Fultondale High School

Fultondale High School is a combined middle school and high school in the Birmingham, Alabama suburb of Fultondale. It is one of fourteen high schools in the Jefferson County School System. School colors are navy blue and Burnt orange, and the athletic teams are called the Wildcats. Fultondale competes in AHSAA Class 4A athletics.[2]

Fultondale High School
Address
1450 Carson Road North

Fultondale, Alabama

United States
Information
TypePublic
Established1965
School districtJefferson County Board of Education
PrincipalStephanie Robinson
Faculty29.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades7-12
Enrollment611 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio21.07[1]
CampusSuburban
Color(s)Navy blue and orange   
AthleticsAHSAA Class 4A
NicknameWildcats
Feeder schoolsFultondale Elementary School
Websitehttp://fultondalehigh.jefcoed.com/

Student profile

Enrollment in grades 6-12 for the 2013-14 school year is 637 students. Approximately 48% of students are white, 31% are African-American, 19% are Hispanic, and 2% are multiracial. Roughly 62% of students qualify for free or reduced price lunch.[3]

Fultondale has a graduation rate of 73%.[4] Approximately 73% of its students meet or exceed state proficiency standards in mathematics, and 85% meet or exceed standards in reading. The average ACT score for Fultondale students is 24.[5]

History

Students in grades 10-12 formerly attended Gardendale High School. In 1965, a new school was built at the present Fultondale site and was named New Castle High School, with a vocational building being added in 1967. In the fall of 1972, students from Fultondale Elementary and the Smithfield area merged with the students at New Castle High School. The Jefferson County Board of Education then changed the school's name to Fultondale High School.

At the time of this merger, Jack Hazelrig was the principal at Fultondale Elementary. He was appointed by the board to be the first principal of Fultondale High School. The school housed grades 7-12 in its first year but was changed to an 8-12 school the next year. Fultondale High saw its first graduating class with the class of 1973.

Starting in the 2013-2014 school year, 6th graders from Fultondale Elementary began attending Fultondale High due to overcrowding at the elementary school.

On January 25, 2021, the town of Fultondale was struck by an EF3 tornado. The high school sustained significant structural damage, and athletic facilities were destroyed.

The school had to be demolished due to the tornado damage. [6]

Athletics

Fultondale competes in AHSAA Class 4A athletics and fields teams in the following sports:[7]

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Cheerleading
  • Cross Country
  • Football
  • Golf
  • Indoor Track & Field
  • Outdoor Track & Field
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling

Fultondale won state championships in wrestling in 1992, 1994, and 1995.

References
  1. "Fultondale High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  2. "AHSAA School Classification 2014-16" (PDF).
  3. "Fultondale High School". SchoolDigger. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  4. "2014 Graduation Rates by School and District". Alabama School Connection. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
  5. "Niche - Fultondale High School".
  6. Fultondale High School https://www.jefcoed.com/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&ModuleInstanceID=1321&ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=16381&PageID=49. Retrieved 2021-02-01. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "Fultondale High -". Fultondale High. Retrieved 2015-09-30.

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