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Best Public Schools in Cherokee County, AL

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Schools

3,860

Students

Top rankedCentre Middle School129^th of 443 Alabama middle schools

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Biggest riser

Centre Middle School up 4 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Gaylesville High School 15.5 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	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
Cedar Bluff High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3655 Old Highway 9	Cedar Bluff	35959	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 927-1750	623	37	16.7	56.0%	548 (88.0%)	24 (3.9%)	14 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.6%)								(n/a)	49.0	50.0	44.4	21.1	15.0	38.2	10.0	67.9	85.3	13.3	70.6	75.0	75.0	47.4	52.5	79.4	23.3	$10,715	$1,307	$9,244
Centre Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	199 Armory Road	Centre	35960	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 927-3302	665	39	17.0	53.2%	539 (81.1%)	46 (6.9%)	34 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.6%)	49.1	361^st of 686 public elementary schools	47.4%		58.9	287^th of 680 public elementary schools	57.8%	74	39.1	34.4						54.9			66.1	54.9						$10,275	$1,783	$8,436
Centre Middle School	Public	5-8	1920 East Main Street	Centre	35960	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 927-5656	450	22	20.9	56.0%	381 (84.7%)	28 (6.2%)	23 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.3%)	64.8	129^th of 443 public middle schools	70.9%		63.4	133^rd of 439 public middle schools	69.7%	4			21.7	28.6	20.8	30.2			69.0				69.6	64.3	63.2	64.7		$8,835	$1,485	$7,298
Cherokee County High School	Public	9-12	910 Warrior Dr	Centre	35960	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 927-3625	448	24	18.9	47.8%	377 (84.2%)	29 (6.5%)	23 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	47.4	186^th of 380 public high schools	51.1%		83.7	54^th of 374 public high schools	85.6%	132							27.6			18.1							33.0	$10,679	$1,372	$9,244
Gaylesville High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	760 Trojan Way	Gaylesville	35973	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 422-3401	341	22	15.5	61.9%	330 (96.8%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)								(n/a)	63.0	29.2	9.4	13.0	15.2	25.0	8.0	16.7	50.0	16.0	74.1	45.8	40.6	43.5	45.5	71.4	16.7	$12,079	$1,910	$10,053
Sand Rock High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1950 Sand Rock Avenue	Sand Rock	35983	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 557-3825	783	43	18.2	46.6%	719 (91.8%)	5 (0.6%)	38 (4.9%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.7%)								(n/a)	24.1	30.2	24.6	39.0	17.9	16.0	21.0	56.6	56.0	22.6	69.8	60.4	79.0	54.2	57.1	50.0	41.0	$10,109	$1,310	$8,738
Spring Garden High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2430 County Road 29	Spring Garden	36275	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 447-7045	550	32	17.3	50.2%	518 (94.2%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.4%)								(n/a)	51.4	17.3	28.6	56.3	25.0	20.5	27.0	26.9	44.7	16.2	56.8	19.2	57.1	59.4	43.8	48.7	27.8	$11,027	$1,411	$9,557
Cherokee County Career Technology Center	Public	7-12	600 Bay Springs Rd	Centre	35960	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	No	No	(256) 927-5351																			(n/a)

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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.

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