Summary:
Zip code 35136 in Rockford, Alabama, is served by a single high school, Central High School, which enrolls 354 students in grades 7 through 12 within the Coosa County school district.
Central High School is a small, rural school where about two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and per-student spending is $11,807. The school’s state ranking has been volatile, jumping from 263rd in 2023-2024 to 169th in 2024-2025 (a top-half finish), then falling back to 263rd in 2025-2026. While the district itself ranks in the bottom 17% of Alabama districts, Central High School’s own ranking is notably better, suggesting it is one of the stronger schools in its district. The graduation rate is 87.1%, about 4 points below the state average, but chronic absenteeism at 11.2% is actually below the state average of 12.0%, indicating that attendance is not the primary issue.
Academically, the school faces significant challenges, especially in math, where proficiency rates range from just 6.12% in 8th grade to 12.5% in 11th grade—all far below state averages. The most striking deficit is in 8th-grade science, where only 14.29% of students are proficient versus 54.12% statewide, a nearly 40-point gap. English performance is relatively stronger, though it also declined sharply in 11th grade, dropping from 42.11% proficiency (above the state average) in 2024-2025 to just 24.07% in 2025-2026. With only about 59 students per grade, the school’s small size may limit course offerings and specialized instruction. Overall, Central High School shows pockets of promise but struggles with consistency and systemic underperformance in core subjects, particularly math and science.
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