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Walker County

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At a glance

71^stof 139 Alabama districts▼ 5

Better than 48% of Alabama districts

Elementary 8 Middle 4 High 6 Alternative 1Grades PK, KG-12

1710 Alabama Av
Jasper, AL 35502-4966·(205) 387-0555·All Alabama district rankings →

Statewide performance 2018–2026

2026: better than 48.9% of districts

Schools

7,091

Students

Top rankedBankhead Middle School63^rd of 443 Alabama middle schools

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Biggest riser

Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School up 69 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

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

1★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Walker County school district in Alabama serves approximately 6,635 students across 17 public schools, including 8 elementary, 4 middle, and 5 high schools, in a predominantly working-class area where free/reduced lunch rates range from 44.3% to 64.3%.

For parents, the standout school in the district is Bankhead Middle School, which ranks in the 86th percentile statewide with a 4-star rating and has improved its ranking three consecutive years. Lupton Junior High School also earns high marks, particularly in math where proficiency rates of 42-51% across grades 5-8 dramatically exceed district and state averages. Among high schools, Cordova High School posted the district's best test scores in 2024-25, though it also has the lowest graduation rate (84.3%) and high chronic absenteeism. Carbon Hill Elementary/Junior High School and Curry Middle School show positive momentum with three-year ranking improvements. On the other end, Sumiton Middle School is the district's lowest-ranked school at the 21st percentile, and Oakman High School has declined sharply from the 61st to 15th percentile over three years.

The district's elementary schools generally perform at or above state averages in English and science—4th grade science proficiency exceeds the state by 12 points—but this advantage erodes by middle school and becomes a significant deficit by high school, particularly in math where only 10.5% of 11th graders are proficient versus 27.2% statewide. A notable pattern is the "7th grade math cliff," where proficiency drops dramatically at nearly every school. Chronic absenteeism averages 11.0% (below the state's 12.0%), with Parrish Elementary/Middle School and Oakman Elementary School posting the best rates. Interestingly, spending doesn't predict performance—Parrish spends the most per student ($15,603) yet ranks mid-pack, while Curry Middle spends the least ($8,584) and performs comparably. The district's graduation rate (93.0%) exceeds the state average, with Dora High School leading at 98.1%.

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Ranking:

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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	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
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	244^th of 686 public elementary schools	64.4%		55.8	313^th of 680 public elementary schools	54.0%	69	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%)	38.2	235^th of 380 public high schools	38.2%		22.4	287^th of 374 public high schools	23.3%	52							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	63^rd of 443 public middle schools	85.8%		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%)	67.4	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%)	52.9	160^th of 380 public high schools	57.9%		79.6	63^rd of 374 public high schools	83.2%	97							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%)	52.8	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%)	24.9	285^th of 380 public high schools	25.0%		44.6	189^th of 374 public high schools	49.5%	96							9.5			22.6							18.5	$10,592	$799	$9,790
Dora High School	Public	9-12	330 Glenn C Gant Cir	Dora	35062	Jefferson County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(205) 648-6863	476	27	17.6	61.3%	409 (85.9%)	47 (9.9%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	25.3	283^rd of 380 public high schools	25.5%		54	161^st of 374 public high schools	57.0%	122							7.3			21.8							21.7	$9,590	$792	$8,795
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	250^th of 443 public middle schools	43.6%		43.8	252^nd of 439 public middle schools	42.6%	2			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%)	17.3	323^rd of 380 public high schools	15.0%		33.3	238^th of 374 public high schools	36.4%	85							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%)	61.1	267^th of 686 public elementary schools	61.1%		54.8	318^th of 680 public elementary schools	53.2%	51	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	352^nd of 443 public middle schools	20.5%		23	339^th of 439 public middle schools	22.8%	13			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%)	52.8	203^rd of 443 public middle schools	54.2%		56	171^st of 439 public middle schools	61.0%	32			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%)	60.7	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%)	47.3	380^th of 686 public elementary schools	44.6%					(n/a)	29.8	52.4						57.1			57.5	49.2

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Winston County	10.08 mi	10	66^th
Jasper City	13.21 mi	5
Fayette County	14.54 mi	6	56^th
Marion County	17.05 mi	11	36^th
Winfield City	17.72 mi	3	15^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.