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Best Public Schools in Walker County, AL

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Schools

9,676

Students

Districts

Top rankedBankhead Middle School63^rd of 449 Alabama middle schools

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Biggest riser

West Jefferson Elementary School up 189 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Parrish ElementaryMiddle School 14.4 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Oakman Elementary School

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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
Maddox Intermediate School	Public	4-6	201 Panther Trail	Jasper	35501	Walker County	Jasper City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 384-3230	643	35	18.6	50.4%	392 (61.0%)	104 (16.2%)	116 (18.0%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)								(n/a)		58.9	35.7	51.7				67.1				70.6	67.2	68.6				$8,476	$1,703	$6,774
Memorial Park Elementary School	Public	2-3	800 10th Ave	Jasper	35501	Walker County	Jasper City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 384-6461	483	25	19.6	54.7%	285 (59.0%)	51 (10.6%)	120 (24.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)								(n/a)	57.3										70.0							$10,108	$1,031	$9,076
T R Simmons Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	1001 Viking Dr	Jasper	35501	Walker County	Jasper City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 387-2535	507	29	17.4	51.7%	290 (57.2%)	66 (13.0%)	114 (22.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.3%)								(n/a)																		$9,340	$1,069	$8,271
Jasper High School	Public	9-12	1501 Viking Drive	Jasper	35501	Walker County	Jasper City	No	No	No	No	(205) 221-9277	850	53	16.0	45.9%	542 (63.8%)	132 (15.5%)	150 (17.6%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.8%)	73.2	87^th of 386 public high schools	77.5%		86.6	43^rd of 374 public high schools	88.5%	44							28.0			41.8							43.6	$12,720	$1,732	$10,988
Jasper Junior High School	Public	7-8	1501 Viking Drive	Jasper	35501	Walker County	Jasper City	No	No	No	No	(205) 221-9277	467	27	17.5	50.3%	306 (65.5%)	62 (13.3%)	87 (18.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	76.5	81^st of 449 public middle schools	82.0%		79.3	67^th of 439 public middle schools	84.7%	14					31.9	33.2			65.2						69.6	67.1		$6,596	$232	$6,365
West Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4880 Freewill Dr	Quinton	35130	Walker County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5550	111	7	15.8	65.8%	96 (86.5%)	5 (4.5%)	5 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	68.3	211^th of 686 public elementary schools	69.2%		43.2	400^th of 680 public elementary schools	41.2%	189	30.8	47.4	47.4					73.7			69.2	73.7	84.2					$11,153	$1,433	$9,667
Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	283 Bulldog Blvd	Carbon Hill	35549	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 924-4101	475	24	19.7	58.7%	418 (88.0%)	12 (2.5%)	28 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	63.6	245^th of 686 public elementary schools	64.3%		55.8	313^th of 680 public elementary schools	54.0%	68	32.6	53.9	28.2	36.1	19.6	23.1		79.5	51.6		67.4	82.5	75.0	61.1	48.2	56.7		$9,552	$2,559	$6,990
Carbon Hill High School	Public	9-12	217 Bulldog Boulevard	Carbon Hill	35549	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(205) 924-8821	349	20	17.4	53.3%	324 (92.8%)	10 (2.9%)	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	38.5	236^th of 386 public high schools	38.9%		22.4	287^th of 374 public high schools	23.3%	51							10.2			22.0							35.7	$10,394	$250	$10,142
Walker County Schools 180 Program	Public, Alternative	K-12	1601 Highland Avenue	Jasper	35501	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(205) 387-9984																			(n/a)
Walker County Center Of Technology	Public	10-12	1100 Viking Drive	Jasper	35501	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(205) 387-0561																			(n/a)
Bankhead Middle School	Public	5-8	110 School Rd	Cordova	35550	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 483-7245	298	17	17.5	44.3%	268 (89.9%)	15 (5.0%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	80.1	63^rd of 449 public middle schools	86.0%		67.5	111^th of 439 public middle schools	74.7%	48			17.7	56.2	31.4	36.8			75.4				72.6	75.3	58.8	70.2		$9,419	$1,470	$7,946
Cordova Elementary School	Public	K-4	35 North St	Cordova	35550	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 483-7666	321	20	16.0	59.8%	278 (86.6%)	23 (7.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	67.5	218^th of 686 public elementary schools	68.2%		71.1	189^th of 680 public elementary schools	72.2%	29	41.1	49.1						68.4			74.0	66.7						$9,659	$2,156	$7,500
