The top reported proficiency rate is 75% in English language arts. The lowest is 34% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Prattville Intermediate School
Prattville Intermediate School serves only fifth and sixth graders, so there is no graduation rate to report and no high school pathways to consider. The school sits in Autauga County Schools, a district that covers the city of Prattville, a mid-size Alabama place. Prattville was founded as a company town around cotton gin manufacturing and retains a historic downtown district, but today it blends that older mill-town core with suburban residential growth and highway-oriented retail along Interstate 65. The city has seen steady population growth as part of the Montgomery Metropolitan Area, and recent development includes a large shopping center and the conversion of the former cotton gin factory into loft apartments. A tornado caused significant damage and rebuilding activity. Housing values and rents in Prattville are close to the state benchmark, and the area’s typical mortgage cost and rent levels are both below national medians.
On the 2024-25 Alabama ACAP state assessments, Prattville Intermediate’s results show a clear split by subject. In English language arts, the share of students scoring proficient was solid, well over three-quarters of fifth graders and a similarly strong share of sixth graders. In math, proficiency was lower, reaching roughly a third of students in each grade. This pattern is not unusual for intermediate schools, but a parent may want to ask the school about math support, interventions, or curriculum changes, given the gap between the two subjects. Science testing from an earlier year, before a change in assessments, showed about half of fifth graders at proficiency, but that data is older and from a different test, so it offers limited current comparison.
The school enrolls a student body that is predominantly white, with a substantial Black population and smaller shares of Hispanic, multiracial, and Asian students. More than half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which signals a moderate-to-high level of economic need. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available, so the school’s full support profile for those groups is not clear from the reporting on hand.
Prattville Intermediate is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet. It operates on a separate campus from the district’s elementary schools and the junior high and high school, which is typical for a standalone intermediate configuration. The school’s location on Honeysuckle Drive places it within the city’s dispersed pattern of school campuses rather than in the historic downtown core, so the daily routine involves car or bus transport for most families.
A comparison of Prattville Intermediate against other districts in Autauga County was not possible because Autauga County is the only district in the county, so there is no peer group to position it against. The school’s performance stands on its own terms. The enrollment in the intermediate school is a mid-sized population for a two-grade school, and the grade configuration means students move up to a junior high and then to Prattville High School for the upper grades. No recent parent-relevant changes or strategic priorities were found for the district, so a reader should check directly with the school or district office for information on curriculum updates, staffing, or facility plans.
For a parent considering Prattville Intermediate, the academic picture is one of solid reading skills and math that is an area of focus. The school serves a community that is growing, moderately affordable by state standards, and car-dependent. The student body is economically diverse, with a majority-white composition and a large Black minority. The absence of data on special education and English learner services means a parent with a child in those categories will want to ask the school directly about available supports. This is a public intermediate school in a traditional district setting, with no unusual programs or alternative structures reported.
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