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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Colbert County, Alabama

17 public schools in Colbert County, Alabama appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. McBride Elementary School leads the list at 81.6%, against a median of 54.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Colbert County, Alabama

Top % Proficient (Reading)

81.6%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

54.2%

BEST IN READING · COLBERT COUNTY, ALABAMA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	McBride Elementary School	Muscle Shoals, AL	Muscle Shoals City	Elementary	647	81.6%
2	New Bethel Elementary School	Tuscumbia, AL	Colbert County	Elementary	159	80.8%
3	Muscle Shoals Middle School	Muscle Shoals, AL	Muscle Shoals City	Middle	642	75.7%
4	Cherokee Elementary School	Cherokee, AL	Colbert County	Elementary	226	70.2%
5	Hatton Elementary School	Leighton, AL	Colbert County	Elementary	236	69.2%
6	R E Thompson Intermediate School	Tuscumbia, AL	Tuscumbia City	Elementary	360	67.9%
7	Colbert Heights Elementary School	Tuscumbia, AL	Colbert County	Elementary	486	61.8%
8	Deshler Middle School	Tuscumbia, AL	Tuscumbia City	Middle	336	56.4%
9	Leighton Elementary School	Leighton, AL	Colbert County	Elementary	355	54.2%
10	Colbert Heights High School	Tuscumbia, AL	Colbert County	High	467	51.2%
11	Cherokee High School	Cherokee, AL	Colbert County	High	206	44.7%
12	Deshler High School	Tuscumbia, AL	Tuscumbia City	High	488	44.4%
13	L E Willson Elementary School	Sheffield, AL	Sheffield City	Elementary	253	44.0%
14	Sheffield Junior High School	Sheffield, AL	Sheffield City	Middle	127	40.8%
15	Muscle Shoals High School	Muscle Shoals, AL	Muscle Shoals City	High	864	37.4%
16	Colbert County High School	Leighton, AL	Colbert County	High	438	36.0%
17	Sheffield High School	Sheffield, AL	Sheffield City	High	305	11.8%

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