Houston Co High School
200 West Church St
Columbia AL, 36319, Houston County
Phone: 334-696-2221
| Ranking: | High School:  (290 out of 359, bottom 19%)Elementary/Middle School:  (480 out of 1,064, top 45%)* |
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12
School District: Houston County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 25 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 360 | 361 | 374 | 373 | 388 | 408 | 409 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 77 | 21.4% | 58 | 16.1% | 59 | 15.8% | 61 | 16.4% | 68 | 17.5% | 74 | 18.1% | 67 | 16.4% |
| Grade 8: | 54 | 15.0% | 55 | 15.2% | 67 | 17.9% | 63 | 16.9% | 66 | 17.0% | 71 | 17.4% | 90 | 22.0% |
| Grade 9: | 58 | 16.1% | 72 | 19.9% | 61 | 16.3% | 64 | 17.2% | 71 | 18.3% | 81 | 19.9% | 65 | 15.9% |
| Grade 10: | 55 | 15.3% | 60 | 16.6% | 70 | 18.7% | 60 | 16.1% | 75 | 19.3% | 60 | 14.7% | 76 | 18.6% |
| Grade 11: | 53 | 14.7% | 61 | 16.9% | 51 | 13.6% | 73 | 19.6% | 55 | 14.2% | 62 | 15.2% | 59 | 14.4% |
| Grade 12: | 63 | 17.5% | 55 | 15.2% | 66 | 17.6% | 52 | 13.9% | 53 | 13.7% | 60 | 14.7% | 52 | 12.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 192 | 53.3% | 203 | 56.2% | 215 | 57.5% | 202 | 54.2% | 213 | 54.9% | 224 | 54.9% | 219 | 53.5% |
| Female: | 168 | 46.7% | 158 | 43.8% | 159 | 42.5% | 171 | 45.8% | 167 | 43.0% | 176 | 43.1% | 186 | 45.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 16 | 4.4% | 16 | 4.4% | 13 | 3.5% | 7 | 1.9% | 9 | 2.3% | 7 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.2% |
| Black: | 150 | 41.7% | 146 | 40.4% | 141 | 37.7% | 158 | 42.4% | 162 | 41.8% | 171 | 41.9% | 178 | 43.5% |
| White: | 185 | 51.4% | 189 | 52.4% | 217 | 58.0% | 206 | 55.2% | 217 | 55.9% | 228 | 55.9% | 225 | 55.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 258 | 71.7% | 252 | 69.8% | 255 | 68.2% | 238 | 63.8% | 246 | 63.4% | 235 | 57.6% | 235 | 57.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 9.7% | 28 | 7.8% | 43 | 11.5% | 37 | 9.9% | 33 | 8.5% | 48 | 11.8% | 38 | 9.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.40 | 17.19 | 17.00 | 16.95 | 16.87 | 17.70 | 16.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 49% | 46.9% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 30% | 35.1% | 44.8% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 54.6% | 49% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.18% | 38.98% | 46.76% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 39.63% | 40.56% | 42.56% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 59.9% | 65% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 59.5% | 64.3% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 69.6% | 69% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.19% | 64.21% | 64.91% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.13% | 80.51% | 76.43% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 63.1% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 40% | 44.8% | 56.8% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62.2% | 63.6% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.45% | 52.12% | 61.3% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 50.94% | 57.84% | 61.43% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 57.3% | 56.7% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 55% | 49.4% | 54.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 58.9% | 59.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.46% | 50.21% | 59.53% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.26% | 59.67% | 57.81% |
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 45.6% | 42% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.2% | 48.5% | 41% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 47.5% | 45.4% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.72% | 54.93% | 46.94% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.18% | 48.73% | 56.16% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 60.3% | 55.7% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 64.6% | 63% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 60% | 60% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.29% | 75.45% | 65.27% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.76% | 70.82% | 65.55% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 55.3% | 51.7% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 50.6% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 52.4% | 55.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.86% | 59.16% | 56.69% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.65% | 54.24% | 62.72% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 56.9% | 51.1% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 50% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 44% | 49.7% | 51.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.86% | 57.15% | 58.32% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.59% | 51.9% | 60.06% |
| AHSGE | ||||||
| 2008 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 82% | 70.99% | 72.59% |
| 2009 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.34% | 87.47% | 87.59% |
| 2010 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 94.68% | 93.34% |
| 2011 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 98.41% | 96.36% | 94.47% |
| 2012 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.49% | 97.23% | 95.24% |
| 2004 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 80.5% | 81% |
| 2005 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 77% | 80.4% |
| 2006 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 82.5% | 82.2% |
| 2007 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.55% | 82.39% | 80.01% |
| 2008 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.24% | 74.7% | 76.95% |
| 2009 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.86% | 81.14% | 81.82% |
| 2010 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.62% | 75.54% | 78.46% |
| 2011 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.71% | 82.84% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.89% | 79.77% | 75.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 85.2% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 83.4% | 78.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 87.3% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.48% | 84.98% | 83.74% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.35% | 89.02% | 84.02% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.55% | 87.48% | 85.56% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.13% | 86.51% | 84.32% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.71% | 89.3% | 85.39% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.23% | 93.12% | 85.03% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 85.8% | 86.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 83.8% | 85.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 85.1% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.47% | 83.57% | 82.19% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.43% | 80% | 81.17% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.86% | 81.41% | 81.63% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.15% | 82.81% | 81.82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 85.13% | 83.29% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.57% | 86.4% | 82.92% |
