Area school systems earn statewide report card

Annual report cards that rank public schools were published this week, and grade Alabama school systems on multiple indicators including: academic achievement, academic growth, college and career readiness, graduation rate, chronic absenteeism and progress in English language proficiency. 

Earlier this week, the Alabama State Department of Education released school report cards, including for school systems in Tallapoosa County, for the first time since the 2018-2019 school year. 

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government has waived Alabama schools from reporting accountability data for the previous two years. With the pandemic subsiding, however, the annual report cards that rank public schools have returned. 

William Marlow is a multimedia reporter for Tallapoosa Publishers, Inc. To reach William, email william.marlow@alexcityoutlook.com.