Austin High School

1625 Danville Rd Sw
Decatur, AL 35601
(School attendance zone shown in map)

Tel: (256)552-3060

Austin High School serves 1,438 students in grades 9-12.
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in Math is 15% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 43%) for the 2015-16 school year. The percentage of students achieving proficiency in Reading/Language Arts is 31% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 38%) for the 2015-16 school year.
Austin High School placed in the bottom 50% of all schools in Alabama for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%) for the 2015-16 school year.
The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is lower than the Alabama state level of 18:1.
Minority enrollment is 60% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the Alabama state average of 44%.

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Austin High School's student population of 1,438 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
The teacher population of 92 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

Austin High School is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 1,264 schools in Alabama (based off of combined Math and Reading proficiency testing data) for the 2015-16 school year.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 16:1 has increased from 14:1 over five school years.
The diversity score of Austin High School is 0.67, which is more than the diversity score at state average of 0.33. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

Definition of Terms 2015-2016 School Year Data	This School	State Level (AL)
Overall School Rank	55%	26%
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)	15%	43%

Reading / Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)	31%	38%

Student : Teacher Ratio	16:1	18:1

Asian	1%	1%

Hispanic	21%	7%

Black	37%	33%

White	40%	56%

Two or more races	1%	2%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score	0.67	0.33

Graduation Rate	90%	87%

Eligible for Free Lunch	49%	46%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch	5%	5%

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Decatur City School District

Source: 2015-2016 (latest school year available) NCES, AL Dept. of Education

Austin High School, located in Decatur, Alabama under the Decatur City Schools is one of the three high schools in the city. The other two are Decatur High School and Horizon High School. Austin has programs which include band, JROTC, athletic teams, and other extracurricular activities. In May 2006, Austin High School was certified as an International Baccalaureate (IB) school.
Only seven schools in Alabama offer the IB diploma program. Austin High School and Decatur High School are the only schools to offer the program north of Birmingham, Alabama.
In 2004, Austin High School was ranked the 40th best high school in Alabama.
Austin High School is the only school in Alabama to receive the Alabama Attorney General's Safe Schools Initiative Award for three consecutive years.
Austin High football and soccer teams both play at the 9,000 seat Ogle Stadium on the southern end of the Decatur High School campus.
Fine Arts: Austin High School continues to bring recognition to the City of Decatur. Austin has an outstanding history at the Alabama Bandmaster's Association Competition, setting records with Superior Ratings.
Austin continues a string of 43 superior ratings, the longest in the state.

The nearest high school to Austin High School is Priceville High School (1.7 miles away)
The nearest middle school is Brookhaven Middle School (0.6 miles away)
The nearest elementary school is Brookhaven Middle School (0.6 miles away)

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