Sylacauga High School
701 North Broadway Sylacauga AL, 35150, Talladega County Phone: 256-249-0911 Ranking:  (96 out of 359, top 27%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Sylacauga 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: | 41 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 41 | 43 | 44 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 729 | 704 | 712 | 682 | 683 | 671 | 655 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 213 | 29.2% | 218 | 31.0% | 219 | 30.8% | 210 | 30.8% | 226 | 33.1% | 226 | 33.7% | 230 | 35.1% |
| Grade 10: | 182 | 25.0% | 168 | 23.9% | 181 | 25.4% | 180 | 26.4% | 162 | 23.7% | 162 | 24.1% | 153 | 23.4% |
| Grade 11: | 160 | 21.9% | 175 | 24.9% | 158 | 22.2% | 158 | 23.2% | 143 | 20.9% | 142 | 21.2% | 145 | 22.1% |
| Grade 12: | 174 | 23.9% | 143 | 20.3% | 154 | 21.6% | 134 | 19.6% | 152 | 22.3% | 141 | 21.0% | 127 | 19.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 352 | 48.3% | 353 | 50.1% | 351 | 49.3% | 339 | 49.7% | 335 | 49.0% | 345 | 51.4% | 324 | 49.5% |
| Female: | 377 | 51.7% | 351 | 49.9% | 361 | 50.7% | 343 | 50.3% | 340 | 49.8% | 318 | 47.4% | 327 | 49.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 12 | 1.6% | 13 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.6% |
| Black: | 256 | 35.1% | 258 | 36.6% | 269 | 37.8% | 252 | 37.0% | 259 | 37.9% | 259 | 38.6% | 249 | 38.0% |
| White: | 457 | 62.7% | 427 | 60.7% | 430 | 60.4% | 420 | 61.6% | 418 | 61.2% | 405 | 60.4% | 397 | 60.6% |
| 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 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 269 | 36.9% | 325 | 46.2% | 331 | 46.5% | 287 | 42.1% | 279 | 40.8% | 246 | 36.7% | 222 | 33.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 5.5% | 38 | 5.4% | 39 | 5.5% | 24 | 3.5% | 39 | 5.7% | 44 | 6.6% | 33 | 5.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.82 | 16.13 | 16.41 | 15.40 | 16.48 | 15.40 | 15.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 41.7% | 46.9% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 49.1% | 44.8% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 47.8% | 49% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.36% | 49.38% | 46.76% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 50.34% | 48.66% | 42.56% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 64.2% | 65% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 64.3% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 52.8% | 69% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.36% | 67.29% | 64.91% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.24% | 76% | 76.43% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 52.1% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 60.2% | 56.8% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 63.7% | 63.6% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.35% | 67.28% | 61.3% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 65.33% | 61.43% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 57.6% | 56.7% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 62.4% | 54.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 60.1% | 59.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.02% | 61.73% | 59.53% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.68% | 59.33% | 57.81% |
| AHSGE | ||||||
| 2008 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 73.64% | 72.59% |
| 2009 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 86.16% | 87.59% |
| 2010 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.14% | 95.39% | 93.34% |
| 2011 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 92.98% | 94.47% |
| 2012 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.41% | 92.41% | 95.24% |
| 2004 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 78% | 81% |
| 2005 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 81.5% | 80.4% |
| 2006 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 80.5% | 82.2% |
| 2007 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.39% | 77.21% | 80.01% |
| 2008 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.56% | 82.89% | 76.95% |
| 2009 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.77% | 82.82% | 81.82% |
| 2010 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.86% | 76.47% | 78.46% |
| 2011 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.01% | 75.88% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.79% | 68.79% | 75.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 84% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81% | 78.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 80% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.32% | 88.24% | 83.74% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.72% | 89.47% | 84.02% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 95.09% | 85.56% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.89% | 86.36% | 84.32% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.41% | 88.31% | 85.39% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.65% | 81.65% | 85.03% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 85.3% | 86.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 90.2% | 85.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 85.2% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 81.62% | 82.19% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.19% | 81.58% | 81.17% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.31% | 86.51% | 81.63% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.21% | 81.46% | 81.82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.41% | 85.46% | 83.29% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.25% | 73.25% | 82.92% |
| 2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 82.6% | 82.1% |
| 2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 89.5% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 84.7% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.55% | 86.77% | 82.09% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.52% | 84.21% | 81.22% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.43% | 78.53% | 75.76% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 78% | 74.2% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 82.6% | 76% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 73.3% | 77.1% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.81% | 72.06% | 73.9% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.71% | 75.82% | 72.58% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.52% | 80.37% | 78.86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.53% | 65.13% | 73.05% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.85% | 63.95% | 71.38% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.59% | 57.59% | 71.26% |
| 2010 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.63% | 94.12% | 94.02% |
| 2011 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.54% | 98.56% | 98.1% |
| 2012 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.32% | 99.32% | 98.49% |
| 2004 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96.4% | 95.4% |
| 2005 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 98.5% | 94.5% |
| 2006 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 94.5% | 94.7% |
| 2007 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.95% | 91.88% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.56% | 91.34% | 94.49% |
| 2009 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.46% | 97.08% | 92.8% |
| 2010 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.17% | 91.1% |
| 2011 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.51% | 89.21% | 91.4% |
| 2012 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 88.51% | 88.51% | 90.39% |
| 2004 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 97.8% | 95.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 94.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 95.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.51% | 94.38% | 90.48% |
| 2008 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.34% | 97.64% | 95.45% |
| 2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 99.27% | 95.36% |
| 2010 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.33% | 98.72% | 94.73% |
| 2011 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.08% | 96.41% | 94.82% |
| 2012 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 95.3% | 94.83% |
| 2004 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 96.4% | 96.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 98.5% | 95.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 95.7% | 95.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.38% | 89.38% | 90.19% |
| 2008 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.04% | 92.92% | 95.01% |
| 2009 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.93% | 96.35% | 94.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.36% | 95.54% | 93.57% |
| 2011 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.08% | 95.69% | 93.78% |
| 2012 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.62% | 92.62% | 93.62% |
| 2004 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 93.6% | 95.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 97.8% | 95.3% |
| 2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 96.9% | 95.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.31% | 91.25% | 90.62% |
| 2008 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.69% | 94.49% | 95.24% |
| 2009 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.38% | 94.89% | 93.62% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 95% | 92.7% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96.4% | 93.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 93.9% | 93.7% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.67% | 90% | 88.74% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.74% | 88.98% | 92.95% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.62% | 93.43% | 91.58% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 88.74% | 88.54% | 90.45% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 83.21% | 82.01% | 87.99% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 89.26% | 89.26% | 89.74% |
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* Sylacauga 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.