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Section High School

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
260th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 686 Alabama Alternative Schools
Better than 62% of Alabama alternative schools
Summary

Section High School is a small, rural K-12 school in Section, Alabama, serving about 503 students as part of the Jackson County school district. The school stands out for its exceptional early elementary math instruction, with 3rd-grade math proficiency at 75.86%—more than 30 points above the state average and the highest among all nearby schools, including Skyline High School and Woodville High School. Third-grade English is similarly strong at 82.76%, well above district and state averages.

However, the school shows a notable pattern of early strength followed by a dip in later grades. While 11th-grade math proficiency (32.61%) is actually the highest among comparable area schools and above the state average, 11th-grade English proficiency (22.22%) is the lowest among nearby schools and more than 11 points below the state average. This is a sharp contrast to the strong English performance in grades 3 through 8, where Section consistently exceeds state averages. On a positive note, 8th-grade science proficiency (66.67%) is a bright spot, ranking among the best in the area and well above the state average of 54.12%.

One area of concern is chronic absenteeism, which sits at 19.1%—the highest among all nearby schools and significantly above both the district (12.7%) and state (12.0%) averages. This likely contributes to the school's graduation rate of 93.6%, which, while above the state average, is the lowest among its peers. On the plus side, Section offers a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1, the lowest in the area, and spends a competitive $9,937 per student. With a declining rate of economic disadvantage (58.45% free/reduced lunch, down from 65.38%), the school has solid resources and early-grade foundations to build upon, but addressing attendance and high school English outcomes will be key to improving overall student success.

503
Students ?
15.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,937
Per pupil spending ?
58.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 141 AL Highway 71
       Section, AL  35771

(256) 228-6718

District: Jackson County

Racial breakdown:

