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Schools in Leighton

Leighton’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools 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
40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
18%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.6K
▲ 12% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.1
AL 17.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
793 students on the public path
In brief

Leighton’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Leighton’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s 1,249 public schools. Colbert County High School places highest (better than 27%); Leighton Elementary School lowest (24%). 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 Leighton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Leighton Elementary SchoolColbert County School DistrictC−
7–12Colbert County High SchoolColbert County School DistrictC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Colbert 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.

Colbert County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 2,573 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (AL 17.0)
$15,636AL $13,926 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading40%
State average 47.3% · 1295 students tested
Math18%
State average 27.2% · 1298 students tested

Leighton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Leighton—Colbert County

Every school in Leighton

2 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).

District schools in Leightonby address
Leighton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C−
355 students14:1Rate it →
Colbert County High School
High · Grades 7–12
C
438 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Leighton’s schools

Are Leighton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Leighton. Colbert County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Leighton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Leighton in?

Colbert County School District.

Where do Leighton kids go to high school?

Colbert County High 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.