Weaver High School, Weaver AL - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Weaver High School

Weaver High School serves grades seven through twelve in the Calhoun County district. The town of Weaver is a small, primarily residential community within the Anniston-Oxford metropolitan area. The high school itself has long been described as a cornerstone and community center for the town. The school is a regular public school and is not a charter or magnet school.

The student body is predominantly white, and a substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school enrolls a modest number of students for a combined middle and high school, with the largest grade-level cohorts in seventh and eighth grades and smaller cohorts in the upper high school grades.

On the most recent state assessments, which are the Alabama ACAP tests, the school’s results differ notably by subject. In English language arts, proficiency levels were close to the midpoint among districts in Calhoun County. In science, the share of students meeting proficiency was a bit lower. The most striking figure is in mathematics, where the proficiency rate was far below the rest of the county. Across tested subjects and grades, the school’s overall proficiency index placed it in the bottom quartile relative to districts in Calhoun County. A parent looking at these results would want to ask the school about the math achievement gap and what interventions are in place.

The school offers no state testing data from prior years for comparison; only a single year of results was available, so there is no trend to report. The school’s graduation rate was not reported in the available data. Because the school serves high school grades, graduation data typically exists, and its absence here is a gap a parent may want to raise directly with the administration.

Weaver is a low-density, auto-oriented community. The town has a slightly declining population and no major local employers identified. Most residents likely commute to nearby Anniston, Oxford, or Jacksonville for work. Housing values in the area are below the state benchmark, and the typical rent is notably lower than the national average, making this one of the more affordable places in the region relative to incomes. The district itself did not show any recent changes of lasting impact in publicly available material.

For a family considering Weaver High School, the academic picture is mixed. The school posts reasonable performance in English language arts and sits near the middle of Calhoun County districts overall, but the math results are a clear soft spot. The small school setting and the town’s quiet residential character will appeal to those looking for a close-knit community, while the limited local employment base and auto-dependent layout may give pause to others. The affordability of housing is a practical draw. A parent would be wise to visit the school directly to understand how the school approaches math instruction and what support exists for students who are struggling.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=90%Cohort of 58 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

373 schools plotted. 7 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 714%

School 14% · District 17% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 816%

School 16% · District 21% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 751%

School 51% · District 57% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 859%

School 59% · District 61% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Science

Grade 854%

School 54% · District 43% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

This schoolCalhoun County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 8Lower-income48%Higher-income74%26 pp gap