Have You Seen Our Alabama State Department of Education Report Card?

Hello Family,

We are almost at the end of our first week of school in 2020. It seems like the school year just started. What a great school year it has been?! Our students have worked hard. We have also worked hard to support and encourage our students. It is paying off.

We hear a lot about the performance of students in Alabama. But, do you really know how our school is performing? The Alabama State Department of Education publishes a report card for every school. The report card includes test scores, absenteeism rates, student demographics, and teacher demographics.

You'll be glad to know our school scored an overall score of 100%. You can see how our students performed in specific academic areas in the report. You can even compare that score to other schools in the county and state.

If you'd like to review our school's report card, click here. Select Jefferson County and Jefferson County International Baccalaureate. If you need help accessing the report and/or reviewing the information in the report, click here.

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