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Phillips High School

PublicHighGrades 7–12

142 School Avenue, Bear Creek, AL 35543 · (205) 486-3737 · Part of Marion County School District

Bear Creek’s School Grade B better than 60% of Alabama school districts

Directions
Students
200
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Setting
Rural
Grades
7–12
The gist

What stands out about Phillips High School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 40% of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state

On the path

Where Bear Creek kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Phillips Elementary School240 students
7–12Phillips High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 45.4%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Alabama’s 1,249 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

142 School Avenue, Bear Creek

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 734
Grade 827
Grade 937
Grade 1035
Grade 1126
Grade 1241
Enrollment over time
201’20
222’21
208’22
212’23
200’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 89%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 2%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Phillips High School from Bear Creek families.

Other schools in Marion County School District

The district →
Hamilton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Hamilton
B+
638 students17:1
Guin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Guin
A+
308 students18:1
Hackleburg Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hackleburg
B
258 students15:1
Phillips Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bear Creek
C+
240 students16:1
Brilliant School
Other · Grades K–12 · Brilliant
B
258 students16:1
Hamilton Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Hamilton
B
463 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alabama’s other public schools; Bear Creek’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.