Corner High School
4 out of 5 | 16 Reviews
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 1,114 elementary, middle, and high school students from grades KG-12
- Ranks 106th out of 357 high schools in AL.
Additional Contact Information
- Principal or Admin: Mr Ron Cooper
- Fax: (205) 379-3245
- Website: cornerhigh.jefcoed.com
School Operational Details
- Shared Time School
School District Details
- Jefferson County School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $8,636
- Graduation Rate: 66.2%
- Dropout Rate: 1.8%
- Students Per Teacher: 15.8
- Enrolled Students: 35,986
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 1,114
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 78.9
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 14.1
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 570 (51.2%)
- Females: 544 (48.8%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 81 (7.3%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 221 (19.8%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 302 (27.1%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | - | - |
| Black | - | - |
| Asian | 2 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic | 7 | 0.6% |
| White | 1,105 | 99.2% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 5.2% |
| 1st Grade | 65 | 5.8% |
| 2nd Grade | 61 | 5.5% |
| 3rd Grade | 62 | 5.6% |
| 4th Grade | 67 | 6.0% |
| 5th Grade | 66 | 5.9% |
| 6th Grade | 88 | 7.9% |
| 7th Grade | 50 | 4.5% |
| 8th Grade | 64 | 5.7% |
| 9th Grade | 157 | 14.1% |
| 10th Grade | 137 | 12.3% |
| 11th Grade | 111 | 10.0% |
| 12th Grade | 128 | 11.5% |
Source: AL Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 4
4 out of 5 | 16 Reviews
The Overall Rating is the school's average rating from parents, students, school faculty and staff. The highest rating is five apples and the lowest is one apple.
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16 reviews for Corner High School
- Reviewed by Community Member on December 01, 2011
- Rating:
(3 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - The school is pretty good. I just don't feel that certain people should be treated with more respect than others. Hands down that's just plain out ugly. Also certain teacher's should not be so racist. We are all equal.
- Reviewed by Student on August 24, 2010
- Rating:
(5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - ok for all you teachers and students saying that we have turned the school into a "huge spit cup" well keep your mouth shut we have great staff and a wonderful new school. so if you are looking for a great school to bring your children then bring them to corner. GO YELLOW JACKETS
- Reviewed by Community Member on May 20, 2010
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- (...) is a racist. I think he should be made to teach his geometry lesson in the Birmingham inner- city school where I work. Would he defend the quality and appropriateness of his lesson if he was teaching African American students geometry?
Wake up, Corner School! You all need a lesson in racial understanding and diversity. Also, as a fellow educator, I am appalled that a teacher would ever teach a lesson using violence to anyone, much less the President, as an example. This extreme example of unprofessionalism should not be tolerated or defended by our community.
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on May 07, 2010
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- This school is awesome. I would know, I went there.
- Reviewed by Student on March 31, 2010
- Rating:
(2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - Corner High School could be a Very good school if a few problems were corrected. Such as:
The dipping problem. There are so many young and old students who misuse the school and turn it into a huge spit cup. It's disrespectful and disgusting for all of the other respectful students.
Another issue is the teachers who disregard certain students because of their "rep". Even when they are actually really intelligent and work oriented but just don't want to try because the teacher is rude and arogant.
My last concern is that once in the beautiful new Corner high School it will be in the ruins before we can blink because of disrespectful people and teachers who could care less. I do not want to bash teachers or all of the students but this is a serious issue that I witness every day as I pass in and out of the hallways.
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on March 18, 2010
- Rating: (2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- My family members have been attending Corner since the 40's. Without a doubt this school exhibits more "click" metality than any I have seen. If are not one of the chosen few,you are out ! This school has had many outstanding athletes and scholars that did not get the recognigtion or support they deserved. They do NOT address the needs of a special needs children well at all. If you have a choice, DO NOT send your child to Corner.
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on January 30, 2010
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- corner is a great school with lots of nice people.mr. cooper is the nicest man ive met and mr. Holmes is very reasonable if given a chance.Mr. manning willing to take time to help others too. I should know all this ive been here long enough to almost know all the teachers and staff.
- Reviewed by Student on December 29, 2009
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- Corner is a great school i started goin there from bagley this year i love it everyone was very welcoming students and staff ecpicly that i am in middle school and that my arent coming with me.Corner is also a very involed school and I have also learned alot more since i have started here.
- Reviewed by Student on August 30, 2009
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- corner is a good school.the teachers this year are very good.our principle is good he has complete control of his students and does an amazin job.i have had a blast at school so far all the people are very welcomeing.i think this school is my favorite out of all the schools i have gone 2. :)
- Reviewed by Student on August 22, 2009
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- the school is fine just loose Mr. Manning. He is a very poor principal who wont take any time with certain students that need the most help instead he tries to send them away to some other people for help.
- Reviewed by Student on March 18, 2009
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- this is a good clean school it has hreat football and a really great band cant wait to go there and the new high school is gonna cool
- Reviewed by Student on November 28, 2008
- Rating:
(1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - corner high school needs work.
principal stinks at everything.
our new schedules are extremely frustrating and stressful.
as a ninth grader, im just now getting used to a high school enviroment and im having my worst year yet. my grades have dropped horribly.
when yall tried to seperate the jr high and high school you put our lockers in the jr high building and gave us less time this year is stupid. and giving tardy sweeps doesnt help. i could carry all my books around all day, but why should i?? yalls lack of planning has made this a harder school year. when it couldve been easy.
thanks.
- Reviewed by Student on April 11, 2008
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- The school is great in many ways, but a few things that need to be upgraded/more thought out are:
1. Lunch Room- Needs another set of stairs. New line opened. Better food. Some of the food is just disgusting and we need more choice.
