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Best Public Schools in DeKalb County, AL

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Schools

12,146

Students

Districts

Top rankedFort Payne High School69^th of 386 Alabama high schools

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Biggest riser

Ruhuma Junior High School up 84 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Henagar Junior High School 12.8 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Fort Payne Career Academy

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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
Collinsville High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	802 S Valley Ave	Collinsville	35961	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 524-2111	906	58	15.6	74.7%	253 (27.9%)	22 (2.4%)	548 (60.5%)	6 (0.7%)	47 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.3%)								(n/a)	13.7	14.9	14.3	23.4	8.5	3.5	14.7	20.3	21.4	22.1	32.9	35.1	40.3	49.2	35.2	36.8	10.6	$16,213	$1,616	$7,562
Crossville Elementary School	Public	K-3	15755 AL Hwy 68	Crossville	35962	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 925-0300	658	43	15.3	87.4%	97 (14.7%)	1 (0.2%)	545 (82.8%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)								(n/a)	25.6										28.3							$10,892	$1,939	$8,936
Fyffe High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	153 Church St	Fyffe	35971	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 623-2116	954	57	16.6	49.2%	669 (70.1%)	8 (0.8%)	82 (8.6%)	4 (0.4%)	176 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.6%)								(n/a)	57.8	44.1	21.7	38.2	11.8	14.5	38.5	60.3	53.6	46.2	80.7	79.4	69.6	67.3	60.3	53.6	29.2	$9,879	$1,235	$8,415
Geraldine School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	13011 Highway 227	Geraldine	35974	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 659-2142	1,211	74	16.4	61.6%	684 (56.5%)	9 (0.7%)	339 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	169 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.8%)								(n/a)	50.0	39.8	33.8	42.7	11.0	12.7	18.3	45.8	55.7	31.7	60.3	65.1	74.3	56.3	57.5	57.0	17.3	$9,156	$1,310	$7,829
Henagar Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	85 Woodview Rd	Henagar	35978	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 657-4483	261	20	12.8	61.7%	207 (79.3%)	2 (0.8%)	25 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70.7	193^rd of 686 public elementary schools	71.9%		62.1	254^th of 680 public elementary schools	62.6%	61	90.0	52.8	41.7	56.3	54.2	42.9		36.1	57.1		76.7	66.7	79.2	62.5	54.2	57.1		$11,385	$1,971	$9,397
Ider School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1064 Crabapple Ln	Ider	35981	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 632-2302	586	36	16.4	50.7%	429 (73.2%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.9%)	3 (0.5%)	107 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)								(n/a)	65.6	39.0	50.0	57.5	30.6	36.8	27.1	65.9	71.1	29.2	84.4	70.7	70.3	73.2	75.0	65.8	23.4	$11,527	$2,105	$9,406
Plainview School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	76 Chavies Rd	Rainsville	35986	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 638-3510	1,167	74	15.7	53.0%	797 (68.3%)	5 (0.4%)	160 (13.7%)	6 (0.5%)	180 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.6%)								(n/a)	51.3	53.1	54.8	48.3	35.6	30.0	41.7	55.1	77.5	47.9	86.1	70.4	85.7	64.8	77.0	77.5	40.6	$9,019	$1,264	$7,256
Ruhuma Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	3371 County Road 81	Fort Payne	35967	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 845-3377	175	12	14.7	67.4%	122 (69.7%)	1 (0.6%)	15 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	41.9	415^th of 686 public elementary schools	39.5%		26.6	499^th of 680 public elementary schools	26.6%	84	33.3	41.2	38.9	16.7	5.3	25.0		29.4	25.0		50.0	58.8	61.1	72.2	42.1	41.7		$12,393	$2,357	$10,020
