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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| # | School | City | % Proficient (Reading) | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McBride Elementary School | Muscle Shoals, AL | 81.6% | — |
| 2 | New Bethel Elementary School | Tuscumbia, AL | 80.8% | — |
| 3 | Muscle Shoals Middle School | Muscle Shoals, AL | 75.7% | — |
| 4 | Cherokee Elementary School | Cherokee, AL | 70.2% | — |
| 5 | Hatton Elementary School | Leighton, AL | 69.2% | — |
| 6 | R E Thompson Intermediate School | Tuscumbia, AL | 67.9% | — |
| 7 | Colbert Heights Elementary School | Tuscumbia, AL | 61.8% | — |
| 8 | Deshler Middle School | Tuscumbia, AL | 56.4% | — |
| 9 | Leighton Elementary School | Leighton, AL | 54.2% | — |
| 10 | Colbert Heights High School | Tuscumbia, AL | 51.2% | — |
| 11 | Cherokee High School | Cherokee, AL | 44.7% | — |
| 12 | Deshler High School | Tuscumbia, AL | 44.4% | — |
| 13 | L E Willson Elementary School | Sheffield, AL | 44.0% | — |
| 14 | Sheffield Junior High School | Sheffield, AL | 40.8% | — |
| 15 | Muscle Shoals High School | Muscle Shoals, AL | 37.4% | — |
| 16 | Colbert County High School | Leighton, AL | 36.0% | — |
| 17 | Sheffield High School | Sheffield, AL | 11.8% | — |
Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.
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