Similar nearby schools
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Saks High School → Wellborn High School → Weaver High School → Anniston City Boot Camp School → Pleasant Valley High School → Ohatchee High School → Oxford Area Vocational School → Spring Garden High School →How EXCEL Academy compares for families
What families should know about EXCEL Academy.
- ▸ LocallyAL trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−10 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Saks High School, Wellborn High School, Weaver High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
The University of Alabama
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $22,420/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -6.7%/year, projecting from 2024's 196 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saks High School Anniston |
Public | 0.1 | 284 | -7.2% |
| Wellborn High School Anniston |
Public | 4.3 | 279 | -14.2% |
| Weaver High School Weaver |
Public | 3.2 | 313 | -7.9% |
| Anniston City Boot Camp School Anniston |
Public | 0.8 | — | — |
| Pleasant Valley High School Jacksonville |
Public | 12.8 | 249 | -11.7% |
| Ohatchee High School Ohatchee |
Public | 11.2 | 270 | -10.9% |
| Oxford Area Vocational School Oxford |
Public | 6.2 | — | — |
| Spring Garden High School Spring Garden |
Public | 25.8 | 170 | -1.7% |