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Best Public Schools in Etowah County, AL

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Schools

15,138

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedEura Brown Elementary School27^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Donehoo Elementary School up 112 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Etowah High School 14.7 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	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
Gadsden City High School	Public	9-12	1917 Black Creek Parkway	Gadsden	35904	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	No	(256) 543-3614	1,361	79	17.2	68.9%	407 (29.9%)	616 (45.3%)	301 (22.1%)	14 (1.0%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.2%)	37.6	242^nd of 380 public high schools	36.3%		33.3	239^th of 374 public high schools	36.1%	3							18.0			27.9							22.1	$10,701	$1,038	$9,632
Thompson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	236 Goldenrod Ave	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-7011	288	14	20.2	81.3%	50 (17.4%)	179 (62.2%)	40 (13.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.2%)	11.7	627^th of 686 public elementary schools	8.6%		16.5	572^nd of 680 public elementary schools	15.9%	55	14.0	4.9	20.0					22.0			34.9	31.7	53.3					$11,365	$3,097	$8,253
Adams Elementary School	Public	K-5	919 Raley St	Gadsden	35903	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 492-4952	433	23	18.6	90.8%	61 (14.1%)	196 (45.3%)	160 (37.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	11.7	628^th of 686 public elementary schools	8.5%		9.7	641^st of 680 public elementary schools	5.7%	13	11.0	14.9	21.4					28.4			33.7	34.3	39.3					$9,435	$2,672	$6,747
Therapeutic Academic Program	Public	1-5	201 College St	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	No	(256) 549-2961																			(n/a)
Downtown Educational Center	Public	6-12	220 Locust Street	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	No	(256) 547-5446																			(n/a)
Floyd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Black Creek Rd	Gadsden	35904	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-0836	384	16	23.8	82.0%	71 (18.5%)	164 (42.7%)	129 (33.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	9.4	645^th of 686 public elementary schools	6.0%		10.7	631^st of 680 public elementary schools	7.2%	14	20.3	9.8	7.8					21.6			44.9	23.5	40.6					$9,258	$2,678	$6,563
C I T Y Program	Public	6-12	435 E Chestnut	Gadsden	35903	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	No	(256) 543-2489																			(n/a)
Walnut Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 Walnut St	Gadsden	35904	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-4665	218	13	16.4	78.9%	116 (53.2%)	55 (25.2%)	41 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	44.1	404^th of 686 public elementary schools	41.1%		39.5	426^th of 680 public elementary schools	37.4%	22	11.6	44.0	26.9					56.0			41.9	72.0	69.2					$11,169	$3,212	$7,941
W E Striplin Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 Cleveland Ave	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-8616	400	20	19.7	84.8%	37 (9.3%)	222 (55.5%)	122 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	32.4	476^th of 686 public elementary schools	30.6%		21.4	532^nd of 680 public elementary schools	21.8%	56	41.5	41.5	15.5					40.0			45.1	40.0	63.2					$9,349	$2,460	$6,872
Mitchell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Noccalula Rd	Gadsden	35904	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	No	(256) 546-2711	262	18	14.8	59.2%	163 (62.2%)	50 (19.1%)	26 (9.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.6%)	70.8	190^th of 686 public elementary schools	72.3%		71.4	184^th of 680 public elementary schools	72.9%	6	47.7	58.5	37.5					58.5			75.0	70.7	84.4					$8,237	$807	$7,413
