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Duck Springs Elementary School

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Duck Springs Elementary School ranks 421 st of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

421^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Duck Springs Elementary School is a small, rural school in Attalla, AL, serving 207 students in grades PK through 6 as part of the Etowah County district.

Duck Springs has shown remarkable progress in getting kids to school—chronic absenteeism has plummeted from 32% a few years ago to just 5.6%, which is far better than the district average of 15% and the best among nearby schools. That's a huge win for school climate and shows students are engaged and showing up. However, academics tell a different story. The school's overall ranking has slipped to the 38th percentile (2-star rating), with math being the biggest concern. Only 24% of 3rd graders were proficient in math this year, a sharp drop from 44% last year and well below the district average of 49%. Fifth and sixth grade math scores are also low. On a brighter note, English Language Arts is a relative strength—4th and 6th graders are meeting or exceeding state averages in reading. The school also spends more per student ($10,593) than nearby Gaston Elementary ($7,023) and Whitesboro Elementary ($8,979), yet those schools outperform it academically.

When comparing to neighbors, the picture is mixed. Whitesboro Elementary (82nd percentile) is a high performer with fewer low-income students, while Gaston Elementary has a similar student profile (68% free/reduced lunch) but still beats Duck Springs in overall ranking and especially in 3rd-grade math (74% vs. 24%). That comparison shows improvement is possible with similar demographics. Duck Springs also has a much healthier attendance record than Highland Elementary (5.6% vs. 18.3% chronic absenteeism). The school is at a turning point: it has solved its attendance problem, and now the focus needs to shift to boosting math instruction while building on its literacy strengths.

207

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,593

Per pupil spending ?

65.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10180 Duck Springs Rd
Attalla, AL 35954

(256) 538-6301

District: Etowah County

Students who attend Duck Springs Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sardis Middle School
High:	Sardis High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.8%

Hispanic:

9.2%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (44% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg57%

Alabama avg51%

421^st of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 47% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Etowah County

60^th of 140Etowah County among Alabama districts

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	41.5	421 of 686	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.9	347 of 680	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.8	324 of 684	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.2	350 of 680	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	416 of 687	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.2	258 of 692	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	233 of 681	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.0	138 of 680	79.7%	★★★★☆
2017	64.3	221 of 688	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.3	325 of 691	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.3	341 of 691	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.6	341 of 695	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.3	248 of 696	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.5	253 of 696	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.8	348 of 709	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.3	349 of 704	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.6	309 of 696	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.3	297 of 698	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.0	300 of 698	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	36.3	507 of 689	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	41.9	460 of 688	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.8	343 of 623	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	38.3	431 of 651	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.6	327 of 649	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	388 of 650	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	393 of 645	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	419 of 656	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.2	249 of 656	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	215 of 646	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	86.1	64 of 640	90.0%	★★★★★
2017	43.5	382 of 639	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	356 of 667	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.0	311 of 660	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	255 of 670	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	285 of 623	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.2	422 of 651	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.3	239 of 653	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	182 of 649	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	88 of 651	86.5%	★★★★☆
2017	49.0	300 of 567	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	437 of 659	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.6	446 of 651	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	366 of 655	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	332 of 649	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	399 of 669	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.3	251 of 669	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	207 of 650	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	291 of 650	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.8	195 of 639	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	58.7	111 of 398	72.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	426 of 501	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.5	348 of 532	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	377 of 535	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	348 of 528	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	442 of 540	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.4	294 of 539	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	265 of 529	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	226 of 508	55.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2021)72nd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)34th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English61%~ state avg

Science52%~ state avg

Mathematics26%-15 vs state

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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 (2025)	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 Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Duck Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10180 Duck Springs Rd	Attalla	35954	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 538-6301	207	13	15.9	65.2%	161 (77.8%)	6 (2.9%)	19 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.4%)	15 (7.2%)	41.5	421^st of 686 public elementary schools	38.6%		50.9	347^th of 680 public elementary schools	49.0%	74	24.1	33.3	20.0	25.0	52.4	62.1	61.9	56.7	62.5	$10,593	$2,046	$8,547
Whitesboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5080 Leeth Gap Rd	Boaz	35956	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 622-1110	423	23	18.3	42.8%	382 (90.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	79.1	123^rd of 686 public elementary schools	82.1%		80.9	107^th of 680 public elementary schools	84.3%	16	49.2	52.6	66.1		68.4	76.9	75.4	83.9		$8,979	$1,916	$7,062
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3156 Tabor Rd	Gadsden	35904	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-7409	216	12	18.0	53.7%	185 (85.6%)	7 (3.2%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)	27.3	506^th of 686 public elementary schools	26.2%		40.7	419^th of 680 public elementary schools	38.4%	87	27.8	0.0	16.1	15.4	45.5	61.1	40.9	54.8	53.9	$10,660	$1,779	$8,880
Gaston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4550 US Highway 411	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 622-1073	290	18	15.9	67.6%	246 (84.8%)	14 (4.8%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	20 (6.9%)	54.4	324^th of 686 public elementary schools	52.8%		54.5	320^th of 680 public elementary schools	52.9%	4	74.2	29.4	20.9	31.3	55.9	77.4	44.1	72.1	62.5	$7,023	$864	$6,158
Carlisle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8025 Us Highway 431	Boaz	35956	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 622-1115	343	22	15.5	68.8%	235 (68.5%)	4 (1.2%)	79 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	22 (6.4%)	45.7	393^rd of 686 public elementary schools	42.7%		41.7	413^th of 680 public elementary schools	39.3%	20	40.6	29.6	13.2		65.9	57.8	60.0	69.2		$9,667	$1,595	$8,073
Mitchell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Noccalula Rd	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	No	(256) 546-2711	262	18	14.8	59.2%	163 (62.2%)	50 (19.1%)	26 (9.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.6%)	70.9	190^th of 686 public elementary schools	72.3%		71.4	184^th of 680 public elementary schools	72.9%	6	47.7	58.5	37.5		58.5	75.0	70.7	84.4		$8,237	$807	$7,413
Thompson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	236 Goldenrod Ave	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-7011	288	14	20.2	81.3%	50 (17.4%)	179 (62.2%)	40 (13.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.2%)	11.8	626^th of 686 public elementary schools	8.7%		16.5	572^nd of 680 public elementary schools	15.9%	54	14.0	4.9	20.0		22.0	34.9	31.7	53.3		$11,365	$3,097	$8,253
Floyd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Black Creek Rd	Gadsden	35904	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-0836	384	16	23.8	82.0%	71 (18.5%)	164 (42.7%)	129 (33.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	9.5	644^th of 686 public elementary schools	6.1%		10.7	631^st of 680 public elementary schools	7.2%	13	20.3	9.8	7.8		21.6	44.9	23.5	40.6		$9,258	$2,678	$6,563
Therapeutic Academic Program	Public	1-5	201 College St	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	No	(256) 549-2961																			(n/a)
Crossville Elementary School	Public	K-3	15755 AL Hwy 68	Crossville	35962	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 925-0300	658	43	15.3	87.4%	97 (14.7%)	1 (0.2%)	545 (82.8%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)								(n/a)	25.6					28.3				$10,892	$1,939	$8,936

Frequently Asked Questions about Duck Springs Elementary School

How many students attend Duck Springs Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 207 students attended Duck Springs Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Duck Springs Elementary School?

Students at Duck Springs Elementary School are 78% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is Duck Springs Elementary School in?

Etowah County

What schools do graduates of Duck Springs Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Duck Springs Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sardis Middle School
High : Sardis High School

Is Duck Springs Elementary School a good school?

Duck Springs Elementary School ranks 421^st of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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