Sylvania School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	133 2nd Street N	Sylvania	35988	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 638-2030	915	54	16.8	58.5%	578 (63.2%)	13 (1.4%)	155 (16.9%)	5 (0.5%)	146 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.0%)								(n/a)	33.9	46.4	44.4	25.0	8.5	29.0	21.2	59.4	58.8	32.9	53.2	58.0	70.4	54.7	27.7	57.4	31.0	$9,320	$1,259	$8,045
Valley Head High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	235 1st Ave	Valley Head	35989	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 635-6228	517	35	14.7	70.0%	344 (66.5%)	3 (0.6%)	129 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)								(n/a)	53.3	33.3	29.3	28.1	17.7	10.8	15.2	46.2	46.0	36.4	66.7	46.2	80.5	50.0	52.9	37.8	15.2	$10,941	$2,111	$8,814
Alternative School	Public	5-12	155 20th Street NE	Fort Payne	35967	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	No	(256) 845-3711																			(n/a)
Dekalb Annex School	Public, Alternative	K-12	409 E Main St	Rainsville	35986	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	No	(256) 638-4131																			(n/a)
Dekalb Technical Center	Public	10-12	409 Main St E	Rainsville	35986	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	No	(256) 638-4421																			(n/a)
Crossville High School	Public	9-12	5405 Co Road 28	Crossville	35962	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 528-7858	649	38	17.0	83.8%	96 (14.8%)	2 (0.3%)	543 (83.7%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	21.1	312^th of 386 public high schools	19.2%		21.4	291^st of 374 public high schools	22.2%	21							11.4			22.0							9.6	$8,679	$1,171	$7,491
Crossville Middle School	Public	4-8	63 Justice Street	Crossville	35962	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 528-7859	770	45	17.2	82.9%	135 (17.5%)	5 (0.6%)	615 (79.9%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	10.6	419^th of 449 public middle schools	6.7%		13.4	393^rd of 439 public middle schools	10.5%	26		19.8	11.5	17.3	4.8	1.4		25.8	15.9			32.5	30.5	29.3	27.1	20.7		$8,868	$2,427	$6,425
Fort Payne High School	Public	9-12	201 45th St NE	Fort Payne	35967	DeKalb County	Fort Payne City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 845-0535	1,106	66	16.7	62.2%	503 (45.5%)	34 (3.1%)	522 (47.2%)	12 (1.1%)	11 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.2%)	78	69^th of 386 public high schools	82.1%		58.5	140^th of 374 public high schools	62.6%	71							35.4			47.5							37.6	$9,252	$1,129	$8,066
Wills Valley Elementary School	Public	K-2	4111 Williams Ave NE	Fort Payne	35967	DeKalb County	Fort Payne City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 845-3201	738	55	13.4	66.0%	364 (49.3%)	20 (2.7%)	315 (42.7%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.9%)								(n/a)																		$9,874	$1,689	$8,162
Fort Payne Middle School	Public	6-8	4910 Martin Ave NE	Fort Payne	35967	DeKalb County	Fort Payne City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 845-7501	741	47	15.7	63.3%	354 (47.8%)	18 (2.4%)	326 (44.0%)	7 (0.9%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.6%)	62.7	142^nd of 449 public middle schools	68.4%		70	101^st of 439 public middle schools	77.0%	41				27.4	24.0	33.9			61.1					58.4	59.8	66.1		$7,069	$1,258	$5,788
Little Ridge Intermediate School	Public	3-5	201 45th St NE	Fort Payne	35967	DeKalb County	Fort Payne City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 845-0535	792	49	16.1	64.1%	404 (51.0%)	25 (3.2%)	321 (40.5%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.8%)	58.5	286^th of 686 public elementary schools	58.3%		53.3	330^th of 680 public elementary schools	51.5%	44	51.6	40.8	48.5					46.0			61.6	64.8	72.3
Fort Payne Career Academy	Public	9-12	1700 Williams Ave NE	Fort Payne	35967	DeKalb County	Fort Payne City	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(256) 845-0626	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	14.3	344^th of 386 public high schools	10.9%					(n/a)							7.3			15.6							8.1

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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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