Downtown Educational Center
Gadsden · AL · Gadsden City · Public · K-12 combined
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C I T Y Program → Gadsden City High School → Glencoe High School → Gaston High School → The Etowah County Refocus Center → Career Technical Center → Etowah High School → Southside High School →📋 At a glance
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Downtown Educational Center compares for families
What families should know about Downtown Educational Center.
- ▸ LocallyAL trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−10 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: C I T Y Program, Gadsden City High School, Glencoe High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
👩🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
🏛️ Your state's public flagship
The University of Alabama
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $22,420/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Not enough enrollment history on file to chart a trend for this school yet.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C I T Y Program Gadsden |
Public | 0.9 | — | — |
| Gadsden City High School Gadsden |
Public | 2.4 | 1,361 | +1.5% |
| Glencoe High School Glencoe |
Public | 4.9 | 300 | -7.7% |
| Gaston High School Gadsden |
Public | 5.7 | 256 | +11.8% |
| The Etowah County Refocus Center Attalla |
Public | 6.0 | — | — |
| Career Technical Center Attalla |
Public | 6.1 | — | — |
| Etowah High School Attalla |
Public | 6.4 | 453 | -8.1% |
| Southside High School Southside |
Public | 6.7 | 825 | +5.2% |