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Fort Payne City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Alabama for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 787 students in Fort Payne 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 Fort Payne City School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Alabama public middle school average of 21%), and reading proficiency score of 55% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 50% 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
3,515 Students
239,679 Students
# Teachers
213 Teachers
12,742 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Fort Payne City School District, which is ranked within the top 30% 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 96% has decreased from 97% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#41 out of 145 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
38%
Graduation Rate
96%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.58
0.61
# American Indian Students
40 Students
3,430 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
25 Students
2,711 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
1,455 Students
23,198 Students
% Hispanic Students
41%
10%
# Black Students
98 Students
71,887 Students
% Black Students
3%
30%
# White Students
1,771 Students
131,369 Students
% White Students
50%
55%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
254 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
124 Students
6,830 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
141
2,711
# Students in K Grade:
266
5,132
# Students in 1st Grade:
278
5,364
# Students in 2nd Grade:
264
4,987
# Students in 3rd Grade:
247
4,859
# Students in 4th Grade:
233
5,499
# Students in 5th Grade:
241
10,666
# Students in 6th Grade:
243
39,735
# Students in 7th Grade:
271
56,795
# Students in 8th Grade:
273
58,240
# Students in 9th Grade:
263
13,854
# Students in 10th Grade:
295
11,260
# Students in 11th Grade:
273
10,373
# Students in 12th Grade:
227
10,204
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $11,979 in this school district is less than the state median of $12,892. The school district revenue/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,365 is less than the state median of $12,112. The school district spending/student has grown by 17% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$42 MM
$9,671 MM
Spending
$40 MM
$9,086 MM
Revenue / Student
$11,979
$12,892
Spending / Student
$11,365
$12,112
Best Fort Payne City School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Fort Payne Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
4910 Martin Ave Ne
Fort Payne, AL 35967
(256) 845-7501
Fort Payne, AL 35967
(256) 845-7501
Grades: 6-8
| 787 students
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