Horseshoe Bend High School
- Horseshoe Bend High School serves 824 students in grades Prekindergarten-12.
- The percentage of students achieving proficiency in Math is 33% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 44%) for the 2016-17 school year. The percentage of students achieving proficiency in Reading/Language Arts is 31% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 39%) for the 2016-17 school year.
- The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is equal to the Alabama state level of 18:1.
- Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body (majority Black), which is lower than the Alabama state average of 45%.
Top Placements
Horseshoe Bend High School places among the top 20% of public schools in Alabama for:
- Category Attribute
- Community Size Largest student body (number of students) (Top 20%)
School Overview
- Horseshoe Bend High School's student population of 824 students has grown by 5% over five school years.
- The teacher population of 46 teachers has declined by 29% over five school years.
| Grades Offered | Grades Prekindergarten-12 |
| Total Students | 824 students |
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| Gender % |  |
| Total Classroom Teachers | 46 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |  |
School Comparison
- Horseshoe Bend High School's student:teacher ratio of 18:1 has increased from 12:1 over five school years.
- The diversity score of Horseshoe Bend High School is 0.15, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.59. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
| Definition of Terms 2016-2017 School Year Data | This School | State Level (AL) |
| Overall School Rank | #752 out of 1,264 schools (Bottom 50%) | |
| Math Test Scores (% Proficient) | 33% | 44% |
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| Reading / Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient) | 31% | 39% |
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| Student : Teacher Ratio | 18:1 | 18:1 |
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| American Indian | n/a | 1% |
| Hispanic | 3% | 7% |
| Black | 5% | 33% |
| White | 92% | 55% |
| Two or more races | n/a | 2% |
| All Ethnic Groups |  |  |
| Diversity Score | 0.15 | 0.59 |
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| Graduation Rate | ≥90% | 88% |
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| Eligible for Free Lunch | 46% | 47% |
| Eligible for Reduced Lunch | 10% | 5% |
| School Statewide Testing | View Education Department Test Scores | |
| School District Name | Tallapoosa County School District | |
Source: 2016-2017 (latest school year available) NCES, AL Dept. of Education
Nearby Public Schools
- The nearest high school to Horseshoe Bend High School is Wadley High School (11.4 miles away)
- The nearest middle school is Wadley High School (11.4 miles away)
- The nearest elementary school is Wadley High School (11.4 miles away)
Show me:
- School Location Miles Grades Students
- Wadley Wadley High School Grades: PK-12 | 437 students
11.4 miles
105 Bailey St
Wadley, AL 36276
(256)395-2286 11.4 PK-12 437 - Alexander City Jim Pearson Elementary School Grades: PK-2 | 820 students
13.0 miles
1240 Scott Rd
Alexander City, AL 35010
(256)234-8625 13.0 PK-2 820 - Alexander City Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School Grades: 3-4 | 490 students
13.1 miles
851 Laurel St
Alexander City, AL 35010
(256)234-8631 13.1 3-4 490 - Alexander City Alexander City Middle School Grades: 7-8 | 433 students
13.6 miles
359 State St
Alexander City, AL 35010
(256)234-8660 13.6 7-8 433 - Alexander City Benjamin Russell High School Grades: 9-12 | 892 students
13.9 miles
225 Heard Blvd
Alexander City, AL 35010
(256)234-8611 13.9 9-12 892
School Reviews
| 5 Horseshoe Bend is a great school as in academics,sports,enviroment, and dicipline wise. The student dress code is just outragous, I mean you put in the student hand book that you may wear a jacket or a pull over of your choice, and then 3 and a half months later you all decide to change the fact that we can wear a pull over of our choice.Also, my opinion of the dress code is that it changes our individuality and who we are, beside it doesn't effect our course of study and how we learn it's just another thing that you all have to worry about, like (Does all the boys have their shirts tucked in , is everyone within the dress code) and just little things like that, besides if ya'll would worry more about our education than what step you need to take to make sure that the student body dresses the way you all want us to ,I think Horseshoe Bend would be a more better school. Personally, I
didn't see anything worrg with the way students were dressing before except the boys were slacking a little and if you ask me Coach Boyd made sure he took good care of that. Please, don't get me worng it's a great school it's just that school is getting a little rediculous than ever before. - Posted by Student/Alumni - lilpr |
| 5 Horseshoe Bend is a great school. I reccommend this school. And I attend this school. The school is a great school to attend for academics. The sports are good too. The band is good. There is only one problem and that is the dress code. - Posted by Student/Alumni - bandg |
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