Southeastern School, Remlap AL - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Southeastern School

Southeastern School sits in the unincorporated community of Remlap, a rural census-designated place in Blount County with no downtown, no sidewalks, and a strip of state highway where the post office is the main civic landmark. The school is the only entity in this part of the county that serves the full span from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade, meaning a child could enter as a four-year-old and graduate without ever changing schools. That continuity is a defining feature, and for families who value a single campus through all thirteen years, it is a straightforward fit.

The student body reflects the surrounding area. The majority of students are white, with a substantial Hispanic population and a very small Black enrollment. A majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which places the school in a lower-income context relative to many others in the state. The school operates under Blount County Schools, a district that recently opened a career technical center, so high school students have access to expanded career and technical education pathways beyond what the main campus alone offers.

Test results across the 2024-25 school year present a mixed picture that varies sharply by subject and grade. In English language arts, proficiency rates are broadly solid, with several grades above the midpoint and some well into the strong range. Third graders showed the highest performance, and sixth graders also did well. Seventh and eighth graders were lower but still within a moderate range. Math, by contrast, is a persistent soft spot. Only sixth graders reached a level that could be called adequate; in most other tested grades the proficiency rates are low, and in seventh and eighth grades they are very low. Science results, available for fourth and eighth grades, are also low. Overall proficiency across all subjects and grades places this school in the bottom quartile among Blount County districts. A parent considering Southeastern should look into how the school addresses math instruction in the middle grades, where the numbers drop the most sharply. The data covers only one year, so there is no trend to examine yet.

The housing market in the area is relatively affordable compared to national benchmarks, with home values that have been essentially flat. The broader economic context shows a national unemployment rate near a historic low, though that does not speak directly to local conditions in Blount County. No data on chronic absenteeism or discipline was available, and no information on staffing ratios, course access, or special education and English learner populations was provided, so those are open questions a family would want to ask the school directly. A graduation rate was also not available. That gap may reflect the nature of the school's reporting rather than a problem, but it is another point worth confirming.

This is a small, rural, K-12 school where the academic experience varies widely depending on the subject. For a family that prioritizes staying in one building from start to finish and wants exposure to career-technical options through the district, Southeastern fits. For a family concerned about math and science performance in the upper elementary and middle grades, it demands a conversation with the school about how those gaps get addressed.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=90%Cohort of 42 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

373 schools plotted. 7 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 353%

School 53% · District 54% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 10 pts above state median

Grade 426%

School 26% · District 47% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median

Grade 515%

School 15% · District 38% · ▼ 23 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median

Grade 657%

School 57% · District 45% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median

Grade 74%

School 4% · District 21% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median

Grade 85%

School 5% · District 19% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 382%

School 82% · District 79% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median

Grade 466%

School 66% · District 70% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 8 pts above state median

Grade 571%

School 71% · District 71%

▲ 4 pts above state median

Grade 678%

School 78% · District 62% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median

Grade 760%

School 60% · District 61% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 6 pts above state median

Grade 852%

School 52% · District 51% · ▲ 1 pts above district

even with state median

Science

Grade 430%

School 30% · District 53% · ▼ 22 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median

Grade 821%

School 21% · District 35% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median

This schoolBlount County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 7Lower-income55%Higher-income65%10 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income50%Higher-income53%3 pp gap