Commerce

Commerce has three public schools serving prekindergarten through Grade 12: Alexander Elementary (PK–5), Commerce Middle (6–8) and Commerce High (9–12), with 837 students combined. The clearest area-wide concern is math: the schools’ equal-weight average was 11% proficient in 2025–2026, 14 percentage points below the state’s 25%.

There is no single school leading in every subject. Commerce Middle had the area’s strongest all-grade math and science results, at 18% and 29%; its science score was just 1 point below the state, while math was 7 points below. Commerce High led in ELA, with 28% proficient—2 points above the state—but had the lowest math and science results, at 4% and 9%. Alexander Elementary scored 12% in math and 22% in science, respectively 6 and 7 points below the average of the other two schools. High also recorded 37% in U.S. History, 4 points below the state; it is the only school with a reported result in that subject.

Recent results show different directions by school: Alexander declined in ELA, math and science from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while Middle improved 8 points in math and 7 in science. High’s ELA was nearly unchanged, math and science fell, and U.S. History rose 10 points. Across the schools, average ELA and science results declined, while the math gap to the state remained 14 points. SchoolDigger gives all three schools one star for 2025–2026; their statewide percentiles are 15 for Alexander, 27 for Middle and 24 for High. All reported free/reduced lunch eligible shares for 2024–2025: 88% at Alexander, 83% at Middle and 77% at High. These results are all-grade comparisons across schools serving different grades.