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Alabama Connections Academy

Q: Is Alabama Connections Academy a good school?

Alabama Connections Academy ranks in the bottom 6.7% of Alabama alternative schools.

Q: How many students attend Alabama Connections Academy?

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

Q: What is the racial makeup of Alabama Connections Academy?

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

Public, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

640^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Alternative Schools

Better than 7% of Alabama alternative schools

Summary

Alabama Connections Academy is a statewide, fully online public virtual school based in Athens, AL, serving grades K-12 through the Limestone County school district, with a large enrollment of 7,822 students.

This virtual academy serves a high-need population, with nearly 62% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch—a rate far higher than nearby Athens Renaissance School (21%) or Renaissance Virtual School (35%). The school reports a 0% chronic absenteeism rate, but this likely reflects how attendance is measured in an online setting rather than true daily engagement. Similarly, no student-teacher ratio is reported, making direct staffing comparisons with traditional schools impossible. On the positive side, the graduation rate has improved steadily from 77.7% in 2021-2022 to 86.2% in 2024-2025, though it still trails the district (89.8%) and state (91.5%) averages.

The most significant concern for parents is academic performance. Test scores are dramatically below district and state averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, 3rd grade math proficiency is just 8.84% compared to the state average of 44.89%, and 8th grade math sits at 3.79% versus 26.36% statewide. English scores are relatively stronger but still lag. When compared to Renaissance Virtual School—another virtual option in the area—Alabama Connections Academy consistently underperforms, with 8th grade science at 24.65% versus 57.38% and 8th grade English at 50.51% versus 70.49%. The smaller virtual school's better outcomes suggest that scale and demographics play a significant role. While the school has made progress in graduating students, the persistently low test scores indicate that families choosing this option should be prepared for the significant challenges their children may face in achieving grade-level proficiency.

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 — 29th percentile in 2023 → 22nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (22% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Alabama average (86% vs 92%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg36%

Alabama avg46%

Elementary school

640^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 32 pts since 2019

From bottom 38% (2019) to bottom 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

363^rd of 443

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 24 pts since 2019

From bottom 42% (2019) to bottom 18% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Alabama Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

298^th of 380

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 28 pts since 2019

From bottom 49% (2019) to bottom 22% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Alabama High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

80^th of 139Limestone 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	9.9	640 of 686	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	608 of 680	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	630 of 684	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	552 of 680	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	513 of 687	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	59.1	265 of 692	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.0	420 of 681	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	421 of 429	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.3	413 of 427	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	404 of 420	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	379 of 427	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	306 of 426	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	61.2	127 of 426	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	39.2	255 of 426	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	10.9	609 of 652	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.2	599 of 649	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	591 of 650	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	525 of 645	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	488 of 656	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.4	311 of 656	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.0	417 of 646	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	160 of 206	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	178 of 196	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	136 of 184	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.9	98 of 175	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.5	31 of 164	81.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	8.6	653 of 668	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.8	627 of 660	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	651 of 670	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	567 of 623	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	517 of 651	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	56.4	280 of 653	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.9	375 of 649	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	625 of 660	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.7	573 of 651	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	614 of 655	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	539 of 649	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	504 of 669	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	63.2	223 of 669	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.1	386 of 650	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	178 of 194	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	94 of 97	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	80 of 82	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	65 of 70	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	59 of 64	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	67.5	12 of 65	81.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	293 of 403	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.5	312 of 403	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	312 of 395	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	248 of 373	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	187 of 345	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	208 of 398	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.8	321 of 392	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	2.3	496 of 500	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.4	517 of 532	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	521 of 535	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	500 of 528	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	495 of 540	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	48.4	257 of 539	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.7	360 of 529	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	363 of 443	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.6	346 of 439	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	354 of 442	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	328 of 437	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	289 of 432	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.9	203 of 440	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.0	253 of 437	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	227 of 266	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.1	198 of 259	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	221 of 269	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	184 of 263	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	154 of 271	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	118 of 266	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	104 of 252	58.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	103 of 103	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	40.3	63 of 117	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	355 of 422	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.7	344 of 415	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	345 of 426	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	318 of 417	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	277 of 423	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	229 of 415	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	259 of 399	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	58.3	27 of 82	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.2	91 of 173	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	107 of 164	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	113 of 166	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	79 of 157	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.3	37 of 154	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	12 of 124	90.3%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	17 of 20	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	375 of 432	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	363 of 428	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	367 of 437	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	321 of 410	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	297 of 421	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.2	186 of 415	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	199 of 396	49.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	20.5	337 of 421	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.4	331 of 422	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	343 of 428	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	311 of 419	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	290 of 427	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.6	159 of 418	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	212 of 399	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	40 of 43	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	19.8	123 of 145	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	80 of 92	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	75 of 78	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	50 of 72	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	45 of 60	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	44 of 46	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	41 of 66	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.2	53 of 69	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.6	24 of 61	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	29 of 65	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	197 of 266	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.6	195 of 271	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.8	157 of 281	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	124 of 281	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	100 of 256	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	72 of 274	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	40.6	144 of 254	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	8.8	348 of 355	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.5	351 of 377	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	340 of 373	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	324 of 370	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	275 of 376	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.6	158 of 369	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.6	230 of 343	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	298 of 380	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.3	220 of 374	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	211 of 378	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	262 of 371	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.4	128 of 367	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.6	175 of 371	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	186 of 366	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	163 of 234	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.2	75 of 228	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.7	73 of 231	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.4	135 of 224	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.8	45 of 222	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	33.5	155 of 228	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.5	85 of 224	62.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	47 of 89	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	307 of 372	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.5	229 of 359	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	210 of 366	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.9	280 of 358	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.1	174 of 367	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.2	197 of 359	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	207 of 354	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	65 of 69	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	59.6	51 of 142	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.7	74 of 139	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	59 of 122	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.4	24 of 114	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	56.8	36 of 113	68.1%	★★★★☆
2019	41.6	52 of 103	49.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	313 of 377	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.3	204 of 367	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.9	153 of 375	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.1	230 of 349	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.6	93 of 361	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	55.0	141 of 361	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.2	221 of 358	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	278 of 375	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.5	201 of 363	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	198 of 368	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	193 of 358	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.1	97 of 366	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	47.4	175 of 366	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	167 of 357	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	8.8	26 of 28	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.5	21 of 29	27.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	86 of 122	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.7	39 of 66	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	33 of 56	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.3	39 of 45	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	26 of 40	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	26 of 43	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.1	12 of 37	67.6%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	20 of 57	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.4	41 of 55	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.3	19 of 40	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	147 of 197	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.8	152 of 194	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.0	62 of 198	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.8	31 of 182	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	50 of 169	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	31.3	138 of 196	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	131 of 171	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	10.4	300 of 316	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.4	239 of 325	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	226 of 325	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.8	262 of 317	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.7	146 of 326	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.3	198 of 319	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	212 of 313	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)27th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+12 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)8th percentile~ school

