The top reported proficiency rate is 72% in English language arts. The lowest is 46% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Haleyville Elementary School
Haleyville Elementary School serves students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in the small, manufacturing-rooted city of Haleyville in northwest Alabama. The school is part of the Haleyville City school system, which also operates a middle school, a high school, and a career and technical education center. The town itself sits in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and is known nationally for being the site of the first 9-1-1 emergency call, a point of local pride celebrated annually with a festival.
This is a sizable elementary school for its grade band, with the largest enrollments in kindergarten through second grade and a steady count through the upper elementary grades. The student body is overwhelmingly white, with a Hispanic population making up the next largest share. Few students identify as Black, Asian, or two or more races. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school in a context where economic need is a factor for many families.
Academically, the most recent state testing results show a school with a clear area of strength and some softer spots. In English language arts, students across grades three through five performed at a level that is solidly above the midpoint for the state, with the highest proficiency rate in grade five. In mathematics, the picture is more mixed. Proficiency rates across the three tested grades cluster in a range that is lower than the school’s reading results, falling below the state median. Grade four math was the strongest of the three, while grade three showed the lowest rate. Science, tested only in grade four, had a proficiency rate below the state’s midpoint, a subject where a parent may want to look into this further with the school. There is only one year of data reported under the current assessment, so no academic trends are available yet.
Because this is an elementary school serving only grades PK through five, there is no graduation rate to report. The school does not serve the grades for which that metric applies. The comparison data places this school above the midpoint among districts in Winston County on overall proficiency, meaning it performs relatively well when evaluated alongside its county peers. However, the county itself has only two school districts, so the comparison set is small.
The community context is one of modest scale. Haleyville grew slightly over the past decade and remains a place where the economy is built around manufacturing, including cabinet making, bedding, furniture, metal fabrication, and automotive engines. No fixed-route public transit exists, though a dial-a-ride service is available. Homes in the area are priced well below state and national averages, and the estimated monthly mortgage payment for a median-priced home is low relative to national benchmarks, a factor that may matter to families weighing housing costs against school quality.
Information on student support programs is missing. The data does not include counts of students with disabilities or English learners, nor does it report on discipline rates, chronic absenteeism, or staffing ratios. A parent looking for detail on special education services or English language supports would need to ask the school directly. The district brief found little of lasting impact in terms of recent changes or initiatives at the district level, so no major shifts in policy or leadership are evident from the available public information.
Haleyville Elementary presents as a school where a family will find a large, predominantly white student body in a small industrial city with affordable housing and a sense of local history. The academic picture is strongest in reading, while math and science lag behind, and the absence of trend data means it is not yet possible to tell whether these patterns are new or long-standing.
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