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The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Colbert County, Alabama

17 public schools in Colbert County, Alabama appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Sheffield High School leads the list at 10.1%, against a median of 40.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Colbert County, Alabama

Best % Proficient

10.1%

Median % Proficient

40.4%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · COLBERT COUNTY, ALABAMA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Sheffield High School	Sheffield, AL	Sheffield City	High	70.8%	305	10.1%
2	Cherokee High School	Cherokee, AL	Colbert County	High	63.6%	206	26.9%
3	Colbert County High School	Leighton, AL	Colbert County	High	59.8%	438	27.3%
4	Sheffield Junior High School	Sheffield, AL	Sheffield City	Middle	69.3%	127	30.8%
5	L E Willson Elementary School	Sheffield, AL	Sheffield City	Elementary	78.3%	253	33.0%
6	Deshler High School	Tuscumbia, AL	Tuscumbia City	High	46.7%	488	33.5%
7	Colbert Heights High School	Tuscumbia, AL	Colbert County	High	56.5%	467	33.8%
8	Muscle Shoals High School	Muscle Shoals, AL	Muscle Shoals City	High	33.7%	864	38.4%
9	Deshler Middle School	Tuscumbia, AL	Tuscumbia City	Middle	51.2%	336	40.4%
10	Leighton Elementary School	Leighton, AL	Colbert County	Elementary	61.4%	355	41.1%
11	Colbert Heights Elementary School	Tuscumbia, AL	Colbert County	Elementary	56.0%	486	47.8%
12	R E Thompson Intermediate School	Tuscumbia, AL	Tuscumbia City	Elementary	55.8%	360	55.2%
13	Hatton Elementary School	Leighton, AL	Colbert County	Elementary	65.3%	236	58.0%
14	Cherokee Elementary School	Cherokee, AL	Colbert County	Elementary	65.9%	226	58.2%
15	Muscle Shoals Middle School	Muscle Shoals, AL	Muscle Shoals City	Middle	33.2%	642	67.4%
16	McBride Elementary School	Muscle Shoals, AL	Muscle Shoals City	Elementary	34.2%	647	74.1%
17	New Bethel Elementary School	Tuscumbia, AL	Colbert County	Elementary	43.4%	159	83.0%

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