Pickens Co High School
205 4th Ave Se
Reform AL, 35481, Pickens County
Phone: 205-375-2344
| Ranking: | High School:  (198 out of 359, bottom 45%)Elementary/Middle School:  (976 out of 1,064, bottom 8%)* |
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 12
School District: Pickens 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: | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 303 | 340 | 338 | 336 | 324 | 349 | 376 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 40 | 13.2% | 65 | 19.1% | 68 | 20.1% | 66 | 19.6% | 72 | 22.2% | 73 | 20.9% | 72 | 19.1% |
| Grade 8: | 54 | 17.8% | 63 | 18.5% | 61 | 18.0% | 65 | 19.3% | 61 | 18.8% | 56 | 16.0% | 59 | 15.7% |
| Grade 9: | 62 | 20.5% | 57 | 16.8% | 61 | 18.0% | 59 | 17.6% | 49 | 15.1% | 65 | 18.6% | 73 | 19.4% |
| Grade 10: | 44 | 14.5% | 60 | 17.6% | 55 | 16.3% | 51 | 15.2% | 55 | 17.0% | 54 | 15.5% | 54 | 14.4% |
| Grade 11: | 56 | 18.5% | 52 | 15.3% | 44 | 13.0% | 50 | 14.9% | 44 | 13.6% | 46 | 13.2% | 63 | 16.8% |
| Grade 12: | 47 | 15.5% | 43 | 12.6% | 49 | 14.5% | 45 | 13.4% | 43 | 13.3% | 55 | 15.8% | 55 | 14.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 153 | 50.5% | 179 | 52.6% | 175 | 51.8% | 181 | 53.9% | 173 | 53.4% | 177 | 50.7% | 187 | 49.7% |
| Female: | 150 | 49.5% | 161 | 47.4% | 163 | 48.2% | 155 | 46.1% | 143 | 44.1% | 164 | 47.0% | 185 | 49.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 3 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 203 | 67.0% | 219 | 64.4% | 210 | 62.1% | 217 | 64.6% | 220 | 67.9% | 229 | 65.6% | 239 | 63.6% |
| White: | 94 | 31.0% | 119 | 35.0% | 127 | 37.6% | 118 | 35.1% | 103 | 31.8% | 119 | 34.1% | 136 | 36.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 213 | 70.3% | 236 | 69.4% | 247 | 73.1% | 253 | 75.3% | 226 | 69.8% | 211 | 60.5% | 220 | 58.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 8.3% | 47 | 13.8% | 36 | 10.7% | 24 | 7.1% | 32 | 9.9% | 35 | 10.0% | 36 | 9.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.70 | 15.65 | 15.67 | 15.87 | 15.59 | 15.20 | 14.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 44.3% | 46.9% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 33.7% | 44.8% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 45.2% | 49% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.45% | 40.85% | 46.76% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 40% | 29.08% | 42.56% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 73.4% | 65% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 69.7% | 64.3% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 74.8% | 69% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.34% | 74.07% | 64.91% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.74% | 72.64% | 76.43% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 54.4% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 58.6% | 56.8% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 62.5% | 63.6% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.89% | 66.19% | 61.3% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.11% | 56.12% | 61.43% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 63% | 56.7% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 51.5% | 54.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 59.3% | 59.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 55.86% | 59.53% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.66% | 52.55% | 57.81% |
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 31.5% | 40.7% | 42% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 24.1% | 29.5% | 41% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 17% | 29.7% | 45.4% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 32.81% | 30.77% | 46.94% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 47.14% | 42.39% | 56.16% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 64.3% | 55.7% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 75.1% | 63% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 64.4% | 60% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.38% | 60.92% | 65.27% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.85% | 55.6% | 65.55% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 56% | 51.7% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 46.6% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 53.9% | 55.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.19% | 36.75% | 56.69% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.29% | 56.37% | 62.72% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 54.2% | 51.1% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 48.9% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 39% | 46.4% | 51.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.25% | 51.71% | 58.32% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.86% | 52.26% | 60.06% |
| AHSGE | ||||||
| 2008 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.18% | 62.03% | 72.59% |
| 2009 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.12% | 89.81% | 87.59% |
| 2010 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 91.76% | 93.34% |
| 2011 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.84% | 92.69% | 94.47% |
| 2012 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.91% | 93.47% | 95.24% |
| 2004 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 75.1% | 81% |
| 2005 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 77.8% | 80.4% |
| 2006 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 76% | 82.2% |
| 2007 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.79% | 74.56% | 80.01% |
| 2008 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 66.18% | 76.95% |
| 2009 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.05% | 78.47% | 81.82% |
| 2010 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.77% | 70.92% | 78.46% |
| 2011 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.31% | 65.37% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.09% | 70.65% | 75.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 75.8% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 78.3% | 78.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 74.5% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.36% | 83.33% | 83.74% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.13% | 84.39% | 84.02% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.86% | 83.81% | 85.56% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.39% | 83.51% | 84.32% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.63% | 84.39% | 85.39% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.82% | 88.05% | 85.03% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 81.1% | 86.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 85.4% | 85.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 78.5% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.35% | 71.49% | 82.19% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.74% | 71.36% | 81.17% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.42% | 74.29% | 81.63% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.19% | 73.85% | 81.82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.34% | 73.03% | 83.29% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.64% | 77.17% | 82.92% |
| 2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 71.5% | 82.1% |
