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Fort Payne Career Academy

Public Grades 9-12

344^th

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of 386 Alabama High Schools

Better than 11% of Alabama high schools

Students ?

n/a

Student/teacher ratio ?

1700 Williams Ave NE
Fort Payne, AL 35967-3369

(256) 845-0626

District: Fort Payne City

Racial breakdown:

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!Test scores below the Alabama average (10% vs 32% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!English scores 26 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school10%

District avg30%

Alabama avg32%

344^th of 386

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 11%

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SchoolDigger rating ?

64^th of 140Fort Payne City among Alabama districts

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)

English Language Learner (2026)18th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)11th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile~ school

White (2026)7th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science16%-21 vs state

English8%-26 vs state

Mathematics7%-20 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 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fort Payne Career Academy	Public	9-12	1700 Williams Ave NE	Fort Payne	35967	DeKalb County	Fort Payne City	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(256) 845-0626	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	14.3	344^th of 386 public high schools	10.9%					(n/a)	7.3	15.6	8.1
Alternative School	Public	5-12	155 20th Street NE	Fort Payne	35967	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	No	(256) 845-3711																			(n/a)
Fort Payne High School	Public	9-12	201 45th St NE	Fort Payne	35967	DeKalb County	Fort Payne City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 845-0535	1,106	66	16.7	62.2%	503 (45.5%)	34 (3.1%)	522 (47.2%)	12 (1.1%)	11 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.2%)	78	69^th of 386 public high schools	82.1%		58.5	140^th of 374 public high schools	62.6%	71	35.4	47.5	37.6	$9,252	$1,129	$8,066
Dekalb Technical Center	Public	10-12	409 Main St E	Rainsville	35986	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	No	(256) 638-4421																			(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Fort Payne Career Academy

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Fort Payne City

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Fort Payne Career Academy ranks in the bottom 10.9% of Alabama high schools.

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Students at Fort Payne Career Academy are .

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In the 2024-25 school year, 0 students attended Fort Payne Career Academy.

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2025–26 Summative Assessment scoresAug 14, 2026

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