Walker County

Summary:

The Walker County school district in Alabama consists of 16 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 5 high schools, serving students from kindergarten through 12th grade. The data reveals a mix of high-performing and struggling schools, with some standout institutions like Cordova Elementary School and Lupton Junior High School leading the way in academic achievement.

While some schools, such as Parrish Elementary/Middle School and Bankhead Middle School, demonstrate strong performance across multiple subjects, others struggle to meet state averages, particularly in math and science. This disparity in academic outcomes suggests potential inequities in educational resources and opportunities across the Walker County district. Additionally, the data reveals a correlation between higher rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch and lower academic proficiency, highlighting the impact of socioeconomic factors on student achievement.

The wide range in per-student spending, from $8,584 at Curry Middle School to $15,603 at Parrish Elementary/Middle School, may contribute to the disparities in academic performance across the district. By identifying and understanding the factors that contribute to the success of high-performing schools, the district can work to implement best practices and ensure more equitable educational opportunities for all students in Walker County.

District Detail

1710 Alabama Av
Jasper, AL 35501-4966

(205) 387-0555

SchoolDigger Rank:
56^th of 137 Alabama districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 7,146

Primary Schools: 8
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 6
Alternative Schools: 1

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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
Sumiton Middle School	Public	5-8	275 1st St N	Sumiton	35148	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 648-2390	494	27	18.2	75.5%	406 (82.2%)	57 (11.5%)	14 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	27.4	328^th of 442 public middle schools	25.8%		37.8	276^th of 437 public middle schools	36.8%	52			24.6	18.6	6.5	6.3			35.9				47.6	38.5	29.5	39.8		$9,267	$2,283	$6,980
Sumiton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	71 1st Street North	Sumiton	35148	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 648-5656	708	45	15.7	71.2%	556 (78.5%)	71 (10.0%)	23 (3.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.5%)	57.2	291^st of 684 public elementary schools	57.5%		56.4	293^rd of 680 public elementary schools	56.9%	2	35.7	42.5						56.6			54.8	61.3						$8,903	$1,628	$7,271
Walker County Schools 180 Program	Public, Alternative	K-12	1601 Highland Avenue	Jasper	35501	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(205) 387-9984	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Walker County Center Of Technology	Public	10-12	1100 Viking Drive	Jasper	35501	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(205) 387-0561	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Dora High School	Public	9-12	330 Glenn C Gant Cir	Dora	35062	Jefferson County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(205) 648-6863	462	25	18.4	70.3%	387 (83.8%)	55 (11.9%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	32.5	254^th of 378 public high schools	32.8%		24.2	286^th of 371 public high schools	22.9%	32							8.3			24.1							18.1	$9,590	$792	$8,795
Valley Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	155 Valley School Rd	Jasper	35504	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 483-9381	579	34	17.0	68.4%	404 (69.8%)	13 (2.2%)	134 (23.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)	62.6	247^th of 684 public elementary schools	63.9%		53.2	323^rd of 680 public elementary schools	52.5%	76	66.7	33.3	28.0	37.3	25.5	22.4		54.9	41.4		76.5	52.1	58.3	63.2	47.8	54.4		$9,801	$2,237	$7,561
Curry Middle School	Public	5-8	115 Yellow Jacket Dr	Jasper	35503	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 384-3441	349	21	17.0	68.2%	327 (93.7%)	3 (0.9%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	41	263^rd of 442 public middle schools	40.5%		49	215^th of 437 public middle schools	50.8%	48			29.5	14.9	17.0	19.2			21.9				68.4	51.7	59.0	35.6		$8,584	$712	$7,868
