Miseducation | Etowah County School District | ProPublica

This database was last updated in October 2018, and its latest data is from the 2015-16 school year. Researchers can find more recent data at the U.S. Department of Education’s Civil Rights Data Collection site.

Miseducation » Alabama

Etowah County School District

3200 W Meighan Blvd, Gadsden, AL 35904

8,834 Students | 542 Teachers | 20 Schools

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District Composition
The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

2.2x 

Black students are 2.2 times as likely to be enrolled in in the gifted and talented program as White students.

A comparison between Hispanic students and White students enrolled in the gifted and talented program is not available.

Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are 6.2 times as likely to be enrolled in in the gifted and talented program as White students.

A comparison between students of Two or More Races and White students enrolled in the gifted and talented program is not available.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White students enrolled in the gifted and talented program is not available.

Discipline

2.8x 

Native American or Alaska Native students are 2.8 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Black students are 2.3 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Hispanic students and White student suspensions is not available.

A comparison between Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students and White student suspensions is not available.

students of Two or More Races are 2.4 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Achievement Gap

1.4 grades

Black students are, on average, academically 1.4 grades behind White students.

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 1.3 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.


AP Course Composition

Gifted & Talented Composition

This District

State

Students

9% Nonwhite Students

52% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

91% High School Graduation Rate

13% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

376 students

1% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

124 students

29% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

814 students

1% Students Enrolled in Physics

50 students

26% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

703 students

23% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

621 students

22% Students Enrolled in Biology

614 students

13% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

410 students

3% Students Enrolled in Calculus

86 students

2% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

176 students

Teachers & Resources

16.3 Students for Every Teacher

5% Inexperienced Teachers

72% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

5.6 Average Number of AP Courses per School

2.7 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

4 Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

6 Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

9 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

0 Schools With International Baccalaureates

This District

State

Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.


Out-of-School Suspension Composition

Expulsion Composition

This District

State

Students

414 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

5% of all students in this district

356 Total In-School Suspended Students

4% of all students in this district

84 Total Expelled Students

< 1% of all students in this district

318 Total Number of Students Who Received Corporal Punishment

4% of all students in this district

Outcomes & Resources

44 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

1.9Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

0 Total Arrests

0 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

4 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

1.3 Security Guard or Law Enforcement Officer per 1000 students

This District

State

Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights: All Forms of Discrimination
  • Dena Cook
  • 256-549-7596
  • Email
All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

BlackBlack

HispanicHispanic

AsianAsian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian

Native Am.Native American or Alaska Native

Two+ RacesTwo or More Races

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students) Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Carlisle Elem Sch Boaz 16% 65%

Not Available

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Not available

Duck Springs Elem Sch Attalla 20% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Gaston High Sch Gadsden 15% 70% Greater than 95%

Not available

Not available

Glencoe Elem Sch Glencoe 4% 54%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Glencoe High Sch Glencoe 3% 47% Between 85% and 89%

Not available

Not available

Glencoe Middle Sch Glencoe 6% 49%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Highland Elem Sch Gadsden 6% 63%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hokes Bluff Elem Sch Hokes Bluff 4% 55%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hokes Bluff High Sch Hokes Bluff 2% 46% Greater than 95%

Not available

Not available

Hokes Bluff Middle Sch Hokes Bluff 5% 51%

Not Available

Not available

7x
Ivalee Elem Sch Attalla 10% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

John S Jones Elem Sch Rainbow City 19% 53%

Not Available

Not available

3.3x
Rainbow Middle Sch Rainbow City 12% 38%

Not Available

Not available

4.6x
Sardis High Sch Sardis City 7% 48% Between 90% and 94%

Not available

Not available

Sardis Middle School Sardis City 11% 53%

Not Available

Not available

3.7x
Southside Elem Sch Southside 4% 33%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Southside High Sch Southside 9% 29% 91%

Not available

2.6x
West End Elem Sch Altoona 9% 71%

Not Available

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Not available

West End High Sch Walnut Grove 6% 65% Between 85% and 89%

Not available

Not available

Whitesboro Elem Sch Boaz 5% 55%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students) Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Carlisle Elem Sch Boaz 16% 65%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Duck Springs Elem Sch Attalla 20% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Gaston High Sch Gadsden 15% 70% Greater than 95%

Not available

Not available

Glencoe Elem Sch Glencoe 4% 54%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Glencoe High Sch Glencoe 3% 47% Between 85% and 89%

Not available

Not available

Glencoe Middle Sch Glencoe 6% 49%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Highland Elem Sch Gadsden 6% 63%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hokes Bluff Elem Sch Hokes Bluff 4% 55%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hokes Bluff High Sch Hokes Bluff 2% 46% Greater than 95%

Not available

15x
Hokes Bluff Middle Sch Hokes Bluff 5% 51%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ivalee Elem Sch Attalla 10% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

