Ramsay High School
4.5 out of 5 | 13 Reviews
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 726 high school students from grades 9-12
- Ranks 5th out of 357 high schools in AL.
Additional Contact Information
- Mailing Address: 1800 13th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205
- Principal or Admin: Jeanette Watters
- Fax: (205) 231-7076
School Operational Details
- Shared Time School
School District Details
- Birmingham City School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $9,699
- Graduation Rate: 51.5%
- Dropout Rate: 0.7%
- Students Per Teacher: 16.5
- Enrolled Students: 26,721
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 726
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 39.5
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 18.4
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 219 (30.2%)
- Females: 507 (69.8%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 101 (13.9%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 330 (45.5%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 431 (59.4%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | - | - |
| Black | 713 | 98.2% |
| Asian | 1 | 0.1% |
| Hispanic | 5 | 0.7% |
| White | 7 | 1.0% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 9th Grade | 230 | 31.7% |
| 10th Grade | 215 | 29.6% |
| 11th Grade | 158 | 21.8% |
| 12th Grade | 123 | 16.9% |
Source: AL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 4.5
4.5 out of 5 | 13 Reviews
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13 reviews for Ramsay High School
- Reviewed by Student on July 26, 2010
- Rating:
(5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - Ramsay may just very well be one of, if not the best school around. we have a positive learning environment, great student body, wonderful teachers and all right principal/vice principals. all in all, im going to miss ramsay and i already miss c/o 2010 and now this year im going to miss my graduating class 2011
"B-SPOON"
- Reviewed by Student on May 01, 2010
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- RAMSAY IS GREAT AND HAS GREAT STUDENTS
- Reviewed by Student on January 28, 2010
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- This is a real good school? Unfortunately, we're typing like we don't go to Ramsay.
That's what I have yet to understand. We're highly ranked yet we talk as if we failed to get our GED.
Get it together Rams! There's no excuse for your poor grammar!
The rest of this school, aside from the occasional hoodrat, is very nice. Great environment, great teachers, and most importantly, smart students.
- Reviewed by Former Student on January 13, 2010
- Rating:
(4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - I believe that Ramsay was and continues to be one of the best high schools in Birmingham. One of the main reasons (in my humble opinion) is the fact that they DONOT have a football team. Ramsay is the perfect blend of a fine arts institution and a college-prep academy. My only wish (looking back)was for better one-on-one vocational counseling and intervention for the classic under-achiever OR the smart/gifted student who lacks FOCUS. These students many times fall through the cracks in such a competitive environment where discipline and performance rules.
- Reviewed by Former Student on November 24, 2009
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- I am an alumni of Ramsay High School and if it wasn't for my mother sending me to Ramsay I don't know where I would be. The school challenged me to exceed and do well in the environment that I was raised in and now I am well on to earning my Graduate degree and beyond!
Go Rams! :)
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on August 07, 2009
- Rating:
(3 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - Ramsay need a football team. thats makes them different than every else. It would be real good for the school. Thats the reason I only give them a 3, cuz they aint got football
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on July 04, 2009
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- Although I think that the principal lacks a great deal of personality, the teachers are great. I continue to send my child to this school due to it's emaculate turn out of successful people.
- Reviewed by Former Student on June 29, 2009
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- I'm a Ramsay High Alumni and I am still proud of the school that gave me a great educational foundation. My education was on and off campus. I was able to travel and perform across the state and country which greatly assisted me in becoming the speaker and facilitator that I am.
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on February 15, 2009
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- Ramsay is an excellent high school. It prepares the students for their next level of learning. Students that attend Ramsay has an excellent foundation to build on for their future.
- Reviewed by Student on December 21, 2008
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- i am a freshman at this school and it is the best school ever. They care about students at this learning environment
they care about academics and fine arts
all of our classes are honors and when we graduate we get advanced diplomas
the only thing is you have to mantain a 2.7 gpa to stay at ramsay high school that makes us try even harder to stay in this wonderful school
everybody thinks that we're suck ups but we're not we are just like everything else
- Reviewed by Student on December 15, 2008
- Rating: (3 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- I dont think ramsay is all that because u have students that is basically on the same levels as in other schools. Ramsay is not what is crack up to be.
But I give them a three because they try and thats what counts!!
- Reviewed by Student on September 29, 2008
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- I Love My Dear Ramsay High School. Faithful and True I'll Be To Thee.
Go Ramsay Rams!
- Reviewed by Student on April 15, 2008
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- This is a real good school it has great teachers and great ap honor classes.
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Ramsay High School performed on average much better than most other schools across the state on AHSGE state exams in the following subjects:
- Biology
- Language
- Math
- Reading
- Science
- Social Studies
AHSGE - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 11 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology Test | |||
| 2010 | 100.0% | 87.2% | 93.3% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | 79.5% | 87.6% |
| 2008 | 94.2% | 65.2% | 72.6% |
| Language Test | |||
| 2010 | 98.7% | 74.0% | 78.5% |
| 2009 | 99.2% | 71.0% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | 98.6% | 60.1% | 77.0% |
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 97.4% | 81.8% | 84.3% |
| 2009 | 99.2% | 75.0% | 85.6% |
| 2008 | 97.9% | 73.4% | 84.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 99.4% | 79.7% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | 99.2% | 71.4% | 81.6% |
| 2008 | 99.3% | 73.0% | 81.2% |
| Social Studies Test | |||
| 2010 | 96.8% | 71.9% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | 95.9% | 63.2% | 78.9% |
| 2008 | 87.9% | 54.3% | 72.6% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2009 | 91.4% | 72.3% | 75.8% |
| 2008 | 96.5% | 63.2% | 81.2% |
Grade 12 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology Test | |||
| 2010 | 100.0% | 93.1% | 94.0% |
| Language Test | |||
| 2010 | 99.2% | 89.0% | 91.1% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | 88.0% | 92.8% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | 92.6% | 94.5% |
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 100.0% | 93.9% | 94.7% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | 90.8% | 95.4% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | 94.1% | 95.5% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 100.0% | 90.3% | 93.6% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | 90.0% | 94.2% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | 93.7% | 95.0% |
| Social Studies Test | |||
| 2010 | 99.2% | 88.9% | 90.5% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | 89.6% | 91.6% |
| 2008 | 99.3% | 92.1% | 93.0% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2009 | 100.0% | 89.1% | 93.6% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | 91.8% | 95.2% |
Source: AL Department of Education 2009-2010
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