Summary:
Zip code 36310 in Abbeville, Alabama, is served by two schools within the Henry County district: Abbeville Elementary School (grades PK-6) and Abbeville High School (grades 7-12), together enrolling about 604 students in a predominantly low-income community where 75-81% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Both schools face significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates running 15 to 30 percentage points below state averages in nearly every subject and grade. The most alarming figures include a 5.56% proficiency rate in 6th grade math at the elementary school and a 0% proficiency rate in 8th grade math at the high school. High school 11th grade English is also critically low at just 5.41%. However, English performance is relatively stronger than math overall, with 5th grade English reaching 51.28% proficiency—the highest score in the dataset. The high school maintains a solid 92% graduation rate, slightly above the state average, and both schools offer favorable student-teacher ratios (11:1 at the high school, 12.4:1 at the elementary school). Chronic absenteeism is a notable concern at the high school (15.6%, well above the state's 12.0%), while the elementary school's rate (10.0%) is actually below the state average.
Comparing the two schools, the elementary school shows slightly better academic performance and attendance, while the high school struggles more with engagement and subject proficiency. Both schools have improved their state rankings slightly over the past two years, and per-student spending ($10,642-$11,616) is reasonable. The district as a whole outperforms these two schools by 20-40 percentage points, indicating school-specific challenges rather than district-wide issues. For parents, the key takeaway is that while resources and graduation rates are positive, urgent intervention is needed in math at multiple grade levels, high school English, and addressing high school absenteeism to close the substantial achievement gap.
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