(WHNT) — The Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) released its report cards for the 2023-24 school year on Friday, giving grades to the state department, school systems, and individual schools.
The grading process for these report cards gives scores in multiple areas including academic achievement, academic growth, progress in English language proficiency, and graduation rates for high schools. The state also graded school quality using indicators for chronic absenteeism and college and career readiness.
News 19 has compiled a list of how each North Alabama school system performed in a few of these categories by county.
Alabama State Department of Education
Overall Grade – 85 B
Academic Achievement – 64.53
Academic Growth – 97.13
Graduation Rate – 90.04
College and Career Readiness – 84.20
Colbert County School Systems
Colbert County Schools
Overall Grade – 82 B
Academic Achievement – 61.18
Academic Growth – 90.23
Graduation Rate – 86.83
College and Career Readiness – 80.84
Muscle Shoals City Schools
Overall Grade – 95 A
Academic Achievement – 84.93
Academic Growth – 100
Graduation Rate – 96.04
College and Career Readiness – 96.53
Sheffield City Schools
Overall Grade – 81 B
Academic Achievement – 52.11
Academic Growth – 89.77
Graduation Rate – 89.83
College and Career Readiness – 89.83
Tuscumbia City Schools
Overall Grade – 87 B
Academic Achievement – 65.42
Academic Growth – 99.20
Graduation Rate – 90
College and Career Readiness – 91.91
DeKalb County School Systems
DeKalb County Schools
Overall Grade – 85 B
Academic Achievement – 60.26
Academic Growth – 93.91
Graduation Rate – 96.93
College and Career Readiness – 88.42
Fort Payne City Schools
Overall Grade – 89 B
Academic Achievement – 67.90
Academic Growth – 94.85
Graduation Rate – 97.73
College and Career Readiness – 98.18
Franklin County School Systems
Franklin County Schools
Overall Grade – 88 B
Academic Achievement – 63.42
Academic Growth – 100
Graduation Rate – 94.85
College and Career Readiness – 89.70
Russellville City Schools
Overall Grade – 90 A
Academic Achievement – 69.53
Academic Growth – 100
Graduation Rate – 94.52
College and Career Readiness – 95.21
Jackson County School Systems
Jackson County Schools
Overall Grade – 86 B
Academic Achievement – 65.40
Academic Growth – 94.55
Graduation Rate – 93.75
College and Career Readiness – 91.07
Scottsboro City Schools
Overall Grade – 88 B
Academic Achievement – 71.71
Academic Growth – 100
Graduation Rate – 93.23
College and Career Readiness – 86.98
Lauderdale County School Systems
Lauderdale County Schools
Overall Grade – 85 B
Academic Achievement – 67.73
Academic Growth – 91.87
Graduation Rate – 95.63
College and Career Readiness – 83.66
Florence City Schools
Overall Grade – 86 B
Academic Achievement – 68.73
Academic Growth – 96.33
Graduation Rate – 94.37
College and Career Readiness – 95.43
Lawrence County School Systems
Lawrence County Schools
Overall Grade – 83 B
Academic Achievement – 56.88
Academic Growth – 94.85
Graduation Rate – 92.76
College and Career Readiness – 82.17
Limestone County School Systems
Limestone County Schools
Overall Grade – 80 B
Academic Achievement – 55.54
Academic Growth – 89.08
Graduation Rate – 89.73
College and Career Readiness – 70.91
Athens City Schools
Overall Grade – 86 B
Academic Achievement – 66.80
Academic Growth – 92.16
Graduation Rate – 92.56
College and Career Readiness – 91.07
Madison County School Systems
Madison County Schools
Overall Grade – 89 B
Academic Achievement – 72.16
Academic Growth – 97.28
Graduation Rate – 94.04
College and Career Readiness – 89.77
Madison City Schools
Overall Grade – 94 A
Academic Achievement – 88.78
Academic Growth – 100
Graduation Rate – 94.91
College and Career Readiness – 87.52
Huntsville City Schools
Overall Grade – 86 B
Academic Achievement – 62.93
Academic Growth – 95.42
Graduation Rate – 93.23
College and Career Readiness – 92.96
Marshall County School Systems
Marshall County Schools
Overall Grade – 85 B
Academic Achievement – 60.72
Academic Growth – 97.81
Graduation Rate – 90.32
College and Career Readiness – 85.14
Arab City Schools
Overall Grade – 95 A
Academic Achievement – 89.83
Academic Growth – 100
Graduation Rate – 94.39
College and Career Readiness – 93.88
Albertville City Schools
Overall Grade – 84 B
Academic Achievement – 57.85
Academic Growth – 98.63
Graduation Rate – 91.71
College and Career Readiness – 86.83
Boaz City Schools
Overall Grade – 87 B
Academic Achievement – 69.29
Academic Growth – 100
Graduation Rate – 92.12
College and Career Readiness – 91.52
Guntersville City Schools
Overall Grade – 87 B
Academic Achievement – 73.27
Academic Growth – 98.37
Graduation Rate – 91.49
College and Career Readiness – 81.56
Morgan County School Systems
Morgan County Schools
Overall Grade – 87 B
Academic Achievement – 68.09
Academic Growth – 99.72
Graduation Rate – 91.13
College and Career Readiness – 90.43
Decatur City Schools
Overall Grade – 85 B
Academic Achievement – 61.21
Academic Growth – 91.71
Graduation Rate – 92.64
College and Career Readiness – 94.76
Hartselle City Schools
Overall Grade – 95 A
Academic Achievement – 85.33
Academic Growth – 100
Graduation Rate – 98.01
College and Career Readiness – 96.41
You can visit the ALSDE state report card website to see how your child’s school performed in different categories, as well as its overall grade.