Sansom Middle School	Public	6-8	2210 W Meighan Blvd	Gadsden	35904	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-4992	339	20	16.6	77.6%	128 (37.8%)	107 (31.6%)	86 (25.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	46.4	235^th of 443 public middle schools	47.0%		35	297^th of 439 public middle schools	32.3%	62				30.3	13.5	16.7			53.6					55.1	54.2	54.8		$10,000	$2,276	$7,706
Eura Brown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1231 Alcott Rd	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	No	(256) 546-0011	340	21	16.0	32.6%	238 (70.0%)	59 (17.4%)	18 (5.3%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	93.5	27^th of 686 public elementary schools	96.1%		93	31^st of 680 public elementary schools	95.4%	4	84.8	69.4	70.0					72.6			100.0	90.2	88.0					$8,337	$710	$7,609
Gadsden Middle School	Public	6-8	612 Tracy St	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	No	(256) 547-6341	438	24	18.5	63.9%	123 (28.1%)	215 (49.1%)	85 (19.4%)	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	51.6	208^th of 443 public middle schools	53.0%		55.1	179^th of 439 public middle schools	59.2%	29				24.3	40.4	21.6			40.5					46.5	64.8	56.0		$7,496	$1,000	$6,478
Litchfield Middle School	Public	6-8	1109 Hoke St	Gadsden	35903	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 492-6793	252	16	16.2	80.2%	20 (7.9%)	151 (59.9%)	78 (31.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	17.5	370^th of 443 public middle schools	16.5%		13.4	394^th of 439 public middle schools	10.3%	24				12.0	8.2	10.1			28.1					33.0	32.9	41.6		$14,976	$3,234	$11,723
Donehoo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1109 E Broad St	Gadsden	35903	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-3604	225	12	18.3	73.3%	20 (8.9%)	158 (70.2%)	40 (17.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	65	237^th of 686 public elementary schools	65.5%		50.7	349^th of 680 public elementary schools	48.7%	112	60.0	50.0	48.5					39.3			85.7	60.7	69.7					$11,244	$2,746	$8,483
Gaston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4550 US Highway 411	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 622-1073	290	18	15.9	67.6%	246 (84.8%)	14 (4.8%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	20 (6.9%)	54.4	324^th of 686 public elementary schools	52.8%		54.5	320^th of 680 public elementary schools	52.9%	4	74.2	29.4	20.9	31.3				55.9			77.4	44.1	72.1	62.5				$7,023	$864	$6,158
Sardis Middle School	Public	6-8	1415 Sardis Drive	Sardis City	35956	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 622-1120	381	20	19.2	54.1%	318 (83.5%)	6 (1.6%)	42 (11.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	56.5	178^th of 443 public middle schools	59.8%		52.6	186^th of 439 public middle schools	57.6%	8				31.9	16.1	24.4			57.9					64.3	54.2	62.7		$7,295	$1,217	$6,023
Hokes Bluff High School	Public	9-12	1865 Appalachia Rd	Hokes Bluff	35903	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	No	(256) 492-1360	371	21	17.4	42.0%	334 (90.0%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	46.6	189^th of 380 public high schools	50.3%		66.4	106^th of 374 public high schools	71.7%	83							22.1			36.8							19.6	$10,424	$1,191	$9,200
Southside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2551 Highway 77	Southside	35907	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	No	(256) 442-1090	585	34	17.2	31.8%	508 (86.8%)	8 (1.4%)	30 (5.1%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.3%)	90	53^rd of 686 public elementary schools	92.3%		83.5	94^th of 680 public elementary schools	86.2%	41	73.5	67.9	51.7					73.8			91.2	85.7	93.3					$7,926	$882	$7,043
Rainbow Middle School	Public	6-8	454 Lumbley Rd	Rainbow City	35906	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	No	(256) 442-1095	634	31	20.3	40.2%	501 (79.0%)	52 (8.2%)	33 (5.2%)	16 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.0%)	72.1	97^th of 443 public middle schools	78.1%		64.6	122^nd of 439 public middle schools	72.2%	25				37.6	29.5	19.6			64.6					74.2	73.2	72.0		$7,303	$720	$6,582
