West Point’s public schools beat 70% of Alabama districts
The public schools West Point’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 70% of Alabama’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
West Point’s schools, in brief
Average results for less money
West Point spends 10% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Test scores ↓
Reading is above the state; math is just below
Reading proficiency is 49%, 4 points above the state. Math is 19%, 3 points below the state. Both are close enough to average that small changes could flip them. Test scores ↓
Which school depends on your street
With nine middle schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. After that, everyone goes to West Point Elementary School and West Point High School. See the path ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How West Point compares
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 West Point.
West Point Elementary School
Grades K–3 · 496 students · 19:1 students per teacher
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Above the state in reading
Every school in West Point
2 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What West Point families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near West Point
There’s no college in West Point, but 2 are within 30 miles. The closest is George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville in Hanceville, 15.5 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of West Point. 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.