SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the AL proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual N/A%Projected 44%

Sparkman Ninth Grade School N/A for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the AL proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the AL average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School N/A%AL 20%

English proficiency

School N/A%AL 40%

Science proficiency

School N/A%AL 29%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

N/A%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

9%

Students in at least one AP course. 1 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

0%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes0%
AP courses offered1
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

0%
3%

AP computer science

0%
1%

AP math

0%
2%

Gold marks the AL average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

B

24.36 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

A-

1.82 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

B+

10.56 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$103,002

AL average $70,756

Median home value

$301,236

AL average $214,128

Median rent

$1,486 /mo

AL average $1,042

Unemployment rate

3.2%

AL average 5.0%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 94.7%AL 88.2%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

18:1

AL average 16:1

Teachers

36

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$64,816

All teachers in Madison County.

Student to counselor ratio AL average 406:1651:1
Support staff3
Psychologists0
Nurses1
Social workers0
Law enforcement officers1
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%AL 95%

Experienced teachers

School 87%AL 84%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days98
Out-of-school suspension days92
Total days missed to suspension225
Expulsions with services0
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based6
Sexual orientation4
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$5993 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$7.55

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

49%

Native American

3%

Asian or Pacific Islander

2%

Black

32%

Latino

9%

Multiracial

4%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged0%
Students with disabilities0%
English as a second language0%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless0%
Migratory0%

Secondary schools nearest to Sparkman Ninth Grade School

Nearby secondary schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Sparkman High School

  • Actual: 34%
  • Projected: 48%
  • Distance: 0.2 mi
Jemison High School

  • Actual: 13%
  • Projected: 15%
  • Distance: 6.7 mi
East Limestone High School

  • Actual: 36%
  • Projected: 44%
  • Distance: 7.6 mi
Columbia High School

  • Actual: 13%
  • Projected: 25%
  • Distance: 7.9 mi
Bob Jones High School

  • Actual: 52%
  • Projected: 56%
  • Distance: 8.3 mi
Lee High School

  • Actual: 9%
  • Projected: 22%
  • Distance: 9.6 mi
James Clemens High School

  • Actual: 54%
  • Projected: 58%
  • Distance: 10.0 mi
Hazel Green High School

  • Actual: 29%
  • Projected: 32%
  • Distance: 10.8 mi
Ardmore High School

  • Actual: 29%
  • Projected: 40%
  • Distance: 12.8 mi
Athens High School

  • Actual: 37%
  • Projected: 40%
  • Distance: 13.4 mi