Glencoe Middle School	Public	5-8	809 Lonesome Bend Rd	Glencoe	35905	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 492-5627	272	16	16.6	47.4%	233 (85.7%)	5 (1.8%)	17 (6.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	56.9	174^th of 443 public middle schools	60.7%		61.9	140^th of 439 public middle schools	68.1%	34			28.2	16.1	26.4	24.0			74.0				76.1	41.9	69.4	62.0		$6,661	$397	$6,262
Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	105 Burke Ave SE	Attalla	35954	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	No	(256) 538-3312																			(n/a)
The Etowah County Refocus Center	Public, Alternative	4-12	106 Burke Ave Se	Attalla	35954	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	No	(256) 538-8431																			(n/a)
Whitesboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5080 Leeth Gap Rd	Boaz	35956	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 622-1110	423	23	18.3	42.8%	382 (90.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	79	123^rd of 686 public elementary schools	82.1%		80.9	107^th of 680 public elementary schools	84.3%	16	49.2	52.6	66.1					68.4			76.9	75.4	83.9					$8,979	$1,916	$7,062
West End Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6795 Highway 132	Altoona	35952	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 622-1085	390	22	17.7	61.3%	330 (84.6%)	5 (1.3%)	32 (8.2%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	24.6	522^nd of 686 public elementary schools	23.9%		33.8	455^th of 680 public elementary schools	33.1%	67	22.2	23.9	23.9	14.3				50.0			48.9	45.7	52.2	34.7				$8,873	$1,840	$7,033
West End High School	Public	7-12	4515 Elm St	Walnut Grove	35990	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 622-1112	370	21	17.6	54.6%	315 (85.1%)	7 (1.9%)	28 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)	34	254^th of 380 public high schools	33.2%		29.4	250^th of 374 public high schools	33.2%	4					13.8	17.9	14.8		75.0	24.1					48.3	75.0	24.5	$10,088	$1,383	$8,704
Southside High School	Public	9-12	2361 School Drive	Southside	35907	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	No	(256) 442-2172	825	43	19.0	33.7%	690 (83.6%)	46 (5.6%)	39 (4.7%)	22 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.0%)	56.5	143^rd of 380 public high schools	62.4%		60.6	130^th of 374 public high schools	65.2%	13							25.0			37.5							28.6	$7,930	$552	$7,332
Sardis High School	Public	9-12	1420 Church St	Sardis City	35956	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 593-5221	546	32	16.8	48.7%	432 (79.1%)	3 (0.5%)	76 (13.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	28 (5.1%)	43.5	204^th of 380 public high schools	46.3%		53.4	164^th of 374 public high schools	56.1%	40							16.5			34.7							23.9	$9,558	$1,497	$8,025
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3156 Tabor Rd	Gadsden	35904	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-7409	216	12	18.0	53.7%	185 (85.6%)	7 (3.2%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)	27.2	507^th of 686 public elementary schools	26.1%		40.7	419^th of 680 public elementary schools	38.4%	88	27.8	0.0	16.1	15.4				45.5			61.1	40.9	54.8	53.9				$10,660	$1,779	$8,880
John S Jones Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Lumley Rd	Rainbow City	35906	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 442-2900	745	46	16.1	53.7%	527 (70.7%)	101 (13.6%)	37 (5.0%)	24 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.2%)	74.9	156^th of 686 public elementary schools	77.3%		86.7	74^th of 680 public elementary schools	89.1%	82	45.7	58.8	71.8					66.7			69.5	69.0	78.6					$8,935	$1,866	$7,068
Ivalee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	840 Gallant Rd	Attalla	35954	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 538-9781	200	12	16.3	62.0%	179 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.5%)	71.1	186^th of 686 public elementary schools	72.9%		77.4	138^th of 680 public elementary schools	79.7%	48	51.6	51.9	33.3	37.5				66.7			83.9	66.7	76.2	79.2				$9,714	$1,908	$7,806
Hokes Bluff Middle School	Public	6-8	3121 Appalachian Hwy	Hokes Bluff	35930	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 492-1963	253	16	16.2	46.6%	233 (92.1%)	3 (1.2%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	67.4	118^th of 443 public middle schools	73.4%		71.4	97^th of 439 public middle schools	77.9%	21				30.3	21.4	29.2			76.0					62.9	65.7	67.7		$8,192	$1,039	$7,137
