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Best Public Schools in Blount County, AL

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Schools

8,980

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedLocust Fork Elementary57^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Blountsville Elementary School up 161 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Hayden Primary School 15.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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6 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)							Summative Assessment Science (2026)			Summative Assessment English (2026)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hayden Elementary School	Public	3-4	4111 State Highway 160	Hayden	35079	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 647-6578	298	15	20.3	35.6%	280 (94.0%)	5 (1.7%)	8 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	79.2	122^nd of 686 public elementary schools	82.2%		79.1	124^th of 680 public elementary schools	81.8%	2	57.5	55.8						61.1			85.6	73.5						$9,055	$1,633	$7,405
Appalachian School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	350 County Highway 12	Oneonta	35121	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 775-1970	699	37	18.6	52.9%	556 (79.5%)	6 (0.9%)	128 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)								(n/a)	46.3	24.4	18.6	20.5	10.4	14.3	25.5	60.0	65.7	44.7	80.9	71.1	78.0	59.1	43.8	77.1	17.0	$9,761	$1,332	$8,392
Blountsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	260 Page St	Blountsville	35031	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 775-1990	648	36	17.8	61.3%	467 (72.1%)	10 (1.5%)	165 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	59.7	276^th of 686 public elementary schools	59.8%		38.6	437^th of 680 public elementary schools	35.7%	161	40.9	46.3	28.2	39.0				75.0			61.4	76.3	67.9	59.0				$7,142	$1,140	$5,986
Cleveland High School	Public	7-12	71 High School St	Cleveland	35049	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 775-2030	389	20	19.0	46.5%	298 (76.6%)	3 (0.8%)	81 (20.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	77.6	70^th of 386 public high schools	81.9%		78.6	68^th of 374 public high schools	81.8%	2					33.9	15.5	34.0		70.4	44.7					70.8	71.8	40.4	$11,225	$1,771	$9,343
Hayden Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	160 Bracken Ln	Hayden	35079	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 647-2103	530	34	15.5	36.0%	477 (90.0%)	11 (2.1%)	21 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)								(n/a)																		$8,612	$1,435	$7,161
Hayden High School	Public	8-12	125 Atwood Road	Hayden	35079	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	No	(205) 647-0397	798	41	19.3	31.2%	744 (93.2%)	14 (1.8%)	20 (2.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (1.9%)	78.4	66^th of 386 public high schools	82.9%		59.8	135^th of 374 public high schools	63.9%	69						31.5	33.6		61.0	49.0						64.8	38.7	$8,508	$676	$7,762
JB Pennington High School	Public	7-12	81 College St	Blountsville	35031	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 775-2050	507	26	19.8	55.0%	372 (73.4%)	3 (0.6%)	125 (24.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	33.6	258^th of 386 public high schools	33.2%		35.3	225^th of 374 public high schools	39.8%	33					12.0	7.1	16.2		40.5	26.5					44.0	50.0	19.7	$9,129	$825	$8,280
Locust Fork High School	Public	7-12	77 School Rd	Locust Fork	35097	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 681-7846	417	18	23.2	46.5%	368 (88.2%)	9 (2.2%)	37 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	75.9	79^th of 386 public high schools	79.5%		55	154^th of 374 public high schools	58.8%	75					21.5	32.1	35.0		50.0	46.7					55.4	57.7	35.6	$10,794	$1,631	$9,124
Southeastern School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	18770 State Highway 75	Remlap	35133	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 681-3964	822	44	18.5	50.7%	600 (73.0%)	19 (2.3%)	192 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)								(n/a)	32.7	49.1	23.1	40.3	17.0	13.9	18.8	69.8	48.6	45.3	76.9	69.8	75.0	53.7	57.6	61.1	28.6	$8,321	$1,160	$7,146
Susan Moore High School	Public	7-12	4040 Susan Moore Rd	Blountsville	35031	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 775-2060	440	25	17.8	64.1%	241 (54.8%)	3 (0.7%)	187 (42.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	49.1	181^st of 386 public high schools	53.1%		24.1	274^th of 374 public high schools	26.7%	93					6.1	10.0	20.3		44.3	42.0					43.9	51.4	19.4	$8,601	$942	$7,632
Allgood Alternative School	Public, Alternative	2-12	45 Community Rd	Oneonta	35121	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	No	(205) 775-1960																			(n/a)
Blount County Learning Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	189 Horton Ln	Cleveland	35049	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	No	(205) 775-1980																			(n/a)
Blount County Career Technical Center	Public	10-12	61500 US Highway 231	Cleveland	35049	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	No	(205) 775-2080																			(n/a)
Locust Fork Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	155 School Rd	Locust Fork	35097	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 681-9512	534	30	17.5	50.6%	466 (87.3%)	4 (0.7%)	53 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	89.4	57^th of 686 public elementary schools	91.7%		87.4	70^th of 680 public elementary schools	89.7%	13	63.0	77.6	84.5	53.5				79.1			87.7	77.6	88.7	71.9				$8,021	$606	$7,399
Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	115 Stadium Dr	Cleveland	35049	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 775-2040	499	32	15.5	46.7%	393 (78.8%)	4 (0.8%)	89 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	86	81^st of 686 public elementary schools	88.2%		80.6	114^th of 680 public elementary schools	83.2%	33	68.2	72.5	47.3	52.6				79.7			91.0	78.3	89.2	66.7				$7,118	$430	$6,672
Susan Moore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3996 Susan Moore Rd	Blountsville	35031	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 775-2070	582	31	18.5	68.0%	343 (58.9%)	3 (0.5%)	215 (36.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.6%)	50.1	355^th of 686 public elementary schools	48.3%		62.3	252^nd of 680 public elementary schools	62.9%	103	58.4	34.1	56.1	13.6				44.2			71.9	54.1	66.7	45.5				$8,204	$1,504	$6,684
Hayden Middle School	Public	5-7	310 Second Avenue	Hayden	35079	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 647-3083	437	24	18.4	34.3%	412 (94.3%)	8 (1.8%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	77.4	74^th of 449 public middle schools	83.5%		78.7	69^th of 439 public middle schools	84.3%	5			52.9	53.7	37.7								84.3	68.3	58.0			$7,757	$1,449	$6,291
Oneonta Elementary School	Public	K-5	27605 State Hwy 75	Oneonta	35121	Blount County	Oneonta City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 536-7756	663	40	16.7	45.7%	433 (65.3%)	33 (5.0%)	162 (24.4%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.4%)	72	179^th of 686 public elementary schools	73.9%		71.8	178^th of 680 public elementary schools	73.8%	1	51.7	64.9	24.5					59.7			85.0	70.2	85.3					$9,012	$1,398	$7,581
Oneonta High School	Public	9-12	27605 State Hwy 75	Oneonta	35121	Blount County	Oneonta City	No	No	No	No	(205) 545-5913	401	26	15.6	39.7%	234 (58.4%)	19 (4.7%)	126 (31.4%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	83.1	53^rd of 386 public high schools	86.3%		77.4	78^th of 374 public high schools	79.1%	25							33.3			56.6							42.1	$9,526	$833	$8,658
Oneonta Middle School	Public	6-8	27605 State Highway 75	Oneonta	35121	Blount County	Oneonta City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 543-5203	316	20	15.5	46.8%	194 (61.4%)	21 (6.6%)	82 (25.9%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	77.3	78^th of 449 public middle schools	82.6%		85	51^st of 439 public middle schools	88.4%	27				42.7	18.7	36.7			80.0					80.3	67.5	72.2		$8,349	$875	$7,439

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.