Best Public Schools in Colbert County, Alabama & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)							Summative Assessment Science (2025)			Summative Assessment English (2025)							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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Cherokee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1305 North Pike	Cherokee	35616	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 359-6422	226	15	15.1	65.9%	187 (82.7%)	9 (4.0%)	16 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	70.2	194^th of 680 public elementary schools	71.5%		55.8	306^th of 684 public elementary schools	55.3%	112	60.7	44.1	61.5	44.2				41.2			85.7	55.9	73.1	69.8				$11,764	$2,605	$9,160
Cherokee High School	Public	7-12	850 High School Dr	Cherokee	35616	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 359-4434	206	20	10.3	63.6%	169 (82.0%)	18 (8.7%)	11 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	19.6	300^th of 374 public high schools	19.8%		33.5	251^st of 378 public high schools	33.6%	49					17.2	10.7	3.6		39.3	10.7					62.1	53.6	17.9	$13,870	$1,445	$12,425
Colbert County High School	Public	7-12	2200 High School St	Leighton	35646	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	No	(256) 446-8214	438	30	14.6	59.8%	265 (60.5%)	117 (26.7%)	32 (7.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.3%)	34.1	230^th of 374 public high schools	38.5%		23.1	291^st of 378 public high schools	23.0%	61					18.6	14.3	9.4		40.9	26.6					45.7	42.3	17.7	$12,099	$1,497	$10,602
Colbert Heights High School	Public	7-12	6825 Woodmont Dr	Tuscumbia	35674	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	No	(256) 383-7875	467	31	15.0	56.5%	417 (89.3%)	12 (2.6%)	20 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	56.7	146^th of 374 public high schools	61.0%		49.1	174^th of 378 public high schools	54.0%	28					28.4	18.6	22.8		27.1	26.3					67.9	47.1	32.1	$10,428	$855	$9,574
Hatton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2130 Hatton School Rd	Leighton	35646	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 446-5679	236	18	13.2	65.3%	156 (66.1%)	48 (20.3%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.7%)	67.6	215^th of 680 public elementary schools	68.4%		60.5	263^rd of 684 public elementary schools	61.5%	48	58.8	57.1	69.6	26.3				42.9			70.6	64.3	87.0	52.6				$13,061	$1,843	$11,218
Leighton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8100 Old Highway 20	Leighton	35646	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 446-8351	355	26	13.8	61.4%	216 (60.8%)	63 (17.7%)	38 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	33 (9.3%)	39	433^rd of 680 public elementary schools	36.3%		41.4	421^st of 684 public elementary schools	38.5%	12	43.2	20.9	26.9	29.2				32.6			70.3	36.4	65.4	52.1				$12,176	$2,081	$10,095
New Bethel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	900 New Bethel Road	Tuscumbia	35674	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 383-6471	159	11	15.0	43.4%	148 (93.1%)	2 (1.3%)	5 (3.1%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	92.1	37^th of 680 public elementary schools	94.6%		90.5	46^th of 684 public elementary schools	93.3%	9	100.0	78.3	93.8	71.4				82.6			90.5	77.3	87.5	64.3				$11,103	$1,876	$9,226
Colbert Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1551 Sunset Dr	Tuscumbia	35674	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 381-6132	486	32	15.1	56.0%	429 (88.3%)	9 (1.9%)	25 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	50.2	355^th of 680 public elementary schools	47.8%		55.7	307^th of 684 public elementary schools	55.1%	48	39.0	50.0	24.2	29.7				43.6			62.7	54.8	66.7	62.7				$8,666	$1,990	$6,676
Muscle Shoals Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Trojan Dr	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	No	(256) 389-2640	642	39	16.4	33.2%	436 (67.9%)	98 (15.3%)	49 (7.6%)	16 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.5%)	91.4	30^th of 439 public middle schools	93.2%		91.5	33^rd of 442 public middle schools	92.5%	3				67.5	38.0	68.8			69.4					78.5	69.7	79.0		$9,009	$1,586	$7,388
Highland Park Elementary School	Public	1-2	714 Elmhurst St	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 389-2620	236	13	17.8	44.9%	151 (64.0%)	35 (14.8%)	26 (11.0%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.6%)								(n/a)																		$11,919	$2,319	$9,565
Muscle Shoals High School	Public	9-12	1900 E Avalon Ave	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	No	(256) 389-2682	864	44	19.7	33.7%	549 (63.5%)	140 (16.2%)	74 (8.6%)	32 (3.7%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.8%)	78.8	66^th of 374 public high schools	82.4%		80.6	53^rd of 378 public high schools	86.0%	13							43.9			33.9							37.4	$10,216	$759	$9,421
Webster Elementary School	Public	1-2	200 Webster Ave	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 389-2650	234	14	16.4	40.6%	149 (63.7%)	46 (19.7%)	15 (6.4%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.7%)								(n/a)																		$13,378	$1,268	$12,075
