The top reported proficiency rate is 48% in English language arts. The lowest is 25% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Albertville Elementary School
Albertville Elementary School serves third and fourth graders in the Albertville City district, a regular public school on Sand Mountain in northeast Alabama. It is one of several elementary buildings in a district that has been expanding to keep up with the city's steady growth. Because it covers only two grades, there is no graduation rate or high school metric to report here.
The school sits in a mid-sized, car-dependent city with a notably diverse population for the region, shaped by its industrial base of poultry processing and manufacturing. The community has been growing, driven in part by the same industries that draw many Hispanic families to the area, and the district broke ground on a new elementary school to relieve overcrowding. Within this setting, the school serves a large enrollment for its two-grade band. A very substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic profile of the city. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a sizable white minority and smaller shares of Black and multiracial students. Data on English learner and special education populations were not available from the records reviewed, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about services for those groups.
On state assessments, Albertville Elementary's proficiency rates show a mix of results. In third grade, slightly more than half of students met the bar in English language arts, and slightly less than half did so in math. Fourth-grade proficiency was lower in both subjects, and in fourth-grade science the share of students reaching proficiency was the weakest. Overall, combining all tested subjects and grades, the school's proficiency index sits below the midpoint when compared with other districts in Marshall County. Only one year of assessment data was available, so there is no trend to gauge whether performance is improving or declining. The school does not serve tested grades beyond fourth, so these results capture the full academic picture.
Other dimensions commonly reported for schools, such as discipline rates, chronic absenteeism, class sizes, staffing ratios, and program offerings, were not present in the data this review draws on. That means a family researching Albertville Elementary would need to gather that information from the school or district directly.
The housing context matters for families deciding where to live. Home values in the Albertville area are below both the Alabama state benchmark and the national median, making the city relatively affordable by those measures. The local economy is anchored by industrial employers and is tied to the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area, which has seen growth in recent years.
For a parent considering this school, the picture is fairly straightforward. Albertville Elementary is a large elementary building serving the foundational grades in a growing, working-class community with considerable diversity. Academic proficiency is moderate to low relative to neighboring districts, with fourth-grade science a particular soft spot. The high rate of economic disadvantage means the school likely receives additional federal supports, though Title I status was not explicitly confirmed in the data here. Families will want to understand what academic interventions and enrichment are in place, especially for students who enter below grade level, and what the district's plans are as enrollment continues to climb. The school's narrow grade span means students will move on to another elementary or intermediate school after fourth grade, so the feeder pattern within Albertville City is also worth exploring.
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