Female (2026)7th percentile~ school

Male (2026)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)2nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)1st percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2026)67th percentile+49 vs school

Native American (2025)38th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2026)26th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)20th percentile~ school

Female (2026)16th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)15th percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2026)15th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)15th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile-5 vs school

Military Connected (2025)7th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)2nd percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)<1st percentile-18 vs school

High school

Native American (2025)65th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)47th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2026)30th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)30th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)25th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile-5 vs school

Military Connected (2026)7th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)6th percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)5th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English38%-19 vs state

Science21%-25 vs state

Mathematics6%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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 Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th 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	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alabama Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	21465 AL Hwy 99	Athens	35614	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	Yes	No	(256) 233-6463	7,822			61.8%	4,782 (61.1%)	2,022 (25.9%)	504 (6.4%)	46 (0.6%)	94 (1.2%)	5 (0.1%)	369 (4.7%)								(n/a)	8.8	7.3	7.1	4.8	4.4	3.8	7.9	22.7	24.7	17.0	33.7	34.4	49.1	37.1	42.7	50.5	20.5
Athens Renaissance School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	405 South Street East	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Athens City	No	No	Yes	No	(256) 614-3708	606	22	28.0	21.3%	506 (83.5%)	37 (6.1%)	33 (5.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.0%)								(n/a)	19.6	34.8	26.5	23.1	24.5	6.0	20.9	73.9	68.0	32.6	60.7	80.4	79.6	53.9	73.6	70.0	60.5
Renaissance Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	455 US Highway 31 North	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Athens City	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(256) 771-0752	350	8	43.7	34.9%	270 (77.1%)	32 (9.1%)	25 (7.1%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.6%)								(n/a)		5.6	0.0	18.0	2.6	9.8	11.9	38.9	57.4	23.7		38.9	83.3	56.4	56.1	70.5	33.3
Long Term Case	Public, Alternative	K-12	406 2nd Ave SE	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 308-2308																			(n/a)
Sparkman Ninth Grade School	Public, Alternative	9	2680 Jeff Road	Harvest	35749	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	No	(256) 851-4560	621	35	17.8	43.2%	258 (41.5%)	228 (36.7%)	74 (11.9%)	5 (0.8%)	18 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.0%)								(n/a)																		$8,435	$905	$7,489
Austin Junior High School	Public, Alternative	8-9	1625 Danville Road SW	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3060	664	48	13.9	64.6%	170 (25.6%)	197 (29.7%)	256 (38.6%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	29 (4.4%)								(n/a)						23.2			44.8							49.9		$10,858	$1,247	$9,610

Frequently Asked Questions about Alabama Connections Academy

What is the racial makeup of Alabama Connections Academy?

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

How many students attend Alabama Connections Academy?

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

What district is Alabama Connections Academy in?

Limestone County

Is Alabama Connections Academy a good school?

Alabama Connections Academy ranks in the bottom 6.7% of Alabama alternative schools.

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