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Little Ridge Intermediate School

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Little Ridge Intermediate School ranks 330 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

330^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Little Ridge Intermediate School is a public elementary school in Fort Payne, Alabama, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 755 students. The school is part of the Fort Payne City School District, which is ranked 44 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Little Ridge Intermediate School has consistently ranked in the top half of Alabama elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 282 and 330 out of 680-684 schools over the past 3 years. The school's performance on standardized tests is generally on par with or slightly below the state and district averages, with some notable exceptions. In 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency (45.42%) was on par with the district and state, but its 4th grade math proficiency (37.16%) was lower than the state average (41.76%). However, the school's 5th grade English Language Arts proficiency (71.49%) was higher than the state average (67.41%).

Compared to nearby schools, such as Flat Rock School, Macedonia School, and Rosalie Elementary School in the Jackson County School District, Little Ridge Intermediate School generally outperforms these schools, particularly in English Language Arts. This higher performance may be attributed to the additional resources and support available within the Fort Payne City School District. However, the school's performance for students with special needs is an area of concern, with the school ranking in the bottom quarter of Alabama elementary schools for this subgroup.

792

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

64.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 45th St NE
Fort Payne, AL 35967

(256) 845-0535

District: Fort Payne City

Students who attend Little Ridge Intermediate School usually attend:

Middle:	Fort Payne Middle School
High:	Fort Payne High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.0%

Hispanic:

40.5%

Two or more races:

3.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2023 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Alabama median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2023

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg51%

Alabama avg52%

330^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 7 pts since 2023

From top 41% (2023) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^th of 135Fort Payne City 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
2025	53.3	330 of 680	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	304 of 684	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	282 of 680	58.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	206 of 427	51.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	70 of 142	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	33 of 131	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	53.9	44 of 123	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	46 of 110	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	338 of 649	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.3	322 of 650	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	296 of 645	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	273 of 656	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	95 of 206	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	83 of 196	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	83 of 184	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	74 of 175	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	30.5	15 of 18	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	341 of 660	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.1	310 of 670	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	324 of 623	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.9	195 of 651	70.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	296 of 651	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	271 of 655	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	252 of 649	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.5	192 of 669	71.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	55 of 97	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	46 of 82	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.8	29 of 70	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	16 of 53	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	61.0	17 of 59	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	48.5	26 of 57	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	26 of 65	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	315 of 403	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	303 of 395	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.2	151 of 373	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	129 of 345	62.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	301 of 532	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	281 of 535	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.1	252 of 528	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	185 of 540	65.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Native American (2025)70th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile~ school

African American (2025)52nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)51st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)43rd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-30 vs school

Homeless (2024)17th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English66%~ state avg

Mathematics41%~ state avg

Science35%-8 vs state

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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 Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Little Ridge Intermediate School	Public	3-5	201 45th St NE	Fort Payne	35967	DeKalb County	Fort Payne City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 845-0535	792	49	16.1	64.1%	404 (51.0%)	25 (3.2%)	321 (40.5%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.8%)	53.3	330^th of 680 public elementary schools	51.5%		56.1	304^th of 684 public elementary schools	55.6%	26	45.4	37.2	41.8				34.8		60.6	66.3	71.5
Wills Valley Elementary School	Public	K-2	4111 Williams Ave NE	Fort Payne	35967	DeKalb County	Fort Payne City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 845-3201	738	55	13.4	66.0%	364 (49.3%)	20 (2.7%)	315 (42.7%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.9%)								(n/a)															$9,874	$1,689	$8,162
Ruhuma Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	3371 County Road 81	Fort Payne	35967	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 845-3377	175	12	14.7	67.4%	122 (69.7%)	1 (0.6%)	15 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	26.6	499^th of 680 public elementary schools	26.6%		26.6	506^th of 684 public elementary schools	26.0%	7	21.1	33.3	28.6	18.8	18.8	10.5	19.1	10.5	42.1	38.1	76.2	31.3	31.3	57.9	$12,393	$2,357	$10,020
Henagar Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	85 Woodview Rd	Henagar	35978	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 657-4483	261	20	12.8	61.7%	207 (79.3%)	2 (0.8%)	25 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62.1	254^th of 680 public elementary schools	62.6%		40	433^rd of 684 public elementary schools	36.7%	179	88.2	40.6	33.3	59.3	40.0	33.3	31.3	33.3	79.4	74.2	60.0	50.0	46.7	50.0	$11,385	$1,971	$9,397
Rosalie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	162 County Road 355	Pisgah	35765	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 451-3616	173	8	21.8	59.5%	127 (73.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.4%)	2 (1.2%)	29 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	45.3	387^th of 680 public elementary schools	43.1%		46.6	379^th of 684 public elementary schools	44.6%	8	37.5	7.1	36.4	27.3	10.0	25.0	35.7	43.8	66.7	38.5	90.9	63.6	55.0	75.0	$11,068	$2,059	$8,995
Dutton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	180 Main St	Dutton	35744	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 228-4265	201	13	16.0	64.2%	143 (71.1%)	1 (0.5%)	23 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	84.4	89^th of 680 public elementary schools	86.9%		80.6	117^th of 684 public elementary schools	82.9%	28	47.8	68.8	60.0	57.1	46.2	50.0	68.8	22.7	82.6	87.5	92.0	64.3	76.9	59.1	$11,262	$1,816	$9,433
Macedonia School	Public	PK, KG-8	196 County Road 49	Section	35771	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 228-4483	138	7	19.7	52.2%	111 (80.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	39.9	424^th of 680 public elementary schools	37.6%		51.5	334^th of 684 public elementary schools	51.2%	90	25.0		18.2		16.7	17.7		41.2	53.9		90.9		75.0	58.8	$11,737	$2,181	$9,542
Flat Rock School	Public	PK, KG-6	788 County Road 326	Flat Rock	35966	Jackson County	Jackson County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 632-2323	80	8	10.6	50.0%	61 (76.3%)	2 (2.5%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65.5	227^th of 680 public elementary schools	66.6%					(n/a)	46.7			38.5					80.0			61.5			$11,450	$1,548	$9,888

Frequently Asked Questions about Little Ridge Intermediate School

What district is Little Ridge Intermediate School in?

Fort Payne City

Is Little Ridge Intermediate School a good school?

Little Ridge Intermediate School ranks 330^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Little Ridge Intermediate School?

Students at Little Ridge Intermediate School are 51% White, 41% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Little Ridge Intermediate School attend?

Students who attend Little Ridge Intermediate School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fort Payne Middle School
High : Fort Payne High School

How many students attend Little Ridge Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 792 students attended Little Ridge Intermediate School.

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2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 27, 2025

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2016–17 through 2018–19 dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 7, 2024

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.

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