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Athens Intermediate School

Q: Is Athens Intermediate School a good school?

Athens Intermediate School ranks 255 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Athens Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 641 students attended Athens Intermediate School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Athens Intermediate School?

Students at Athens Intermediate School are 48% White, 24% Hispanic, 20% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Athens Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Athens Intermediate School usually go on to attend: Middle : Athens Middle School High : Athens High School

Public Grades 4-5

255^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Athens Intermediate School in Athens, AL, serves 641 students in grades 4 and 5 within the Athens City district, earning a solid 3-star rating and ranking in the 63rd percentile statewide for the 2025-2026 school year.

This school shows clear strengths in English Language Arts, with both 4th and 5th graders outperforming state averages—67.2% and 73.4% proficiency respectively. The school has also made impressive strides with its Hispanic and English Language Learner students, who jumped dramatically in statewide rankings over the past year. Chronic absenteeism has dropped to just 6.9%, well below the state average of 12%, suggesting strong family engagement and attendance initiatives. However, math performance tells a more complex story: 5th graders exceed district and state averages (44.5% proficiency), but 4th graders lag behind the state average (35.7% vs. 42.1%). This pattern may indicate a transition challenge from elementary feeder schools like Brookhill Elementary School, where 3rd graders achieve notably higher scores, or simply reflect different cohort strengths.

Compared to nearby Creekside Elementary School in Limestone County, Athens Intermediate trails in overall rankings (63rd vs. 81st percentile) and 4th grade math proficiency (35.7% vs. 58.6%). Yet Creekside serves a more affluent population, with a lower free/reduced lunch rate (39.6% vs. 55.9%). Notably, Athens Intermediate spends less per student ($8,556) than other Athens City elementary schools, suggesting efficient resource use despite a slightly higher student-to-teacher ratio. The school also shows a persistent gender gap favoring male students and inconsistent outcomes for special education and multi-racial students—areas worth monitoring. Overall, this is a school with strong literacy outcomes, improving support for diverse learners, and a clear focus on attendance, though math and equity gaps remain areas for continued attention.

641

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,556

Per pupil spending ?

55.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1916 Us Hwy 72 W
Athens, AL 35611-1916

(256) 230-2880

District: Athens City

Students who attend Athens Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:	Athens Middle School
High:	Athens High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.6%

Hispanic:

24.5%

African American:

19.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 61st percentile in 2019 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Alabama median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg55%

Alabama avg52%

255^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	255 of 686	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.5	264 of 680	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	343 of 684	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	243 of 680	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.8	178 of 687	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.2	185 of 692	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	59.4	268 of 681	60.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	176 of 429	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.8	196 of 427	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.6	225 of 420	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	183 of 427	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	126 of 426	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	83 of 426	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	41.6	239 of 426	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.9	96 of 423	77.3%	★★★★☆
2017	47.7	160 of 336	52.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	54.9	45 of 143	68.5%	★★★★☆
2025	37.9	92 of 142	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	68 of 131	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.2	22 of 123	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	17 of 110	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	44.2	46 of 100	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.6	39 of 74	47.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	17 of 65	73.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	54.1	309 of 652	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.2	304 of 649	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	398 of 650	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.8	291 of 645	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.2	198 of 656	69.8%	★★★★☆
2021	69.7	164 of 656	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	55.0	280 of 646	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.9	188 of 640	70.6%	★★★★☆
2017	56.7	268 of 639	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	59.4	30 of 90	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.2	124 of 206	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	99 of 196	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	63 of 184	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	71 of 175	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.8	89 of 164	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.7	57 of 152	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.0	92 of 140	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.6	92 of 130	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	19 of 19	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	342 of 668	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.7	383 of 660	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	438 of 670	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.4	286 of 623	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.8	196 of 651	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	58.8	257 of 653	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.2	326 of 649	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.8	276 of 651	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.5	365 of 567	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	68.6	197 of 660	70.2%	★★★★☆
2025	66.9	219 of 651	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	286 of 655	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	186 of 649	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	169 of 669	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	68.0	186 of 669	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	215 of 650	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	221 of 650	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.8	220 of 639	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	19.8	20 of 22	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	57 of 194	70.6%	★★★★☆
2025	26.0	79 of 97	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	69 of 82	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	45 of 70	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	33 of 64	48.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.0	29 of 54	46.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.4	23 of 39	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.0	8 of 17	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.3	1 of 12	91.7%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	28 of 53	47.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	22 of 59	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	21 of 57	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	17 of 65	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	46.4	36 of 63	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.6	29 of 58	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	269 of 403	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.7	108 of 403	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	35.1	256 of 395	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	246 of 373	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	254 of 345	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.0	175 of 398	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.0	288 of 392	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.5	122 of 344	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.1	130 of 280	53.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	72.5	115 of 500	77.0%	★★★★☆
2025	70.0	133 of 532	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	50.4	269 of 535	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	177 of 528	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	152 of 540	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	68.2	140 of 539	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	62.7	165 of 529	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.6	120 of 508	76.4%	★★★★☆
2017	59.4	131 of 369	64.5%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2026)77th percentile+14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)71st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)70th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)69th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)67th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)59th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)53rd percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile-14 vs school

