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Alabama Connections Academy

Public, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12
608th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 680 Alabama Alternative Schools
Better than 11% of Alabama alternative schools
Summary

Alabama Connections Academy is a public virtual alternative school serving grades K-12 in Athens, Alabama, with a large student population of 7,245. The school is part of the Limestone County school district, which is ranked 75th out of 135 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Alabama Connections Academy has maintained high 4-year graduation rates, ranging from 87.6% to 90.0% over the past few years, the school has seen concerning trends in other areas. Its dropout rates have fluctuated between 5.4% and 9.4%, which is higher than the nearby Sparkman Ninth Grade School (5.4%) and Athens Renaissance School (5.6%). Additionally, Alabama Connections Academy has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 0.0% to 17.9% over the past few years, which is notably higher than the 14.8% rate observed at the nearby Sparkman Ninth Grade School and Athens Renaissance School.

Academically, Alabama Connections Academy consistently underperforms the Limestone County and state averages across various grade levels and subject areas, including mathematics, science, and English language arts. For example, in 11th grade mathematics, Alabama Connections Academy had only 8.18% proficiency compared to 12.07% in Limestone County and 23.71% statewide. The school also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 54.27% to 67.7%, which is significantly higher than the nearby Sparkman Ninth Grade School (46.46%) and Athens Renaissance School (28.79%).

7,822
Students ?
953.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
61.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 21465 AL Hwy 99
       Athens, AL  35614

(256) 233-6463

District: Limestone County

Racial breakdown:

