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Best public schools in Athens, AL

15 public schools in Athens: 7 elementary · 1 middle · 2 high · 5 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Alabama.

Elementary schools

7 schools in Athens, best first
1
Brookhill Elementary School 90.4
Athens City · Grades PK-3 · 348 students
ELA 84%Math 67%
#59 of 611 in Alabama
2
Julian Newman Elementary School 76.8
Athens City · Grades PK-3 · 382 students
ELA 77%Math 55%
#142 of 611 in Alabama
3
Johnson Elementary School 59.0
Limestone County · Grades PK-5 · 377 students
ELA 71%Math 39%Science 51%
#251 of 611 in Alabama
4
Athens Intermediate School 55.9
Athens City · Grades 4-5 · 607 students
ELA 68%Math 41%Science 49%
#270 of 611 in Alabama
5
Blue Springs Elementary School 44.1
Limestone County · Grades PK-5 · 499 students
ELA 57%Math 43%Science 37%
#342 of 611 in Alabama
6
Athens Elementary School 42.3
Athens City · Grades PK-3 · 442 students
ELA 57%Math 41%
#353 of 611 in Alabama
7
James L Cowart Elementary School 42.0
Athens City · Grades PK-3 · 331 students
ELA 58%Math 39%
#355 of 611 in Alabama

Middle schools

1 school in Athens
1
Athens Middle School 48.2
Athens City · Grades 6-8 · 911 students
ELA 49%Math 27%Science 44%
#127 of 244 in Alabama

High schools

2 schools in Athens
1
Athens High School 79.0
Athens City · Grades 9-12 · 1,228 students
ELA 45%Math 31%Science 38%
#59 of 278 in Alabama
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Limestone County Area Vocational Technology —
Limestone County · Grades 10-12
No published test results

Combined schools

5 schools in Athens, best first
1
Athens Renaissance School 89.9
Athens City · Grades K-12 · 785 students
ELA 69%Math 29%Science 50%
#12 of 114 in Alabama
2
East Limestone High School 75.9
Limestone County · Grades 6-12 · 1,281 students
ELA 55%Math 34%Science 38%
#28 of 114 in Alabama
3
Renaissance Virtual School 56.6
Athens City · Grades 4-12
ELA 52%Math 20%Science 41%
#50 of 114 in Alabama
4
Clements High School 39.0
Limestone County · Grades 6-12 · 560 students
ELA 41%Math 17%Science 23%
#70 of 114 in Alabama
5
Alabama Connections Academy 27.6
Limestone County · Grades K-12 · 7,245 students
ELA 39%Math 8%Science 21%
#83 of 114 in Alabama

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