The top reported proficiency rate is 56% in English language arts. The lowest is 30% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Albertville Intermediate School
Albertville Intermediate School serves fifth and sixth graders in the Albertville City district, a school system that has seen enough enrollment pressure to prompt the construction of a new elementary school in recent years. The school sits in Albertville, a mid-sized manufacturing hub on Sand Mountain where poultry processing and industrial parks anchor the economy and where the population is notable for its diversity, with a substantial share of residents identifying as Hispanic or Latino. That demographic profile is reflected in the school’s student body.
The school is a regular public school with a large enrollment for its two-grade span. The student population is majority Hispanic, with a significant white minority and smaller shares of Black students and students of other racial backgrounds. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a community with many households in lower income brackets. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the record, a gap a family may want to ask the school about directly.
State testing results from the most recent year show a clear split by subject. In English language arts, roughly half of students across both grades scored at the proficient level or above, a result that lands near the middle of the pack when compared across districts in Marshall County. In math, the proficiency rate was notably lower, with fewer than a third of students reaching that benchmark in either grade. The school’s overall proficiency index sits below the midpoint among the five districts in the county. A single data point from several years ago also placed science proficiency at about a third. Because the testing data covers only one year, there is no trend to examine, and a family would want to watch future results to see whether these are stable patterns.
The school’s grade band means it has no high school outcomes to report, so there is no graduation rate, no data on college readiness, and no information on advanced coursework or career pathway offerings. That is simply a function of the grades it serves, not a judgment on its program. The record also did not include discipline data, attendance or chronic absenteeism rates, staffing ratios, or course access information. Those are meaningful blanks for a parent evaluating the day-to-day environment.
Housing in the Albertville area is moderately priced relative to national benchmarks, and the local unemployment rate has been fairly steady. The community is car-dependent, with commercial life concentrated along the main highway corridor and a downtown that has a civic core but limited street life. The city is part of the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area, so it benefits from broader regional economic growth, but its own identity is tied to manufacturing and industry. A family moving here would find a school district that is expanding to meet enrollment growth, with a new elementary school recently under construction and a high school that underwent a renovation program.
For a parent considering this school, the picture is mixed. English language arts results give a reasonable baseline. Math proficiency is an area where the school appears to struggle relative to its county peers, and that is worth investigating further with the school to understand what instructional support or intervention programs are in place. The large share of students from lower-income households means the school likely has a high concentration of needs, and a family would want to know how the school addresses that, particularly around resources such as tutoring, English learner supports, and class sizes. The missing data on special education and English learner populations is a notable gap, because those services are often central to a school’s daily operations.
This is a school that serves a specific two-year window in a child’s education, so the experience is transitional by design. A child would come in from an elementary school and leave for a middle school or junior high, depending on how the district structures its upper grades. The school’s strengths in literacy and its challenges in math are the main takeaways from the test results. Beyond that, a family would need to visit, talk to staff, and gather the information that the public record does not supply.
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