Moody High School (Alabama)

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Moody High School
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Moody High School (Alabama)
714 High School Drive

Moody, Alabama
35004

United States
Coordinates 33°36′40″N86°27′36″W / 33.6110°N 86.4599°W / 33.6110; -86.4599
Information
Type Public
Established1978(46 years ago) (1978)
School district St. Clair County Schools
CEEB code 012112
PrincipalChristopher Walters
Faculty37.37 (FTE) [1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment696 (2017-18) [1]
Student to teacher ratio18.67 [1]
Campus typeRural
Color(s)Navy blue and white
  
Athletics AHSAA Class 5A
Nickname Blue Devils
Feeder schoolsMoody Junior High School
Website www.sccboe.org/mhs

Moody High School is a four-year public high school in the Birmingham, Alabama suburb of Moody. It is one of five high schools in the St. Clair County School System. School colors are navy blue and Vegas gold, and the athletic teams are called the Blue Devils. Moody competes in AHSAA Class 5A athletics. [2]

Contents

The current Moody High School campus was constructed in 2002 at a cost of $8.2 million. [3]

Student profile

Enrollment in grades 9-12 for the 2013-14 school year is 667 students. Approximately 84% of students are white, 11% are African-American, 2% are Hispanic, 1% are Asian-American, and 2% are multiracial. Roughly 40% of students qualify for free or reduced price lunch. [4]

Moody has a graduation rate of 77%. Approximately 87% of its students meet or exceed state proficiency standards in mathematics, and 82% meet or exceed standards in reading. [5]

Athletics

Moody competes in AHSAA Class 5A athletics and fields teams in the following sports: [6]

Moody's football team won regional championships in 1987, 1994, and 2004. It has appeared in the state football playoffs 13 times. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Moody High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  2. ↑ "AHSAA School Classification 2014-16" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Moody - Bhamwiki". www.bhamwiki.com. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Moody High School". SchoolDigger. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Moody High School - Niche".
  6. ↑ "Moody High School -". Moody High School. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Alabama High School Football History". www.ahsfhs.org. Retrieved October 18, 2015.
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