Other · Alabama

Gaylesville High School

Free meals for all

Gaylesville High School, a public other school in Gaylesville, Alabama: grades pre-k–12, 341 students, 15.5 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Cherokee County.

Size and class size

Compared with schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 341
Teachers (FTE): 22.0
Students per teacher: 15.5
Grades: Pre-K–12; Other

Fewer students per teacher than 74% of schools in Alabama

Median 16.7 · 74 schools compared

More students per teacher than 64% of schools in the US

Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared

Smaller than 73% of schools in Alabama

Median 513 · 80 schools compared

Larger than 63% of schools in the US

Median 207 · 3,982 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Alabama's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Alabama: 60%

49%proficient

−2.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 75% of schools in Alabama

Median 58% · 65 schools compared

55 students tested, grades 4, 6 · ACAP; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

Alabama: 35%

21%proficient

−20.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 73% of schools in Alabama

Median 30% · 63 schools compared

29 students tested, grades 4 · ACAP; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Other · Grades Pre-K–12
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Distant rural area
Run by: Cherokee County

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Cherokee County.

Location

Address: 760 Trojan Way, Gaylesville, AL 35973
Phone: (256)422-3401
City or town: Gaylesville
County: Cherokee County

Website Quality of life in Gaylesville Schools in Gaylesville

Nearby schools

The closest public schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Cedar Bluff High SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	623	16.7	4.4 mi
Sand Rock High SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	783	18.3	12.0 mi
Georgia School for the DeafSpecial educationFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	63	3.9	17.0 mi
Collinsville High SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	906	15.6	17.7 mi
Spring Garden High SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	550	17.4	19.8 mi
Valley Head High SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–12	517	14.8	20.5 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

NCES 010063000279