Photo: Rivers Langley SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0Auburn’s public schools outscore 93% of Alabama districts
On the state math tests, 54% of Auburn’s students scored proficient, above the Alabama average (27%). The grade covers the public school district serving Auburn, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Alabama, not nationally.
From Alabama state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Auburn’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 243 Alabama towns with household incomes within a quarter of Auburn’s, its schools beat 99%, higher than their 93% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 67% and math 54% in spring 2022, against 47% and 27% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,134 per student, against $13,926 across Alabama (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then five elementary, one middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Lee-Scott Academy (private), St. Michael Catholic School (private) and Holy Trinity Day School (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Auburn’s grade
A: better than 93% of Alabama school districts, #9 of 187 Alabama towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Alabama average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Auburn, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Auburn · depends on your address
East Samford School
Grades 6–7 · 733 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Drake Middle School
Grades 6 · 720 students · 18:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Auburn
East Samford School
Grades 6–7 · 733 students · 17:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Auburn
Auburn Junior High School
Grades 8–9 · 1,491 students · 18:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Auburn
Auburn Junior High School
Grades 8–9 · 1,491 students · 18:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Auburn
Auburn High School
Grades 10–12 · 2,227 students · 18:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Auburn
Auburn High School
Grades 10–12 · 2,227 students · 18:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Auburn
Auburn High School
Grades 10–12 · 2,227 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Auburn’s public schools are run by Auburn City School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Auburn vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Alabama towns that share Auburn’s borders.
Every school in Auburn
17 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alabama’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Auburn’s schools
Are Auburn’s schools good?
By Alabama’s own tests, yes: the public schools Auburn children attend outscore 93% of Alabama’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #9 of 187 Alabama towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 99%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Auburn in?
Auburn City School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 9,488 students in 14 schools (2024–25).
Where do Auburn kids go to high school?
Auburn High School, with 2,227 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Auburn’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Auburn City School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Alabama.
How much does Auburn spend per student?
$13,134 in Auburn City School District (FY2024), against $13,926 across Alabama. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Auburn?
Yes: Lee-Scott Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 789 students), St. Michael Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–4, 93 students) and Holy Trinity Day School (religious, grades PK–K, 43 students).
Parents talk
What Auburn families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Auburn → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Alabama. Stars are from neighbors.