Summary:
The 35967 zip code area is home to 4 elementary schools serving students from grades K-8: Wills Valley Elementary School, Little Ridge Intermediate School, Ruhuma Junior High School, and Williams Avenue Elementary School. These schools serve the Fort Payne City and DeKalb County districts.
Among the schools, Little Ridge Intermediate School stands out with the highest enrollment of 755 students and relatively strong performance in English Language Arts, outpacing district and state averages. However, its math proficiency rates are more mixed, with 3rd and 5th grade performing better than the district and state, while 4th grade lags behind. In contrast, Ruhuma Junior High School has the lowest enrollment of 163 students and significantly lower proficiency rates in both math and English Language Arts compared to the district and state averages across most grade levels.
All four schools serve economically disadvantaged communities, with high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 72.87% at Wills Valley Elementary School to 79.75% at Ruhuma Junior High School. The differences in per-student spending, from $9,533 at Williams Avenue Elementary School to $12,393 at Ruhuma Junior High School, may contribute to the observed performance disparities between the schools.
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