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Schools in Ider · DeKalb County School District

Ider’s public schools beat 52% of Alabama districts

The public schools Ider’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 52% of Alabama’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

48%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
37%
▼ 8 pts vs AL 45%
2020–21
Math proficiency
18%
▼ 4 pts vs AL 22%
2020–21
Graduate on time
94%
▲ 3 pts vs AL 91%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$13.3K
▼ 5% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.5
AL 17.1 · smaller classes
Schools
1
586 students
The School Grade

How Ider compares

C+ Test scoresB+ Graduation
Alabama school districts we grade (143)Better than 52%
Lower resultsHigher results
Alabama towns with similar household incomes (269)Better than 48%
High confidence. Built on 4,447 tested students and a graduating class of 623; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Alabama’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Alabama only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Ider.

The path, start to finish
PK–12Ider SchoolDeKalb County School District

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 45.4%
Math18%
State average 22%

Every school in Ider

1 school. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

Elementary

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What Ider families are saying about school.

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Within reach

Colleges near Ider

There’s no college in Ider, but 2 are within 30 miles. The closest is Northeast Alabama Community College in Rainsville, 17.6 miles away.

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Northeast Alabama Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Rainsville
17.6 mi1,953 students
Covenant CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lookout Mountain
24.6 mi928 students

Straight-line distance from the center of Ider. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Alabama. Stars are from neighbors.

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