Best Public Schools in Orrville, AL

Summary:

The city of Orrville, Alabama is home to two schools - Keith MiddleHigh School (grades 6-12) and Salem Elementary School (grades PK-5). Both schools serve a predominantly African American student population, with over 95% of students identifying as such. While the schools face significant challenges, there are also some bright spots that could be built upon.

Keith MiddleHigh School has consistently low test scores, ranking in the bottom 20% of Alabama high schools for the past three years. The school struggles particularly in mathematics, with only 3.7% of 11th graders scoring proficient or better. However, it performs better in science, with 33.33% of 11th graders scoring proficient or better. In contrast, Salem Elementary School has shown some improvement, moving from a 0-star to a 2-star rating on SchoolDigger over the past three years. The elementary school performs relatively well in English language arts, with over 50% of 3rd and 4th graders scoring proficient or better, but struggles in mathematics, with only 7.14% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better.

Both schools have high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients, with Keith MiddleHigh School at 88.48% and Salem Elementary School at 80.11%. The higher spending per student at Keith MiddleHigh School ($14,621) compared to Salem Elementary School ($11,997) may indicate a need to re-evaluate resource allocation and ensure equitable funding across the Dallas County district.

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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
Keith MiddleHigh School	Public	6-12	1166 Dallas Road 115	Orrville	36767	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 875-4155	199	13	15.0	88.9%	1 (0.5%)	192 (96.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	35.5	241^st of 378 public high schools	36.2%		9.9	356^th of 371 public high schools	4.0%	115				4.2	0.0	0.0	3.7		6.9	33.3				12.5	10.5	20.7	15.4	$14,621	$3,757	$10,841
Salem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3486 Dallas Road 3	Orrville	36767	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 996-8636	153	9	17.0	77.1%	4 (2.6%)	143 (93.5%)	5 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	34.3	464^th of 684 public elementary schools	32.2%		35.3	455^th of 680 public elementary schools	33.1%	9	47.4	26.3	7.1					31.6			52.6	57.9	35.7					$11,997	$2,121	$9,854

Cities Near Orrville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Selma	6.04 mi	18	294^th
Valley Grande	14.05 mi	2	230^th
Alberta	18.59 mi	1	301^st
Hayneville	22.31 mi	6	285^th
Marion	24.67 mi	3

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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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