Enrollment
375
Combined
STATE 673
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BREAKTHROUGH CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 010020802503
Breakthrough Charter School
1101 Washington Street, Marion, AL 36756 · (559) 696-4461 · Perry County
GRADES PK–11COMBINED43-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL375 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Alabama public K-12 schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
20 FTE teachers
STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
261 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 29 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 27 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 27 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 27 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 24 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 21% larger than its 8th grade class (28).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
14.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Breakthrough Charter School
Breakthrough Charter School's state test result (27.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakthrough Charter School this school | 375 | 69.6% | 27.4% |
| Notasulga High School Notasulga | 258 | 78.3% | 17.9% |
| Autaugaville School Autaugaville | 255 | 78.8% | 16.7% |
| The Pathway Mobile | 396 | 84.1% | 12.3% |
| Ragland High School Ragland | 411 | 67.6% | 31.5% |
| Francis Marion School Marion | 413 | 82.3% | 19.4% |
Matched among Alabama K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Breakthrough Charter School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #50 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.2% | #54 of 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #46 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 375 | #50 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #52 of 61 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.2% | #10 of 61 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.6% | #14 of 65 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 375 | 20 | 18.8:1 | 70% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 339 | 20 | 16.9:1 | 50% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 282 | 5 | 56.4:1 | 46% (130) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Breakthrough Charter School.
About Breakthrough Charter School
Breakthrough Charter School is a low-enrollment combined-grade school in Alabama, located in Marion. Grades offered run from pre-K through 11, with 375 students enrolled. For comparison, combined schools in Alabama average about 673 students.
Federal records list Breakthrough Charter School as its own district.
Breakthrough Charter School is 65% Black by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 28% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Breakthrough Charter School's diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 20 full-time equivalents, or about 18.8 students per teacher. This ratio sits 0.9 above the 17.9:1 average for combined schools in Alabama. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 70%. Across public schools in Perry County, the average is 80%.
Breakthrough Charter School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 20% of Alabama public K-12 schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 33.4% at Breakthrough Charter School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 27.4%.
Federal survey data for Perry County show that the median household income is $37,654, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of people live in poverty. There are 3 public schools in Perry County, enrolling about 1,190 students in all.
Francis Marion School is the public school closest to Breakthrough Charter School, about 1.7 miles away. Breakthrough Charter School ranks 3rd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 27.4% against a local average of 22.6%.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote). Breakthrough Charter School operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Perry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,031
Census ACS
Median income
$37,654
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,190 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Francis Marion School1.7 mi · 413
- Robert C Hatch High School15.5 mi · 402
- Greensboro Middle School16.2 mi · 215
- Greensboro High School16.3 mi · 276
- Greensboro Elementary School16.7 mi · 519
- Salem Elementary School18.3 mi · 155
Frequently asked questions
About Breakthrough Charter SchoolHow many students attend Breakthrough Charter School?
Breakthrough Charter School enrolls approximately 375 students in grades PK-11.
Is Breakthrough Charter School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Breakthrough Charter School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-11.
How many teachers does Breakthrough Charter School have?
Breakthrough Charter School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Breakthrough Charter School?
At Breakthrough Charter School, the student body is approximately 28% White, 3% Hispanic, 65% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Breakthrough Charter School public or private?
Breakthrough Charter School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Breakthrough Charter School.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.