Hokes Bluff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5375 Main Street	Hokes Bluff	35903	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 492-5571	610	37	16.4	45.4%	561 (92.0%)	6 (1.0%)	21 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.6%)	67	220^th of 686 public elementary schools	67.9%		68.9	207^th of 680 public elementary schools	69.6%	13	44.8	43.3	47.7					64.4			79.2	63.3	75.0					$8,280	$1,183	$7,095
Glencoe High School	Public	9-12	803 Lonesome Bend Rd	Glencoe	35905	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	No	(256) 492-2250	300	17	17.7	37.7%	271 (90.3%)	8 (2.7%)	12 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	58.7	133^rd of 380 public high schools	65.0%		51.8	170^th of 374 public high schools	54.5%	37							14.8			40.7							39.2	$11,338	$1,412	$9,922
Glencoe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	207 N College St	Glencoe	35905	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 492-4709	397	25	15.8	42.6%	330 (83.1%)	23 (5.8%)	21 (5.3%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	77.2	139^th of 686 public elementary schools	79.7%		68.6	210^th of 680 public elementary schools	69.1%	71	55.7	46.7						68.0			82.9	74.7						$8,375	$1,152	$7,223
Gaston High School	Public	7-12	4550 US Highway 411	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 547-8828	380	20	19.0	63.9%	304 (80.0%)	20 (5.3%)	20 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	31 (8.2%)	21.2	304^th of 380 public high schools	20.0%		27.3	258^th of 374 public high schools	31.0%	46					12.5	10.8	5.7		40.0	24.5					47.9	47.7	13.5	$11,715	$2,360	$9,318
Duck Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10180 Duck Springs Rd	Attalla	35954	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 538-6301	207	13	15.9	65.2%	161 (77.8%)	6 (2.9%)	19 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.4%)	15 (7.2%)	41.4	422^nd of 686 public elementary schools	38.5%		50.9	347^th of 680 public elementary schools	49.0%	75	24.1	33.3	20.0	25.0				52.4			62.1	61.9	56.7	62.5				$10,593	$2,046	$8,547
Carlisle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8025 Us Highway 431	Boaz	35956	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 622-1115	343	22	15.5	68.8%	235 (68.5%)	4 (1.2%)	79 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	22 (6.4%)	45.6	394^th of 686 public elementary schools	42.6%		41.7	413^th of 680 public elementary schools	39.3%	19	40.6	29.6	13.2					65.9			57.8	60.0	69.2					$9,667	$1,595	$8,073
Attalla Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Cullman Avenue	Attalla	35954	Etowah County	Attalla City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 538-7266	665	37	17.9	70.2%	415 (62.4%)	100 (15.0%)	66 (9.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	75 (11.3%)	36.8	451^st of 686 public elementary schools	34.3%		44.5	396^th of 680 public elementary schools	41.8%	55	28.9	38.8	15.3					33.7			62.2	52.0	70.4					$9,033	$1,558	$7,459
Etowah Middle School	Public	6-8	316 Jones Street	Attalla	35954	Etowah County	Attalla City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 538-3236	342	19	17.8	74.0%	229 (67.0%)	64 (18.7%)	29 (8.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.7%)	36.5	284^th of 443 public middle schools	35.9%		38.8	278^th of 439 public middle schools	36.7%	6				29.6	8.6	15.8			48.5					39.8	41.9	59.4		$8,706	$1,586	$7,093
Etowah High School	Public	9-12	201 Case Avenue SE	Attalla	35954	Etowah County	Attalla City	No	No	No	No	(256) 538-8381	453	31	14.7	62.7%	303 (66.9%)	62 (13.7%)	51 (11.3%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.4%)	29.8	269^th of 380 public high schools	29.2%		45.3	186^th of 374 public high schools	50.3%	83							9.9			18.0							28.4	$11,236	$1,529	$9,664

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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.