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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 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 518 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 49% 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
532 Schools
# Students
2,471 Students
239,679 Students
# Teachers
140 Teachers
12,742 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
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
0.57
0.61
# American Indian Students
11 Students
3,430 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
16 Students
2,711 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
1,041 Students
23,198 Students
% Hispanic Students
42%
10%
# Black Students
51 Students
71,887 Students
% Black Students
2%
30%
# White Students
1,253 Students
131,369 Students
% White Students
51%
55%
# Hawaiian Students
45 Students
254 Students
% Hawaiian Students
2%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
54 Students
6,830 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
111
2,711
# Students in K Grade:
205
5,132
# Students in 1st Grade:
207
5,364
# Students in 2nd Grade:
172
4,987
# Students in 3rd Grade:
166
4,859
# Students in 4th Grade:
196
5,499
# Students in 5th Grade:
182
10,666
# Students in 6th Grade:
180
39,735
# Students in 7th Grade:
169
56,795
# Students in 8th Grade:
169
58,240
# Students in 9th Grade:
203
13,854
# Students in 10th Grade:
186
11,260
# Students in 11th Grade:
167
10,373
# Students in 12th Grade:
158
10,204
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,132 in this school district is less than the state median of $12,892. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,527 is less than the state median of $12,112. 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
$12,132
$12,892
Spending / Student
$11,527
$12,112
Best Boaz City School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Boaz Middle School
Magnet 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
| 518 students
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