Summary:
The city of Atmore, Alabama, is served by the Escambia County school district and contains five schools—A C Moore Primary School (PK-K), Rachel Patterson Elementary School (1-5), Huxford Elementary School (K-6), Escambia County Middle School (6-8), and Escambia County High School (9-12)—serving roughly 1,669 students total.
For parents, the standout school is Huxford Elementary School, which is the only 3-star school in the city and beats state averages in several subjects, including 3rd and 6th grade math and 4th grade English. It also has the lowest chronic absenteeism rate (21.1%) and the lowest free/reduced lunch rate among the older elementary schools. In contrast, Escambia County High School is the most concerning, with only 4.35% of 11th graders proficient in math, a 36.6% chronic absenteeism rate, and a graduation rate of 86.2%—all below state averages. Rachel Patterson Elementary School is also declining rapidly, dropping from the 20th to the 8th percentile statewide over two years, with 3rd grade math proficiency falling to just 12%.
District-wide, chronic absenteeism is a crisis—every school exceeds the state rate of 12%, with Escambia County Middle School at 31.6% and the high school at 36.6%. Math proficiency collapses dramatically at the middle school level, with only 4.65% of 6th graders proficient compared to 35.22% statewide, while English scores are relatively stronger. Notably, Huxford Elementary proves that success is possible despite high poverty, suggesting that replicating its strategies and targeting math instruction and attendance could yield meaningful improvements across the district.
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