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Fort Payne City Schools
Fort Payne City is a public school district in Alabama, based in DeKalb County (Fort Payne). SchoolGrade grades 4 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Fort Payne City on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Fort Payne City
2 of 4 schools in Fort Payne City carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
C: 2
Every school in Fort Payne City
High schools (1)
- C- Fort Payne High School, Fort Payne
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- C+ Fort Payne Middle School, Fort Payne
- Little Ridge Intermediate School, Fort Payne
Elementary and primary schools (1)
- Wills Valley Elementary School, Fort Payne
Where Fort Payne City schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Fort Payne (4)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Alabama
- County: DeKalb County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,550 students with 213 full-time-equivalent teachers and 363 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0101560
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- DeKalb County (12 schools, 7 mi)
- Cherokee County (7 schools, 20 mi)
- Scottsboro City (5 schools, 24 mi)
- Etowah County (21 schools, 26 mi)
- Jackson County (16 schools, 27 mi)
- Boaz City (5 schools, 32 mi)
- Albertville City (6 schools, 32 mi)
- Guntersville City (4 schools, 33 mi)
Questions about Fort Payne City
How many schools are in Fort Payne City?
SchoolGrade grades 4 public schools in Fort Payne City, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Fort Payne City serve?
The largest by graded schools: Fort Payne.
How good are the schools in Fort Payne City?
Across the 2 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 31% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 33.5%. 50% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Fort Payne City?
3,550 students were enrolled in Fort Payne City in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.7 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Fort Payne City?
Fort Payne City is in Alabama, based in DeKalb County, with its district office in Fort Payne. Its boundary covers about 56.4 sq mi.