Highland Lake’s public schools
Blount County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Highland Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Highland Lake’s schools, in brief
School by school
5 of Highland Lake’s 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s 1,249 public schools. Locust Fork Elementary places highest (better than 82%); Susan Moore High School lowest (26%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Seven elementary schools serve Highland Lake, graded from B− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then seven middle schools: Southeastern School, Appalachian School, JB Pennington High School, Susan Moore High School, Hayden Middle School, Locust Fork High School and Cleveland High 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 Highland Lake, with each school’s own grade.
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Blount 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.
Close to the state in reading
Highland Lake vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Alabama towns that share Highland Lake’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Highland Lake | — | Blount County |
Every school in Highland Lake
12 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 Highland Lake’s schools
Are Highland Lake’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Highland Lake. Blount County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Highland Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Highland Lake in?
Blount County School District.
Where do Highland Lake kids go to high school?
One of seven high schools, depending on your address: Southeastern School, Appalachian School, JB Pennington High School, Susan Moore High School, Hayden Middle School, Locust Fork High School and Cleveland High School.
Parents talk
What Highland Lake families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Highland Lake → 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). Stars are from neighbors.