Horseshoe Bend High School
Horseshoe Bend High School serves 811 students in grades Prekindergarten-12.
Horseshoe Bend 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 2017-18 school year.
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 33% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 47%) for the 2017-18 school year. The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 39% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 46%) for the 2017-18 school year.
The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is equal to the Alabama state level of 18:1.
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Black), which is lower than the Alabama state average of 45% (majority Black).
School Overview
Horseshoe Bend High School's student population of 811 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
The teacher population of 45 teachers has grown by 9% over five school years.
| Grades Offered | Grades Prekindergarten-12 |
| Total Students | 811 students |
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| Total Classroom Teachers | 45 teachers |
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School Comparison
Horseshoe Bend High School is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 1,270 schools in Alabama (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2017-18 school year.
The diversity score of Horseshoe Bend High School is 0.17, 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 2017-2018 School Year Data | This School | State Level (AL) |
Overall Testing Rank | #859 out of 1270 schools (Bottom 50%) | |
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Math Test Scores (% Proficient) | 33% | 47% |
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Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient) | 39% | 46% |
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| Student : Teacher Ratio | 18:1 | 18:1 |
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| American Indian | n/a | 1% |
| Asian | n/a | 1% |
| Hispanic | 3% | 8% |
| Black | 5% | 33% |
| White | 91% | 55% |
| Hawaiian | n/a | n/a |
| Two or more races | 1% | 2% |
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Diversity Score | 0.17 | 0.59 |
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Graduation Rate | 90-94% | 89% |
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| Eligible for Free Lunch | 40% | 50% |
| Eligible for Reduced Lunch | 9% | 6% |
| School Statewide Testing | View Education Department Test Scores | |
| School District Name | Tallapoosa County School District | |
Source: 2017-2018 (latest school year available) NCES, AL Dept. of Education
Nearby Public Schools
The nearest high school, middle school and elementary school to Horseshoe Bend High School is Wadley High School (11.4 miles away)
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- School (Math and Reading Proficiency) Location Miles Grades Students
- Wadley Wadley High School Math: 34% | Reading: 40%Rank:4/Bottom 50% Grades: PK-12 | 430 students10
11.4 miles
105 Bailey St
Wadley, AL 36276
(256) 395-2286 11.4 PK-12 430 - Alexander City Jim Pearson Elementary School Grades: PK-2 | 816 students
13.0 miles
1240 Scott Rd
Alexander City, AL 35010
(256) 234-8625 13 PK-2 816 - Alexander City Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School Math: 34% | Reading: 32%Rank:3/Bottom 50% Grades: 3-4 | 505 students10
13.1 miles
851 Laurel St
Alexander City, AL 35010
(256) 234-8631 13.1 3-4 505 - Alexander City Alexander City Middle School Math: 43% | Reading: 39%Rank:5/Bottom 50% Grades: 7-8 | 440 students10
13.6 miles
359 State St
Alexander City, AL 35010
(256) 234-8660 13.6 7-8 440 - Alexander City Benjamin Russell High School Math: 45-49% | Reading: 50-54%Rank:7/Top 50% Grades: 9-12 | 876 students10
13.9 miles
225 Heard Blvd
Alexander City, AL 35010
(256) 234-8611 13.9 9-12 876
School Reviews
| 5 I go to horseshoe bend school and it's a pretty nice school. Kids are normally pretty nice and it's good that you can just have your school career in one school. Although the dress code is something I would like to address (excuse the pun). Now I would say the dress code is pretty decent. But they just have so much small stuff especially the fact that they make the boys tuck their shirts in which doesn't make sense. If a boy has his shirt not tucked in nobody really cares. It's not effecting our learning. Coming from a girl I have never heard another girl say Look at Jay he doesn't have his shirt tucked in that's so cute. Like come on who would say that. Now something in the lunchroom. I asked the lunch lady's, and they said it was government issued food so I guess it's not really their fault but their sweet potato fries are HORRIBLE. The normal fries are awesome don't get me wrong they are just so bad. That's the end of this really long review I'm sorry it was so long but thanks for reading. - Posted by Student/Alumni - Hannah |
| 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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