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Alabama public schools by raw proficiency

The traditional ranking: Alabama public schools by combined math + reading proficiency on the state assessment. Best read alongside the BeatsExpectations ranking, which controls for student poverty.

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ALABAMA · HIGHEST PROFICIENCY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
601Boaz Middle SchoolBoazBoaz CityMiddle70.2%58342.3%
602Wetumpka Middle SchoolWetumpkaElmore CountyMiddle58.9%64742.2%
603Southside Middle SchoolTallasseeTallassee CityMiddle58.0%42442.1%
604Vina High SchoolVinaFranklin CountyCombined61.9%25742.1%
605Double Springs Elementary SchoolDouble SpringsWinston CountyElementary63.9%34942.1%
606Belgreen High SchoolRussellvilleFranklin CountyCombined57.0%58842.0%
607Laceys Spring Elementary SchoolLaceys SpringMorgan CountyElementary73.6%27741.9%
608Austinville Elementary SchoolDecaturDecatur CityElementary67.6%46341.9%
609Bay Minette Elementary SchoolBay MinetteBaldwin CountyElementary65.6%81441.7%
610Harvest SchoolHarvestMadison CountyElementary53.1%66341.6%
611Elberta High SchoolElbertaBaldwin CountyHigh46.7%73541.6%
612Meek High SchoolArleyWinston CountyHigh43.0%28641.5%
613Chapman Elementary SchoolHuntsvilleHuntsville CityElementary55.1%16741.5%
614Opp Middle SchoolOppOpp CityMiddle63.3%37941.4%
615Flomaton High SchoolFlomatonEscambia CountyHigh47.9%55941.4%
616Douglas Elementary SchoolDouglasMarshall CountyElementary73.1%52141.4%
617Appalachian SchoolOneontaBlount CountyCombined52.9%69941.4%
618Arab High SchoolArabArab CityHigh39.7%73541.3%
619Blountsville Elementary SchoolBlountsvilleBlount CountyElementary61.3%64841.2%
620Northridge High SchoolTuscaloosaTuscaloosa CityHigh33.7%1,15341.2%
621Pleasant Valley High SchoolJacksonvilleCalhoun CountyHigh44.8%39341.2%
622Curry Middle SchoolJasperWalker CountyMiddle55.2%35341.2%
623Leighton Elementary SchoolLeightonColbert CountyElementary61.4%35541.1%
624Brantley High SchoolBrantleyCrenshaw CountyCombined64.3%57241.1%
625Robertsdale Elementary SchoolRobertsdaleBaldwin CountyElementary56.8%1,08141.1%
626Marbury Middle SchoolMarburyAutauga CountyMiddle40.3%42241.0%
627East Lawrence Elementary SchoolTrinityLawrence CountyElementary66.5%57640.9%
628Sand Rock High SchoolSand RockCherokee CountyCombined46.6%78340.8%
629Helena High SchoolHelenaShelby CountyHigh26.4%1,38340.8%
630Leeds Middle SchoolLeedsLeeds CityMiddle50.9%45240.7%
631Gadsden Middle SchoolGadsdenGadsden CityMiddle63.9%43840.6%
632Cullman High SchoolCullmanCullman CityHigh28.6%1,01440.6%
633Fruitdale High SchoolFruitdaleWashington CountyCombined54.5%30140.5%
634Fairfax Elementary SchoolValleyChambers CountyElementary58.2%68940.4%
635Deshler Middle SchoolTuscumbiaTuscumbia CityMiddle51.2%33640.4%
636Haleyville High SchoolHaleyvilleHaleyville CityHigh52.2%46440.3%
637Locust Fork High SchoolLocust ForkBlount CountyHigh46.5%41740.3%
638Moundville Elementary SchoolMoundvilleHale CountyElementary53.9%58640.2%
639Leroy High SchoolLeroyWashington CountyCombined53.3%46340.2%
640Luverne High SchoolLuverneCrenshaw CountyCombined68.3%74540.0%
641Enterprise High SchoolEnterpriseEnterprise CityHigh43.1%2,17740.0%
642Rock Mills Junior High SchoolRoanokeRandolph CountyElementary66.7%17739.9%
643Cherokee County High SchoolCentreCherokee CountyHigh47.8%44839.8%
644Northside Middle SchoolNorthportTuscaloosa CountyMiddle27.4%39439.8%
645West Limestone High SchoolLesterLimestone CountyHigh57.3%73639.8%
646Smiths Station Junior High SchoolSmiths StationLee CountyMiddle43.7%91039.8%
647Silverhill SchoolSilverhillBaldwin CountyElementary58.1%49739.7%
648Columbiana Middle SchoolColumbianaShelby CountyMiddle62.9%42839.7%
649Hazel Green High SchoolHazel GreenMadison CountyHigh40.7%1,45439.7%
650Southeastern SchoolRemlapBlount CountyCombined50.7%82239.7%
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