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Schools in Parrish

Parrish’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/6schools above Alabama’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
19%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.9K
▼ 0% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.7
AL 17.0 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
2,243 students on the public path
In brief

Parrish’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Parrish’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s 1,249 public schools. Parrish ElementaryMiddle School places highest (better than 67%); Oakman High School lowest (7%). 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 Parrish, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Parrish ElementaryMiddle SchoolWalker County School DistrictB+
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your addressD to C−

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

Walker County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 17 schools · 7,091 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 17.7 per teacher (AL 17.0)
$13,876AL $13,926 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 47.3% · 3462 students tested
Math19%
State average 27.2% · 3470 students tested

Parrish vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Parrish—Walker County

Every school in Parrish

6 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 Parrishby address
Parrish ElementaryMiddle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
B+
288 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving Parrishin other towns
Dora High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Dora
D
476 students18:1Rate it →
Cordova High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cordova
D
451 students19:1Rate it →
Curry High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Jasper
C−
364 students17:1Rate it →
Carbon Hill High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Carbon Hill
C−
349 students17:1Rate it →
Oakman High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Oakman
D
315 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Parrish’s schools

Are Parrish’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Parrish. Walker County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Parrish. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Parrish in?

Walker County School District.

Where do Parrish kids go to high school?

One of five high schools, depending on your address: Dora High School, Cordova High School, Curry High School, Carbon Hill High School and Oakman 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.