Etowah County Schools in Alabama Earns a Second Straight A on the State Report Card: Overall Score of 90, With 6 Schools Earning an A and 8 Schools Raising Their Scores

Etowah County Schools in Alabama earned an A on the state's 2025-26 report card for the second year in a row, with an overall score of 90 out of 100, according to a district news release sent out on Thursday, November 12, and reported on November 13, 2026.
The district serves nearly 8,000 students in 21 schools and is one of three public school systems in the county. Superintendent Julie Talton said earning an A for the second consecutive year is an accomplishment the entire school system can celebrate, reflecting the work of students, teachers, staff, administrators and families.
Six schools scored 90 or higher. Southside Elementary School led the district with a 98, followed by John S. Jones Elementary at 94, Ivalee Elementary at 93, Glencoe Elementary at 92, Hokes Bluff Elementary at 91 and Rainbow Middle School at 90.
Eight campuses raised their overall scores from the year before, with Glencoe Elementary and Rainbow Middle each gaining 7 points. The Alabama State Department of Education grades every public school and school system each year on an A to F scale, and also issues a separate federal report card with numerical scores.
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