Best Public Schools in Athens, AL

Summary:

The city of Athens, Alabama is home to 14 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 3 high schools, and 2 alternative schools. The schools in this area serve a diverse student population and demonstrate a range of academic performance, with several standout institutions leading the way.

Among the top-performing schools in Athens are Athens High School, which ranks 42nd out of 378 Alabama high schools and is rated 4 out of 5 stars, and East Limestone High School, which ranks 111th and is also rated 4 stars. These high schools boast impressive test scores, with Athens High School seeing 30.49% of 11th graders proficient or better in mathematics, 45.53% in science, and 42.26% in English, while East Limestone High School stands out for its 67.43% of 6th graders, 52% of 7th graders, and 51.45% of 8th graders proficient or better in English.

At the elementary level, Brookhill Elementary School and Johnson Elementary School are among the top performers, ranking 172nd and 160th out of 680 Alabama elementary schools, respectively, and both earning 4 out of 5 stars. Brookhill Elementary excels in mathematics and English, with 60.24% of 3rd graders proficient or better in mathematics and 75.9% in English, while Johnson Elementary boasts high proficiency rates across multiple grade levels in English. Overall, the elementary schools in Athens demonstrate a solid foundation for student learning.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2024)							Summative Assessment Science (2024)			Summative Assessment English (2024)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Limestone High School	Public	6-12	15641 E Limestone Rd	Athens	35613	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	No	(256) 233-6660	1,282	55	23.2	39.7%	869 (67.8%)	272 (21.2%)	83 (6.5%)	20 (1.6%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (2.4%)	63.3	111^th of 378 public high schools	70.6%		65.5	106^th of 371 public high schools	71.4%	5				52.0	23.0	6.4	22.6		19.1	41.5				67.4	52.0	51.5	22.3	$7,987	$597	$7,375
Limestone County Area Vocational Technology	Public	10-12	505 E Sanderfer Rd	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	No	(256) 233-6463	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Alabama Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	21465 AL Hwy 99	Athens	35614	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	Yes	No	(256) 233-6463	7,063			65.1%	4,187 (59.3%)	2,107 (29.8%)	409 (5.8%)	56 (0.8%)	74 (1.0%)	4 (0.1%)	226 (3.2%)								(n/a)	12.5	7.8	7.5	9.2	5.9	4.0	10.2	16.3	18.7	25.1	32.9	27.6	36.6	34.5	38.2	39.8	27.3
Athens Intermediate School	Public	4-5	1916 Us Hwy 72 W	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Athens City	No	No	No	No	(256) 230-2880	586	34	17.1	58.9%	305 (52.0%)	115 (19.6%)	122 (20.8%)	8 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.5%)	50.8	343^rd of 684 public elementary schools	49.9%		62.8	243^rd of 680 public elementary schools	64.3%	100		30.1	34.4					41.6				55.9	63.5					$8,556	$1,308	$7,248
Athens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	515 N Madison St	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Athens City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 233-6609	408	26	15.6	63.5%	145 (35.5%)	75 (18.4%)	157 (38.5%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.1%)								(n/a)	47.4										62.7							$11,217	$2,596	$8,621
Athens High School	Public	9-12	655 Hwy 31 North	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Athens City	No	No	No	No	(256) 233-6613	1,173	68	17.3	50.9%	653 (55.7%)	180 (15.3%)	220 (18.8%)	31 (2.6%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (6.8%)	85.7	42^nd of 378 public high schools	88.9%		64.3	110^th of 371 public high schools	70.4%	68							30.5			45.5							42.3	$13,356	$1,006	$12,338
Athens Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Hwy 31 North	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Athens City	No	No	No	No	(256) 233-6620	958	49	19.4	58.6%	478 (49.9%)	171 (17.8%)	225 (23.5%)	9 (0.9%)	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	65 (6.8%)	45.9	232^nd of 442 public middle schools	47.5%		55.9	175^th of 437 public middle schools	60.0%	57				25.7	21.9	13.9			37.3					45.3	47.5	46.6		$8,929	$999	$7,930
James L Cowart Elementary School	Public	K-3	1701 W Hobbs St	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Athens City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 233-6627	332	19	17.4	67.2%	160 (48.2%)	64 (19.3%)	80 (24.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.4%)								(n/a)	26.5										55.6							$12,048	$1,663	$10,384
Julian Newman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	601 S Clinton Street	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Athens City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 233-6630	371	22	17.2	43.4%	220 (59.3%)	36 (9.7%)	61 (16.4%)	23 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.1%)								(n/a)	54.8										78.5							$12,072	$1,697	$10,374
Brookhill Elementary School	Public	K-3	320 Brookhill Dr	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Athens City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 233-6603	366	21	17.4	39.1%	234 (63.9%)	56 (15.3%)	51 (13.9%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.5%)								(n/a)	60.2										75.9							$12,330	$1,541	$10,789
Athens Renaissance School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	405 South Street East	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Athens City	No	No	Yes	No	(256) 614-3708	646	25	25.8	28.3%	532 (82.4%)	46 (7.1%)	29 (4.5%)	8 (1.2%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (3.7%)								(n/a)	36.4	34.9	32.0	33.3	37.7	17.2	37.5	53.5	50.6	46.9	79.1	62.8	82.0	60.7	70.4	59.8	43.8
Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	21360 Hwy 251	Athens	35613	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 233-6665	363	23	15.8	51.0%	278 (76.6%)	23 (6.3%)	47 (12.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	74.5	160^th of 684 public elementary schools	76.6%		70.7	180^th of 680 public elementary schools	73.5%	20	49.1	46.3	45.1					63.4			68.4	73.2	72.6					$11,382	$1,586	$9,781
Piney Chapel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20835 Elkton Rd	Athens	35614	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 233-6674	203	13	15.1	75.4%	126 (62.1%)	10 (4.9%)	56 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.4%)	60.8	261^st of 684 public elementary schools	61.8%		70.1	184^th of 680 public elementary schools	72.9%	77	22.2	60.0	52.0					45.0			54.2	65.0	69.6					$14,230	$3,101	$11,113
Blue Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16787 Hardy Road	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 729-4092	515	30	17.3	66.0%	372 (72.2%)	32 (6.2%)	81 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	63.4	237^th of 684 public elementary schools	65.4%		59.8	266^th of 680 public elementary schools	60.9%	29	55.6	56.3	45.2					36.6			57.8	53.5	73.2					$10,891	$2,149	$8,728
Clements High School	Public	6-12	7730 Highway 72 W	Athens	35611	Limestone County	Limestone County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 729-6564	554	30	18.7	67.5%	426 (76.9%)	39 (7.0%)	73 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	30.9	263^rd of 378 public high schools	30.4%		33.8	234^th of 371 public high schools	36.9%	29				29.6	11.4	14.1	14.1		26.1	24.4				43.7	41.8	47.8	9.3	$11,816	$1,231	$10,569

Cities Near Athens

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tanner	4.49 mi	2	269^th
Elkmont	9.18 mi	2	165^th
Harvest	9.61 mi	6	58^th
Madison	11.54 mi	14	8^th
Decatur	12.41 mi	23	138^th

See the top AL Alabama cities

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.