Native American (2025)47th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2026)33rd percentile-30 vs school

Military Connected (2022)9th percentile-65 vs school

Homeless (2025)<1st percentile-61 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English70%+6 vs state

Science59%+9 vs state

Mathematics40%~ state avg

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by a parent
Tuesday, October 4, 2011

AIS is hard. This is the first real brush with personal responsibility and acocuntability that a lot of kids run into. Former students are invaluable sources of information about how to succeed at AIS. The best advice my kids received was to GET ORGANIZED and STAY ORGANIZED. USE the PLANNER they give you. Getting organized and making it a habit has turned out to been a super benefit. Another funny bit of help... "This is all on YOU. Your Mama's already been in the 5th and 6th grade. Don't expect them to let her do it again." I think that says it all. The education my kids received there was solid and didn't let them down as they moved forward. And the personal growth I saw in them was great. It was a struggle but they made it. Close Quote

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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 Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Athens Intermediate School	Public	4-5	1916 Us Hwy 72 W	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Athens City	No	No	No	No	(256) 230-2880	641	36	17.8	55.9%	305 (47.6%)	127 (19.8%)	157 (24.5%)	9 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.2%)	62.6	255^th of 686 public elementary schools	62.8%		61.5	264^th of 680 public elementary schools	61.2%	9		35.7	44.5	59.3		67.2	73.4	$8,556	$1,308	$7,248
James L Cowart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	1701 W Hobbs St	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Athens City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 233-6627	332	20	16.6	69.3%	121 (36.4%)	94 (28.3%)	91 (27.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.5%)								(n/a)	33.3				51.9			$12,048	$1,663	$10,384
Athens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	515 N Madison St	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Athens City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 233-6609	474	29	16.6	67.5%	160 (33.8%)	82 (17.3%)	194 (40.9%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.1%)								(n/a)	43.6				63.8			$11,217	$2,596	$8,621
Julian Newman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	601 S Clinton Street	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Athens City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 233-6630	409	23	17.7	44.5%	216 (52.8%)	64 (15.6%)	71 (17.4%)	16 (3.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.5%)								(n/a)	40.0				68.7			$12,072	$1,697	$10,374
Brookhill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	320 Brookhill Dr	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Athens City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 233-6603	380	22	17.6	41.3%	250 (65.8%)	67 (17.6%)	39 (10.3%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)								(n/a)	59.3				79.1			$12,330	$1,541	$10,789
Tanner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12067 Dowd Street	Tanner	35671	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 998-5266	338	22	15.2	79.3%	107 (31.7%)	78 (23.1%)	120 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.5%)	20.4	551^st of 686 public elementary schools	19.7%		20.8	538^th of 680 public elementary schools	20.9%	13	20.0	17.7	36.4	21.6	36.0	27.5	63.6	$9,885	$1,419	$8,451
Blue Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16787 Hardy Road	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 729-4092	558	34	16.4	70.8%	368 (65.9%)	28 (5.0%)	114 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.1%)	46.1	388^th of 686 public elementary schools	43.4%		46.2	382^nd of 680 public elementary schools	43.8%	6	42.4	39.1	27.8	50.0	59.8	46.0	75.0	$10,891	$2,149	$8,728
Elkmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	25630 Evans Street	Elkmont	35620	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 732-4291	599	38	15.7	63.6%	455 (76.0%)	15 (2.5%)	103 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	51	350^th of 686 public elementary schools	49.0%		56.6	308^th of 680 public elementary schools	54.7%	42	36.6	47.3	39.7	52.7	59.2	51.6	71.8	$9,722	$827	$8,880
Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21360 Hwy 251	Athens	35613	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 233-6665	475	27	17.5	47.8%	341 (71.8%)	32 (6.7%)	68 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.7%)	48.2	367^th of 686 public elementary schools	46.5%		59.9	280^th of 680 public elementary schools	58.8%	87	33.8	39.3	37.7	48.4	64.7	51.6	72.1	$11,382	$1,586	$9,781
Creekside Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	16049 Sanderson Road	Harvest	35749	Madison County	Limestone County	No	No	No	No	(256) 714-7971	500	39	12.8	43.2%	316 (63.2%)	89 (17.8%)	44 (8.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.8%)								(n/a)								$7,959	$79	$7,865

Frequently Asked Questions about Athens Intermediate School

What schools do graduates of Athens Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Athens Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Athens Middle School
High : Athens High School

What is the racial makeup of Athens Intermediate School?

Students at Athens Intermediate School are 48% White, 24% Hispanic, 20% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Athens Intermediate School a good school?

Athens Intermediate School ranks 255^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Athens Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 641 students attended Athens Intermediate School.

What district is Athens Intermediate School in?

Athens City

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