2. The Principle- He's lazy. Sits in his office all day. The old principle walked the halls making sure everyone was in class and doing what they were suppose to. He just does what he has to to keep the job and nothing else. He is horrible at his job.
3. Teachers- Some teachers are good and they teach their lesson the way it is meant to be taught and the entire class understands it. The best teachers do that and throw a little bit of fun into their class making it interactive and making learning fun. Yet, you have some teachers that will just hand you a book, say read it, and then expect you to learn from the book without any explaining what so ever and then give us questions about it. Your a teacher. Therefore, do your job and TEACH. Also, having 1600 points at the end of the first 4 and a half weeks is way too much work. Telling us we have a 3 page research paper when theres a huge track meet at County the next day and then expecting us to have it Friday is INSANE. Also, if you need to explain what you want in the research paper not just say give me one on this. We are just high school students for some of you teachers that think giving us hard college work will make us smarter or whatever. No it will not. We need work that progressing at a good pace into harder and harder as the year goes on... hence the word learning. Not forcing our brains to explode from overload of stress and over work. Corner High School needs a lot of work.
- Reviewed by Former Student on October 15, 2007
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- Corner will be so much better when they get their new biulding but even without the new building it is a great school where you can have friends who are truly friends and learn some but have fun too. they actually have a balance with the fun and learning. it's also an ok environment. ;-)
- Reviewed by Former Student on October 15, 2007
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- corner is a good school. it might not look the best or even have some of the best teachers but if you leave you will really miss it and want to go back. you can make the best of your time there and leave with some good memories. So have fun, live life and take in every moment you can.
- Reviewed by Former Student on July 26, 2007
- Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
- As soon as Corner gets their new building, it will be all they need.
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Corner 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% | 91.6% | 93.3% |
| 2009 | 93.2% | 85.7% | 87.6% |
| 2008 | 81.9% | 71.2% | 72.6% |
| Language Test | |||
| 2010 | 86.3% | 74.5% | 78.5% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | 79.2% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | 86.6% | 73.2% | 77.0% |
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 84.3% | 78.8% | 84.3% |
| 2009 | 87.5% | 82.3% | 85.6% |
| 2008 | 90.2% | 78.8% | 84.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 85.3% | 79.7% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | 77.7% | 78.3% | 81.6% |
| 2008 | 85.0% | 78.9% | 81.2% |
| Social Studies Test | |||
| 2010 | 68.6% | 65.9% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | 72.7% | 73.4% | 78.9% |
| 2008 | 79.1% | 65.8% | 72.6% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2009 | 81.7% | 70.8% | 75.8% |
| 2008 | 92.5% | 76.2% | 81.2% |
Grade 12 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology Test | |||
| 2010 | 97.3% | 92.5% | 94.0% |
| Language Test | |||
| 2010 | 89.5% | 88.6% | 91.1% |
| 2009 | 96.9% | 90.8% | 92.8% |
| 2008 | 92.6% | 92.8% | 94.5% |
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 97.4% | 92.6% | 94.7% |
| 2009 | 96.9% | 93.2% | 95.4% |
| 2008 | 98.2% | 92.7% | 95.5% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 96.5% | 92.2% | 93.6% |
| 2009 | 97.7% | 92.8% | 94.2% |
| 2008 | 96.3% | 94.0% | 95.0% |
| Social Studies Test | |||
| 2010 | 92.1% | 87.4% | 90.5% |
| 2009 | 94.6% | 87.3% | 91.6% |
| 2008 | 96.3% | 89.5% | 93.0% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2009 | 98.5% | 92.0% | 93.6% |
| 2008 | 97.2% | 93.9% | 95.2% |
ARMT - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 95.1% | 81.9% | 80.1% |
| 2009 | 87.1% | 77.9% | 79.4% |
| 2008 | 88.1% | 73.6% | 77.7% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 93.4% | 82.1% | 86.6% |
| 2009 | 87.1% | 80.1% | 85.8% |
| 2008 | 91.5% | 81.6% | 85.4% |
Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 84.6% | 80.9% | 81.3% |
| 2009 | 77.8% | 77.1% | 79.1% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | 74.0% | 78.9% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 86.6% | 83.5% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | 88.9% | 84.5% | 86.5% |
| 2008 | 87.3% | 83.1% | 86.1% |
Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 85.1% | 83.1% | 82.6% |
| 2009 | 81.6% | 79.7% | 79.9% |
| 2008 | 90.4% | 75.3% | 78.0% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 97.0% | 85.1% | 85.6% |
| 2009 | 95.4% | 83.4% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | 94.2% | 83.2% | 84.4% |
Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 81.8% | 72.6% | 76.9% |
| 2009 | 95.8% | 71.3% | 74.9% |
| 2008 | 92.7% | 68.0% | 71.9% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 95.5% | 85.5% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | 97.9% | 85.5% | 86.2% |
| 2008 | 96.4% | 86.8% | 86.6% |
Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 74.5% | 69.0% | 68.8% |
| 2009 | 79.7% | 63.2% | 65.8% |
| 2008 | 67.7% | 54.5% | 61.3% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 93.6% | 80.2% | 83.0% |
| 2009 | 93.2% | 80.0% | 81.3% |
| 2008 | 89.7% | 79.1% | 79.1% |
Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 87.1% | 77.8% | 78.6% |
| 2009 | 90.9% | 72.5% | 73.8% |
| 2008 | 79.6% | 64.2% | 68.1% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 87.1% | 71.7% | 73.5% |
| 2009 | 89.4% | 72.9% | 74.9% |
| 2008 | 83.3% | 71.9% | 73.9% |
Source: AL Department of Education 2009-2010
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