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Little Ridge Intermediate School

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Little Ridge Intermediate School ranks 286 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

286^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Little Ridge Intermediate School in Fort Payne, AL, serves 792 students in grades 3-5 and is part of the highly-rated Fort Payne City district, which holds a 4-star rating. The school itself has earned a consistent 3-star rating, placing it in the middle-to-upper tier of Alabama elementary schools. About 64% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the school has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.

Little Ridge shows several notable strengths. The school excels with Hispanic students, ranking 23rd out of 90 schools statewide (74th percentile) and earning a 4-star rating—a dramatic jump from the previous year. It also performs exceptionally well with Native American students, consistently earning 4-star ratings. Academically, 5th grade English proficiency reached 72.31%, surpassing the state average, and 3rd grade math (51.64%) significantly outpaced the state. The school has shown strong improvement in 5th grade English, rising from 55.37% to 72.31% over three years. However, there are areas of concern: female students consistently underperform their male peers, and Special Education students, while improving from the 22nd to 45th percentile, still lag behind state averages. Science proficiency (45.99%) also trails the state average, though it improved significantly from the prior year.

Compared to nearby schools, Little Ridge is a solid performer. It far outpaces Rosalie Elementary School and Macedonia School in Jackson County, both of which hold 2-star ratings and show much lower math proficiency. However, Dutton Elementary School stands out as the regional exception, earning 4-star ratings with stronger math scores. Within its own district, Wills Valley Elementary School serves younger grades with a lower student-teacher ratio. Chronic absenteeism at Little Ridge (11.8%) is below the state average and has improved significantly from 16.1% two years ago, indicating successful efforts to boost attendance.

792

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,997

Per pupil spending ?

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: Holding steady — 59th percentile in 2023 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Alabama median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg55%

Alabama avg53%

286^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▬ steady since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

64^th of 140Fort 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
2026	58.5	286 of 686	58.3%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	52.2	53 of 143	62.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	52.1	319 of 651	51.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	65.5	23 of 90	74.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	53.2	306 of 667	54.1%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	62.3	244 of 659	63.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	41.7	220 of 403	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	60.6	178 of 501	64.5%	★★★☆☆
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)

Hispanic (2026)74th percentile+16 vs school

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

White (2026)64th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)63rd percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)63rd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)51st percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)45th percentile-13 vs school

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

Homeless (2024)17th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English66%~ state avg

Mathematics47%+5 vs state

Science46%-4 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 (2023)
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 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%)	58.5	286^th of 686 public elementary schools	58.3%		53.3	330^th of 680 public elementary schools	51.5%	44	51.6	40.8	48.5				46.0		61.6	64.8	72.3				$9,997	$2,157	$7,810
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)															$12,061	$3,049	$8,981
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%)	41.9	415^th of 686 public elementary schools	39.5%		26.6	499^th of 680 public elementary schools	26.6%	84	33.3	41.2	38.9	16.7	5.3	25.0	29.4	25.0	50.0	58.8	61.1	72.2	42.1	41.7	$16,454	$5,765	$10,660
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%)	70.7	193^rd of 686 public elementary schools	71.9%		62.1	254^th of 680 public elementary schools	62.6%	61	90.0	52.8	41.7	56.3	54.2	42.9	36.1	57.1	76.7	66.7	79.2	62.5	54.2	57.1	$18,140	$5,095	$12,575
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%)	41.5	420^th of 686 public elementary schools	38.8%		45.3	387^th of 680 public elementary schools	43.1%	33	22.7	22.2	6.7	41.7	45.5	21.1	44.4	52.6	66.7	59.3	66.7	58.3	63.6	57.9	$16,380	$4,315	$12,055
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%)	83.7	97^th of 686 public elementary schools	85.9%		84.4	89^th of 680 public elementary schools	86.9%	8	50.0	65.2	60.0	53.9	30.8	66.7	78.3	75.0	77.3	78.3	85.0	76.9	61.5	91.7	$13,311	$2,875	$10,426
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%)	51.7	344^th of 686 public elementary schools	49.9%		39.9	424^th of 680 public elementary schools	37.6%	80	20.0	41.7		27.3			58.3		50.0	66.7		81.8			$16,006	$3,903	$12,095

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 286^th of 686 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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2019–20 through 2022–23 school spending dataNewOct 6, 2026

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2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 27, 2025

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