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Best Public Schools in Calhoun County, AL

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17,104

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Top rankedPiedmont Elementary School31^st of 686 Alabama elementary schools

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Biggest riser

White Plains Elementary School up 83 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Oxford Elementary School 12.7 students per teacher

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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
Anniston High School	Public	9-12	1301 Woodstock Ave	Anniston	36207	Calhoun County	Anniston City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 231-5010	498	32	15.4	78.9%	21 (4.2%)	418 (83.9%)	35 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)	19.7	314^th of 386 public high schools	18.7%		8.5	368^th of 374 public high schools	1.6%	54							11.8			8.4							18.8	$15,432	$2,684	$12,742
Golden Springs Elementary School	Public	1-5	100 Feary Dr	Anniston	36207	Calhoun County	Anniston City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 231-5050	357	20	17.8	77.9%	30 (8.4%)	278 (77.9%)	22 (6.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.7%)	12.6	620^th of 686 public elementary schools	9.6%		12.9	609^th of 680 public elementary schools	10.4%	11	6.1	7.8	16.4					21.9			43.9	37.5	52.7					$11,040	$1,760	$9,275
Randolph Park Elementary School	Public	1-5	2200 W 17th St	Anniston	36201	Calhoun County	Anniston City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 231-5080	339	17	19.9	84.4%	10 (2.9%)	306 (90.3%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	11.2	633^rd of 686 public elementary schools	7.7%		14	596^th of 680 public elementary schools	12.4%	37	21.0	13.9	10.8					16.9			39.3	41.5	38.5					$10,425	$2,196	$8,225
Anniston City Boot Camp School	Public	7-12	4804 McClellan Blvd	Anniston	36206	Calhoun County	Anniston City	No	No	No	No	(256) 231-5100																			(n/a)
Anniston Middle School	Public	6-8	4800 McClellan Blvd	Anniston	36206	Calhoun County	Anniston City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 231-5020	357	22	15.9	81.5%	21 (5.9%)	299 (83.8%)	17 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)	18.7	371^st of 449 public middle schools	17.4%		11.3	406^th of 439 public middle schools	7.5%	35				8.6	6.6	8.0			32.9					44.6	30.7	40.7		$13,119	$3,040	$10,075
Cobb Preparatory Academy	Public	PK-K	1325 Cobb Ave	Anniston	36201	Calhoun County	Anniston City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 231-5030	270	16	16.8	50.7%	9 (3.3%)	241 (89.3%)	9 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)								(n/a)																		$9,058	$2,272	$6,786
Alexandria High School	Public	9-12	353 Stadium Dr	Alexandria	36250	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-4400	480	28	17.2	46.5%	388 (80.8%)	57 (11.9%)	18 (3.8%)	8 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	73.7	84^th of 386 public high schools	78.2%		77.3	79^th of 374 public high schools	78.9%	5							28.1			43.9							42.0	$10,447	$810	$9,590
Ohatchee High School	Public	7-12	100 Cherokee Trl	Ohatchee	36271	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-4900	391	24	16.6	44.5%	356 (91.0%)	13 (3.3%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	41.1	222^nd of 386 public high schools	42.5%		64.3	110^th of 374 public high schools	70.6%	112					29.0	20.8	17.5		50.9	22.8					54.0	57.7	31.5	$9,824	$1,264	$8,515
Saks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	31 Watson	Anniston	36206	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 741-6800	625	38	16.4	77.6%	249 (39.8%)	258 (41.3%)	57 (9.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.3%)	26.9	508^th of 686 public elementary schools	25.9%		16.6	570^th of 680 public elementary schools	16.2%	62	26.8	19.2	19.4	20.9				24.7			58.5	35.6	70.8	44.8				$9,934	$1,686	$8,203
Saks High School	Public	7-12	4401 Saks Rd	Anniston	36206	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 741-7000	419	28	15.0	72.1%	135 (32.2%)	211 (50.4%)	60 (14.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	28.5	274^th of 386 public high schools	29.0%		32.3	240^th of 374 public high schools	35.8%	34					2.7	26.2	8.5		45.9	18.6					32.9	54.1	27.1	$10,763	$1,435	$9,064
Weaver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	444 School Dr	Weaver	36277	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 741-7100	544	33	16.4	66.4%	366 (67.3%)	95 (17.5%)	33 (6.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	45 (8.3%)	43.7	407^th of 686 public elementary schools	40.7%		42.9	403^rd of 680 public elementary schools	40.7%	4	35.3	31.8	36.8	10.1				58.4			67.7	56.8	70.6	40.6				$8,759	$1,501	$7,212
Weaver High School	Public	7-12	917 Clairmont Dr	Weaver	36277	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-7201	468	28	16.5	54.3%	328 (70.1%)	96 (20.5%)	28 (6.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.9%)	38.9	234^th of 386 public high schools	39.4%		54.6	157^th of 374 public high schools	58.0%	77					10.5	14.1	18.6		48.4	27.1					53.7	60.9	23.5	$11,432	$1,596	$9,790
