28 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 31 | 28 | 28 | |||||||
Total Students: | 463 | 468 | 462 | 468 | 485 | 490 | 479 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 127 | 27.4% | 143 | 30.6% | 113 | 24.5% | 109 | 23.3% | 130 | 26.8% | 135 | 27.6% | 131 | 27.3% |
Grade 10: | 129 | 27.9% | 109 | 23.3% | 109 | 23.6% | 128 | 27.4% | 134 | 27.6% | 133 | 27.1% | 127 | 26.5% |
Grade 11: | 102 | 22.0% | 104 | 22.2% | 117 | 25.3% | 125 | 26.7% | 111 | 22.9% | 114 | 23.3% | 116 | 24.2% |
Grade 12: | 105 | 22.7% | 112 | 23.9% | 123 | 26.6% | 106 | 22.6% | 110 | 22.7% | 108 | 22.0% | 105 | 21.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 252 | 54.4% | 257 | 54.9% | 261 | 56.5% | 260 | 55.6% | 265 | 54.6% | 262 | 53.5% | 250 | 52.2% |
Female: | 211 | 45.6% | 211 | 45.1% | 201 | 43.5% | 208 | 44.4% | 212 | 43.7% | 220 | 44.9% | 225 | 47.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 10 | 2.2% | 10 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.5% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% |
Black: | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
White: | 449 | 97.0% | 452 | 96.6% | 448 | 97.0% | 452 | 96.6% | 476 | 98.1% | 481 | 98.2% | 471 | 98.3% |
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: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 175 | 37.8% | 163 | 34.8% | 175 | 37.9% | 176 | 37.6% | 172 | 35.5% | 146 | 29.8% | 143 | 29.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 9.7% | 34 | 7.3% | 37 | 8.0% | 53 | 11.3% | 56 | 11.5% | 57 | 11.6% | 66 | 13.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.30 | 16.83 | 15.03 | 13.37 | 15.65 | 17.50 | 16.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ADAW | ||||||
2004 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 40.4% | 46.9% |
2005 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 44.8% | 44.8% |
2006 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 42.7% | 49% |
2008 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.39% | 51.37% | 46.76% |
2009 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.43% | 43.47% | 42.56% |
2004 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 57.8% | 65% |
2005 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 59.3% | 64.3% |
2006 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 72.7% | 69% |
2008 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.48% | 72.48% | 64.91% |
2009 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.61% | 83.82% | 76.43% |
2004 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 52% | 60.3% |
2005 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 53.5% | 56.8% |
2006 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 63% | 63.6% |
2008 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 65.59% | 61.3% |
2009 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.57% | 62.66% | 61.43% |
2004 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 53.5% | 56.7% |
2005 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 52.9% | 54.6% |
2006 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 55% | 59.2% |
2008 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.79% | 60.1% | 59.53% |
2009 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.18% | 58.93% | 57.81% |
AHSGE | ||||||
2008 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 76% | 65.21% | 72.59% |
2009 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.86% | 93.77% | 87.59% |
2010 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.34% | 95.35% | 93.34% |
2011 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 93.52% | 94.47% |
2012 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.13% | 95.9% | 95.24% |
2004 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 72.8% | 81% |
2005 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 73.3% | 80.4% |
2006 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 76.5% | 82.2% |
2007 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 87% | 80.67% | 80.01% |
2008 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.64% | 71.31% | 76.95% |
2009 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.88% | 82.12% | 81.82% |
2010 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.19% | 75.07% | 78.46% |
2011 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.16% | 70.54% | 77.64% |
2012 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.44% | 76.5% | 75.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 67% | 71% | 78% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 74% | 78.3% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 82.4% | 83.6% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 82% | 85.89% | 83.74% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 84.49% | 84.02% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.17% | 87.08% | 85.56% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.13% | 85.22% | 84.32% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 84.5% | 85.39% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.11% | 90.68% | 85.03% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 85.2% | 86.9% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 84.4% | 85.7% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 79.3% | 85.6% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 92% | 84.35% | 82.19% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.48% | 77.01% | 81.17% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.14% | 80.36% | 81.63% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.18% | 77.39% | 81.82% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 77.52% | 83.29% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.11% | 82.24% | 82.92% |
2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 83% | 82.1% |
2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 84.2% | 80.9% |
2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 85% | 84.8% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 90% | 88.04% | 82.09% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.08% | 81.11% | 81.22% |
2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 68.6% | 74.2% |
2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 80% | 75.7% | 76% |
2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 76.4% | 77.1% |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 80% | 74.54% | 73.9% |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 71.39% | 72.58% |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.57% | 78.81% | 78.86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.58% | 74.2% | 73.05% |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.33% | 70.28% | 71.38% |
2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.31% | 77.05% | 71.26% |
2010 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.85% | 94.02% |
2011 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.75% | 98.1% |
2012 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.29% | 98.85% | 98.49% |
2004 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96.2% | 95.4% |
2005 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 86.2% | 94.5% |
2006 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 95.9% | 94.7% |
2007 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.55% | 85% | 89.7% |
2008 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.96% | 94.26% | 94.49% |
2009 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.35% | 89.47% | 92.8% |
2010 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.01% | 93.43% | 91.1% |
2011 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 94% | 89.66% | 91.4% |
2012 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 89.74% | 87.61% | 90.39% |
2004 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96.8% | 95.7% |
2005 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 87.3% | 94.7% |
2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 98.6% | 95.6% |
2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 86.16% | 90.48% |
2008 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.79% | 93.88% | 95.45% |
2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.12% | 96.2% | 95.36% |
2010 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.02% | 96% | 94.73% |
2011 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 97% | 95.93% | 94.82% |
2012 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.46% | 94.24% | 94.83% |
2004 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 99% | 98.1% | 96.5% |
2005 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 92% | 95.4% |
2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 98.1% | 95.2% |
2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 84.62% | 90.19% |
2008 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.98% | 95.27% | 95.01% |
2009 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.23% | 93.27% | 94.2% |
2010 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.04% | 93.43% | 93.57% |
2011 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 94% | 92.17% | 93.78% |
2012 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 91.94% | 93.62% |
2004 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96.8% | 95.9% |
2005 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 93.1% | 95.3% |
2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 98.6% | 95.9% |
2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 88.47% | 90.62% |
2008 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.95% | 95.61% | 95.24% |
2009 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.34% | 94.43% | 93.62% |
2004 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94.9% | 92.7% |
2005 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 89.9% | 93.4% |
2006 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 95.4% | 93.7% |
2007 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 84.62% | 88.74% |
2008 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 85.86% | 90.54% | 92.95% |
2009 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 88.46% | 90.35% | 91.58% |
2010 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.05% | 93.71% | 90.45% |
2011 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 90% | 88.71% | 87.99% |
2012 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.16% | 90.2% | 89.74% |
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* Kate D Smith Dar 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.