Muscle Shoals High School
1900 East Avalon Ave
Muscle Shoals AL, 35661, Colbert County
Phone: 256-389-2682
Ranking: 
(22 out of 359, top 6%)*
(22 out of 359, top 6%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Muscle Shoals 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: | 47 | 49 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 43 | 54 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 901 | 877 | 878 | 837 | 795 | 763 | 726 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 244 | 27.1% | 223 | 25.4% | 221 | 25.2% | 219 | 26.2% | 228 | 28.7% | 220 | 28.8% | 183 | 25.2% |
| Grade 10: | 221 | 24.5% | 221 | 25.2% | 222 | 25.3% | 231 | 27.6% | 224 | 28.2% | 182 | 23.9% | 191 | 26.3% |
| Grade 11: | 218 | 24.2% | 215 | 24.5% | 217 | 24.7% | 220 | 26.3% | 168 | 21.1% | 180 | 23.6% | 176 | 24.2% |
| Grade 12: | 218 | 24.2% | 218 | 24.9% | 218 | 24.8% | 167 | 20.0% | 172 | 21.6% | 181 | 23.7% | 176 | 24.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 456 | 50.6% | 444 | 50.6% | 449 | 51.1% | 444 | 53.0% | 411 | 51.7% | 374 | 49.0% | 348 | 47.9% |
| Female: | 445 | 49.4% | 433 | 49.4% | 429 | 48.9% | 393 | 47.0% | 376 | 47.3% | 381 | 49.9% | 374 | 51.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 16 | 1.8% | 13 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.0% | 6 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.5% | 8 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 11 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.1% |
| Black: | 179 | 19.9% | 180 | 20.5% | 164 | 18.7% | 159 | 19.0% | 140 | 17.6% | 142 | 18.6% | 143 | 19.7% |
| White: | 691 | 76.7% | 667 | 76.1% | 688 | 78.4% | 660 | 78.9% | 637 | 80.1% | 603 | 79.0% | 563 | 77.5% |
| 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: | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 198 | 22.0% | 187 | 21.3% | 171 | 19.5% | 167 | 20.0% | 130 | 16.4% | 113 | 14.8% | 123 | 16.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 6.0% | 40 | 4.6% | 57 | 6.5% | 55 | 6.6% | 75 | 9.4% | 75 | 9.8% | 65 | 9.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.20 | 17.74 | 19.31 | 19.24 | 17.67 | 17.70 | 13.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 62.4% | 46.9% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 54.7% | 44.8% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 57.9% | 49% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.78% | 64.78% | 46.76% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.87% | 63.87% | 42.56% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 65% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 65.2% | 64.3% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 92.3% | 69% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.28% | 77.28% | 64.91% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 87.1% | 76.43% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 76.7% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 61.7% | 56.8% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 79.2% | 63.6% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.11% | 80.11% | 61.3% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.06% | 78.06% | 61.43% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 70.7% | 56.7% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 64.1% | 54.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 66.8% | 59.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.32% | 69.32% | 59.53% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.48% | 75.48% | 57.81% |
| AHSGE | ||||||
| 2008 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.38% | 84.38% | 72.59% |
| 2009 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.57% | 96.57% | 87.59% |
| 2010 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.21% | 98.21% | 93.34% |
| 2011 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 97.7% | 94.47% |
| 2012 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.17% | 97.17% | 95.24% |
| 2004 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 93.9% | 81% |
| 2005 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 92.1% | 80.4% |
| 2006 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.4% | 82.2% |
| 2007 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.66% | 90.66% | 80.01% |
| 2008 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.36% | 87.36% | 76.95% |
| 2009 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.83% | 89.83% | 81.82% |
| 2010 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.43% | 87.43% | 78.46% |
| 2011 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 86.7% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.51% | 84.51% | 75.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 96.3% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90.5% | 78.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 95.7% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.21% | 91.21% | 83.74% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.37% | 91.37% | 84.02% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.05% | 92.05% | 85.56% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.78% | 95.78% | 84.32% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.12% | 93.12% | 85.39% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.63% | 89.63% | 85.03% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 96.9% | 86.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 93.8% | 85.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 93.8% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.21% | 91.21% | 82.19% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.5% | 81.17% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 81.63% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.01% | 91.01% | 81.82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 92.2% | 83.29% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.25% | 89.25% | 82.92% |
| 2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 96.9% | 82.1% |
| 2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 94.4% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 93.2% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.11% | 90.11% | 82.09% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90.8% | 81.22% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 93.9% | 74.2% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90.5% | 76% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 92.6% | 77.1% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.01% | 89.01% | 73.9% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.51% | 88.51% | 72.58% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 88.7% | 78.86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.43% | 87.43% | 73.05% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.19% | 81.19% | 71.38% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.91% | 79.91% | 71.26% |
| 2010 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 94.02% |
| 2011 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 98.1% |
| 2012 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.05% | 99.05% | 98.49% |
| 2004 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 98% | 98% | 95.4% |
| 2005 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 94.5% |
| 2006 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 98.7% | 94.7% |
| 2007 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.32% | 96.32% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.21% | 98.21% | 94.49% |
| 2009 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.55% | 96.55% | 92.8% |
| 2010 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.08% | 98.08% | 91.1% |
| 2011 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.58% | 94.58% | 91.4% |
| 2012 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.68% | 96.68% | 90.39% |
| 2004 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.3% | 99.3% | 95.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 94.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 98.7% | 95.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.32% | 96.32% | 90.48% |
| 2008 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.81% | 98.81% | 95.45% |
| 2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 97.7% | 95.36% |
| 2010 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.72% | 98.72% | 94.73% |
| 2011 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.39% | 96.39% | 94.82% |
| 2012 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.63% | 97.63% | 94.83% |
| 2004 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 96.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 95.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 98.7% | 95.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.31% | 96.31% | 90.19% |
| 2008 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.61% | 97.61% | 95.01% |
| 2009 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.55% | 96.55% | 94.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.36% | 99.36% | 93.57% |
| 2011 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.38% | 96.38% | 93.78% |
| 2012 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.63% | 97.63% | 93.62% |
| 2004 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.3% | 99.3% | 95.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 95.3% |
| 2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 98.7% | 95.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.93% | 96.93% | 90.62% |
| 2008 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.81% | 98.81% | 95.24% |
| 2009 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.97% | 95.97% | 93.62% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 98.7% | 92.7% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 93.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 98.7% | 93.7% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.71% | 95.71% | 88.74% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.81% | 98.81% | 92.95% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.98% | 95.98% | 91.58% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.72% | 98.72% | 90.45% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.99% | 96.99% | 87.99% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.28% | 95.28% | 89.74% |
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* Muscle Shoals 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.