Summary:
The city of Geneva, Alabama, is served by the Geneva City school district, which includes three schools—Mulkey Elementary School, Geneva Middle School, and Geneva High School—serving approximately 1,229 students across grades PK-12.
The standout story here is Geneva High School, which made a remarkable leap from a 3-star to a 5-star rating in a single year, jumping from the 67th to the 93rd percentile statewide. It now boasts a perfect 100% graduation rate and strong math and science scores, with 11th-grade math proficiency at 54.93% compared to the state average of 27.21%. Mulkey Elementary School is the model of consistency, maintaining a 4-star rating for three straight years, with 5th graders excelling in math (71.91% proficiency vs. 39.06% statewide) and English (86.52% vs. 69.53%). Geneva Middle School is the steady performer, ranking in the 88th-90th percentile each year, and its 8th-grade science scores (72.41% proficiency) are the highest in any subject across all three schools.
While the district overall ranks 18th out of 139 in Alabama, there are a few areas to watch. Middle school chronic absenteeism (12.1%) is more than double the elementary rate (5.0%) and nearly double the high school's (6.9%), yet it hasn't hurt academic results. The elementary school shows a puzzling dip in 4th-grade math (48.31% proficiency) before rebounding strongly in 5th grade. High school English proficiency (43.66%) lags behind the elementary school's strong showing, suggesting a decline as students advance. The high school also spends significantly more per student ($12,182) than the middle ($8,327) or elementary ($8,986) schools. With roughly half of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, the district outperforms state averages across most metrics, particularly in math, where all three schools exceed state proficiency rates by 17 to 33 percentage points.
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