Collinsville High School, Collinsville AL

Original Research by School Decision on Collinsville High School

Collinsville High School is a regular public school serving students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in the small rural town of Collinsville, Alabama, part of the DeKalb County school system. Because it houses every grade under one roof, the school offers a single continuous pathway that some families appreciate for its consistency, especially in a community where the school is woven into the town’s daily life.

The student body reflects the town’s demographic character. A large majority of students come from low-income households, as measured by eligibility for free or reduced-price meals. Hispanic students make up the largest share, followed by white students, with smaller populations of American Indian, Black, Asian, and multiracial students. Data on students with disabilities and English learners were not reported; a parent may wish to ask the school directly about how those populations are served.

State testing results from the most recent academic year show that proficiency rates across math, English language arts, and science are low in all tested grades. In mathematics, proficiency is especially weak, with the highest rate in third grade and a sharp drop by eighth grade. English language arts results are higher but still modest, with performance varying by grade. Science results for fourth and eighth grades also fall well below a majority proficient. When compared with the two school districts in DeKalb County, Collinsville High School’s overall proficiency index ranks below the midpoint, placing it in the bottom tier of that small countywide set. A parent evaluating academic preparation should weigh these results carefully and may want to discuss intervention and support strategies with the school.

No data on the school’s four-year graduation rate was available in the source materials. Since the school includes high school grades, this is a meaningful gap; families looking for evidence of completion outcomes will need to seek that information from the school or district directly.

Collinsville itself is a compact, slow-growing town in the Little Wills Valley, with a mix of older homes, small local businesses, and a major poultry processing plant that serves as the largest employer. The weekly Collinsville Trade Day flea market draws many visitors and gives the town a commercial pulse beyond its size. Home values in the area are well below both the state and national averages, making it a relatively affordable place to live. The population is notably young and majority Hispanic or Latino.

The DeKalb County district has no recent publicly reported changes of lasting parent relevance, such as budget shifts, curriculum overhauls, or facility projects. The school’s academic offerings, course access, and staffing levels were not detailed in the available data, so the full picture of what Collinsville High School provides beyond core instruction remains incomplete. Families who value a small-town, PK-through-12 setting where the school is embedded in the community will find that here, but they should also go in knowing that the academic proficiency numbers are low and that key outcome measures like graduation rate were not on the record.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=95%Cohort of 78 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 329%

School 29% · District 46% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

Grade 420%

School 20% · District 36% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 57%

School 7% · District 38% · ▼ 31 pts below district

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 28 pts below county median

Grade 618%

School 18% · District 34% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 79%

School 9% · District 16% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 85%

School 5% · District 15% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 339%

School 39% · District 61% · ▼ 22 pts below district

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Grade 432%

School 32% · District 53% · ▼ 22 pts below district

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 28 pts below county median

Grade 546%

School 46% · District 65% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 640%

School 40% · District 50% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 735%

School 35% · District 49% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 838%

School 38% · District 49% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Science

Grade 419%

School 19% · District 33% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 829%

School 29% · District 33% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

This schoolDeKalb 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.