Benjamin Russell High School
225 Heard Blvd
Alexander City AL, 35010, Tallapoosa County
Phone: 256-234-8611
Ranking: (95 out of 359, top 26%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Alexander City City School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 62 | 65 | 59 | 68 | 61 | 64 | 70 | |||||||
Total Students: | 974 | 995 | 1,008 | 1,016 | 1,066 | 1,022 | 1,012 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 311 | 31.9% | 325 | 32.7% | 298 | 29.6% | 288 | 28.3% | 319 | 29.9% | 308 | 30.1% | 299 | 29.5% |
Grade 10: | 205 | 21.0% | 201 | 20.2% | 226 | 22.4% | 281 | 27.7% | 261 | 24.5% | 246 | 24.1% | 276 | 27.3% |
Grade 11: | 225 | 23.1% | 237 | 23.8% | 244 | 24.2% | 219 | 21.6% | 225 | 21.1% | 251 | 24.6% | 211 | 20.8% |
Grade 12: | 225 | 23.1% | 225 | 22.6% | 233 | 23.1% | 225 | 22.1% | 256 | 24.0% | 211 | 20.6% | 218 | 21.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 490 | 50.3% | 510 | 51.3% | 514 | 51.0% | 516 | 50.8% | 543 | 50.9% | 517 | 50.6% | 497 | 49.1% |
Female: | 484 | 49.7% | 485 | 48.7% | 494 | 49.0% | 500 | 49.2% | 513 | 48.1% | 497 | 48.6% | 511 | 50.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 19 | 2.0% | 14 | 1.4% | 16 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 18 | 1.7% | 15 | 1.5% | 16 | 1.6% |
Black: | 366 | 37.6% | 392 | 39.4% | 395 | 39.2% | 390 | 38.4% | 416 | 39.0% | 392 | 38.4% | 399 | 39.4% |
White: | 583 | 59.9% | 583 | 58.6% | 588 | 58.3% | 616 | 60.6% | 622 | 58.3% | 605 | 59.2% | 590 | 58.3% |
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 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 535 | 54.9% | 409 | 41.1% | 464 | 46.0% | 413 | 40.6% | 428 | 40.2% | 355 | 34.7% | 323 | 31.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 3.1% | 33 | 3.3% | 46 | 4.6% | 49 | 4.8% | 61 | 5.7% | 51 | 5.0% | 51 | 5.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.64 | 15.31 | 17.08 | 14.99 | 17.48 | 15.70 | 14.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ADAW | ||||||
2004 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.7% | 42.7% | 46.9% |
2005 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 47.1% | 44.8% |
2006 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 40% | 40% | 49% |
2008 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 46.1% | 46.76% |
2009 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.45% | 44.45% | 42.56% |
2004 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 57.6% | 65% |
2005 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 59.6% | 64.3% |
2006 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.9% | 69% |
2008 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.32% | 63.32% | 64.91% |
2009 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.54% | 75.54% | 76.43% |
2004 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 53.8% | 60.3% |
2005 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 57.2% | 56.8% |
2006 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 61.9% | 63.6% |
2008 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.02% | 66.02% | 61.3% |
2009 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.33% | 57.33% | 61.43% |
2004 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 51.2% | 56.7% |
2005 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 54.6% | 54.6% |
2006 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59% | 59.2% |
2008 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.18% | 67.18% | 59.53% |
2009 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.89% | 52.89% | 57.81% |
AHSGE | ||||||
2008 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.06% | 71.06% | 72.59% |
2009 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.12% | 92.12% | 87.59% |
2010 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 96.6% | 93.34% |
2011 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.87% | 90.87% | 94.47% |
2012 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.02% | 93.02% | 95.24% |
2004 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 89.5% | 81% |
2005 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 88.2% | 80.4% |
2006 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 82.2% |
2007 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.39% | 87.39% | 80.01% |
2008 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.67% | 82.67% | 76.95% |
2009 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.19% | 82.19% | 81.82% |
2010 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.95% | 84.95% | 78.46% |
2011 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 77.64% |
2012 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.22% | 65.22% | 75.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.8% | 78% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.9% | 78.3% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 88.4% | 83.6% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.24% | 93.24% | 83.74% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.69% | 81.69% | 84.02% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.66% | 88.66% | 85.56% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.32% | 89.32% | 84.32% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.9% | 85.39% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.52% | 76.52% | 85.03% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.8% | 86.9% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 92.1% | 85.7% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88% | 88% | 85.6% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.49% | 86.49% | 82.19% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.75% | 75.75% | 81.17% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 81.63% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.89% | 86.89% | 81.82% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.58% | 81.58% | 83.29% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.78% | 74.78% | 82.92% |
2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 89.5% | 82.1% |
2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 90.1% | 80.9% |
2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.5% | 84.8% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.74% | 88.74% | 82.09% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.17% | 83.17% | 81.22% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.74% | 67.74% | 75.76% |
2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.3% | 74.2% |
2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 89.2% | 76% |
2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 80.6% | 77.1% |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.08% | 81.08% | 73.9% |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.82% | 67.82% | 72.58% |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.54% | 78.54% | 78.86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.61% | 79.61% | 73.05% |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 68.7% | 71.38% |
2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.39% | 57.39% | 71.26% |
2010 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.24% | 98.24% | 94.02% |
2011 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.54% | 99.54% | 98.1% |
2012 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 98.49% |
2004 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 98.9% | 95.4% |
2005 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 98.3% | 94.5% |
2006 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 94.7% |
2007 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.73% | 95.28% | 89.7% |
2008 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.51% | 97.51% | 94.49% |
2009 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.37% | 97.37% | 92.8% |
2010 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.53% | 93.53% | 91.1% |
2011 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.09% | 93.09% | 91.4% |
2012 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.33% | 93.33% | 90.39% |
2004 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 98.8% | 95.7% |
2005 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 98.3% | 94.7% |
2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 98.3% | 95.6% |
2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.79% | 94.34% | 90.48% |
2008 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.01% | 98.01% | 95.45% |
2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.42% | 98.42% | 95.36% |
2010 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.97% | 96.97% | 94.73% |
2011 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.16% | 98.16% | 94.82% |
2012 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.33% | 97.33% | 94.83% |
2004 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 98.3% | 96.5% |
2005 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 98.3% | 95.4% |
2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 98.8% | 95.2% |
2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.42% | 91.98% | 90.19% |
2008 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.51% | 97.51% | 95.01% |
2009 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.37% | 97.37% | 94.2% |
2010 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 93.1% | 93.57% |
2011 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.47% | 94.47% | 93.78% |
2012 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.66% | 94.66% | 93.62% |
2004 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 98.9% | 95.9% |
2005 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 95.3% |
2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 95.9% |
2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.73% | 95.28% | 90.62% |
2008 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 99.5% | 99.5% | 95.24% |
2009 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.95% | 98.95% | 93.62% |
2004 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 98.9% | 92.7% |
2005 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 98.9% | 93.4% |
2006 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.8% | 98.8% | 93.7% |
2007 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.73% | 95.28% | 88.74% |
2008 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 99% | 99% | 92.95% |
2009 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.26% | 95.26% | 91.58% |
2010 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.26% | 95.26% | 90.45% |
2011 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.63% | 92.63% | 87.99% |
2012 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.11% | 91.11% | 89.74% |
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* Benjamin Russell High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.