Boaz City

The Boaz City school district in Alabama serves approximately 2,607 students across five grade-band schools (PK-12), with a unique structure separating elementary grades into three distinct campuses and a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population.

For parents, the standout school academically is Boaz Middle School, which posted the district's strongest results, particularly in 6th grade where math proficiency hit 53.89% (18 points above the state average) and English reached 63.47%. This school also has the lowest chronic absenteeism (10.8%) among schools with data. Boaz Intermediate School shows notable strength in 5th grade English (73.77% proficient) and math (46.45%), both above state averages. In contrast, Boaz High School is the primary concern, with a 27.4% chronic absenteeism rate—more than double the state average—and science proficiency nearly 8 points below the state. The high school's graduation rate (90.4%) is slightly below the state's 91.5%, though it did show meaningful year-over-year improvement in English (+8.1 points). Corley Elementary School (grades 2-3) has the best attendance record (7.5% chronic absenteeism) but struggles in 3rd grade math (27.04% proficient), while Boaz Elementary School (PK-1) receives the highest per-student funding ($11,138) but has no testing data available.

The most striking pattern is a district-wide strength in English/language arts versus a critical weakness in mathematics. Between 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, English proficiency improved at 5 of 7 grade levels, while math declined at 5 of 7. The 7th grade math cliff is especially alarming—proficiency dropped to just 15.98% in 2025-2026, a 40-point gap compared to 7th grade English (56.41%). The 6th grade math surge (+16.45 points) appears tied to a strong cohort moving up from 5th grade, but this success does not carry into 7th and 8th grades. The district overall ranks 63rd out of 139 Alabama districts (3 stars), with the high school's absenteeism crisis likely suppressing overall performance. Parents should note that while elementary literacy is solid, math instruction needs significant attention, particularly in grades 3, 4, 7, and 8.