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Schools in Nectar

Nectar’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/11schools 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
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
2021–22
Graduate on time
96%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.9K
▼ 15% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
18.3
AL 17.0 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
6,504 students on the public path
In brief

Nectar’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Nectar’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 Nectar, 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 Nectar, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–67 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
7–127 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+

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.

Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 47.3% · 3991 students tested
Math25%
State average 27.2% · 4016 students tested

Nectar vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Nectar—Blount County

Every school in Nectar

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).

Also serving Nectarin other towns

Questions about Nectar’s schools

Are Nectar’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Nectar. Blount County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nectar. 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 Nectar in?

Blount County School District.

Where do Nectar 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 Nectar 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.