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Schools in Providence

Providence’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Alabama’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
21%
2021–22
Math proficiency
7%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.9K
▲ 29% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.0
AL 17.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
387 students on the public path
In brief

Providence’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Providence’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Alabama’s 1,249 public schools. Linden Elementary School places highest (better than 24%); George P Austin Junior High School lowest (4%). 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 Providence, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Linden Elementary Schoolin LindenC−
6–8George P Austin Junior High Schoolin LindenD−
9–12Linden High Schoolin LindenD

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

Linden City School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 387 students, down 23% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (AL 17.0)
$17,906AL $13,926 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading21%
State average 47.3% · 228 students tested
Math7%
State average 27.2% · 230 students tested

Providence vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Providence—Linden City

Every school in Providence

3 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 Providencein other towns
Linden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Linden
C−
184 students13:1Rate it →
George P Austin Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Linden
D−
77 students15:1Rate it →
Linden High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Linden
D
126 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Providence’s schools

Are Providence’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Providence. Linden City School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Providence. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Providence in?

Linden City School District.

Where do Providence kids go to high school?

Linden 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.