Top Rankings
Boaz City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Alabama for:
Category
Attribute
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 548 students in Boaz City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in Alabama.
Public Middle School in Boaz City School District have an average math proficiency score of 33% (versus the Alabama public middle school average of 21%), and reading proficiency score of 51% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 48% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Alabama public middle school average of 45% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (AL)
# Schools
5 Schools
534 Schools
# Students
2,554 Students
236,737 Students
# Teachers
148 Teachers
12,843 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Boaz City School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 145 school districts in Alabama (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85-89% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#50 out of 145 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
29%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
47%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
38%

Graduation Rate
85-89%
88%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.58
0.61
# American Indian Students
12 Students
3,329 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
2%
# Asian Students
17 Students
2,720 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
1,134 Students
24,370 Students
% Hispanic Students
44%
10%
# Black Students
59 Students
68,686 Students
% Black Students
2%
29%
# White Students
1,214 Students
129,762 Students
% White Students
48%
55%
# Hawaiian Students
48 Students
257 Students
% Hawaiian Students
2%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
70 Students
7,613 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
108
2,540
# Students in K Grade:
200
5,092
# Students in 1st Grade:
215
5,246
# Students in 2nd Grade:
211
5,239
# Students in 3rd Grade:
176
5,011
# Students in 4th Grade:
172
5,480
# Students in 5th Grade:
202
10,423
# Students in 6th Grade:
191
39,140
# Students in 7th Grade:
189
55,757
# Students in 8th Grade:
168
56,367
# Students in 9th Grade:
195
13,737
# Students in 10th Grade:
182
11,591
# Students in 11th Grade:
186
10,975
# Students in 12th Grade:
159
10,139
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $11,737 in this school district is less than the state median of $13,006. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,152 is less than the state median of $12,220. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$30 MM
$9,671 MM

Spending
$29 MM
$9,086 MM

Revenue / Student
$11,737
$13,006

Spending / Student
$11,152
$12,220

Best Boaz City School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Boaz Middle School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
140 Newt Parker Dr
Boaz, AL 35957
(256) 593-0799
Boaz, AL 35957
(256) 593-0799
Grades: 6-8
| 548 students
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