Wellborn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	525 Cooper Cir	Anniston	36201	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 741-7500	598	35	17.2	74.6%	449 (75.1%)	65 (10.9%)	64 (10.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	36.8	451^st of 686 public elementary schools	34.3%		29.4	478^th of 680 public elementary schools	29.7%	27	16.9	24.7	43.0	29.3				36.6			53.0	48.4	68.6	53.3				$9,170	$1,946	$7,177
White Plains High School	Public	9-12	250 White Plains Rd	Anniston	36207	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-7800	396	22	18.4	40.4%	314 (79.3%)	18 (4.5%)	58 (14.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	76.2	78^th of 386 public high schools	79.8%		78.3	72^nd of 374 public high schools	80.7%	6							21.7			47.8							56.2	$10,143	$1,090	$9,007
Calhoun County Alternative School	Public, Alternative	K-12	32 Watson Street	Anniston	36206	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-6900																			(n/a)
Calhoun County Career Technical Center	Public	10-12	1200 Church St SE	Jacksonville	36265	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-4600	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ohatchee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	365 J Street	Ohatchee	36271	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 741-4800	472	28	16.8	53.6%	419 (88.8%)	9 (1.9%)	20 (4.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (4.0%)	61.3	266^th of 686 public elementary schools	61.2%		53.9	324^th of 680 public elementary schools	52.4%	58	71.9	39.3	47.5	29.6				54.1			70.2	44.3	78.7	64.8				$9,432	$1,716	$7,671
Pleasant Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	265 Mark Green Road	Jacksonville	36265	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 741-6600	458	27	16.9	52.2%	428 (93.4%)	9 (2.0%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	76.8	146^th of 686 public elementary schools	78.7%		78.4	130^th of 680 public elementary schools	80.9%	16	63.5	55.9	52.8	55.9				52.9			84.6	67.7	81.1	62.7				$8,962	$1,254	$7,663
White Plains Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5600 Alabama Hwy 9	Anniston	36207	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 741-7700	530	34	15.5	43.6%	410 (77.4%)	29 (5.5%)	68 (12.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.6%)	88.3	65^th of 686 public elementary schools	90.5%		75.5	148^th of 680 public elementary schools	78.2%	83	66.7	64.6						76.4			83.8	80.0						$8,696	$1,273	$7,377
Pleasant Valley High School	Public	7-12	4141 Pleasant Valley Rd	Jacksonville	36265	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-6700	393	23	17.0	44.8%	371 (94.4%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	52.6	167^th of 386 public high schools	56.7%		73.6	87^th of 374 public high schools	76.7%	80					50.0	22.7	24.2		68.2	30.7					75.0	66.7	31.1	$10,421	$1,305	$9,070
Wellborn High School	Public	7-12	135 Pinson Rd	Anniston	36201	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 741-7603	425	28	14.9	68.2%	308 (72.5%)	56 (13.2%)	55 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	31.3	265^th of 386 public high schools	31.3%		52.1	167^th of 374 public high schools	55.3%	98					11.5	31.6	9.6		51.3	26.0					62.8	79.0	23.3	$10,951	$2,397	$8,508
Alexandria Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2525 AlexandriaWellington Rd	Alexandria	36250	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 741-4300	712	47	15.2	51.1%	570 (80.1%)	63 (8.8%)	40 (5.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.6%)	77.2	140^th of 686 public elementary schools	79.6%		67.1	216^th of 680 public elementary schools	68.2%	76	68.1	48.4						66.9			85.0	62.9						$8,861	$1,189	$7,626
White Plains Middle School	Public	5-8	5800 Al Highway 9	Anniston	36207	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-4700	387	22	17.2	43.4%	310 (80.1%)	26 (6.7%)	46 (11.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	71.6	98^th of 449 public middle schools	78.2%		74.8	84^th of 439 public middle schools	80.9%	14			32.5	32.0	36.7	33.7			67.4				79.3	60.6	68.4	65.2		$8,745	$1,018	$7,681
Alexandria Middle School	Public	5-8	80 Railroad Dr	Alexandria	36250	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	No	(256) 741-4500	503	27	18.6	51.7%	409 (81.3%)	54 (10.7%)	20 (4.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.2%)	65.8	126^th of 449 public middle schools	71.9%		65.9	116^th of 439 public middle schools	73.6%	10			50.4	57.8	17.0	27.9			65.8				75.0	69.9	50.4	63.1		$8,103	$842	$7,166
EXCEL Academy	Public	6-12	32 Watson Street	Anniston	36206	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(256) 741-6900	196	6	32.6	60.2%	159 (81.1%)	24 (12.2%)	8 (4.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	23.6	297^th of 386 public high schools	23.1%		22.5	285^th of 374 public high schools	23.8%	12							2.4			19.1							24.4
