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Escambia County (AL) High School Listed As Failing School
January 23, 2019
One Escambia County (AL) school is on a list of failing schools released by the state.
Escambia County High School in Atmore was one of 76 schools listed as failing under the Alabama Accountability Act. The school has made the list for at least three consecutive years.
The bottom 6 percent of schools by number of students that are proficient on standardized testing in the spring are listed as failing.
Students who live in the attendance zone of a failing school like Escambia County High School can request a transfer to another school in the same district or qualify for a tax credit or a private scholarship funded by tax credits to attended a private school.
NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
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