Marshall County

Summary:

The schools in Marshall County, Alabama consist of 6 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 4 high schools, serving students from pre-K through 12th grade. The data reveals significant disparities in school performance within the county, with some standout schools like Kate D Smith DAR High School and Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle performing exceptionally well, while others like Asbury Elementary School and Asbury High School struggle with lower test scores and rankings.

The four high schools in the data set all have a 90% four-year graduation rate, which is above the state average. However, the schools vary significantly in their performance on state assessments, with Kate D Smith DAR High School and Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle standing out for their higher-than-average proficiency rates in math, science, and English. The data also reveals a concerning trend of high chronic absenteeism rates across all schools in the county, which may be impacting student learning and achievement.

The relationship between poverty and academic performance is also evident, with schools that have higher percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, such as Asbury Elementary School, tending to have lower test scores and rankings. This highlights the importance of targeted interventions and support to address the needs of students from disadvantaged backgrounds and ensure equitable educational opportunities for all children in Marshall County.

District Detail

12380 US Highway 431 S
Guntersville, AL 35976-9351

(256) 582-3171

SchoolDigger Rank:
81^st of 135 Alabama districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 6,494

Primary Schools: 7
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 6
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)							Summative Assessment Science (2025)			Summative Assessment English (2025)							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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Kate Duncan Smith DAR Middle	Public	5-8	6077 Main St	Grant	35747	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 728-5950	376	21	17.8	35.1%	331 (88.0%)	4 (1.1%)	21 (5.6%)	4 (1.1%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	59.2	159^th of 439 public middle schools	63.8%		62.3	142^nd of 442 public middle schools	67.9%	17				35.7	27.1	21.3			34.0					55.3	76.5	55.3		$7,218	$751	$6,455
Asbury High School	Public	6-12	1990 Asbury Rd	Albertville	35951	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 878-4068	659	37	17.6	72.5%	263 (39.9%)	19 (2.9%)	361 (54.8%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	42.5	201^st of 374 public high schools	46.3%		38.9	224^th of 378 public high schools	40.7%	23				29.7	2.0	4.2	19.7		13.7	21.1				30.0	31.0	34.4	23.3	$11,169	$2,532	$8,624
Claysville School	Public	PK	140 Claysville School Rd	Guntersville	35976	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	No	(256) 582-4444																			(n/a)																		$14,354	$3,828	$10,515
Douglas Elementary School	Public	3-5	Highway 75	Douglas	35964	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 593-4420	521	28	18.6	73.1%	279 (53.6%)	7 (1.3%)	225 (43.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	36.7	446^th of 680 public elementary schools	34.4%		45	393^rd of 684 public elementary schools	42.5%	53	25.8	40.1	32.5					29.4			49.2	52.0	67.1					$8,651	$1,373	$7,267
Douglas High School	Public	9-12	225 Eagle Drive	Douglas	35964	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 593-2810	727	35	20.6	64.8%	355 (48.8%)	12 (1.7%)	342 (47.0%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.8%)	63	118^th of 374 public high schools	68.4%		60.9	119^th of 378 public high schools	68.5%	1							17.4			40.0							32.2	$11,051	$1,422	$9,617
Brindlee Mountain Elementary School	Public	3-5	2233 Shoal Creek Rd	Arab	35016	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 753-2246	286	14	21.1	61.2%	262 (91.6%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	45.4	386^th of 680 public elementary schools	43.2%		46.1	381^st of 684 public elementary schools	44.3%	5	47.7	26.7	36.8					46.7			61.4	48.0	63.2					$13,239	$2,250	$10,977
Kate D Smith DAR High School	Public	9-12	6077 Main St	Grant	35747	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 728-4238	372	21	17.3	42.7%	336 (90.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.6%)	6 (1.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	72	90^th of 374 public high schools	75.9%		72.2	77^th of 378 public high schools	79.6%	13							22.6			36.9							42.9	$11,985	$2,543	$9,430
Brindlee Mountain Primary School	Public	K-2	1050 Scant City Road	Guntersville	35976	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 753-2532	278	16	17.7	69.8%	242 (87.1%)	3 (1.1%)	20 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)								(n/a)																		$12,604	$1,997	$10,595
Marshall Alternative School	Public, Alternative	3-12	140 Claysville School Rd	Guntersville	35976	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	No	(256) 582-7554																			(n/a)
Marshall Technical School	Public	10-12	12312 US Highway 431 S	Guntersville	35976	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	No	(256) 582-5629	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Robert D Sloman Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	200 Bethlehem Rd	Douglas	35964	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 593-4912	613	40	15.1	60.7%	331 (54.0%)	19 (3.1%)	242 (39.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)								(n/a)																		$9,219	$867	$8,339
Brindlee Mountain High School	Public	6-12	994 Scant City Road	Guntersville	35976	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 753-2800	496	31	16.0	58.5%	437 (88.1%)	6 (1.2%)	37 (7.5%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	59.6	136^th of 374 public high schools	63.6%		52	159^th of 378 public high schools	57.9%	23				21.7	13.3	9.2	25.5		33.9	25.5				44.8	60.0	47.7	34.0	$9,637	$1,289	$8,335
Kate D Smith DAR Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	6077 Main St	Grant	35747	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 728-2226	546	25	21.8	28.8%	498 (91.2%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.3%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)								(n/a)																		$8,167	$1,000	$7,155
Douglas Middle School	Public	6-8	Highway 75	Douglas	35964	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 593-1240	512	27	18.8	67.2%	258 (50.4%)	6 (1.2%)	235 (45.9%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	40.3	271^st of 439 public middle schools	38.3%		43.3	244^th of 442 public middle schools	44.8%	27				16.7	13.8	13.4			46.3					44.7	51.5	53.1		$9,674	$3,199	$6,463
Asbury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1966 Asbury Road	Albertville	35951	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 878-6221	729	42	17.2	73.3%	356 (48.8%)	8 (1.1%)	355 (48.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	21	534^th of 680 public elementary schools	21.5%		30.6	486^th of 684 public elementary schools	28.9%	48	32.2	21.6	22.7					22.5			47.2	40.4	49.5					$7,595	$532	$7,051
Marshall County Online School	Public, Virtual	7-12	12380 US Highway 431	Guntersville	35976	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(256) 582-3171	71			77.5%	59 (83.1%)	1 (1.4%)	10 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Kate D Smith DAR Intermediate School	Public	3-5	6077 Main St	Grant	35747	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(256) 857-5145	308			53.2%	269 (87.3%)	4 (1.3%)	23 (7.5%)	6 (1.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Jackson County	6.26 mi	18	55^th
Madison County	8.38 mi	30	28^th
Guntersville City	12.56 mi	4	25^th
Scottsboro City	12.98 mi	5
Huntsville City	14.93 mi	46	79^th

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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.