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Sweet Water High School
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Sweet Water High School

PublicOtherGrades PK–12

440 Main Street, Sweet Water, AL 36782 · (334) 994-4263 · Part of Marengo County School District

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Students
600
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–12
The gist

What stands out about Sweet Water High School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency33%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts59%
State average 45.4%

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

Location

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440 Main Street, Sweet Water

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K33
Kindergarten59
Grade 147
Grade 248
Grade 338
Grade 450
Grade 540
Grade 638
Grade 740
Grade 837
Grade 935
Grade 1042
Grade 1154
Grade 1239
Enrollment over time
577’20
558’21
561’22
568’23
600’24

Up 4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 60%Black 35%Two or more races 2%Hispanic 2%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sweet Water High School from Sweet Water families.

Other schools in Marengo County School District

The district →
Marengo High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Dixons Mills
D
223 students13:1
Amelia L Johnson High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Thomaston
D
142 students10:1

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; Sweet Water’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.