Lauderdale County

Summary:

The Lauderdale County school district in Alabama consists of 14 schools, including 7 elementary schools, 6 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The district is ranked 38 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Several schools in the district stand out for their strong academic performance. Lexington High School ranks 14th out of 374 high schools in Alabama and has a 5-star rating, with 42.31% of 11th graders proficient in math and 61.54% proficient in science. Similarly, Lauderdale County High School ranks 27th in the state and also has a 5-star rating, with 39.73% of 11th graders proficient in math and 45.21% proficient in science. Both schools maintain a 90% 4-year graduation rate, significantly higher than the state average.

However, the district also has some schools that struggle academically, such as Rogers High School and Waterloo High School, which have significantly lower proficiency rates in math, science, and English. The district-wide chronic absenteeism rate of 14.8% is also on the higher end compared to state averages, and the wide range in free/reduced lunch rates, from 44.92% at Lexington Elementary to 74.63% at Waterloo High School, suggests diverse socioeconomic backgrounds across the district.

District Detail

355 County Road 61
Florence, AL 35634

(256) 760-1300

SchoolDigger Rank:
38^th of 135 Alabama districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 7,952

Primary Schools: 7
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 7
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
Allen Thornton Career Technical Center	Public	10-12	7275 Highway 72	Killen	35645	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	No	(256) 757-2101																			(n/a)
Brooks High School	Public	7-12	4300 Highway 72	Killen	35645	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 757-2115	729	41	17.7	34.0%	611 (83.8%)	40 (5.5%)	28 (3.8%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.2%)	78.6	69^th of 374 public high schools	81.6%		72.6	74^th of 378 public high schools	80.4%	5					32.0	46.0	27.1		69.1	44.9					70.5	70.9	38.8	$9,848	$1,209	$8,636
Central High School	Public	7-12	3000 County Road 200	Florence	35633	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 764-2903	596	38	15.6	45.1%	537 (90.1%)	23 (3.9%)	25 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	54	160^th of 374 public high schools	57.2%		32.4	255^th of 378 public high schools	32.5%	95					26.2	30.1	13.7		45.6	30.5					65.5	65.7	34.4	$9,997	$1,140	$8,851
Lauderdale County High School	Public	7-12	201 Cedar Street	Rogersville	35652	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 247-3414	542	32	17.2	33.2%	487 (89.9%)	26 (4.8%)	12 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.4%)	91.9	27^th of 374 public high schools	92.8%		69.8	82^nd of 378 public high schools	78.3%	55					6.3	28.2	39.7		50.0	45.2					57.0	60.8	57.1	$9,610	$1,289	$8,316
Lexington High School	Public	7-12	101 School St	Lexington	35648	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 229-6622	379	22	17.6	35.1%	363 (95.8%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	95.3	14^th of 374 public high schools	96.3%		63.1	112^th of 378 public high schools	70.4%	98					26.3	39.1	42.3		60.9	61.5					71.9	67.2	50.0	$9,817	$1,006	$8,805
Rogers High School	Public	7-12	300 Rogers Ln	Florence	35634	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 757-3106	510	32	15.9	36.5%	477 (93.5%)	6 (1.2%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	50.2	178^th of 374 public high schools	52.4%		36.3	236^th of 378 public high schools	37.6%	58					24.6	9.3	12.0		37.2	33.7					63.2	49.4	27.8	$9,430	$1,076	$8,347
Underwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4725 Highway 157	Florence	35633	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 764-8939	343	22	15.7	46.9%	310 (90.4%)	13 (3.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	66.1	223^rd of 680 public elementary schools	67.2%		68.3	204^th of 684 public elementary schools	70.2%	19	59.5	51.4	62.9	30.3				29.7			81.0	62.2	71.4	66.7				$10,792	$1,963	$8,818
Waterloo High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	311 Schoolhouse Ln	Waterloo	35677	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 766-3100	337	19	18.2	51.9%	324 (96.1%)	5 (1.5%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)	52.0	31.8	22.6	33.3	22.2	23.1	11.1	36.4	53.9	33.3	72.0	59.1	77.4	59.1	55.6	65.4	46.2	$11,603	$1,560	$10,036
Wilson High School	Public	7-12	7601 Highway 17	Florence	35634	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 764-8470	585	37	15.7	48.2%	555 (94.9%)	8 (1.4%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	67	105^th of 374 public high schools	71.9%		37.2	234^th of 378 public high schools	38.1%	129					15.2	16.1	20.2		35.4	38.5					54.3	51.8	35.8	$8,825	$1,150	$7,668
Brooks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 School Ln	Killen	35645	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 757-2171	874	47	18.5	32.8%	742 (84.9%)	38 (4.3%)	27 (3.1%)	7 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (6.3%)	78.2	132^nd of 680 public elementary schools	80.6%		72.3	173^rd of 684 public elementary schools	74.7%	41	71.8	48.8	55.6	54.2				52.0			87.4	67.5	78.7	62.5				$8,337	$1,014	$7,314
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3000 County Road 200	Florence	35633	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(256) 764-2903	713	41	17.2	43.8%	638 (89.5%)	23 (3.2%)	24 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.5%)	52	341^st of 680 public elementary schools	49.9%		64.3	226^th of 684 public elementary schools	67.0%	115	59.1	47.2	23.7	22.3				36.8			75.3	58.5	67.0	52.1
Lauderdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	201 Cedar Street	Rogersville	35652	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(256) 247-3414	746	41	18.1	39.5%	666 (89.3%)	25 (3.4%)	16 (2.1%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.0%)	52.9	335^th of 680 public elementary schools	50.7%		51.6	333^rd of 684 public elementary schools	51.3%	2	48.5	29.9	65.2	20.8				37.1			68.0	50.0	66.3	67.9
Lexington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	101 School Street	Lexington	35648	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(256) 229-6622	454	26	17.8	35.9%	430 (94.7%)	8 (1.8%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	69.4	200^th of 680 public elementary schools	70.6%		76.9	145^th of 684 public elementary schools	78.8%	55	79.0	47.5	39.3	41.8				42.4			82.3	64.4	77.1	60.0
Rogers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Rogers Lane	Florence	35634	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(256) 757-3106	592	30	19.7	47.3%	551 (93.1%)	3 (0.5%)	19 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	52.1	339^th of 680 public elementary schools	50.1%		50.7	344^th of 684 public elementary schools	49.7%	5	48.9	41.1	36.4	24.3				38.4			64.1	56.2	78.8	54.4
Wilson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7601 Highway 17	Florence	35634	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(256) 764-8470	552	31	18.0	49.8%	508 (92.0%)	13 (2.4%)	13 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	63.4	243^rd of 680 public elementary schools	64.3%		41.1	424^th of 684 public elementary schools	38.0%	181	55.0	53.6	28.2	46.2				44.3			73.3	60.0	71.8	62.8

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Colbert County	7.53 mi	8	69^th
Florence City	11.7 mi	10	32^nd
Muscle Shoals City	12.41 mi	7
Lawrence County	12.5 mi	14	95^th
Limestone County	15.24 mi	16	75^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.

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