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Schools in Reform · Pickens County School District

Reform’s public schools score below 71% of Alabama districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 13% of Reform’s students scored proficient, below the Alabama average (27%). The grade covers the public school district serving Reform, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Alabama, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Alabama state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
32%
▼ 15 pts vs AL 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
13%
▼ 14 pts vs AL 27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 0–4 pts vs AL 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.0K
▲ 8% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
19.7
AL 17.0 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
439 students on the public path
In brief

Reform’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 110 Alabama towns with household incomes within a quarter of Reform’s, its schools beat 34%, higher than their 29% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 32% of tested students were proficient in reading and 13% in math, against 47% and 27% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Alabama (the state reports Reform’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,040 per student, against $13,926 across Alabama (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Pickens County High School. Enrollment is down 7% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Reform’s grade

C− Test scoresC+ Graduation

C: better than 29% of Alabama school districts. Graduation is above the Alabama average; test scores are below it.

Alabama school districts we grade (146)Better than 29%
Lower resultsHigher results
Alabama towns with similar household incomes (110)Better than 34%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,254 test results and a graduating class of 197 could put Reform anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Reform’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,256 in math, 1,252 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Reform, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Reform Elementary SchoolPickens County School DistrictC−
5–12Pickens County High SchoolPickens County School DistrictD

Reform’s public schools are run by Pickens County School District, which also serves Aliceville, Carrollton, Ethelsville and Gordo and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Pickens County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,210 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 19.7 per teacher (AL 17.0)
$15,040AL $13,926 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 47.3% · 1252 students tested
Math13%
State average 27.2% · 1256 students tested

Reform vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ReformCPickens County

Every school in Reform

2 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 Reformby address
Reform Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
C−
174 students15:1Rate it →
Pickens County High School
High · Grades 5–12
D
265 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Reform’s schools

Are Reform’s schools good?

On Alabama’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Reform children attend score below 71% of Alabama’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 34%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Reform in?

Pickens County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,210 students in 6 schools (2024–25).

What is Reform’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Pickens County School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Alabama.

How much does Reform spend per student?

$15,040 in Pickens County School District (FY2024), against $13,926 across Alabama. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Alabama. Stars are from neighbors.