Luverne High School, Luverne AL - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Luverne High School

Luverne High School is the single public school serving all grades from prekindergarten through 12th grade in Luverne, the county seat of Crenshaw County. It is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and it sits in the small, rural Piney Woods region of south-central Alabama. The town developed as a railroad terminus and timber center, and today the courthouse, a historic downtown district, and annual events such as the Crenshaw County Rodeo and the World’s Largest Peanut Boil anchor civic life. Population has been declining, and the local economy includes city and county government along with the school itself as major presences. Housing in Luverne is notably more affordable than the statewide and national benchmarks, which may matter for families considering a move.

Academically, the school’s state assessment results present a split picture. In English language arts, proficiency across grades 3 through 8 is solid, with several grades reaching comfortably above half of students meeting the bar and some early grades showing even stronger performance. This suggests that reading and writing instruction is a relative strength. Mathematics tells a different story. Proficient rates in math are lower overall, and they drop sharply in the upper elementary and middle school grades, with very few students scoring proficient by 7th and 8th grade. Science results, available for grades 4 and 8, show roughly a quarter of students proficient. Taken together, the school’s strongest academic footing is in literacy, while math and science are areas where a parent would want to look into what support and intervention the school provides, especially as students move into middle school.

Because the school serves every grade under one roof, the peer environment spans the full range of childhood and adolescence. The student body is racially diverse, composed of about equal shares of White and Black students, with smaller populations of Hispanic students, Asian students, and students identifying with two or more races. Roughly two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a metric that often correlates with higher levels of economic need. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the provided information, so a family with a child receiving special education services or who is an English learner would need to ask the school directly about those programs.

No graduation rate was available, likely because the data was not reported in the material. Similarly, discipline data, staffing ratios, chronic absenteeism, and course access offerings such as Advanced Placement or dual enrollment were absent from the profile, so a full picture of the high school experience depends on what the school itself shares. The school is part of a single-district county, so there is no comparison to other public schools nearby; Luverne High School is the only public K-12 option in the area.

Families considering Luverne High School will find a school that is the heart of a small, declining rural community. It offers the convenience of a single campus from prekindergarten through graduation, and its literacy results indicate a capable foundation in reading. The math and science challenges merit close inquiry, as does the availability of advanced coursework and support services at the high school level. The town itself is car-dependent, with limited commercial bustle but a strong sense of local tradition and affordable housing relative to the rest of Alabama.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

80-84%Cohort of 63 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 365%

School 65% · District 57% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median

Grade 435%

School 35% · District 46% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median

Grade 532%

School 32% · District 38% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median

Grade 642%

School 42% · District 32% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median

Grade 713%

School 13% · District 7% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▼ 4 pts below state median

Grade 818%

School 18% · District 13% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 376%

School 76% · District 61% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median

Grade 465%

School 65% · District 63% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median

Grade 571%

School 71% · District 71%

▲ 5 pts above state median

Grade 656%

School 56% · District 56% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median

Grade 753%

School 53% · District 45% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median

Grade 846%

School 46% · District 40% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▼ 5 pts below state median

Science

Grade 425%

School 25% · District 36% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median

Grade 827%

School 27% · District 26% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 8 pts below state median

This schoolCrenshaw 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.