Millry High School, Millry AL - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Millry High School

Millry High School is the only school in Washington County that serves the full PK-12 range, making it the single educational pathway for the roughly 500 students who attend. The school sits in a small, rural town where the population has been steadily declining over the long term. Most students are white, with a modest share of Black students and a very small number of students identifying as Hispanic, Native American, or multiracial. A substantial share of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which tracks with the limited local employment base and the long commutes many residents make to work outside the town.

The academic picture at Millry High School shows a meaningful split between subjects. In English language arts, the school puts up solid numbers across the tested elementary and middle grades, with a strong majority of students meeting proficiency standards in third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and eighth grades. Seventh-grade reading dips below half, but the overall pattern in ELA is one of consistent, solid performance. Math tells a different story. Proficiency starts well in third and fourth grades, where roughly two-thirds or more of students are on track, then falls off sharply. By fifth grade only a quarter of students reach proficiency, and by sixth grade it drops further. Seventh and eighth grade math results are very low. Science follows a similar grade-level split: fourth grade science is decent, but eighth grade science results are extremely low. A parent considering Millry High School will want to ask the school directly how math and science instruction is structured in the upper elementary and middle grades, how the school supports students who are falling behind in those areas, and what course options exist for high school math and science. The data available covers only one year of state testing, so it is not yet possible to see whether this is a stable pattern or a recent dip.

Because Millry High School spans the entire K-12 range, it provides a single community context for all grades. The small enrollment means each grade level is modest in size, which can foster closer relationships between students and staff. The school's setting in a rural, declining town means families are likely already committed to the area, and the high school is the natural center for local activity. Housing in Millry is notably more affordable than the national and state benchmarks, which might appeal to families looking for lower-cost rural living, though the trade-off is limited local employment and few commercial amenities.

The school is part of Washington County Schools. No recent parent-relevant changes to the district were found in public sources, so there is no evidence of major shifts in leadership, boundaries, or programming to report. Families would need to check with the district or school for updates on facility conditions, course offerings, or any emerging plans. The comparison data for Millry High School relative to other districts in Washington County could not be generated because it is the only district in the county, so there is no basis for a local peer comparison.

Overall, Millry High School offers a small, rural, community-centered education where English language arts is a clear strength and elementary math starts well, but math and science results in the middle grades are weak enough that any family weighing this school should investigate how the school addresses those subjects before enrolling, particularly for students entering fifth grade and beyond.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=90%Cohort of 46 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 371%

School 71% · District 44% · ▲ 27 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median

Grade 462%

School 62% · District 36% · ▲ 26 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median

Grade 525%

School 25% · District 30% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median

Grade 634%

School 34% · District 27% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median

Grade 77%

School 7% · District 15% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median

Grade 89%

School 9% · District 9%

▼ 7 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 379%

School 79% · District 75% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median

Grade 468%

School 68% · District 65% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median

Grade 575%

School 75% · District 67% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median

Grade 662%

School 62% · District 45% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median

Grade 742%

School 42% · District 49% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median

Grade 861%

School 61% · District 47% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median

Science

Grade 456%

School 56% · District 46% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median

Grade 89%

School 9% · District 31% · ▼ 22 pts below district

▼ 26 pts below state median

This schoolWashington 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.