Appalachian School

350 County Rd 12, Oneonta, AL 35121 | (205) 274-9712
  • Grades: KG-12
  • Student Enrollment: 686
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School Description

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Additional Contact Information
  • Mailing Address: 350 County Road 12, Oneonta, AL 35121
  • Principal or Admin: Mr Mark C Hitt
  • Fax: (205) 274-9706
  • Website: appalachianschool.blount.k12.al.us
School Operational Details
  • Title I Eligible
    All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.
  • Shared Time School
School District Details
  • Blount County School District
  • Per-Pupil Spending: $7,670
  • Graduation Rate: 75.5%
  • Dropout Rate: 2.3%
  • Students Per Teacher: 16.4
  • Enrolled Students: 8,460

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty
  • Total Students Enrolled: 686
  • Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 39.2
  • Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 17.5
Students Gender Breakdown
  • Males: 337 (49.1%)
  • Females: 349 (50.9%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
  • Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 56 (8.2%)
  • Eligible for Free Lunch: 302 (44.0%)
  • Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 358 (52.2%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
Appalachian School Student Race Distribution
  Number Percent
American Indian30.4%
Black20.3%
Asian40.6%
Hispanic8011.7%
White59787.0%
Number of Students Per Grade
Number of Students Per Grade For Appalachian School
  Number Percent
Kindergarten487.0%
1st Grade497.1%
2nd Grade558.0%
3rd Grade568.2%
4th Grade598.6%
5th Grade497.1%
6th Grade416.0%
7th Grade588.5%
8th Grade558.0%
9th Grade679.8%
10th Grade537.7%
11th Grade487.0%
12th Grade487.0%
Source: AL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Appalachian School performed on average worse than many other schools across the state on AHSGE and ARMT 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

SchoolDistrictState
Biology Test
201091.5%95.5%93.3%
200986.7%78.9%87.6%
200886.1%72.7%72.6%
 
Language Test
201076.6%81.6%78.5%
200980.0%85.6%81.8%
200876.9%79.5%77.0%
 
Math Test
201063.8%84.3%84.3%
200988.9%83.4%85.6%
200892.3%84.9%84.0%
 
Reading Test
201080.9%80.6%81.8%
200984.4%85.8%81.6%
200887.2%78.9%81.2%
 
Social Studies Test
201072.3%74.4%73.1%
200986.7%85.4%78.9%
200887.2%77.3%72.6%
 
Science Test
200970.5%83.3%75.8%
200887.2%86.9%81.2%
 

Grade 12 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
Biology Test
201093.6%84.0%94.0%
 
Language Test
201091.5%92.3%91.1%
200992.5%91.7%92.8%
200893.6%92.0%94.5%
 
Math Test
201089.4%93.9%94.7%
200992.5%94.0%95.4%
200893.6%91.0%95.5%
 
Reading Test
201087.2%93.1%93.6%
200995.0%94.2%94.2%
200893.5%93.0%95.0%
 
Social Studies Test
201087.2%90.6%90.5%
200995.0%91.7%91.6%
200896.8%90.6%93.0%
 
Science Test
200997.5%93.6%93.6%
200896.8%95.4%95.2%
 

ARMT - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
Math Test
201085.2%78.8%80.1%
200966.7%77.8%79.4%
200875.6%76.7%77.7%
 
Reading Test
201088.9%87.3%86.6%
200987.5%86.8%85.8%
200884.6%85.8%85.4%
 

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
Math Test
201078.2%78.5%81.3%
200953.5%77.1%79.1%
200851.4%80.2%78.9%
 
Reading Test
201089.1%87.8%86.7%
200985.7%88.2%86.5%
200867.6%88.3%86.1%
 

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
Math Test
201058.7%69.3%82.6%
200958.1%72.6%79.9%
200855.2%73.8%78.0%
 
Reading Test
201082.6%86.1%85.6%
200979.1%87.6%84.7%
200879.3%80.9%84.4%
 

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
Math Test
201075.0%79.3%76.9%
200974.1%75.8%74.9%
200862.5%65.9%71.9%
 
Reading Test
201092.5%90.3%86.1%
200989.7%87.0%86.2%
200883.3%88.0%86.6%
 

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
Math Test
201048.3%56.0%68.8%
200934.5%57.0%65.8%
200829.9%50.5%61.3%
 
Reading Test
201077.6%79.6%83.0%
200965.5%79.7%81.3%
200860.5%76.0%79.1%
 

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
Math Test
201063.5%69.6%78.6%
200950.7%66.6%73.8%
200860.8%57.6%68.1%
 
Reading Test
201059.6%68.7%73.5%
200959.4%74.2%74.9%
200862.8%72.5%73.9%
 
Source: AL Department of Education 2009-2010

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