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Schools in Sylvania · DeKalb County School District

Sylvania’s public schools outscore 59% of Alabama districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Sylvania, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state math tests, 22% of Sylvania’s students scored proficient, below the Alabama average (27%). 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
40%
▼ 7 pts vs AL 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 5 pts vs AL 27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
97%
▲ 7 pts vs AL 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.3K
▼ 5% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.1
AL 17.0 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
915 students on the public path
In brief

Sylvania’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 263 Alabama towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sylvania’s, its schools beat 52%, lower than their 59% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 40% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 47% and 27% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Alabama. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,288 per student, against $13,926 across Alabama (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Sylvania’s grade

C+ Test scoresA− Graduation

B: better than 59% of Alabama school districts. Graduation is above the Alabama average; test scores are below it.

Alabama school districts we grade (146)Better than 59%
Lower resultsHigher results
Alabama towns with similar household incomes (263)Better than 52%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 4,366 test results and a graduating class of 587 could put Sylvania anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Sylvania’s students in the tested grades sat them (4,392 in math, 4,339 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–12Sylvania SchoolDeKalb County School DistrictB

Sylvania’s public schools are run by DeKalb County School District. 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.

DeKalb County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 12 schools · 8,769 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 16.1 per teacher (AL 17.0)
$13,288AL $13,926 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading40%
State average 47.3% · 4339 students tested
Math22%
State average 27.2% · 4392 students tested

Sylvania vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
SylvaniaBDeKalb County
RainsvilleBDeKalb County

Every school in Sylvania

1 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 Sylvaniaby address
Sylvania School
Grades PK–12
B
915 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Sylvania’s schools

Are Sylvania’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Alabama: the public schools Sylvania children attend outscore 59% of Alabama’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 52%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sylvania in?

DeKalb County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 8,769 students in 12 schools (2024–25).

What is Sylvania’s graduation rate?

97% of the class of 2023 in DeKalb County School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Alabama.

How much does Sylvania spend per student?

$13,288 in DeKalb 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.