Morgan County

Summary:

The Morgan County school district in Alabama consists of 16 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 5 high schools, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The district is ranked 50 out of 137 districts in the state and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Several schools stand out in the district, including Priceville Elementary School, which ranks 81 out of 684 elementary schools in Alabama and is rated 4 out of 5 stars. It has strong test scores, with over 80% of 3rd and 4th graders proficient in English, and a relatively low free/reduced lunch rate of 38.68%. Another top performer is Eva School, a PK-8 school that ranks 91 out of 684 elementary schools and is also rated 4 out of 5 stars. It has exceptional test scores, with over 75% of 3rd and 4th graders proficient in math and English, despite a higher free/reduced lunch rate of 63.88%. The district's standout middle school is Priceville Junior High School, which ranks 22 out of 442 middle schools in Alabama and is rated 5 out of 5 stars.

However, the data also reveals stark differences in academic performance across the Morgan County district, with some schools significantly outperforming others. This appears to be correlated with socioeconomic status, as measured by free/reduced lunch rates. The district may need to address these equity concerns and work to ensure more consistent quality across all its schools.

District Detail

235 Highway 67 South
Decatur, AL 35603-6542

(256) 309-2105

SchoolDigger Rank:
50^th of 137 Alabama districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 7,691

Primary Schools: 8
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 7
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
West Morgan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	571 Old Hwy 24	Trinity	35673	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 350-8818	616	30	20.5	69.5%	326 (52.9%)	53 (8.6%)	211 (34.3%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.9%)								(n/a)	49.6										63.1							$9,489	$1,563	$7,909
West Morgan High School	Public	9-12	261 S Greenway Dr	Trinity	35673	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 353-5214	438	26	17.0	65.1%	239 (54.6%)	27 (6.2%)	156 (35.6%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	46.9	189^th of 378 public high schools	50.0%		36.7	219^th of 371 public high schools	41.0%	30							15.8			32.5							18.9	$10,963	$1,602	$9,345
West Morgan Middle School	Public	4-8	261 South Greenway Drive	Trinity	35673	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 353-5214	426	23	18.4	71.4%	232 (54.5%)	32 (7.5%)	157 (36.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	47.5	227^th of 442 public middle schools	48.6%		48.2	216^th of 437 public middle schools	50.6%	11		29.5	23.3	21.6	17.8	26.0		43.2	26.9			64.2	54.6	55.6	51.0	43.6		$5,994	$143	$5,835
Priceville Junior High School	Public	5-8	311 Highway 67 South	Decatur	35603	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 355-5104	528	26	20.4	40.3%	471 (89.2%)	14 (2.7%)	26 (4.9%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	93.5	22^nd of 442 public middle schools	95.0%		85	48^th of 437 public middle schools	89.0%	26			47.8	58.5	50.4	44.7			64.4				82.6	80.6	73.8	70.5		$7,526	$751	$6,758
Priceville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	438 Cave Springs Road	Decatur	35603	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 341-9202	667	36	18.5	38.7%	575 (86.2%)	20 (3.0%)	37 (5.5%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	21 (3.1%)	85.6	81^st of 684 public elementary schools	88.2%		81.1	107^th of 680 public elementary schools	84.3%	26	64.7	58.5						51.9			83.2	81.5						$8,081	$1,211	$6,853
Morgan County Learning Center	Public	6-12	72 Plainview St	Hartselle	35640	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 773-6458	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Falkville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	72 Clark Dr	Falkville	35622	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 784-5249	332	18	18.4	67.5%	315 (94.9%)	5 (1.5%)	10 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	57.9	285^th of 684 public elementary schools	58.3%		60.8	254^th of 680 public elementary schools	62.6%	31	22.2	49.1	35.0					58.2			50.0	70.9	68.3					$9,378	$800	$8,561