Kitty Stone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1200 James Hopkins Rd SW	Jacksonville	36265	Calhoun County	Jacksonville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 782-5191	929	49	18.9	57.8%	440 (47.4%)	282 (30.4%)	63 (6.8%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (14.6%)	58.2	287^th of 686 public elementary schools	58.2%		62.1	256^th of 680 public elementary schools	62.4%	31	49.6	39.3	48.6	24.8				46.9			69.1	62.8	76.8	60.3				$8,982	$1,627	$7,333
Jacksonville High School	Public	7-12	1000 George Douthit Dr SW	Jacksonville	36265	Calhoun County	Jacksonville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 782-8800	756	48	15.9	44.4%	412 (54.5%)	202 (26.7%)	44 (5.8%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (12.2%)	80.6	58^th of 386 public high schools	85.0%		97.4	10^th of 374 public high schools	97.3%	48					14.2	24.8	31.9		47.9	44.8					70.0	56.2	49.1	$10,088	$1,256	$8,766
Oxford High School	Public	9-12	1 Yellow Jacket Drive	Oxford	36203	Calhoun County	Oxford City	No	No	No	No	(256) 241-3166	1,242	81	15.3	52.7%	568 (45.7%)	362 (29.1%)	248 (20.0%)	31 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (2.4%)	58.3	136^th of 386 public high schools	64.8%		74.2	86^th of 374 public high schools	77.0%	50							23.3			33.0							37.0	$11,859	$692	$11,147
Oxford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1401 Caffey Dr	Oxford	36203	Calhoun County	Oxford City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 241-3844	837	66	12.7	56.3%	376 (44.9%)	234 (28.0%)	153 (18.3%)	26 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.5%)	67	221^st of 686 public elementary schools	67.8%		68.9	208^th of 680 public elementary schools	69.4%	13	49.0	51.9						57.0			69.2	68.9						$10,229	$1,608	$8,601
Oxford Middle School	Public	7-8	1750 Highway 78 W	Oxford	36203	Calhoun County	Oxford City	No	No	No	No	(256) 241-3816	619	42	14.7	58.3%	290 (46.8%)	181 (29.2%)	105 (17.0%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.0%)	67	121^st of 449 public middle schools	73.1%		64.3	125^th of 439 public middle schools	71.5%	4					36.1	22.2			56.3						66.2	61.8		$10,003	$1,320	$8,663
Oxford Area Vocational School	Public	9-12	1 Yellow Jacket Drive	Oxford	36203	Calhoun County	Oxford City	No	No	No	No	(256) 241-3166																			(n/a)
CE Hanna School	Public	5-6	1111 Watson Rd	Hobson City	36203	Calhoun County	Oxford City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 241-3896	536	42	12.7	61.2%	259 (48.3%)	129 (24.1%)	111 (20.7%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.1%)								(n/a)			48.6	48.1									77.6	58.2				$9,502	$1,565	$7,917
De Armanville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	170 School Road	Anniston	36257	Calhoun County	Oxford City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 241-3918	478	35	13.8	54.0%	212 (44.4%)	151 (31.6%)	65 (13.6%)	20 (4.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)	69.3	201^st of 686 public elementary schools	70.7%		77.2	139^th of 680 public elementary schools	79.6%	62	47.1	50.6						59.3			74.7	70.4						$11,608	$1,535	$10,053
Coldwater Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	530 Taylors Chapel Road	Anniston	36201	Calhoun County	Oxford City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 241-3870	391	26	14.8	56.8%	238 (60.9%)	59 (15.1%)	73 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.1%)	63.6	246^th of 686 public elementary schools	64.1%		65	229^th of 680 public elementary schools	66.3%	17	55.6	35.6						52.5			77.8	65.5						$12,226	$1,961	$10,245
Piedmont High School	Public	9-12	750 Tom Bible Mem Hwy	Piedmont	36272	Calhoun County	Piedmont City	No	No	No	No	(256) 447-2829	315	18	17.0	56.5%	238 (75.6%)	42 (13.3%)	10 (3.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.7%)	87.2	36^th of 386 public high schools	90.7%		91.3	28^th of 374 public high schools	92.5%	8							59.2			40.8							50.7	$11,384	$1,257	$10,122
Piedmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	504 Hood St West	Piedmont	36272	Calhoun County	Piedmont City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 447-7483	542	30	18.0	58.9%	427 (78.8%)	52 (9.6%)	19 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.9%)	93	31^st of 686 public elementary schools	95.5%		91.3	44^th of 680 public elementary schools	93.5%	13	88.9	82.6	80.8					66.7			88.9	84.1	89.7					$9,059	$1,516	$7,539
Piedmont Middle School	Public	6-8	401 N Main St	Piedmont	36272	Calhoun County	Piedmont City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 447-6165	223	14	15.5	59.2%	188 (84.3%)	18 (8.1%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.4%)	88.9	41^st of 449 public middle schools	90.9%		89.2	41^st of 439 public middle schools	90.7%					72.5	52.0	51.3			65.3					69.6	71.1	80.3		$7,714	$880	$6,829
SCC Virtual Preparatory Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	410 Roy Drive	Ashville	36265	Calhoun County	St Clair County	No	No	Yes	No	(205) 594-7131	418	13	32.1	51.7%	339 (81.1%)	34 (8.1%)	22 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)								(n/a)			0.0	20.0	0.0	10.3	15.9		41.4	19.3			72.7	46.7	60.0	51.7	16.9

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