Falkville High School, Falkville AL

Original Research by School Decision on Falkville High School

Falkville High School serves students in sixth through twelfth grade on a shared campus with Falkville Elementary School in the small rural town of Falkville, in southern Morgan County. The school is the oldest high school in Morgan County, a point of local history that reflects its long-standing place in the community. Its enrollment is small for a combined middle and high school, and the student body is overwhelmingly white. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that many families in the catchment area face economic constraints. The town itself has experienced a population decline in recent decades and remains a compact, car-oriented community built along U.S. Route 31. Housing values in the area are below national medians, and the local economy draws on manufacturing and wholesale trade, though specific employers are not named in available records.

Academically, state testing results from a recent school year show that the school’s overall proficiency index, which averages performance across math, English language arts, and science at the grades tested, sits in the bottom quartile relative to districts in Morgan County. The comparison set includes three districts, so readers should keep that small pool in mind. In math, proficiency rates were low across all middle grades, and science proficiency at the eighth-grade level was also low. English language arts performance was higher but still fell well short of a majority reaching proficiency in any tested grade. The data covers only one year, so no trend is available to indicate whether these results represent a pattern or a single-year picture. A parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand what academic supports and interventions are in place and how the school is addressing performance in math and science.

Because the school serves through twelfth grade, a graduation rate would normally be part of the picture, but none was reported in the data provided. Similarly, information on chronic absenteeism is absent. These gaps are notable for a family choosing a school, since they are standard indicators of student engagement and school climate. The district brief turned up no recent changes or strategic initiatives publicly reported, so it is not clear what district-level direction the school is operating under.

Program offerings, including Advanced Placement, career and technical education courses, or dual enrollment options, were also not available in the data. For a combined middle-high school that serves students from sixth grade through graduation, the breadth of course pathways matters a great deal. Without that information, a family evaluating Falkville High School would need to contact the school directly to learn what academic tracks, college preparatory options, and vocational programs are available.

The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and it operates under the Morgan County school system. Its setting is rural, and the campus sits near the town’s main corridor, integrated with the elementary school rather than isolated. The town itself offers limited commercial activity and no named major employers; many residents likely commute north to Hartselle, Decatur, or Huntsville for work. The housing market is affordable by national standards, with home values below state medians.

Falkville High School offers a small, community-grounded environment for families who want their children to attend a school that has been part of the same town for generations. The academic evidence points to areas where the school struggles, particularly in math and science, and the missing data on graduation rates and program offerings leaves real questions unanswered. For a family considering this school, those are the conversations to pursue directly with the administration.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

85-89%Cohort of 63 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 621%

School 21% · District 30% · ▼ 9 pts below district

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

Grade 713%

School 13% · District 24% · ▼ 11 pts below district

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

Grade 87%

School 7% · District 33% · ▼ 27 pts below district

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

English language arts

Grade 648%

School 48% · District 58% · ▼ 10 pts below district

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

Grade 741%

School 41% · District 63% · ▼ 22 pts below district

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

Grade 837%

School 37% · District 59% · ▼ 22 pts below district

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

Science

Grade 817%

School 17% · District 47% · ▼ 30 pts below district

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

This schoolMorgan 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.