Summary:
The Albertville City school district in Alabama serves approximately 5,910 students across 7 schools (PK-12), including three elementary schools, two middle schools, and two high schools, all within a predominantly economically disadvantaged community where free/reduced lunch rates range from 53.71% to 68.94%.
Albertville High School is the clear academic leader, ranking 119th of 380 Alabama high schools (69th percentile) and boasting a 93.2% graduation rate. It showed dramatic year-over-year improvement, with math proficiency jumping from 15.58% to 27.80% and science from 23.91% to 40.98%. In contrast, Albertville Innovation Academy, despite having the district's best attendance (9.8% chronic absenteeism), posts the worst test scores—its 11th-grade English proficiency of 16.48% is less than half the state average. Among elementary schools, Albertville Elementary School stands out for improvement, jumping from the 22nd to 33rd percentile in rankings, with science proficiency nearly doubling to 36.46%.
The district faces significant challenges, particularly in middle school math where proficiency declines steadily from 45.27% in 3rd grade at Albertville Elementary to just 15.66% in 8th grade at Albertville Middle School—a 10.70-point deficit from the state average. The 3rd-grade English gap at Albertville Elementary is the district's largest (38.52% vs. 64.75% state average). Chronic absenteeism is highest at Albertville High School (23.1%) and Albertville Kindergarten and PreK (19.3%), while Albertville Intermediate School posts the district's only math score above state average (6th grade at 39.05%). Notably, per-student spending doesn't predict outcomes—Albertville Kindergarten and PreK spends the most ($10,634) yet struggles with attendance, while Albertville Intermediate spends the least ($6,876) yet performs relatively well.
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