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Athens Renaissance School

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Athens Renaissance School ranks 326 th of 680 Alabama alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

326^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Alternative Schools

Better than 52% of Alabama alternative schools

Summary

Athens Renaissance School is an alternative public virtual school serving 785 students in grades K-12 in Athens, Alabama, which is part of the Athens City school district. The school focuses on providing a flexible, personalized learning environment for its students.

Athens Renaissance School consistently outperforms the state and local district averages in many subject areas and grade levels, particularly in English Language Arts. For example, in 2024-2025, 52.5% of 11th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 43.28% in Athens City and 30.24% statewide. The school also has high graduation rates, ranging from 88.2% to 100% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average of around 90%. Additionally, while Athens Renaissance School has seen some fluctuations in chronic absenteeism rates, the school generally performs better than the state average of around 15%.

Interestingly, Athens Renaissance School consistently outperforms Alabama Connections Academy, another virtual school located near Athens, in test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. This suggests that Athens Renaissance is providing a higher-quality virtual education experience for its students. Furthermore, despite an increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 15.37% in 2021-2022 to 28.79% in 2023-2024, Athens Renaissance School has maintained its strong academic performance, indicating effective strategies for supporting economically disadvantaged students.

606

Students ?

28.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

21.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

405 South Street East
Athens, AL 35611

(256) 614-3708

District: Athens City

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.5%

African American:

6.1%

Hispanic:

5.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2022 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (49% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Alabama average (92%)

✓Above the Alabama median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 28 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg46%

Alabama avg44%

Elementary school

326^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 34 pts since 2019

From top 14% (2019) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

78^th of 439

Alabama public middle schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 4 pts since 2019

From top 13% (2019) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

46^th of 374

Alabama public high schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 3 pts since 2019

From top 15% (2019) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	326 of 680	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	223 of 684	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.4	203 of 680	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	126 of 687	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	91.3	53 of 692	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	82.0	97 of 681	85.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	307 of 649	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	275 of 650	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	273 of 645	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.0	167 of 656	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	79 of 656	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	137 of 646	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	53.4	317 of 640	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	29.0	483 of 639	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	443 of 660	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	346 of 670	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	325 of 651	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	194 of 655	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	146 of 649	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	112 of 669	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	93.2	40 of 669	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.4	70 of 650	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	227 of 650	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.8	328 of 639	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	338 of 532	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.2	234 of 535	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	239 of 528	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.0	133 of 540	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.7	72 of 539	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	112 of 529	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	39.6	322 of 508	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	78 of 439	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	91 of 442	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	71 of 437	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	46 of 432	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	85.4	41 of 440	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	82.1	58 of 437	86.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	147 of 415	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	172 of 426	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.9	83 of 417	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	76 of 423	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	72 of 415	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	74 of 399	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	113 of 392	71.2%	★★★★☆
2017	41.4	234 of 380	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	49.8	200 of 437	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.6	281 of 396	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	53 of 422	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	62 of 428	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	64 of 419	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	86.7	40 of 427	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	26 of 418	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	84.6	37 of 399	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	74.0	77 of 397	80.6%	★★★★☆
2017	39.4	233 of 380	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	51.8	102 of 281	63.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	88 of 377	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	93 of 373	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	84 of 370	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	57 of 376	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.6	52 of 369	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	61 of 343	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	56.0	120 of 331	63.7%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	46 of 374	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	90.4	33 of 378	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	23 of 371	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.3	37 of 367	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	27 of 371	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	81.4	56 of 366	84.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	68 of 359	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	87 of 366	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	92.2	30 of 358	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	33 of 367	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	87.6	40 of 359	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	102 of 354	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	50.7	172 of 347	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	80.4	51 of 343	85.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	95.3	14 of 375	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	38.0	224 of 358	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	99.2	4 of 349	98.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	36 of 363	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	16 of 368	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	19 of 358	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	82.9	50 of 366	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	93.0	25 of 366	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	33 of 357	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	28 of 350	92.0%	★★★★★
2017	77.0	58 of 339	82.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	71 of 325	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	50 of 325	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	92.7	22 of 317	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	84.7	35 of 326	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	88.7	31 of 319	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	73.1	68 of 313	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	75 of 300	75.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)50th percentile~ school

White (2025)36th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile-19 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)87th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2024)64th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)54th percentile-25 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)96th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)81st percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English69%+13 vs state

Science49%+10 vs state

Mathematics29%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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
Athens Renaissance School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	405 South Street East	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Athens City	No	No	Yes	No	(256) 614-3708	606	22	28.0	21.3%	506 (83.5%)	37 (6.1%)	33 (5.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.0%)								(n/a)	20.5	39.0	17.1	37.8	30.0	25.9	35.0	48.8	57.4	40.0	70.5	70.7	65.7	73.3	70.0	77.8	52.5
Renaissance Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	455 US Highway 31 North	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Athens City	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(256) 771-0752	350	8	43.7	34.9%	270 (77.1%)	32 (9.1%)	25 (7.1%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.6%)								(n/a)
Alabama Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	21465 AL Hwy 99	Athens	35614	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	Yes	No	(256) 233-6463	7,822			61.8%	4,782 (61.1%)	2,022 (25.9%)	504 (6.4%)	46 (0.6%)	94 (1.2%)	5 (0.1%)	369 (4.7%)								(n/a)	10.1	13.9	6.7	10.2	4.8	4.5	8.2	25.2	17.5	22.4	34.4	39.5	42.5	41.4	44.4	45.5	27.3
Long Term Case	Public, Alternative	K-12	406 2nd Ave SE	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 308-2308																			(n/a)
Sparkman Ninth Grade School	Public, Alternative	9	2680 Jeff Road	Harvest	35749	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4560	621	35	17.8	43.2%	258 (41.5%)	228 (36.7%)	74 (11.9%)	5 (0.8%)	18 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.0%)								(n/a)																		$8,435	$905	$7,489
Austin Junior High School	Public, Alternative	8-9	1625 Danville Road SW	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3060	664	48	13.9	64.6%	170 (25.6%)	197 (29.7%)	256 (38.6%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	29 (4.4%)								(n/a)						16.9			32.2							46.7		$10,858	$1,247	$9,610

Frequently Asked Questions about Athens Renaissance School

Is Athens Renaissance School a good school?

Athens Renaissance School ranks 326^th of 680 Alabama alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Athens Renaissance School?

Students at Athens Renaissance School are 83% White, 6% African American, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Athens Renaissance School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 606 students attended Athens Renaissance School.

What district is Athens Renaissance School in?

Athens City

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