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Schools in Avon

Avon’s public schools

Houston County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Avon. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/6schools above Alabama’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Alabama’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.7K
▼ 16% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.8
AL 17.0 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
4,872 students on the public path
In brief

Avon’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Avon’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s 1,249 public schools. Wicksburg High School places highest (better than 81%); Houston County High School lowest (30%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Avon, graded from B+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then five middle schools: Wicksburg High School, Rehobeth Middle School, Cottonwood High School, Houston County High School and Ashford Middle School. See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Avon, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–65 schoolsDepends on your addressB+
7–125 schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Houston County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 47.3% · 3404 students tested
Math41%
State average 27.2% · 3436 students tested

Avon vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Alabama towns that share Avon’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Avon—Houston County
CowartsA−Houston County

Every school in Avon

10 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).

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Questions about Avon’s schools

Are Avon’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Avon. Houston County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Avon. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Avon in?

Houston County School District.

Where do Avon kids go to high school?

One of five high schools, depending on your address: Wicksburg High School, Rehobeth Middle School, Cottonwood High School, Houston County High School and Ashford Middle School.

Parents talk

What Avon families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.