Wicksburg High School

1172 South State Hwy 123, Newton, AL 36352 | (334) 692-5549

Grades: KG-12
Student Enrollment: 925

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4.5 out of 5 | 3 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 925 elementary, middle, and high school students from grades KG-12
Ranks 53rd out of 357 high schools in AL.

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 1172 S State Hwy 123, Newton, AL 36352

Principal or Admin: Mrs Cheryl Lynne Smith
Fax: (334) 692-3184

School Operational Details

Shared Time School

School District Details

Houston Can! Academy Charter School
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,183
Graduation Rate: 70.5%
Dropout Rate: 0.9%
Students Per Teacher: 18.1
Enrolled Students: 6,413

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 925
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 50.5
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 18.3

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 500 (54.1%)
Females: 424 (45.8%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 74 (8.0%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 273 (29.5%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 347 (37.5%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Wicksburg High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	54	5.8%
Asian	2	0.2%
Hispanic	25	2.7%
White	843	91.1%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Pre-Kindergarten	5	0.5%
Kindergarten	64	6.9%
1st Grade	58	6.3%
2nd Grade	54	5.8%
3rd Grade	65	7.0%
4th Grade	89	9.6%
5th Grade	82	8.9%
6th Grade	77	8.3%
7th Grade	81	8.8%
8th Grade	72	7.8%
9th Grade	85	9.2%
10th Grade	80	8.6%
11th Grade	48	5.2%
12th Grade	65	7.0%

Source: AL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 4.5

4.5 out of 5 | 3 Reviews

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3 reviews for Wicksburg High School

Reviewed by Student on June 15, 2010
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I think that wicksburg high school is a good school to let your chlid go to wicksburg. Even tho sometimes the janitors dont do their job they alwaya help out the students and teachers.

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on September 21, 2009
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My children have attended schools all over the world, being military. This school is the greatest.Both of my children graduated from Wicksburg. I now have one in her second year of college at Univ. of South Alabama And doing wonderful and the faculty at Wicksburg helped her get to where she is now. She graduted in the top 10 at Wicksburg and was very active in her school and community. The community and school is wonderful. If all schools were like ths one we would have more graduates than drop outs. Hats off to a job well done Wicksburg. You are a wonderful place.

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on May 10, 2007
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Wicksburg School is a great school. It is very Clean and well kept. I tell everyone that Wicksburg is like going to a private school without having to pay private school prices. The teaching staff really care about each individual student and strive to make sure each student gets the attention they need. We are a small school right now, but the secret is getting out about how great Wicksburg is so we a growing.

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Wicksburg High School performed on average better 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

	School	District	State
Biology Test
2010	100.0%	94.7%	93.3%
2009	81.3%	87.5%	87.6%
2008	73.9%	71.0%	72.6%

Language Test
2010	89.6%	75.5%	78.5%
2009	86.2%	81.1%	81.8%
2008	83.8%	74.7%	77.0%

Math Test
2010	95.8%	86.5%	84.3%
2009	92.3%	87.5%	85.6%
2008	93.8%	89.0%	84.0%

Reading Test
2010	89.6%	82.8%	81.8%
2009	90.8%	81.4%	81.6%
2008	87.3%	80.0%	81.2%

Social Studies Test
2010	77.1%	77.2%	73.1%
2009	81.5%	77.6%	78.9%
2008	75.6%	71.2%	72.6%

Science Test
2009	82.5%	76.5%	75.8%
2008	86.3%	81.6%	81.2%

Grade 12 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Biology Test
2010	87.9%	92.8%	94.0%

Language Test
2010	98.3%	90.7%	91.1%
2009	97.5%	93.2%	92.8%
2008	98.6%	92.6%	94.5%

Math Test
2010	96.6%	93.8%	94.7%
2009	96.3%	97.1%	95.4%
2008	100.0%	92.6%	95.5%

Reading Test
2010	98.3%	94.3%	93.6%
2009	96.3%	94.9%	94.2%
2008	95.7%	93.4%	95.0%

Social Studies Test
2010	93.2%	88.4%	90.5%
2009	88.8%	90.0%	91.6%
2008	94.2%	90.9%	93.0%

Science Test
2009	97.5%	94.4%	93.6%
2008	100.0%	93.6%	95.2%

ARMT - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	79.7%	83.1%	80.1%
2009	85.7%	80.3%	79.4%
2008	76.6%	77.3%	77.7%

Reading Test
2010	90.6%	87.5%	86.6%
2009	89.3%	89.0%	85.8%
2008	85.1%	85.5%	85.4%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	79.8%	81.5%	81.3%
2009	78.4%	77.8%	79.1%
2008	74.2%	71.5%	78.9%

Reading Test
2010	87.5%	87.0%	86.7%
2009	86.5%	87.2%	86.5%
2008	95.5%	87.7%	86.1%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	85.5%	88.9%	82.6%
2009	89.9%	85.6%	79.9%
2008	85.5%	84.0%	78.0%

Reading Test
2010	89.2%	85.8%	85.6%
2009	92.7%	89.0%	84.7%
2008	90.4%	89.0%	84.4%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	86.8%	78.2%	76.9%
2009	92.0%	76.2%	74.9%
2008	72.5%	67.0%	71.9%

Reading Test
2010	92.1%	87.3%	86.1%
2009	90.7%	87.8%	86.2%
2008	85.5%	84.5%	86.6%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	67.5%	62.9%	68.8%
2009	50.8%	62.6%	65.8%
2008	56.4%	68.1%	61.3%

Reading Test
2010	87.3%	82.2%	83.0%
2009	83.3%	81.8%	81.3%
2008	82.1%	82.4%	79.1%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	71.2%	74.3%	78.6%
2009	75.3%	77.6%	73.8%
2008	68.4%	74.7%	68.1%

Reading Test
2010	67.1%	73.9%	73.5%
2009	77.4%	78.7%	74.9%
2008	76.0%	75.8%	73.9%

Source: AL Department of Education 2009-2010

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