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

14 public schools in Russell 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. Sherwood Elementary School leads the list at 67.4%, against a median of 53.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Russell County, Alabama

Top % Proficient (Reading)

67.4%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

53.9%

BEST IN READING · RUSSELL COUNTY, ALABAMA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Sherwood Elementary School	Phenix City, AL	Phenix City	Elementary	493	67.4%
2	Mount Olive Intermediate School	Fort Mitchell, AL	Russell County	Elementary	345	64.1%
3	Dixie Elementary School	Opelika, AL	Russell County	Elementary	251	62.8%
4	Ladonia Elementary School	Phenix City, AL	Russell County	Elementary	461	59.7%
5	Ridgecrest Elementary School	Phenix City, AL	Phenix City	Elementary	722	57.4%
6	Meadowlane Elementary School	Phenix City, AL	Phenix City	Elementary	155	55.0%
7	Oliver Elementary School	Seale, AL	Russell County	Elementary	481	54.0%
8	Westview Elementary School	Phenix City, AL	Phenix City	Elementary	563	53.7%
9	Phenix City Intermediate School	Phenix City, AL	Phenix City	Middle	1,068	51.4%
10	South Girard School	Phenix City, AL	Phenix City	Middle	501	50.5%
11	Russell County Middle School	Seale, AL	Russell County	Middle	810	47.8%
12	Phenix City Elementary School	Phenix City, AL	Phenix City	Elementary	683	44.8%
13	Central High School	Phenix City, AL	Phenix City	High	1,579	27.3%
14	Russell County High School	Seale, AL	Russell County	High	1,078	13.3%

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