Best Public Schools in York, AL

Summary:

The city of York, Alabama has only one high school, Sumter Central High School, which serves the entire student population of the area. This school faces significant challenges, with academic performance well below state averages and a student body that is 100% African American and predominantly low-income.

Sumter Central High School has a student population of 301, with 95.35% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's performance on state assessments is alarmingly low, with 0% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics and English, compared to state averages of 23.12% and 28.09%, respectively. The school's Science proficiency rate was slightly better at 6.35%, but still well below the state average of 34.76%. Sumter Central High School has consistently ranked near the bottom of Alabama high schools in the SchoolDigger rankings, placing 374th out of 378 schools in the 2023-2024 school year.

The high rate of poverty and low academic achievement at Sumter Central High School suggest that students in the Sumter County area may be facing significant challenges in their educational experience. The school's 100% African American student population and the stark disparities in academic performance compared to state averages raise questions about the equity and quality of education being provided to these students. Addressing the root causes of the school's struggles and ensuring that all students have access to a high-quality education should be a priority for the community and education leaders.

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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 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sumter Central High School	Public	9-12	13878 U S Highway 11	York	36925	Sumter County	Sumter County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 652-1501	301	23	13.0	95.3%	0 (0.0%)	301 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.4	374^th of 378 public high schools	1.1%		7.4	368^th of 371 public high schools	0.8%	6	0.0	6.4	0.0	$11,425	$2,475	$8,945

Cities Near York

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Livingston	9.53 mi	5	275^th
Demopolis	24.16 mi	4	88^th
Butler	26.68 mi	2	281^st
Linden	29.63 mi	3	266^th
Eutaw	31.6 mi	5	306^th

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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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