Other · Alabama
North Sand Mountain School
Free meals for allNorth Sand Mountain School, a public other school in Higdon, Alabama: grades pre-k–12, 694 students, 17.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Jackson County.
Size and class size
Compared with schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 694
- Teachers (FTE)
- 39.0
- Students per teacher
- 17.8
- Grades
- Pre-K–12
- Other
More students per teacher than 61% of schools in Alabama
Median 16.7 · 74 schools compared
More students per teacher than 74% of schools in the US
Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared
Larger than 74% of schools in Alabama
Median 513 · 80 schools compared
Larger than 80% of schools in the US
Median 207 · 3,982 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Alabama's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Alabama: 60%70%proficient
+9.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 83% of schools in Alabama
Median 58% · 65 schools compared
246 students tested, grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 · ACAP; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
Math
Alabama: 35%51%proficient
+14.5 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 90% of schools in Alabama
Median 30% · 63 schools compared
230 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 · ACAP; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Other · Grades Pre-K–12
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Distant rural area
- Run by
- Jackson County
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Jackson County.
Location
- Address
- 29333 AL Highway 71, Higdon, AL 35979
- Phone
- (256)597-2368
- County
- Jackson County
Nearby schools
The closest public schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
Ider SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 586 | 16.5 |
Richard Hardy Memorial SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 183 | — |
Pisgah High SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 598 | 18.7 |
Valley Head High SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 517 | 14.8 |
Jackson County Alternative SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | — | — |
Sylvania SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–12 | 915 | 16.8 |
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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