Chickasaw Shipyard Village Historic District · Photo: Cecouchman · CC BY-SA 3.0Chickasaw’s public schools score below almost every Alabama district on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 8% of Chickasaw’s students scored proficient, below the Alabama average (27%). The grade covers the public school district serving Chickasaw, 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 95% 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.
Chickasaw’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 32% of tested students were proficient in reading and 8% in math, against 47% and 27% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
55–59% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Alabama (the state reports Chickasaw’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $10,707 per student, against $13,926 across Alabama (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one middle, one middle and one high school
From grade 3 the district’s path is Chickasaw Intermediate School, then Chickasaw Middle School, then Chickasaw City High School. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Alabama Destinations Career Academy, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. 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 Chickasaw’s grade
D−: better than 0% of Alabama school districts, last of 187 Alabama towns. Both inputs trail the Alabama average; among the 239 Alabama towns with similar household incomes, Chickasaw’s schools place at the bottom.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Chickasaw, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Chickasaw
Chickasaw City Elementary School
Grades PK–2 · 331 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Chickasaw
Chickasaw City Elementary School
Grades PK–2 · 331 students · 17:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Chickasaw
Chickasaw City Elementary School
Grades PK–2 · 331 students · 17:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Chickasaw
Chickasaw City Elementary School
Grades PK–2 · 331 students · 17:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Chickasaw
Chickasaw Intermediate School
Grades 3–6 · 301 students · 20:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Chickasaw
Chickasaw Intermediate School
Grades 3–6 · 301 students · 20:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Chickasaw
Chickasaw Intermediate School
Grades 3–6 · 301 students · 20:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Chickasaw
Chickasaw Intermediate School
Grades 3–6 · 301 students · 20:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Chickasaw
Chickasaw Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 143 students · 14:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Chickasaw
Chickasaw Middle School
Grades 7–8 · 143 students · 14:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Chickasaw
Chickasaw City High School
Grades 9–12 · 241 students · 13:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Chickasaw
Chickasaw City High School
Grades 9–12 · 241 students · 13:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Chickasaw
Chickasaw City High School
Grades 9–12 · 241 students · 13:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Chickasaw
Chickasaw City High School
Grades 9–12 · 241 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Chickasaw’s public schools are run by Chickasaw 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 below the state in reading
Chickasaw vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Alabama towns that share Chickasaw’s borders.
Every school in Chickasaw
5 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 Chickasaw’s schools
Are Chickasaw’s schools good?
On Alabama’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Chickasaw children attend score below 100% of Alabama’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they place at the bottom. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Chickasaw in?
Chickasaw City School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,679 students in 5 schools (2024–25).
Where do Chickasaw kids go to high school?
Chickasaw City High School, with 241 students; its own test results earn a D.
What is Chickasaw’s graduation rate?
55–59% of the class of 2023 in Chickasaw City School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Alabama.
How much does Chickasaw spend per student?
$10,707 in Chickasaw City School District (FY2024), against $13,926 across Alabama. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Chickasaw families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Chickasaw → 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.