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State Report Card

In 2012, the Alabama legislature secured a bi-partisan vote that created the Legislative School Performance Recognition Program Act – Act No. 2012-402, which legally requires a letter grade assessment to be assigned to most Alabama public schools. In accordance with this law, as well as the requirements for Alabama’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan, Alabama school officials have worked to create the Alabama State Report Card.

The Alabama State Report Card is designed so parents, educators, stakeholders, and others can easily understand how their schools are doing, just as report cards help parents understand how their kids are doing. The goals of the Alabama State Report Card are to provide a starting point, with easy to understand and concise information showing how a school is doing, and to make sure that schools are accountable for explaining that to their communities.

No one score or grade tells the whole story of a school. The Alabama State Report Card uses multiple indicators, including academic achievement, academic growth, chronic absenteeism, graduation rates and college and career readiness (in high schools). We encourage educators, parents and others to dig deeper by visiting the Alabama State Department of Education’s Data Center. We also encourage teachers and administrators to use this as an opportunity to discuss efforts they are making at their local school to improve education.

As we continue to strive for annual improvement, it’s important we work together. To do this, we ask that our parents and families partner with us in the following ways:

  • Ensure your child is at school every day. Regular school attendance is critical for your child’s success.
  • Engage in your child’s education by attending parent-teacher conferences, participating in school events, asking your child what they learned at school and fostering a home environment that values learning if you are not already.

 

2024-2025 Report Card Scores

The Alabama State Department of Education has released the 2025 State Report Card scores. ACS received an overall district score of 87 for the 2024-2025 school year. We have included the new scores below.

ACS Announces 2024-2025 Report Card Scores

Albertville City Schools is proud to share this year’s Alabama State Report Card results and to celebrate the incredible progress happening across the district. Over the past two years, schools in Albertville have demonstrated consistent and significant academic growth. 

“We are so proud of our students, teachers, staff and school leaders across the district. Their hard work, focus and commitment to growth are making a real difference for every student. These results show that Albertville City Schools is moving the academic needle, and we will continue building on this momentum,” said Albertville Superintendent Dr. Bart Reeves. 

Over the last two years, our schools have made impressive gains:

  • Albertville Kindergarten and Pre-K - up nine points to an 88. 
  • Albertville Primary School - up seven points to an 89. 
  • Albertville Elementary School - up seven points to an 89. 
  • Albertville Intermediate School - up six points to an 85. 
  • Albertville Middle School - up four points to an 80. 
  • Albertville High School - remained steady at a 74, with intentional steps already underway to continue moving forward. 

Districtwide, ACS saw an overall score increase of four points to an 87, which reflects the district's continued focus on student growth, great instruction and strong leadership at every school.

ACS remains fully transparent regarding Albertville Innovation Academy’s score. Because AIA is a new school, there were variables that were not included in this year’s report card. The district requested a waiver from the Alabama State Department of Education to account for this, but it was not approved.

As a result, academic achievement and chronic absenteeism were each counted at a higher percentage, while two key indicators — graduation rate and college/career readiness, both at 98% — were not included in this year’s calculation.

This led to a score of 54, which does not accurately reflect the outstanding work taking place at AIA. Those measures will be included in next year’s report card, and ACS anticipates that the score will be closer to a 75 once all indicators are represented.

“Wonderful things are taking place at AIA,” said Dr. Reeves. “We are proud of our students and teachers and can’t wait to see next year’s report card more accurately reflect the incredible work happening there every day.”