Ranburne High School, Ranburne AL

Original Research by School Decision on Ranburne High School

Ranburne High School serves grades five through twelve in the small, entirely rural town of Ranburne in Cleburne County. The school is a regular public school and part of the Cleburne County School District. The town itself covers a very small land area and is described by its own website as a place that combines agriculture, industry, history, and civic activities. The built environment is a low-density rural settlement, and the high school sits on Main Street within the town limits. There is no indication of a walkable commercial district or a traditional downtown; the schools and civic buildings are integrated simply because the town's footprint is so small. The broader ZIP code area has a limited number of business establishments and very little commercial activity relative to a residential and agricultural population.

The student body at Ranburne High School is predominantly white, which is consistent with the demographics of the surrounding community. More than half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that a substantial share of families face economic challenges. The school's enrollment is moderate for a combined middle and high school, with grade-level groups that remain fairly consistent from year to year.

State testing results are available for the 2024-25 school year across math, English language arts, and science. In English language arts, proficiency rates across grades five through eight were mixed, with the highest share of students meeting proficiency in fifth grade and the lowest in eighth grade. Math proficiency rates were lower across the board, with a steep drop in eighth grade. Science results, tested only in eighth grade, showed about half of students at proficiency. Looking at the school's overall performance across all tested subjects and grades, the rates cluster in a range that a parent may want to look into further with the school, particularly in math. Because this is the only year of data available for this school, no multi-year trend can be established. The comparison fact-set could not position Ranburne High School relative to other districts in Cleburne County because there was only one district in the county for comparison, so no broader local context is available from that source.

The school's website and program offerings were not available in the provided data, so there is no information on Advanced Placement, dual enrollment, or career and technical education pathways. A parent interested in those options would need to contact the school directly to learn what is available.

The district brief found no recent changes of lasting impact for the Cleburne County School District. Housing values in the Ranburne ZIP code area have risen in recent years, and the estimated median household income has also increased, though from a modest base. The town's population has been relatively stable with a slight long-term decline, though the broader ZIP code area shows a small recent uptick. No major new housing developments or commercial projects were identified in public records.

Ranburne High School is a small rural school serving a community with limited local economic activity. It fits a family looking for a school where their child will move through middle and high school in one building in a setting that is entirely rural and low-density. The test results suggest a range of academic performance, with reading and writing outcomes stronger than math. A parent should plan to visit the school to get a sense of the academic programs, course offerings, and student supports, as those details are not captured in the data available here.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=95%Cohort of 64 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 529%

School 29% · District 37% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median

Grade 637%

School 37% · District 32% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median

Grade 725%

School 25% · District 25%

▲ 8 pts above state median

Grade 814%

School 14% · District 13% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 568%

School 68% · District 72% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 2 pts above state median

Grade 660%

School 60% · District 60%

▲ 5 pts above state median

Grade 758%

School 58% · District 69% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median

Grade 852%

School 52% · District 55% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median

Science

Grade 852%

School 52% · District 45% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median

This schoolCleburne 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 7Lower-income52%Higher-income64%12 pp gap