Lupton Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	1110 Prospect Rd	Nauvoo	35578	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 384-5838	444	24	18.5	65.8%	416 (93.7%)	3 (0.7%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	70.4	186^th of 684 public elementary schools	72.8%		70.1	187^th of 680 public elementary schools	72.5%	1	42.9	32.0	54.8	41.4	25.0	20.0		56.0	52.5		75.6	66.0	81.0	55.2	70.0	62.5		$10,874	$1,943	$8,928
Oakman Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	142 School St	Oakman	35579	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 622-3611	625	35	17.8	62.7%	569 (91.0%)	31 (5.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.9%)	46.2	380^th of 684 public elementary schools	44.4%		44.2	389^th of 680 public elementary schools	42.8%	9	44.4	33.9	25.9	26.2	18.0	8.8		44.6	28.4		66.7	43.1	50.0	52.3	47.5	47.1		$8,963	$1,903	$7,056
Oakman High School	Public	9-12	10699 Main St	Oakman	35579	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(205) 622-3381	306	19	16.5	64.1%	281 (91.8%)	14 (4.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	55.5	147^th of 378 public high schools	61.1%		33.3	240^th of 371 public high schools	35.3%	93							13.8			33.8							29.5	$10,540	$1,014	$9,522
Parrish ElementaryMiddle School	Public	PK, KG-8	95 Engle St	Parrish	35580	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 686-5061	308	21	14.6	72.7%	251 (81.5%)	26 (8.4%)	19 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.6%)	71.8	176^th of 684 public elementary schools	74.3%		61.6	247^th of 680 public elementary schools	63.7%	71	48.6	50.0	34.5	34.5	7.7	9.1		60.7	22.7		79.4	78.6	62.1	65.5	69.2	50.0		$15,603	$3,787	$11,813
Bankhead Middle School	Public	5-8	110 School Rd	Cordova	35550	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 483-7245	277	18	15.3	57.4%	249 (89.9%)	13 (4.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	65.4	123^rd of 442 public middle schools	72.2%		69.1	107^th of 437 public middle schools	75.5%	16			29.3	34.5	17.4	36.5			52.4				69.0	60.3	40.6	66.7		$9,419	$1,470	$7,946
Cordova Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	35 North St	Cordova	35550	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 483-7666	366	22	16.6	66.4%	320 (87.4%)	25 (6.8%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	89.7	57^th of 684 public elementary schools	91.7%		82.7	95^th of 680 public elementary schools	86.0%	38	56.6	69.3						78.7			84.9	76.0						$9,659	$2,156	$7,500
Cordova High School	Public	9-12	183 School Road	Cordova	35550	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(205) 483-7404	462	26	18.1	64.3%	388 (84.0%)	23 (5.0%)	33 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	46.1	194^th of 378 public high schools	48.7%		27.8	268^th of 371 public high schools	27.8%	74							11.0			22.9							32.7	$9,922	$815	$9,104
Curry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	85 Yellow Jacket Dr	Jasper	35503	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 387-7845	542	31	17.4	65.7%	498 (91.9%)	5 (0.9%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.5%)	53	323^rd of 684 public elementary schools	52.8%		57.5	283^rd of 680 public elementary schools	58.4%	40	26.7	33.0						45.4			72.0	59.8						$9,492	$2,035	$7,454
Curry High School	Public	9-12	155 Yellow Jacket Dr	Jasper	35503	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(205) 384-3887	383	20	19.6	57.2%	366 (95.6%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	67.1	96^th of 378 public high schools	74.6%		27.2	270^th of 371 public high schools	27.2%	174							14.7			39.0							39.5	$10,592	$799	$9,790
Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	283 Bulldog Blvd	Carbon Hill	35549	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 924-4101	490	29	16.8	70.8%	431 (88.0%)	17 (3.5%)	29 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	48.2	365^th of 684 public elementary schools	46.6%		49.6	347^th of 680 public elementary schools	49.0%	18	30.4	34.4	37.9	23.8	17.5	10.7		31.3	41.1		61.7	53.1	63.8	58.7	40.0	69.1		$9,552	$2,559	$6,990
Carbon Hill High School	Public	9-12	217 Bulldog Boulevard	Carbon Hill	35549	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(205) 924-8821	351	18	19.5	65.8%	327 (93.2%)	10 (2.8%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.8	274^th of 378 public high schools	27.5%		25.7	279^th of 371 public high schools	24.8%	5							6.7			16.7							20.2	$10,394	$250	$10,142

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Winston County	10.08 mi	10	41^st
Jasper City	13.21 mi	5
Fayette County	14.54 mi	6	72^nd
Marion County	17.05 mi	10	73^rd
Winfield City	17.72 mi	3	15^th

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