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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
901Sumiton Middle SchoolSumitonWalker CountyMiddle64.3%47628.7%
902Southside High SchoolSouthsideEtowah CountyHigh33.7%82528.7%
903Elkmont High SchoolElkmontLimestone CountyHigh64.8%59728.6%
904ER Dickson Elementary SchoolMobileMobile CountyElementary74.6%96728.6%
905Fort Deposit Elementary SchoolFort DepositLowndes CountyElementary87.1%18628.6%
906Sun Valley Elementary SchoolBirminghamBirmingham CityElementary76.3%67828.5%
907Albert P Brewer High SchoolSomervilleMorgan CountyHigh53.9%75728.5%
908Covenant Academy of MobileMobileCovenant Academy of MobileElementary82.9%32728.5%
909Montview Elementary SchoolHuntsvilleHuntsville CityElementary74.2%21328.4%
910New Brockton High SchoolNew BrocktonCoffee CountyHigh51.9%45528.4%
911Cottondale Elementary SchoolCottondaleTuscaloosa CountyElementary70.5%43828.4%
912Tuggle Elementary SchoolBirminghamBirmingham CityElementary74.7%42328.4%
913W F Burns Middle SchoolValleyChambers CountyMiddle57.4%54528.2%
914Carr Middle SchoolMontgomeryMontgomery CountyMiddle62.3%77428.1%
915Lynn High SchoolLynnWinston CountyHigh53.5%25628.1%
916Centreville Middle SchoolCentrevilleBibb CountyMiddle60.9%44028.1%
917Fayette County High SchoolFayetteFayette CountyHigh53.8%36628.0%
918Thompson Elementary SchoolGadsdenGadsden CityElementary81.3%28828.0%
919Holloway ElementaryMobileMobile CountyElementary92.8%48327.9%
920Abrams Elementary SchoolBessemerBessemer CityElementary79.2%23127.9%
921Dozier Elementary SchoolMontgomeryMontgomery CountyElementary76.5%42627.7%
922F S Ervin Elementary SchoolPine HillWilcox CountyElementary83.2%19727.7%
923Fort Payne High SchoolFort PayneFort Payne CityHigh62.2%1,10627.7%
924Katherine H Hankins Middle SchoolTheodoreMobile CountyMiddle76.1%77127.7%
925Vaughn Road Elementary SchoolMontgomeryMontgomery CountyElementary80.5%47327.7%
926Glen Oaks Intermediate SchoolFairfieldFairfield CityElementary88.7%27527.6%
927Randolph County High SchoolWedoweeRandolph CountyHigh63.7%44127.6%
928Oakdale Elementary SchoolTuscaloosaTuscaloosa CityElementary80.5%29227.5%
929Clements High SchoolAthensLimestone CountyHigh65.7%52527.5%
930Breakthrough Charter SchoolMarionBreakthrough Charter SchoolCombined69.6%37527.4%
931Clark Elementary SchoolSelmaSelma CityElementary97.3%11327.4%
932Fultondale Elementary SchoolFultondaleJefferson CountyElementary65.0%88927.4%
933Slocomb High SchoolSlocombGeneva CountyHigh56.2%35427.3%
934Brookwood Middle SchoolVanceTuscaloosa CountyMiddle48.8%73827.3%
935Foley High SchoolFoleyBaldwin CountyHigh59.5%1,52027.3%
936Aliceville Elementary SchoolAlicevillePickens CountyElementary88.0%41527.3%
937Colbert County High SchoolLeightonColbert CountyHigh59.8%43827.3%
938Headland High SchoolHeadlandHenry CountyHigh40.7%44227.1%
939Pike County High SchoolBrundidgePike CountyHigh77.5%48427.1%
940Dannelly Elementary SchoolMontgomeryMontgomery CountyElementary84.5%58827.0%
941West Point High SchoolCullmanCullman CountyHigh41.5%59126.9%
942Tallassee High SchoolTallasseeTallassee CityHigh52.3%47426.9%
943Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolPleasant GroveJefferson CountyElementary64.1%52426.9%
944Hazlewood Elementary SchoolTown CreekLawrence CountyElementary85.1%22126.9%
945Cherokee High SchoolCherokeeColbert CountyHigh63.6%20626.9%
946Union Springs Elementary SchoolUnion SpringsBullock CountyElementary85.3%49726.8%
947Falkville High SchoolFalkvilleMorgan CountyHigh63.6%46726.8%
948Opelika High SchoolOpelikaOpelika CityHigh63.5%1,59026.8%
949Baker High SchoolMobileMobile CountyHigh46.1%2,27126.8%
950William R Martin Middle SchoolValley GrandeDallas CountyMiddle85.0%18026.7%
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