Cordova High School	Public	9-12	183 School Road	Cordova	35550	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(205) 483-7404	451	24	19.1	51.7%	376 (83.4%)	20 (4.4%)	39 (8.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	53.2	161^st of 386 public high schools	58.3%		79.6	63^rd of 374 public high schools	83.2%	98							20.0			31.0							36.1	$9,922	$815	$9,104
Curry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	85 Yellow Jacket Dr	Jasper	35503	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 387-7845	550	30	18.3	58.2%	504 (91.6%)	9 (1.6%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.3%)	52.9	335^th of 686 public elementary schools	51.2%		47.4	367^th of 680 public elementary schools	46.0%	32	31.8	34.6						55.1			76.1	60.3						$9,492	$2,035	$7,454
Curry High School	Public	9-12	155 Yellow Jacket Dr	Jasper	35503	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(205) 384-3887	364	22	16.9	49.5%	341 (93.7%)	7 (1.9%)	11 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	25.2	286^th of 386 public high schools	25.9%		44.6	189^th of 374 public high schools	49.5%	97							9.5			22.6							18.5	$10,592	$799	$9,790
Lupton Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	1110 Prospect Rd	Nauvoo	35578	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 384-5838	448	27	16.5	53.1%	421 (94.0%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	67.9	215^th of 686 public elementary schools	68.7%		81.2	105^th of 680 public elementary schools	84.6%	110	38.9	44.7	51.2	41.7	42.9	42.3		63.2	65.4		70.4	71.1	80.5	64.6	59.5	65.4		$10,874	$1,943	$8,928
Oakman Middle School	Public	5-8	142 School St	Oakman	35579	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 622-3611	249	13	19.1	45.4%	230 (92.4%)	14 (5.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	43.5	252^nd of 449 public middle schools	43.9%		43.8	252^nd of 439 public middle schools	42.6%				55.4	15.3	18.2	17.2			53.1				64.3	52.5	52.7	56.3		$8,963	$1,903	$7,056
Oakman High School	Public	9-12	10699 Main St	Oakman	35579	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(205) 622-3381	315	16	20.3	50.2%	282 (89.5%)	15 (4.8%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	17.5	326^th of 386 public high schools	15.5%		33.3	238^th of 374 public high schools	36.4%	88							5.8			15.1							16.7	$10,540	$1,014	$9,522
Parrish ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	95 Engle St	Parrish	35580	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 686-5061	288	20	14.4	61.5%	231 (80.2%)	27 (9.4%)	19 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.5%)	61.2	268^th of 686 public elementary schools	60.9%		54.8	318^th of 680 public elementary schools	53.2%	50	57.6	33.3	54.6	47.8	4.4	13.0		40.7	43.5		63.6	70.4	72.7	56.5	39.1	52.2		$15,603	$3,787	$11,813
Sumiton Middle School	Public	5-8	275 1st St N	Sumiton	35148	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 648-2390	476	24	19.8	64.3%	378 (79.4%)	59 (12.4%)	19 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	21	358^th of 449 public middle schools	20.3%		23	339^th of 439 public middle schools	22.8%	19			23.2	19.1	12.3	4.7			31.8				60.2	41.8	36.1	37.4		$9,267	$2,283	$6,980
Valley Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	155 Valley School Rd	Jasper	35504	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 483-9381	602	32	18.8	55.0%	408 (67.8%)	14 (2.3%)	150 (24.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.3%)	56.5	301^st of 686 public elementary schools	56.1%		63.3	244^th of 680 public elementary schools	64.1%	57	35.3	42.9	28.6	29.8	4.4	20.0		75.0	58.2		58.8	69.6	81.6	55.3	50.0	72.7		$9,801	$2,237	$7,561
Curry Middle School	Public	5-8	115 Yellow Jacket Dr	Jasper	35503	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 384-3441	353	20	18.1	55.2%	323 (91.5%)	9 (2.5%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	52.9	205^th of 449 public middle schools	54.3%		56	171^st of 439 public middle schools	61.0%	34			36.8	36.8	12.2	25.9			60.0				72.1	56.3	51.4	57.7		$8,584	$712	$7,868
Sumiton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	71 1st Street North	Sumiton	35148	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 648-5656	720	47	15.3	62.9%	579 (80.4%)	73 (10.1%)	15 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.7%)	60.8	269^th of 686 public elementary schools	60.8%		57.4	299^th of 680 public elementary schools	56.0%	30	50.7	44.1						60.2			69.9	55.5						$8,903	$1,628	$7,271
Oakman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	142 School Street	Oakman	35579	Walker County	Walker County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 622-3790	356	20	18.2	55.9%	306 (86.0%)	20 (5.6%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.7%)	47.4	380^th of 686 public elementary schools	44.6%					(n/a)	29.8	52.4						57.1			57.5	49.2

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