White:
72.4%
American Indian:
18.3%
Hispanic:
5.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2023 → 68th in 2026
Strengths
Test scores above the Alabama average (51% vs 46% meeting standards)
Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2023
Above the Alabama median (62nd percentile)
Worth a look
!High chronic absenteeism (19% vs 12% Alabama)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school51%
District avg49%
Alabama avg46%
Elementary school
260th of 686
Alabama public elementary schools ?
Top 38%▲ up 15 pts since 2016
From bottom 47% (2016) to top 38% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
96th of 449
Alabama public middle schools ?
Top 21%▲ up 45 pts since 2016
From bottom 33% (2016) to top 21% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
124th of 386
Alabama public high schools ?
Top 32%▲ up 10 pts since 2016
From top 42% (2016) to top 32% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 5Alternative Schools in the Jackson County
50th of 140Jackson 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202662.3260 of 68662.1%★★★☆☆
202558.7289 of 68057.5%★★★☆☆
202448.2366 of 68446.5%★★☆☆☆
202346.7365 of 68046.3%★★☆☆☆
202254.4319 of 68753.6%★★★☆☆
202138.0439 of 69236.6%★★☆☆☆
201952.3335 of 68150.8%★★★☆☆
201869.0203 of 68070.1%★★★★☆
201750.2358 of 68848.0%★★☆☆☆
201647.5368 of 69146.7%★★☆☆☆
201551.9321 of 69153.5%★★★☆☆
201452.3334 of 69551.9%★★★☆☆
201372.2140 of 69679.9%★★★★☆
201274.8137 of 69680.3%★★★★☆
201173.0152 of 70978.6%★★★★☆
201068.8196 of 70472.2%★★★★☆
200953.3357 of 69648.7%★★☆☆☆
200854.4331 of 69852.6%★★★☆☆
200756.7335 of 69852.0%★★★☆☆
200668.8174 of 68974.7%★★★★☆
200577.3106 of 68884.6%★★★★☆
200460.2243 of 62361.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202652.2317 of 65151.3%★★★☆☆
202545.4372 of 64942.7%★★☆☆☆
202434.7445 of 65031.5%★★☆☆☆
202331.8449 of 64530.4%★★☆☆☆
202239.5408 of 65637.8%★★☆☆☆
202144.7364 of 65644.5%★★☆☆☆
201965.1203 of 64668.6%★★★☆☆
201865.4205 of 64068.0%★★★☆☆
201738.4420 of 63934.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202645.1388 of 66741.8%★★☆☆☆
202563.1219 of 66066.8%★★★☆☆
202446.0372 of 67044.5%★★☆☆☆
202329.9457 of 62326.6%★☆☆☆☆
202258.7259 of 65160.2%★★★☆☆
202136.1433 of 65333.7%★★☆☆☆
201960.6236 of 64963.6%★★★☆☆
201884.261 of 65190.6%★★★★★
201746.1324 of 56742.9%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202668.9192 of 65970.9%★★★★☆
202564.8231 of 65164.5%★★★☆☆
202456.1293 of 65555.3%★★★☆☆
202354.2296 of 64954.4%★★★☆☆
202249.3342 of 66948.9%★★☆☆☆
202127.3483 of 66927.8%★☆☆☆☆
201945.1376 of 65042.2%★★☆☆☆
201866.3214 of 65067.1%★★★☆☆
201758.6265 of 63958.5%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202631.6368 of 50126.5%★☆☆☆☆
202528.9414 of 53222.2%★☆☆☆☆
202433.9376 of 53529.7%★★☆☆☆
202327.0417 of 52821.0%★☆☆☆☆
202234.1373 of 54030.9%★★☆☆☆
202118.2477 of 53911.5%★☆☆☆☆
201926.5437 of 52917.4%★☆☆☆☆
201841.8304 of 50840.2%★★☆☆☆
201728.2285 of 36922.8%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202672.496 of 44978.6%★★★★☆
202560.0151 of 43965.6%★★★☆☆
202453.0191 of 44256.8%★★★☆☆
202337.6278 of 43736.4%★★☆☆☆
202245.7224 of 43248.1%★★☆☆☆
202150.0208 of 44052.7%★★★☆☆
201969.1109 of 43775.1%★★★★☆
201850.4213 of 42349.6%★★★☆☆
201752.1199 of 43253.9%★★★☆☆
201636.2288 of 43233.3%★★☆☆☆
201545.4222 of 43048.4%★★☆☆☆
201465.1123 of 43871.9%★★★★☆
201372.984 of 43680.7%★★★★☆
201255.8215 of 43650.7%★★★☆☆
201158.2194 of 43555.4%★★★☆☆
201047.2252 of 43542.1%★★☆☆☆
200974.475 of 42582.4%★★★★☆
200870.393 of 41777.7%★★★★☆
200767.0126 of 41269.4%★★★☆☆
200660.6143 of 40965.0%★★★☆☆
200558.2159 of 41561.7%★★★☆☆
200473.781 of 40780.1%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202650.0208 of 42751.3%★★★☆☆
202554.0178 of 41557.1%★★★☆☆
202453.7179 of 42658.0%★★★☆☆
202340.1256 of 41738.6%★★☆☆☆
202238.6259 of 42338.8%★★☆☆☆
202164.4110 of 41573.5%★★★★☆
201969.891 of 39977.2%★★★★☆
201846.1220 of 39243.9%★★☆☆☆
201754.4160 of 38057.9%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202664.6115 of 43873.7%★★★★☆
202567.1106 of 42875.2%★★★★☆
202441.8254 of 43741.9%★★☆☆☆
202262.5119 of 42171.7%★★★★☆
202164.0117 of 41571.8%★★★★☆
201992.810 of 39697.5%★★★★★
201863.7132 of 39666.7%★★★☆☆
