Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Powell’s public schools
DeKalb County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Powell. 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
Powell’s schools, in brief
School by school
4 of Powell’s 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s 1,249 public schools. Plainview School places highest (better than 71%); Collinsville High School lowest (27%). 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 Powell, with each school’s own grade.
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the DeKalb 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.
Well below the state in reading
Powell vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Alabama towns that share Powell’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Powell | — | DeKalb County |
| Rainsville | B | DeKalb County |
Every school in Powell
10 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 Powell’s schools
Are Powell’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Powell. DeKalb County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Powell. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 10 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Powell in?
DeKalb County School District.
Where do Powell kids go to high school?
One of ten high schools, depending on your address: Geraldine School, Plainview School, Fyffe High School, Sylvania School, Collinsville High School, Crossville Elementary School, Ider School, Valley Head High School, Henagar Junior High School and Ruhuma Junior High School.
Parents talk
What Powell families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Powell → 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.