Walker County

Summary:

The Walker County school district in Alabama consists of 16 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 5 high schools. The district's performance is generally below the state average, with most schools ranking in the middle or lower tiers of Sumiton Elementary School, Oakman Middle School, and Valley Junior High School being among the lower-performing schools in the district.

However, a few schools stand out as top performers in the county. Cordova Elementary School ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with strong test scores and a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate. Lupton Junior High School and Bankhead Middle School also perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 20% and 25% of Alabama middle schools, respectively, with high proficiency rates across multiple subjects.

The data reveals significant performance gaps between the top-performing and lower-performing schools in the district, suggesting that factors such as socioeconomic status and district-level support may play a significant role in student outcomes. While the data does not show a clear correlation between per-student spending and school performance, the Walker County school district as a whole appears to be an area in need of improvement to ensure all students have access to a high-quality education.

District Detail

1710 Alabama Av
Jasper, AL 35501-4966

(205) 387-0555

SchoolDigger Rank:
66^th of 135 Alabama districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 7,091

Primary Schools: 8
Middle Schools: 4
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
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%)	55.8	313^th of 680 public elementary schools	54.0%		48.2	365^th of 684 public elementary schools	46.6%	52	62.9	36.2	50.0	23.6	16.9	12.5		29.8	34.4		80.0	52.1	70.0	58.9	70.8	53.1		$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%)	22.4	287^th of 374 public high schools	23.3%		27.8	274^th of 378 public high schools	27.5%	13							4.8			18.1							14.8	$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%)	67.5	111^th of 439 public middle schools	74.7%		65.4	123^rd of 442 public middle schools	72.2%	12			53.3	45.8	28.8	27.4			38.7				75.3	71.2	67.8	53.2		$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%)	71.1	189^th of 680 public elementary schools	72.2%		89.7	57^th of 684 public elementary schools	91.7%	132	39.3	58.0						56.0			77.1	72.0						$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%)	79.6	63^rd of 374 public high schools	83.2%		46.1	194^th of 378 public high schools	48.7%	131							30.5			39.0							42.5	$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%)	47.4	367^th of 680 public elementary schools	46.0%		53	323^rd of 684 public elementary schools	52.8%	44	46.5	23.4						37.7			73.3	55.8						$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%)	44.6	189^th of 374 public high schools	49.5%		67.1	96^th of 378 public high schools	74.6%	93							13.3			27.8							25.8	$10,592	$799	$9,790
Dora High School	Public	9-12	330 Glenn C Gant Cir	Dora	35062	Walker 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%)	54	161^st of 374 public high schools	57.0%		32.5	254^th of 378 public high schools	32.8%	93							11.3			34.8							32.1	$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%)	81.2	105^th of 680 public elementary schools	84.6%		70.4	186^th of 684 public elementary schools	72.8%	81	47.5	50.0	56.5	46.3	44.8	38.2		61.9	55.9		89.7	76.2	87.0	82.9	72.4	70.6		$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%)	43.8	454^th of 680 public middle schools	33.2%		42.6	248^th of 442 public middle schools	43.9%	206			15.6	29.6	20.0	13.1			33.3				57.8	50.0	62.5	42.6		$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%)	33.3	238^th of 374 public high schools	36.4%		55.5	147^th of 378 public high schools	61.1%	91							11.9			22.0							19.3	$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%)	54.8	318^th of 680 public elementary schools	53.2%		71.8	176^th of 684 public elementary schools	74.3%	142	50.0	35.3	50.0	20.0	9.1	10.7		44.1	32.1		60.7	70.6	77.3	48.0	66.7	57.1		$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%)	23	339^th of 439 public middle schools	22.8%		27.4	328^th of 442 public middle schools	25.8%	11			24.3	14.8	11.9	3.3			24.6				61.7	43.0	44.0	33.9		$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%)	63.3	244^th of 680 public elementary schools	64.1%		62.6	247^th of 684 public elementary schools	63.9%	3	52.7	55.3	30.6	26.5	16.7	19.2		68.1	31.9		72.7	80.9	65.3	53.1	65.0	48.9		$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%)	56	171^st of 439 public middle schools	61.0%		41	263^rd of 442 public middle schools	40.5%	92			13.2	32.0	20.0	28.6			40.7				65.9	61.3	58.8	50.6		$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%)	57.4	299^th of 680 public elementary schools	56.0%		57.2	291^st of 684 public elementary schools	57.5%	8	46.2	40.7						56.5			66.4	55.6						$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%)								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Winston County	10.08 mi	10	57^th
Jasper City	13.21 mi	5
Fayette County	14.54 mi	6	77^th
Marion County	17.05 mi	10	48^th
Winfield City	17.72 mi	3	12^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.