Muscle Shoals Career Academy	Public	9-12	321 Jim Holland Drive	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	No	(256) 389-2660																			(n/a)
McBride Elementary School	Public	3-5	1400 Avalon Ave	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	No	(256) 389-2610	647	37	17.3	34.2%	447 (69.1%)	87 (13.4%)	55 (8.5%)	22 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.4%)	89	55^th of 680 public elementary schools	91.9%		88.5	65^th of 684 public elementary schools	90.5%	10	80.7	67.1	65.4					65.3			77.7	83.3	83.8					$8,031	$197	$7,800
Howell Graves Preschool	Public	PK-K	3201 Alabama Ave	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 389-2630	356	19	18.7	19.9%	238 (66.9%)	53 (14.9%)	28 (7.9%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.7%)								(n/a)																		$11,965	$1,916	$10,013
Sheffield Junior High School	Public	7-8	1803 30th St	Sheffield	35660	Colbert County	Sheffield City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 386-5735	127	10	13.0	69.3%	57 (44.9%)	42 (33.1%)	12 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (11.8%)	36.5	290^th of 439 public middle schools	33.9%		31.2	317^th of 442 public middle schools	28.3%	27					13.1	23.7			34.5						37.7	44.1		$10,737	$1,235	$9,499
Sheffield High School	Public	9-12	2800 19th Ave	Sheffield	35660	Colbert County	Sheffield City	No	No	No	No	(256) 383-6052	305	20	15.0	70.8%	134 (43.9%)	115 (37.7%)	26 (8.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.9%)	17.8	307^th of 374 public high schools	17.9%		24	288^th of 378 public high schools	23.8%	19							5.6			13.0							11.8	$17,582	$2,555	$15,024
WA Threadgill Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	900 Annapolis Avenue	Sheffield	35660	Colbert County	Sheffield City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 386-5720	344	24	14.6	69.8%	167 (48.5%)	106 (30.8%)	27 (7.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.2%)								(n/a)																		$11,366	$2,150	$9,213
L E Willson Elementary School	Public	3-6	2200 31st St	Sheffield	35660	Colbert County	Sheffield City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 386-5730	253	18	14.4	78.3%	116 (45.8%)	85 (33.6%)	20 (7.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.9%)	23.6	516^th of 680 public elementary schools	24.1%		25.3	513^th of 684 public elementary schools	25.0%	3	37.9	27.8	22.0	19.1				22.2			53.0	38.2	41.4	41.9				$10,053	$2,090	$7,960
Deshler High School	Public	9-12	200 N Commons East	Tuscumbia	35674	Colbert County	Tuscumbia City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 389-2910	488	33	14.8	46.7%	307 (62.9%)	127 (26.0%)	18 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.0%)	69.5	98^th of 374 public high schools	73.8%		69.3	83^rd of 378 public high schools	78.0%	15							19.0			37.1							44.4	$12,124	$1,330	$10,740
Deshler Middle School	Public	6-8	598 N High St	Tuscumbia	35674	Colbert County	Tuscumbia City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 389-2920	336	21	15.7	51.2%	216 (64.3%)	82 (24.4%)	15 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.0%)	52	193^rd of 439 public middle schools	56.0%		56.7	165^th of 442 public middle schools	62.7%	28				25.7	18.6	18.3			46.8					47.7	65.6	56.8		$8,663	$1,159	$7,480
R E Thompson Intermediate School	Public	3-5	829 Frankfort Rd	Tuscumbia	35674	Colbert County	Tuscumbia City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 389-2930	360	24	14.9	55.8%	220 (61.1%)	89 (24.7%)	18 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.6%)	63.6	241^st of 680 public elementary schools	64.6%		51.8	328^th of 684 public elementary schools	52.0%	87	59.8	50.8	42.6					37.1			72.7	59.9	72.9					$9,434	$1,437	$7,974
G W Trenholm Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	601 Joe Wheeler Hwy	Tuscumbia	35674	Colbert County	Tuscumbia City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 389-2940	413	28	14.5	55.9%	247 (59.8%)	115 (27.8%)	14 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.3%)								(n/a)																		$9,760	$1,698	$8,038
Deshler Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	200 N Commons East	Tuscumbia	35674	Colbert County	Tuscumbia City	No	No	No	No	(256) 389-2900																			(n/a)
Deshler Alternative School	Public, Alternative	4-12	200 North Commons East	Tuscumbia	35674	Colbert County	Tuscumbia City	No	No	No	No	(256) 389-2900																			(n/a)

Best Public Schools in Colbert County, AL

New Bethel Elementary School

Muscle Shoals Middle School

McBride Elementary School

Muscle Shoals High School

Cherokee Elementary School

Deshler High School

Hatton Elementary School

R E Thompson Intermediate School

Colbert Heights High School

Deshler Middle School

Colbert Heights Elementary School

Leighton Elementary School

Sheffield Junior High School

Colbert County High School

L E Willson Elementary School

Cherokee High School

Sheffield High School

Deshler Alternative School

Deshler Career Technical Center

G W Trenholm Primary School

Highland Park Elementary School

Howell Graves Preschool

Muscle Shoals Career Academy

WA Threadgill Primary School

Webster Elementary School

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