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Schools in Our Town

Our Town’s public schools

Alexander City City School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Our Town. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
39%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.3K
▼ 4% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.2
AL 17.0
Schools in town
0
2,422 students on the public path
In brief

Our Town’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Our Town’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s 1,249 public schools. Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School places highest (better than 55%); Benjamin Russell High School lowest (28%). 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 Our Town, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Jim Pearson Elementary Schoolin Alexander CityNo scores
3–4Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary Schoolin Alexander CityB
7–8Alexander City Middle Schoolin Alexander CityC+
9–12Benjamin Russell High Schoolin Alexander CityC

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

Alexander City City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,836 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 17.2 per teacher (AL 17.0)
$13,344AL $13,926 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading39%
State average 47.3% · 1500 students tested
Math24%
State average 27.2% · 1512 students tested

Our Town vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Our Town—Alexander City City
Alexander CityCAlexander City City

Every school in Our Town

4 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 Our Townin other towns
Jim Pearson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Alexander City
704 students17:1Rate it →
Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–4 · Alexander City
B
436 students22:1Rate it →
Alexander City Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Alexander City
C+
430 students17:1Rate it →
Benjamin Russell High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Alexander City
C
852 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Our Town’s schools

Are Our Town’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Our Town. Alexander City City School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Our Town. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Our Town in?

Alexander City City School District.

Where do Our Town kids go to high school?

Benjamin Russell High School.

Parents talk

What Our Town 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.