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Best Public Schools in Franklin County, AL

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At a glance

Schools

6,178

Students

Districts

Top rankedRussellville Middle School110^th of 443 Alabama middle schools

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Biggest riser

Phil Campbell Elementary School up 54 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Tharptown Elementary School 13.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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6 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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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
Belgreen High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	14220 Highway 187	Russellville	35653	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 332-1376	588	37	15.8	57.0%	393 (66.8%)	9 (1.5%)	158 (26.9%)	4 (0.7%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)								(n/a)	22.5	41.2	55.8	50.0	27.3	31.7	15.7	58.8	58.5	31.4	55.0	55.9	74.4	50.0	57.6	63.4	23.5	$10,237	$1,795	$8,439
East Franklin Junior High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	1815 Highway 89	Phil Campbell	35581	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 331-2140	212	15	14.6	50.5%	190 (89.6%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)								(n/a)	38.9	66.7	70.0	16.7	31.3	50.0		50.0	72.2		55.6	58.3	80.0	41.7	87.5	94.4		$11,191	$2,200	$8,988
Phil Campbell High School	Public	7-12	65 School St	Phil Campbell	35581	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 331-2150	382	25	15.2	57.6%	331 (86.6%)	6 (1.6%)	35 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	62.8	114^th of 380 public high schools	70.0%		63.1	117^th of 374 public high schools	68.7%	3					23.5	23.7	28.8		63.3	39.4					60.0	55.9	30.8	$10,793	$2,668	$8,121
Red Bay High School	Public	7-12	800 8th St	Red Bay	35582	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(256) 331-2270	322	21	15.3	38.8%	281 (87.3%)	10 (3.1%)	23 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.2%)	65.4	105^th of 380 public high schools	72.4%		78.1	77^th of 374 public high schools	79.4%	28					18.0	55.6	28.9		85.7	44.4					53.1	79.4	29.6	$8,435	$1,119	$7,313
Tharptown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	145 Highway 80	Russellville	35654	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 332-3404	541	40	13.4	66.5%	253 (46.8%)	5 (0.9%)	258 (47.7%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	31.6	481^st of 686 public elementary schools	29.9%		46	384^th of 680 public elementary schools	43.5%	97	34.7	16.7	18.3	24.0				50.0			57.3	47.7	56.3	47.3				$9,738	$2,626	$7,109
Vina High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8250 County Road 23	Vina	35593	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 331-2260	257	19	13.8	61.9%	242 (94.2%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)								(n/a)	42.1	47.4	52.9	25.0	6.7	20.0	10.0	79.0	40.0	40.0	63.2	73.7	61.1	50.0	46.7	56.3	16.7	$13,322	$2,219	$11,100
Franklin County Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	85 Jail Springs Road	Russellville	35653	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(256) 332-2127																			(n/a)
Phil Campbell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	148 Camp Street	Phil Campbell	35581	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 331-2170	441	27	16.3	59.6%	389 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	65.2	236^th of 686 public elementary schools	65.6%		58.3	290^th of 680 public elementary schools	57.4%	54	63.3	51.0	31.0	63.3				52.9			77.6	51.0	69.1	65.0				$8,612	$491	$8,117
Tharptown High School	Public	7-12	255 Highway 80	Russellville	35654	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 332-6485	410	24	17.0	62.9%	178 (43.4%)	10 (2.4%)	205 (50.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	21.6	301^st of 380 public high schools	20.8%		11.6	352^nd of 374 public high schools	5.9%	51					12.3	5.8	11.9		34.8	20.9					21.9	42.7	11.9	$9,124	$599	$8,522
Red Bay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	800 8th Street	Red Bay	35582	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 331-2270	410	25	16.4	41.2%	366 (89.3%)	8 (2.0%)	28 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	65.5	234^th of 686 public elementary schools	65.9%		65.8	224^th of 680 public elementary schools	67.1%	10	52.0	52.6	65.9	59.6				50.9			68.0	56.1	68.2	55.8
Russellville Elementary School	Public	3-6	133 Chucky Mullins Memorial Dr	Russellville	35653	Franklin County	Russellville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 331-2123	576	33	17.5	62.0%	186 (32.3%)	30 (5.2%)	344 (59.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	62.7	252^nd of 686 public elementary schools	63.3%		71.3	186^th of 680 public elementary schools	72.6%	66	58.6	49.5	37.0					72.0			68.0	63.4	59.4					$10,187	$2,552	$7,616
Russellville Middle School	Public	6-8	765 Summit St	Russellville	35653	Franklin County	Russellville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 331-2120	600	31	19.2	60.2%	186 (31.0%)	18 (3.0%)	382 (63.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	68.9	110^th of 443 public middle schools	75.2%		65.8	117^th of 439 public middle schools	73.3%	7				55.6	22.5	38.2			58.4					61.1	60.2	61.8		$8,997	$1,547	$7,430
Russellville High School	Public	9-12	1865 Waterloo Rd	Russellville	35653	Franklin County	Russellville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 331-2110	753	51	14.6	59.2%	212 (28.2%)	47 (6.2%)	470 (62.4%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	50	175^th of 380 public high schools	53.9%		43.9	195^th of 374 public high schools	47.9%	20							30.4			33.3							18.8	$11,416	$1,356	$10,043
West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1340 Clay Ave	Russellville	35653	Franklin County	Russellville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 331-2122	686	41	16.6	52.6%	209 (30.5%)	21 (3.1%)	416 (60.6%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.5%)								(n/a)																		$10,499	$1,997	$8,484
Russellville City Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	1865 Waterloo Road	Russellville	35653	Franklin County	Russellville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 331-2110																			(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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