John S Jones Elem Sch Rainbow City 19% 53%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Rainbow Middle Sch Rainbow City 12% 38%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sardis High Sch Sardis City 7% 48% Between 90% and 94%

Not available

Not available

Sardis Middle School Sardis City 11% 53%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Southside Elem Sch Southside 4% 33%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Southside High Sch Southside 9% 29% 91%

Not available

Not available

West End Elem Sch Altoona 9% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

West End High Sch Walnut Grove 6% 65% Between 85% and 89%

Not available

Not available

Whitesboro Elem Sch Boaz 5% 55%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students) Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Carlisle Elem Sch Boaz 16% 65%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Duck Springs Elem Sch Attalla 20% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Gaston High Sch Gadsden 15% 70% Greater than 95%

Not available

Not available

Glencoe Elem Sch Glencoe 4% 54%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Glencoe High Sch Glencoe 3% 47% Between 85% and 89%

Not available

Not available

Glencoe Middle Sch Glencoe 6% 49%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Highland Elem Sch Gadsden 6% 63%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hokes Bluff Elem Sch Hokes Bluff 4% 55%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hokes Bluff High Sch Hokes Bluff 2% 46% Greater than 95%

Not available

Not available

Hokes Bluff Middle Sch Hokes Bluff 5% 51%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Ivalee Elem Sch Attalla 10% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

John S Jones Elem Sch Rainbow City 19% 53%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Rainbow Middle Sch Rainbow City 12% 38%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sardis High Sch Sardis City 7% 48% Between 90% and 94%

Not available

Not available

Sardis Middle School Sardis City 11% 53%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Southside Elem Sch Southside 4% 33%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Southside High Sch Southside 9% 29% 91%

Not available

Not available

West End Elem Sch Altoona 9% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

West End High Sch Walnut Grove 6% 65% Between 85% and 89%

Not available

Not available

Whitesboro Elem Sch Boaz 5% 55%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students) Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Carlisle Elem Sch Boaz 16% 65%

Not Available

Not available

15.3x
Duck Springs Elem Sch Attalla 20% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Gaston High Sch Gadsden 15% 70% Greater than 95%

Not available

Not available

Glencoe Elem Sch Glencoe 4% 54%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Glencoe High Sch Glencoe 3% 47% Between 85% and 89%

Not available

Not available

Glencoe Middle Sch Glencoe 6% 49%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Highland Elem Sch Gadsden 6% 63%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hokes Bluff Elem Sch Hokes Bluff 4% 55%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hokes Bluff High Sch Hokes Bluff 2% 46% Greater than 95%

Not available

Not available

Hokes Bluff Middle Sch Hokes Bluff 5% 51%

Not Available

Not available

7x
Ivalee Elem Sch Attalla 10% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

John S Jones Elem Sch Rainbow City 19% 53%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Rainbow Middle Sch Rainbow City 12% 38%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sardis High Sch Sardis City 7% 48% Between 90% and 94%

Not available

Not available

Sardis Middle School Sardis City 11% 53%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Southside Elem Sch Southside 4% 33%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Southside High Sch Southside 9% 29% 91%

Not available

Not available

West End Elem Sch Altoona 9% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

West End High Sch Walnut Grove 6% 65% Between 85% and 89%

Not available

Not available

Whitesboro Elem Sch Boaz 5% 55%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

School Name City Nonwhite Students Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch High School Graduation Rate Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students) Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Carlisle Elem Sch Boaz 16% 65%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Duck Springs Elem Sch Attalla 20% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Gaston High Sch Gadsden 15% 70% Greater than 95%

Not available

Not available

Glencoe Elem Sch Glencoe 4% 54%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Glencoe High Sch Glencoe 3% 47% Between 85% and 89%

Not available

Not available

Glencoe Middle Sch Glencoe 6% 49%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Highland Elem Sch Gadsden 6% 63%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hokes Bluff Elem Sch Hokes Bluff 4% 55%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Hokes Bluff High Sch Hokes Bluff 2% 46% Greater than 95%

Not available

Not available

Hokes Bluff Middle Sch Hokes Bluff 5% 51%

Not Available

Not available

13.9x
Ivalee Elem Sch Attalla 10% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

John S Jones Elem Sch Rainbow City 19% 53%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Rainbow Middle Sch Rainbow City 12% 38%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sardis High Sch Sardis City 7% 48% Between 90% and 94%

Not available

10.8x
Sardis Middle School Sardis City 11% 53%

Not Available

Not available

9.3x
Southside Elem Sch Southside 4% 33%

Not Available

Not available

Over 20x
Southside High Sch Southside 9% 29% 91%

Not available

Not available

West End Elem Sch Altoona 9% 71%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

West End High Sch Walnut Grove 6% 65% Between 85% and 89%

Not available

Not available

Whitesboro Elem Sch Boaz 5% 55%

Not Available

Not available

Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

Find errors? Have tips? Email [email protected].

Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology

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