The top reported proficiency rate is 100% in Science. The lowest is 40% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Corley Elementary School
Corley Elementary School serves only second and third graders, a narrow span that shapes everything about the experience a student or family will have there. Children arrive after kindergarten and first grade elsewhere and leave after third grade for an intermediate school. For the two years they are at Corley, the school is their sole academic home, and its job is to build foundational literacy and numeracy before the move to older grades.
The school is part of the Boaz City School District, which operates two elementary schools, one intermediate school, one middle school, and one high school within this small city atop the Sand Mountain plateau. Boaz itself is a car-oriented city that historically drew enormous shopping traffic to its outlet stores, a boom that has long since faded. The city now holds a mix of manufacturing in automotive parts, poultry processing, aircraft parts, and carpet yarns, along with a historic downtown shopping area and Snead State Community College. The economic development messaging frames Boaz as family-friendly and attracts young families and retirees, and the housing market reflects that modest appeal. The district appears stable, with no major parent-relevant changes publicly reported in recent years.
The student body is about evenly split between students who identify as white and students who identify as Hispanic, with small numbers of Black, Asian, multiracial, and Pacific Islander students. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, which places Corley in a context where a majority of families face some economic pressure. The school enrollment is about what you would expect for a school serving two grades in a city of this size.
On state assessments, Corley's third graders showed a mixed picture. In English language arts, a little more than half of students met the proficiency standard, a figure that puts the school near the upper end of districts within Marshall County when the district's overall performance across subjects and grades is compared. In math, fewer than four in ten students were proficient, a weaker result. Because the school serves only one tested grade, third grade, these two numbers are the only current state assessment data available. There is no trend data to speak of; the state's testing regimen has changed, and only a single year of results is available for comparison. There is no science assessment data from the current assessment either, though an old and likely non-comparable result from many years ago exists. A parent wanting to understand academic trajectory would need to look at how Corley's students perform when they reach the intermediate and middle school grades.
The school's program offerings were not available in the data, and neither were staffing ratios, chronic absenteeism rates, or discipline data. The absence of that information is a gap a curious family might want to follow up on with the school or district. Because Corley only covers second and third grade, there are no high school measures such as graduation rates or advanced coursework to consider.
For a family or resident, Corley Elementary is a short, focused entry point into the Boaz City Schools system. The academic picture shows a school where ELA performance sits at a solid level relative to other districts in the county, while math performance is softer. The school serves a majority low-income population, so whatever supports exist for students facing economic disadvantage are likely relevant here. The peer environment is split roughly between white and Hispanic students, and the setting is a small, car-dependent city with a working-class industrial base and a community college anchor. A parent might want to ask about math instruction specifically and about how the school prepares students for the transition to the intermediate school.
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