Percy Julian High School vs. Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School

Serving 1,260 students in grades 9-12, Percy Julian High School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in Alabama for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).

The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is ≤1% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 30%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 9% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 47%).

The student-teacher ratio of 19:1 is higher than the Alabama state level of 17:1.

Minority enrollment is 97% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the Alabama state average of 49% (majority Black).

Johnson Abernathy Graetz High School ranked #1271 in Alabama in 2023, showing a decline from #979 in 2010 and consistently ranking in the bottom 50% statewide over recent years.

Math proficiency was 2% in 2023, lower than the state average of 30%, with a notable decline from 72% in 2013; reading proficiency was 10%, lower than the state average of 47%, following a downward trend from 77% in 2012; science proficiency was 16%, also lower than the state average of 38%.

Enrollment declined from 2,128 students in 2013 to 1,592 in 2023, while the percentage of students eligible for free lunch increased substantially to approximately 75%, indicating rising socioeconomic challenges; minority enrollment remained very high at 99%, predominantly Black (non–Hispanic) students.

The school served grades 9–12 with an enrollment of 1,592 students in 2023 and a student–teacher ratio of 20:1, slightly higher than typical ratios in the district schools compared.

Graduation rates fluctuated, reaching 70% in 2023, consistently below the Alabama state average of 88%, and below the district average of 74%.