Summary:
The city of Louisville, Alabama has only one school in the data set - Barbour County Intermediate School, an elementary school serving grades 2-6. This school faces significant challenges, with a predominantly minority and economically disadvantaged student population, consistently low test scores, and a ranking in the bottom 5% of Alabama elementary schools.
Barbour County Intermediate School has a student body that is 72.62% African American, 14.07% Hispanic, and only 9.89% White. The school's performance on state assessments is extremely low, with only 2.63% of 3rd graders proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 42.16%. The school has received the lowest possible rating of 0 out of 5 stars from the SchoolDigger ranking system.
Despite the school's struggles, it has a relatively high spending per student at $10,951, and a student-teacher ratio of 18.7, which is slightly higher than the state average. The school's challenges likely stem from a combination of factors, including high poverty levels in the surrounding Barbour County community, difficulty attracting and retaining high-quality teachers, and a lack of effective instructional strategies and support for struggling students. Addressing these issues will be crucial for improving student outcomes at Barbour County Intermediate School.
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