| 2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 79.1% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 83.1% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.57% | 74.56% | 82.09% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 70.73% | 81.22% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.42% | 69.24% | 75.76% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 67.3% | 74.2% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 77% | 76% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 68.7% | 77.1% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.64% | 66.67% | 73.9% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.98% | 58.54% | 72.58% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.73% | 76.08% | 78.86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.44% | 64.29% | 73.05% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.31% | 55.12% | 71.38% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 36.36% | 65.22% | 71.26% |
| 2010 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.68% | 96.4% | 94.02% |
| 2011 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.24% | 98.1% |
| 2012 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.4% | 98.49% |
| 2004 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 93.1% | 95.4% |
| 2005 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 91.3% | 94.5% |
| 2006 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 95.2% | 94.7% |
| 2007 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 87.5% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.12% | 95% | 94.49% |
| 2009 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 85.11% | 88.78% | 92.8% |
| 2010 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.91% | 91.46% | 91.1% |
| 2011 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.56% | 89.78% | 91.4% |
| 2012 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 88.37% | 85.64% | 90.39% |
| 2004 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.2% | 95.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 90.8% | 94.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98% | 97.1% | 95.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 89.79% | 89.35% | 90.48% |
| 2008 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 99% | 95.45% |
| 2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.62% | 94.9% | 95.36% |
| 2010 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95.48% | 94.73% |
| 2011 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.31% | 94.82% |
| 2012 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.68% | 96.81% | 94.83% |
| 2004 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 93.1% | 96.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 92.5% | 95.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 95.2% | 95.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.83% | 87.5% | 90.19% |
| 2008 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.03% | 94.5% | 95.01% |
| 2009 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 89.36% | 88.77% | 94.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.91% | 91.96% | 93.57% |
| 2011 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.56% | 95.16% | 93.78% |
| 2012 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.68% | 93.08% | 93.62% |
| 2004 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95.7% | 95.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95.3% | 95.3% |
| 2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 98% | 96.6% | 95.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.83% | 88.42% | 90.62% |
| 2008 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.04% | 93.94% | 95.24% |
| 2009 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.49% | 88.77% | 93.62% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 86.2% | 92.7% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 93.1% | 93.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 94.2% | 93.7% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.84% | 87.96% | 88.74% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 80.39% | 93% | 92.95% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 87.23% | 90.31% | 91.58% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.73% | 94.47% | 90.45% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.56% | 91.4% | 87.99% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 86.05% | 89.89% | 89.74% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 42.8% | 56.9% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 52.1% | 59.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.94% | 54.02% | 59.82% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 23.88% | 52.01% | 61.26% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.43% | 63.18% | 65.79% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 46.37% | 64.44% | 68.76% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.06% | 67.43% | 70.36% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.06% | 70.43% | 72.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 61.1% | 75.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 64.2% | 74.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 62.84% | 77% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.03% | 65.72% | 79.13% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.28% | 72.49% | 81.28% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.76% | 79.65% | 83.02% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.81% | 83.48% | 84.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.27% | 85.27% | 86.25% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 56% | 63% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 60.5% | 67.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.39% | 62.92% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.09% | 55.11% | 68.13% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.59% | 53.91% | 73.77% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.35% | 68.51% | 78.62% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.74% | 66.81% | 77.01% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.91% | 76.96% | 78.62% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 41.6% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 57.6% | 69.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 58.2% | 71.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.61% | 61.73% | 71.94% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 57.33% | 73.87% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.67% | 58.44% | 74.89% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 52.54% | 64.83% | 73.51% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.36% | 66.06% | 76.95% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.44% | 78.43% | 79.33% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 24.25% | 36.97% | 60.51% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.59% | 57.77% | 70.34% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.23% | 46.4% | 68.79% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 64.32% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.13% | 68.24% | 75.67% |
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* Pickens Co High School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.