White:
61.1%
African American:
25.9%
Hispanic:
6.4%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2022 → 41st in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Alabama average (23% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)
!Graduation rate below the Alabama average (86% vs 92%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school23%
District avg36%
Alabama avg44%
Elementary school
608th of 680
Alabama public elementary schools ?
Bottom 11%▼ down 28 pts since 2019
From bottom 38% (2019) to bottom 11% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
346th of 439
Alabama public middle schools ?
Bottom 21%▼ down 21 pts since 2019
From bottom 42% (2019) to bottom 21% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
220th of 374
Alabama public high schools ?
Bottom 41%▼ down 8 pts since 2019
From bottom 49% (2019) to bottom 41% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Alabama High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
75th of 135Limestone 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
202512.9608 of 68010.6%★☆☆☆☆
202411.0630 of 6847.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.7552 of 68018.8%★☆☆☆☆
202225.1513 of 68725.3%★☆☆☆☆
202159.1265 of 69261.7%★★★☆☆
201942.0420 of 68138.3%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202514.3413 of 4273.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.0404 of 4203.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.9379 of 42711.2%★☆☆☆☆
202230.3306 of 42628.2%★☆☆☆☆
202161.2127 of 42670.2%★★★★☆
201939.2255 of 42640.1%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202512.2599 of 6497.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.0591 of 6509.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.8525 of 64518.6%★☆☆☆☆
202225.7488 of 65625.6%★☆☆☆☆
202152.4311 of 65652.6%★★★☆☆
201941.0417 of 64635.4%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202527.2160 of 20622.3%★☆☆☆☆
202420.4178 of 1969.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202330.9136 of 18426.1%★☆☆☆☆
202245.998 of 17544.0%★★☆☆☆
202170.531 of 16481.1%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202511.8627 of 6605.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.6651 of 6702.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.0567 of 6239.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202223.7517 of 65120.6%★☆☆☆☆
202156.4280 of 65357.1%★★★☆☆
201944.9375 of 64942.2%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202514.7573 of 65112.0%★☆☆☆☆
202410.3614 of 6556.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.5539 of 64916.9%★☆☆☆☆
202224.8504 of 66924.7%★☆☆☆☆
202163.2223 of 66966.7%★★★☆☆
201944.1386 of 65040.6%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202511.194 of 973.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.480 of 822.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.265 of 707.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.159 of 647.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202267.512 of 6581.5%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202528.5312 of 40322.6%★☆☆☆☆
202425.6312 of 39521.0%★☆☆☆☆
202335.8248 of 37333.5%★★☆☆☆
202241.5187 of 34545.8%★★☆☆☆
202141.6208 of 39847.7%★★☆☆☆
201925.8321 of 39218.1%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
20256.4517 of 5322.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.5521 of 5352.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.8500 of 5285.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.5495 of 5408.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202148.4257 of 53952.3%★★★☆☆
201936.7360 of 52931.9%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202521.6346 of 43921.2%★☆☆☆☆
202421.1354 of 44219.9%★☆☆☆☆
202328.3328 of 43724.9%★☆☆☆☆
202235.4289 of 43233.1%★★☆☆☆
202150.9203 of 44053.9%★★★☆☆
201945.0253 of 43742.1%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202528.1198 of 25923.6%★☆☆☆☆
202425.0221 of 26917.8%★☆☆☆☆
202331.4184 of 26330.0%★★☆☆☆
202238.3154 of 27143.2%★★☆☆☆
202143.6118 of 26655.6%★★★☆☆
201950.6104 of 25258.7%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202540.363 of 11746.2%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202520.7344 of 41517.1%★☆☆☆☆
202420.7345 of 42619.0%★☆☆☆☆
202327.5318 of 41723.7%★☆☆☆☆
202235.7277 of 42334.5%★★☆☆☆
202144.3229 of 41544.8%★★☆☆☆
201940.5259 of 39935.1%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202540.291 of 17347.4%★★☆☆☆
202433.8107 of 16434.8%★★☆☆☆
202329.4113 of 16631.9%★★☆☆☆
202247.979 of 15749.7%★★★☆☆
202165.337 of 15476.0%★★★★☆
201981.112 of 12490.3%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202520.0363 of 42815.2%★☆☆☆☆
202419.3367 of 43716.0%★☆☆☆☆
202326.4321 of 41021.7%★☆☆☆☆
202233.7297 of 42129.5%★☆☆☆☆
202152.2186 of 41555.2%★★★☆☆
201950.0199 of 39649.7%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202522.4331 of 42221.6%★☆☆☆☆
202421.8343 of 42819.9%★☆☆☆☆
202329.4311 of 41925.8%★☆☆☆☆
202233.9290 of 42732.1%★★☆☆☆
202155.6159 of 41862.0%★★★☆☆
201948.7212 of 39946.9%★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202513.240 of 437.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202522.180 of 9213.0%★☆☆☆☆
