Jess Lanier High School
4950 Premiere Parkway
Bessemer AL, 35022, Jefferson County
Phone: 205-432-3700
Ranking: 
(332 out of 359, bottom 8%)*
(332 out of 359, bottom 8%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Bessemer City School District
Title I Eligible School: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 45 | 51 | 56 | 61 | 49 | 57 | 61 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 996 | 1,017 | 1,166 | 1,190 | 1,184 | 1,104 | 1,065 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 380 | 38.2% | 393 | 38.6% | 427 | 36.6% | 439 | 36.9% | 428 | 36.1% | 422 | 38.2% | 374 | 35.1% |
| Grade 10: | 247 | 24.8% | 214 | 21.0% | 267 | 22.9% | 272 | 22.9% | 314 | 26.5% | 281 | 25.5% | 271 | 25.4% |
| Grade 11: | 189 | 19.0% | 214 | 21.0% | 248 | 21.3% | 277 | 23.3% | 249 | 21.0% | 233 | 21.1% | 215 | 20.2% |
| Grade 12: | 180 | 18.1% | 196 | 19.3% | 224 | 19.2% | 202 | 17.0% | 193 | 16.3% | 168 | 15.2% | 205 | 19.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 485 | 48.7% | 508 | 50.0% | 592 | 50.8% | 597 | 50.2% | 574 | 48.5% | 521 | 47.2% | 529 | 49.7% |
| Female: | 511 | 51.3% | 509 | 50.0% | 574 | 49.2% | 593 | 49.8% | 601 | 50.8% | 575 | 52.1% | 532 | 50.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 44 | 4.4% | 42 | 4.1% | 47 | 4.0% | 49 | 4.1% | 30 | 2.5% | 23 | 2.1% | 14 | 1.3% |
| Black: | 931 | 93.5% | 960 | 94.4% | 1,102 | 94.5% | 1,123 | 94.4% | 1,137 | 96.0% | 1,067 | 96.6% | 1,038 | 97.5% |
| White: | 19 | 1.9% | 15 | 1.5% | 17 | 1.5% | 18 | 1.5% | 15 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.1% | 13 | 1.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 801 | 80.4% | 811 | 79.7% | 945 | 81.0% | 855 | 71.8% | 811 | 68.5% | 759 | 68.8% | 751 | 70.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 2.5% | 33 | 3.2% | 33 | 2.8% | 60 | 5.0% | 70 | 5.9% | 74 | 6.7% | 58 | 5.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.13 | 19.94 | 20.71 | 19.41 | 24.16 | 19.30 | 17.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 24.3% | 24.3% | 46.9% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | 24.4% | 44.8% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 29.1% | 29.1% | 49% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 29.23% | 29.23% | 46.76% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 18.52% | 18.52% | 42.56% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 28.3% | 28.3% | 65% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 36.5% | 64.3% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 69% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 49.37% | 49.37% | 64.91% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.92% | 59.92% | 76.43% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 34.5% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 40.3% | 56.8% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 44.8% | 63.6% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.22% | 43.22% | 61.3% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.98% | 41.98% | 61.43% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 39% | 39% | 56.7% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 39.5% | 54.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 41.7% | 59.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 36.86% | 36.86% | 59.53% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 33.75% | 33.75% | 57.81% |
| AHSGE | ||||||
| 2008 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.04% | 71.04% | 72.59% |
| 2009 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.58% | 88.58% | 87.59% |
| 2010 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.07% | 84.07% | 93.34% |
| 2011 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.33% | 82.33% | 94.47% |
| 2012 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.36% | 84.36% | 95.24% |
| 2004 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.8% | 81% |
| 2005 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 75.1% | 80.4% |
| 2006 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 82.2% |
| 2007 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.34% | 75.34% | 80.01% |
| 2008 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.29% | 68.29% | 76.95% |
| 2009 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.16% | 73.16% | 81.82% |
| 2010 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.11% | 62.11% | 78.46% |
| 2011 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.59% | 52.59% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.83% | 48.83% | 75.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 67.1% | 78% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 63.3% | 78.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.4% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.56% | 83.56% | 83.74% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.76% | 75.76% | 84.02% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.13% | 66.13% | 85.56% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.67% | 61.67% | 84.32% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.01% | 48.01% | 85.39% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.44% | 46.44% | 85.03% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 77.9% | 86.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 79.1% | 85.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 73.5% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.76% | 86.76% | 82.19% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 81.17% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.74% | 74.74% | 81.63% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.59% | 63.59% | 81.82% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.17% | 58.17% | 83.29% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.61% | 55.61% | 82.92% |
| 2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.8% | 82.1% |
| 2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 68.7% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81.9% | 84.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.39% | 85.39% | 82.09% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.17% | 73.17% | 81.22% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.84% | 52.84% | 75.76% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.4% | 74.2% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 69.8% | 76% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 67.8% | 77.1% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.95% | 68.95% | 73.9% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 70.3% | 72.58% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.43% | 71.43% | 78.86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.66% | 50.66% | 73.05% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 71.38% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.15% | 39.15% | 71.26% |
| 2010 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.94% | 94.94% | 94.02% |
| 2011 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.43% | 96.43% | 98.1% |
| 2012 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.93% | 93.93% | 98.49% |
| 2004 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 92.4% | 95.4% |
| 2005 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.6% | 94.5% |
| 2006 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 95.8% | 94.7% |
| 2007 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 87.71% | 87.71% | 89.7% |
| 2008 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 96% | 96% | 94.49% |
| 2009 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 89.5% | 92.8% |
| 2010 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 84.44% | 84.44% | 91.1% |
| 2011 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 81.63% | 81.63% | 91.4% |
| 2012 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 77.57% | 77.57% | 90.39% |
| 2004 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.4% | 98.4% | 95.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 93.7% | 94.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 100% | 95.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.06% | 91.06% | 90.48% |
| 2008 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.41% | 94.41% | 95.45% |
| 2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.71% | 91.71% | 95.36% |
| 2010 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.67% | 91.67% | 94.73% |
| 2011 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 78.06% | 78.06% | 94.82% |
| 2012 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 85.98% | 85.98% | 94.83% |
| 2004 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 95.4% | 96.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 91.1% | 95.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 94.4% | 95.2% |
| 2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 87.15% | 87.15% | 90.19% |
| 2008 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.49% | 96.49% | 95.01% |
| 2009 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 86.74% | 86.74% | 94.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 87.78% | 87.78% | 93.57% |
| 2011 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 80.61% | 80.61% | 93.78% |
| 2012 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 81.77% | 81.77% | 93.62% |
| 2004 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 95.4% | 95.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 91.8% | 95.3% |
| 2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 97.2% | 95.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.06% | 91.06% | 90.62% |
| 2008 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 96.5% | 95.24% |
| 2009 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.22% | 92.22% | 93.62% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 92.3% | 92.7% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 91.8% | 93.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 96.5% | 93.7% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 86.59% | 86.59% | 88.74% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 91.5% | 92.95% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 85.08% | 85.08% | 91.58% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 82.78% | 82.78% | 90.45% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 78.57% | 78.57% | 87.99% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 72.43% | 72.43% | 89.74% |
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* Jess Lanier High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.