Woodville High School, Woodville AL

Original Research by School Decision on Woodville High School

Woodville High School is a regular public school in rural northeastern Alabama that serves students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade, operating as part of the Jackson County School District. The school is the only K-12 building in the small town of Woodville, a place that has seen no population growth across recent censuses and remains a low-density, highway-oriented community. The town’s economy draws from manufacturing, hospitality, construction, and education and healthcare, and many residents likely commute to nearby Huntsville or Scottsboro for work.

The school enrolls a student body that is predominantly white, with a noticeable share of American Indian or Alaska Native students and smaller shares of Hispanic, Black, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and two-or-more-races students. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic need across the school community. Data on students with disabilities and English learners were not available, so a reader may want to ask the school directly about those support structures.

Academically, the picture is mixed. In English language arts, proficiency rates in grade 3, grade 5, grade 6, and grade 7 land at or above the midpoint on the state test, with grade 3 showing a particularly strong result. Grade 4 and grade 8 ELA results are softer. Math proficiency is notably weaker across the board, with every tested grade level posting a rate below the midpoint and grade 7 the lowest. Science results for grades 4 and 8 are also on the lower side. When compared to other school districts in Jackson County, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile, a position that reflects the math and science challenges particularly. Only a single year of state assessment data was available for this report, so there is no trend to assess whether performance is improving or declining.

Because Woodville High School covers all grades in one building, a family with children across age spans will find them on the same campus, which can simplify logistics. However, a parent looking at the academic results, especially in math, may want to discuss with the school what interventions and supports are in place for students who are not yet meeting proficiency.

The community context is stable but not growing. Housing values in the area sit below the state benchmark, and the town’s rural setting means that daily life is car-dependent. The older town center is a few blocks west of State Highway 35, and the school itself serves as both the local elementary and secondary campus. The Bob Jones Community Center houses the Woodville Historical Center and serves as a civic gathering space. Natural anchors include Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge and Bethel Springs Nature Preserve, both near town.

A publicly reported development of direct relevance to any family considering this school is that the Jackson County Board of Education has voted to close Woodville High School as part of a district-wide consolidation effort. That means the school described here is set to be phased out, with students rezoned to other schools in the district. The timeline for this change was not provided in the available data, so anyone reading this should verify the current status and any transition plans directly with the district. That consolidation will alter commute times, school size, and the peer environment for Woodville families.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

80-89%Cohort of 36 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 348%

School 48% · District 47% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 428%

School 28% · District 43% · ▼ 15 pts below district

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

Grade 539%

School 39% · District 40% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 627%

School 27% · District 42% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 714%

School 14% · District 29% · ▼ 14 pts below district

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

Grade 819%

School 19% · District 29% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 365%

School 65% · District 72% · ▼ 7 pts below district

even with state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 437%

School 37% · District 63% · ▼ 27 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 31 pts below county median

Grade 557%

School 57% · District 72% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 661%

School 61% · District 64% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 754%

School 54% · District 63% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 839%

School 39% · District 62% · ▼ 23 pts below district

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

Science

Grade 425%

School 25% · District 42% · ▼ 17 pts below district

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

Grade 832%

School 32% · District 38% · ▼ 6 pts below district

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

This schoolJackson 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.