| 2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 84.7% | 82.1% |
| 2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 81.8% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 83.8% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.35% | 85.45% | 82.09% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.14% | 81.62% | 81.22% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.23% | 76.54% | 75.76% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 79% | 68.3% | 74.2% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 73.2% | 76% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 75.6% | 77.1% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 73.71% | 73.9% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.91% | 71.22% | 72.58% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 77.55% | 78.86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.15% | 77.24% | 73.05% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.02% | 78.59% | 71.38% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.64% | 80.41% | 71.26% |
| 2010 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.39% | 92.77% | 94.02% |
| 2011 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.07% | 98.76% | 98.1% |
| 2012 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 99.55% | 98.49% |
| 2004 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 94.6% | 95.4% |
| 2005 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 93.1% | 94.5% |
| 2006 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 87% | 94.8% | 94.7% |
| 2007 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 81.58% | 87.4% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 88.68% | 92.63% | 94.49% |
| 2009 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 88.14% | 93.19% | 92.8% |
| 2010 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 81.13% | 90.74% | 91.1% |
| 2011 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 82.35% | 92.56% | 91.4% |
| 2012 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 88.06% | 89.22% | 90.39% |
| 2004 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 96% | 95.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 93.9% | 94.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 95.5% | 95.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 84.21% | 90.29% | 90.48% |
| 2008 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 88.68% | 92.63% | 95.45% |
| 2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.61% | 97.07% | 95.36% |
| 2010 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.38% | 93.8% | 94.73% |
| 2011 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.16% | 96.02% | 94.82% |
| 2012 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.54% | 97.24% | 94.83% |
| 2004 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 93% | 94.6% | 96.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 92.8% | 95.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 94.8% | 95.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 81.58% | 87.14% | 90.19% |
| 2008 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.57% | 93.37% | 95.01% |
| 2009 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.22% | 94.89% | 94.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 88.68% | 94.3% | 93.57% |
| 2011 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.19% | 95.03% | 93.78% |
| 2012 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 89.55% | 95.64% | 93.62% |
| 2004 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 93% | 94.6% | 95.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 93.6% | 95.3% |
| 2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 97.1% | 95.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 89.48% | 88.19% | 90.62% |
| 2008 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 93.61% | 95.24% |
| 2009 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.91% | 94.4% | 93.62% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 87.3% | 92.7% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 86.8% | 93.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 93.2% | 93.7% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 76.32% | 85.04% | 88.74% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 81.13% | 90.91% | 92.95% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 84.75% | 90.02% | 91.58% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 77.36% | 88.36% | 90.45% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 82.35% | 89.33% | 87.99% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 77.61% | 91.06% | 89.74% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 61.2% | 56.9% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 63.1% | 59.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 70.81% | 59.82% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.16% | 68.09% | 61.26% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.97% | 62.61% | 65.79% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 62.87% | 68.76% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.32% | 75.79% | 70.36% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.57% | 76.97% | 72.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 73.5% | 75.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 72% | 74.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.41% | 82.49% | 77% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.94% | 82.42% | 79.13% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.83% | 81.76% | 81.28% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.71% | 82.15% | 83.02% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.96% | 88.58% | 84.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.07% | 91.98% | 86.25% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 69.9% | 63% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.3% | 67.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 69.86% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74.66% | 68.13% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.91% | 77.64% | 73.77% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.96% | 74.28% | 78.62% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.51% | 80.53% | 77.01% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.88% | 84.13% | 78.62% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 56.9% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 72% | 69.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 67.1% | 71.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.91% | 73.58% | 71.94% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.75% | 75.83% | 73.87% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 78.66% | 74.89% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.29% | 73.91% | 73.51% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.09% | 80.79% | 76.95% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.83% | 84.75% | 79.33% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.38% | 66.11% | 60.51% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 49.21% | 70.51% | 70.34% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.14% | 68.87% | 68.79% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.57% | 76.8% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.64% | 76.7% | 75.67% |
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* Houston Co High School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.