Best Public Schools in Leighton, AL

Summary:

The city of Leighton, Alabama is home to 3 schools - 2 elementary schools (Leighton Elementary School and Hatton Elementary School) and 1 high school (Colbert County High School) - all part of the Colbert County school district. While the elementary schools show varying levels of academic performance, the high school appears to be the weakest performer in the group.

Of the three schools, Hatton Elementary School stands out as the top performer, ranking 263 out of 684 Alabama elementary schools and receiving a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Hatton Elementary students consistently outperform the district and state averages on academic assessments, particularly in mathematics and English language arts. In contrast, Colbert County High School lags behind, ranking 291 out of 378 Alabama high schools and receiving a 1-star rating for the past 3 years.

The data also reveals socioeconomic challenges across the schools, with high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 42.64% at Colbert County High to 72.31% at Hatton Elementary. This suggests that the Leighton area may face broader community-level factors that could be impacting student achievement. While the elementary schools show some variation in performance, the stark differences between the elementary and high school levels indicate a need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes at the secondary level.

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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
Colbert County High School	Public	7-12	2200 High School St	Leighton	35646	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	No	(256) 446-8214	455	28	16.2	42.6%	273 (60.0%)	129 (28.4%)	37 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	23.1	291^st of 378 public high schools	23.0%		22	294^th of 371 public high schools	20.8%	3					4.8	13.2	11.0		26.3	14.1					28.9	36.8	12.3	$12,099	$1,497	$10,602
Leighton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8100 Old Highway 20	Leighton	35646	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 446-8351	355	25	14.4	47.3%	236 (66.5%)	58 (16.3%)	36 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)	41.4	421^st of 684 public elementary schools	38.5%		44.8	383^rd of 680 public elementary schools	43.7%	38	33.3	31.3	19.6	26.7				34.4			52.4	59.4	48.9	57.8				$12,176	$2,081	$10,095
Hatton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2130 Hatton School Rd	Leighton	35646	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 446-5679	242	17	13.9	72.3%	151 (62.4%)	70 (28.9%)	11 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	60.5	263^rd of 684 public elementary schools	61.5%		58.3	276^th of 680 public elementary schools	59.4%	13	71.4	33.3	45.0	22.2				41.7			78.6	45.8	70.0	55.6				$13,061	$1,843	$11,218

Cities Near Leighton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Town Creek	6.61 mi	3	247^th
Muscle Shoals	6.89 mi	7	15^th
Tuscumbia	9.95 mi	9	98^th
Sheffield	10.69 mi	4	246^th
Florence	10.77 mi	17	101^st

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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.

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