Falkville High School	Public	6-12	43 Clark Dr	Falkville	35622	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 784-5248	411	23	18.2	63.5%	385 (93.7%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	38.6	227^th of 378 public high schools	39.9%		38	212^th of 371 public high schools	42.9%	15				13.9	19.4	18.6	16.7		29.6	28.6				40.6	43.6	41.4	11.9	$11,318	$1,553	$9,749
Laceys Spring Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	48 School Rd	Laceys Spring	35754	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 881-4460	303	18	16.4	78.5%	214 (70.6%)	1 (0.3%)	74 (24.4%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	42.4	419^th of 684 public elementary schools	38.7%		31.3	476^th of 680 public elementary schools	30.0%	57	44.4	24.1	24.2	0.0	10.7	9.5		51.7	19.1		65.4	58.6	66.7	7.7	29.6	43.6		$10,425	$2,026	$8,382
Priceville High School	Public	9-12	2650 N Bethel Rd	Decatur	35603	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 353-1950	512	26	19.3	36.7%	439 (85.7%)	14 (2.7%)	36 (7.0%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	82.3	50^th of 378 public high schools	86.8%		95.5	25^th of 371 public high schools	93.3%	25							32.0			48.4							32.0	$10,170	$759	$9,395
Union Hill School	Public	PK, KG-8	2221 Union Hill Rd	Somerville	35670	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 498-2431	474	27	17.3	67.5%	376 (79.3%)	8 (1.7%)	82 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	63.2	241^st of 684 public elementary schools	64.8%		63.2	241^st of 680 public elementary schools	64.6%		38.1	60.0	39.2	38.5	39.0	19.6		60.0	45.7		52.5	71.1	68.0	46.2	78.0	60.0		$10,115	$1,579	$8,519
Danville Middle School	Public	5-8	5933 Highway 36 W	Danville	35619	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 773-7723	377	20	18.5	61.8%	311 (82.5%)	23 (6.1%)	36 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	34	300^th of 442 public middle schools	32.1%		38.2	274^th of 437 public middle schools	37.3%	26			12.9	24.5	11.8	21.1			20.0				68.8	44.1	36.6	40.0		$8,068	$456	$7,595
Cotaco School	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Cotaco School Rd	Somerville	35670	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 778-8153	536	30	17.6	65.5%	475 (88.6%)	14 (2.6%)	22 (4.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	48	367^th of 684 public elementary schools	46.3%		58	278^th of 680 public elementary schools	59.1%	89	33.3	37.7	41.9	22.6	27.1	33.3		37.7	61.1		72.2	52.8	54.8	43.4	45.8	74.1		$12,127	$2,326	$9,785
Danville High School	Public	9-12	9235 Danville Rd	Danville	35619	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 773-9909	355	21	17.3	52.7%	302 (85.1%)	8 (2.3%)	36 (10.1%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	28.1	271^st of 378 public high schools	28.3%		28.6	261^st of 371 public high schools	29.6%	10							9.0			21.0							15.2	$10,438	$1,178	$9,244
Eva School	Public	PK, KG-8	20 School Rd	Eva	35621	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 796-5141	371	23	16.2	63.9%	338 (91.1%)	5 (1.3%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	83.8	91^st of 684 public elementary schools	86.7%		74.6	154^th of 680 public elementary schools	77.4%	63	78.8	69.1	57.5	31.0	24.0	27.0		66.7	48.7		84.9	76.2	80.0	59.5	58.3	70.3		$10,692	$1,859	$8,817
DanvilleNeel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8688 Danville Rd	Danville	35619	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 773-7183	524	31	16.9	58.0%	438 (83.6%)	10 (1.9%)	51 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.1%)	78.6	130^th of 684 public elementary schools	81.0%		52.5	331^st of 680 public elementary schools	51.3%	201	65.9	63.8						43.8			80.5	64.6						$11,043	$1,900	$9,127
Morgan County Schools Technology Park	Public	10-12	59 Eva Rd	Somerville	35670	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 309-2119	0	14	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Albert P Brewer High School	Public	9-12	59 Eva Rd	Somerville	35670	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	No	(256) 778-8634	717	36	20.0	59.4%	616 (85.9%)	14 (2.0%)	72 (10.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	55.4	148^th of 378 public high schools	60.8%		47.9	166^th of 371 public high schools	55.3%	18							20.5			31.6							24.4	$11,610	$1,252	$10,341

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lawrence County	4.78 mi	14	91^st
Hartselle City	8.09 mi	6	7^th
Decatur City	9.2 mi	20	92^nd
Cullman County	15.25 mi	27	44^th
Winston County	16.54 mi	10	41^st

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