201748.1174 of 34950.1%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202683.651 of 42688.0%★★★★☆
202559.8139 of 42267.1%★★★☆☆
202449.4195 of 42854.4%★★★☆☆
202325.6328 of 41921.7%★☆☆☆☆
202238.3263 of 42738.4%★★☆☆☆
202132.5292 of 41830.1%★★☆☆☆
201966.1109 of 39972.7%★★★★☆
201854.9170 of 39757.2%★★★☆☆
201747.4197 of 38048.2%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202643.3193 of 35946.2%★★☆☆☆
202541.3216 of 37742.7%★★☆☆☆
202437.1237 of 37336.5%★★☆☆☆
202315.6341 of 3707.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202220.6325 of 37613.6%★☆☆☆☆
202132.5254 of 36931.2%★★☆☆☆
201947.5156 of 34354.5%★★★☆☆
201826.6260 of 33121.5%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202660.5124 of 38667.9%★★★☆☆
202554.6156 of 37458.3%★★★☆☆
202457.2136 of 37864.0%★★★☆☆
202350.8153 of 37158.8%★★★☆☆
202236.6222 of 36739.5%★★☆☆☆
202137.3226 of 37139.1%★★☆☆☆
201945.7208 of 36643.2%★★☆☆☆
201839.6219 of 35638.5%★★☆☆☆
201732.2242 of 35331.4%★★☆☆☆
201654.8149 of 35157.5%★★★☆☆
201573.967 of 35381.0%★★★★☆
201460.4126 of 35864.8%★★★☆☆
201353.3199 of 35844.4%★★☆☆☆
201254.3189 of 35847.2%★★☆☆☆
201157.1163 of 36054.7%★★★☆☆
201029.6295 of 35817.6%★☆☆☆☆
200954.7169 of 35752.7%★★★☆☆
200862.4123 of 35965.7%★★★☆☆
200755.0180 of 35849.7%★★★☆☆
200662.2127 of 35764.4%★★★☆☆
200574.056 of 35984.4%★★★★☆
200472.562 of 35782.6%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202655.0157 of 37758.4%★★★☆☆
202539.8198 of 35944.8%★★☆☆☆
202454.0143 of 36660.9%★★★☆☆
202343.2186 of 35848.0%★★☆☆☆
202229.2260 of 36729.2%★☆☆☆☆
202154.7143 of 35960.2%★★★☆☆
201952.2171 of 35451.7%★★★☆☆
201825.1264 of 34723.9%★☆☆☆☆
201732.0237 of 34330.9%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202670.972 of 38381.2%★★★★☆
202534.8231 of 36737.1%★★☆☆☆
202468.687 of 37576.8%★★★★☆
202354.2134 of 34961.6%★★★☆☆
202227.1269 of 36125.5%★☆☆☆☆
202135.7231 of 36136.0%★★☆☆☆
201987.034 of 35890.5%★★★★★
201836.1226 of 34935.2%★★☆☆☆
201729.0232 of 31526.3%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202663.0113 of 38070.3%★★★★☆
202565.3105 of 36371.1%★★★★☆
202456.7141 of 36861.7%★★★☆☆
202354.1135 of 35862.3%★★★☆☆
202242.9190 of 36648.1%★★☆☆☆
202126.9271 of 36626.0%★☆☆☆☆
201942.2206 of 35742.3%★★☆☆☆
201854.6162 of 35053.7%★★★☆☆
201731.3236 of 33930.4%★★☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202572.613 of 5777.2%★★★★☆
202465.417 of 5569.1%★★★★☆
202334.329 of 4535.6%★★☆☆☆
202255.013 of 4067.5%★★★☆☆
202176.611 of 4072.5%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202627.1239 of 32025.3%★☆☆☆☆
202537.4193 of 32540.6%★★☆☆☆
202441.9169 of 32548.0%★★☆☆☆
202343.6157 of 31750.5%★★★☆☆
202219.6280 of 32614.1%★☆☆☆☆
202117.0284 of 31911.0%★☆☆☆☆
201927.6234 of 31325.2%★☆☆☆☆
20189.2283 of 3005.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20178.8225 of 2302.2%☆☆☆☆☆
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
Male (2026)71st percentile+9 vs school
Female (2026)51st percentile-11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile-20 vs school
White (2026)27th percentile-36 vs school
Middle school
Male (2026)88th percentile+9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile-5 vs school
Female (2026)51st percentile-27 vs school
White (2026)46th percentile-32 vs school
High school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile+13 vs school
Native American (2025)77th percentile+19 vs school
Male (2026)70th percentile~ school
Female (2026)58th percentile-10 vs school
White (2026)25th percentile-43 vs school
By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?
English64%+7 vs state
Science53%+6 vs state
Mathematics39%+5 vs state

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Students at Section High School are 72% White, 18% American Indian, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 503 students attended Section High School.

Section High School ranks 260th of 686 Alabama alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 Summative Assessment scoresAug 14, 2026
2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 27, 2025
2024–25 Summative Assessment scoresAug 14, 2025
2021–22 through 2023–24 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 2, 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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