202412.775 of 783.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202330.450 of 7230.6%★★☆☆☆
202230.745 of 6025.0%★☆☆☆☆
201918.444 of 464.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202534.341 of 6637.9%★★☆☆☆
202424.253 of 6923.2%★☆☆☆☆
202354.624 of 6160.7%★★★☆☆
202250.329 of 6555.4%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202532.6195 of 27128.0%★☆☆☆☆
202438.8157 of 28144.1%★★☆☆☆
202344.1124 of 28155.9%★★★☆☆
202249.4100 of 25660.9%★★★☆☆
202157.572 of 27473.7%★★★★☆
201940.6144 of 25443.3%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202513.5351 of 3776.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.1340 of 3738.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202321.1324 of 37012.4%★☆☆☆☆
202228.9275 of 37626.9%★☆☆☆☆
202149.6158 of 36957.2%★★★☆☆
201934.6230 of 34332.9%★★☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202537.3220 of 37441.2%★★☆☆☆
202443.0211 of 37844.2%★★☆☆☆
202328.6262 of 37129.4%★☆☆☆☆
202257.4128 of 36765.1%★★★☆☆
202147.6175 of 37152.8%★★★☆☆
201951.8186 of 36649.2%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202551.275 of 22867.1%★★★☆☆
202455.773 of 23168.4%★★★☆☆
202336.4135 of 22439.7%★★☆☆☆
202263.845 of 22279.7%★★★★☆
202133.5155 of 22832.0%★★☆☆☆
201954.585 of 22462.1%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202532.5229 of 35936.2%★★☆☆☆
202440.0210 of 36642.6%★★☆☆☆
202321.9280 of 35821.8%★☆☆☆☆
202248.1174 of 36752.6%★★★☆☆
202143.2197 of 35945.1%★★☆☆☆
201945.3207 of 35441.5%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202559.651 of 14264.1%★★★☆☆
202438.774 of 13946.8%★★☆☆☆
202344.559 of 12251.6%★★★☆☆
202275.424 of 11478.9%★★★★☆
202156.836 of 11368.1%★★★★☆
201941.652 of 10349.5%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202541.3204 of 36744.4%★★☆☆☆
202451.9153 of 37559.2%★★★☆☆
202332.1230 of 34934.1%★★☆☆☆
202265.693 of 36174.2%★★★★☆
202155.0141 of 36160.9%★★★☆☆
201938.2221 of 35838.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202541.5201 of 36344.6%★★☆☆☆
202444.6198 of 36846.2%★★☆☆☆
202340.8193 of 35846.1%★★☆☆☆
202267.197 of 36673.5%★★★★☆
202147.4175 of 36652.2%★★★☆☆
201954.0167 of 35753.2%★★★☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202539.521 of 2927.6%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202539.739 of 6640.9%★★☆☆☆
202438.333 of 5641.1%★★☆☆☆
202318.339 of 4513.3%★☆☆☆☆
202238.426 of 4035.0%★★☆☆☆
202137.826 of 4339.5%★★☆☆☆
201974.112 of 3767.6%★★★★☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202554.020 of 5764.9%★★★☆☆
202428.441 of 5525.5%★☆☆☆☆
202245.319 of 4052.5%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202526.8152 of 19421.6%★☆☆☆☆
202456.062 of 19868.7%★★★☆☆
202372.831 of 18283.0%★★★★☆
202263.650 of 16970.4%★★★★☆
202131.3138 of 19629.6%★★☆☆☆
201928.3131 of 17123.4%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankAlabama percentileRating
202526.4239 of 32526.5%★☆☆☆☆
202430.6226 of 32530.5%★★☆☆☆
202319.8262 of 31717.4%★☆☆☆☆
202247.7146 of 32655.2%★★★☆☆
202136.3198 of 31937.9%★★☆☆☆
201932.9212 of 31332.3%★★☆☆☆
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
Native American (2022)82nd percentile+56 vs school
Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+12 vs school
Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+12 vs school
Male (2025)12th percentile~ school
Female (2025)8th percentile-3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile-6 vs school
African American (2025)3rd percentile-7 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)3rd percentile-7 vs school
White (2025)3rd percentile-8 vs school
Middle school
Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+26 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)46th percentile+25 vs school
Native American (2025)38th percentile+17 vs school
Special Education (2025)28th percentile+7 vs school
African American (2025)24th percentile~ school
Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school
Female (2025)17th percentile-4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-6 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)13th percentile-8 vs school
Military Connected (2025)7th percentile-14 vs school
White (2025)7th percentile-14 vs school
High school
African American (2025)67th percentile+26 vs school
Native American (2025)65th percentile+24 vs school
Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+23 vs school
Male (2025)45th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+3 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)41st percentile~ school
Female (2025)36th percentile-5 vs school
Military Connected (2025)28th percentile-14 vs school
White (2025)26th percentile-15 vs school
Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-20 vs school
By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?
English39%-17 vs state
Science22%-17 vs state
Mathematics8%-25 vs state

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Alabama Connections Academy ranks in the bottom 10.6% of Alabama alternative schools.

Students at Alabama Connections Academy are 61% White, 26% African American, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 7,822 students attended Alabama Connections Academy.


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