Summary:
Springville Elementary School, Springville High School, and Springville Middle School serve the city of Springville, Alabama, within the St Clair County school district, which ranks in the 50th percentile statewide and enrolls a total of 2,274 students across grades PK-12.
Springville High School is the district's standout performer, ranking in the top 11% of Alabama high schools with a 94.5% graduation rate—well above the district's 85.7% and the state's 91.5%. It consistently earns 4-5 stars and posts strong academic advantages over state averages, including +17.46 percentage points in 11th grade English and +11.17 in science. Springville Elementary School also excels, particularly in English and science, where 4th graders outperform state averages by 22 and 24.93 points respectively. In contrast, Springville Middle School is the weakest link, with rankings declining from the 86th to 77th percentile over three years. Its 5th grade English proficiency (69.57%) is essentially at the state average, and 7th grade math proficiency drops to just 29.29%, the district's lowest subject-grade combination.
English Language Arts is a clear district-wide strength, with all schools exceeding state averages by significant margins. However, math performance declines steadily from elementary (45-47% proficient) through middle school (29-43%) before recovering slightly in high school (35.5%). The middle school also has the highest student-teacher ratio (20.9:1) and highest per-student spending ($8,767), yet shows the weakest relative performance, raising questions about resource allocation. Chronic absenteeism increases with grade level, from 7.0% at the elementary school to 12.1% at the high school, though the high school still outperforms despite this challenge. With free/reduced lunch rates between 21-28%, the district serves a relatively advantaged population, and the high school's proven success model could be replicated downward to address the middle school's "Springville Dip" and declining trajectory.
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