Blount County Schools

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

1. A Locust Fork Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
2. A Cleveland Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
3. A- Hayden Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
4. A- Hayden Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
5. A- Locust Fork High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
6. B+ Cleveland High School (High school, meets expectations)
7. B+ Hayden High School (High school, meets expectations)
8. B Susan Moore Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
9. B- Appalachian School (K-12 school, exceeds expectations)
10. C+ Southeastern School (K-12 school, exceeds expectations)

High schools (5)

• B+ Cleveland High School, Cleveland
• B+ Hayden High School, Hayden
• C Jb Pennington High School, Blountsville
• A- Locust Fork High School, Locust Fork
• C- Susan Moore High School, Blountsville

Middle and junior high schools (1)

• A- Hayden Middle School, Hayden

Elementary and primary schools (6)

• C- Blountsville Elementary School, Blountsville
• A Cleveland Elementary School, Cleveland
• A- Hayden Elementary School, Hayden
• Hayden Primary School, Hayden
• A Locust Fork Elementary, Locust Fork
• B Susan Moore Elementary School, Blountsville

Other schools and academies (2)

• B- Appalachian School, Oneonta
• C+ Southeastern School, Remlap

Cities and towns served (6)

• Blountsville (4)
• Hayden (4)
• Cleveland (2)
• Locust Fork (2)
• Oneonta (1)
• Remlap (1)

• State: Best schools in Alabama
• County: Blount County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 7,706 students with 426 full-time-equivalent teachers and 927 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 0100420
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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