Alabama
Alabama Department of Education releases 2023-24 report card
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) – The Alabama State Department of Education released its annual report card for the 2023-2024 school year.
This report breaks down the overall academic success of the state.
Overall the state scored an 85, up two points from last school year. The ALSDE said, however, that academic achievement is low, scoring a D. Academic growth earned a 97. The state’s graduation rate scored an A. English language proficiency scored a 41.
College and Career Readiness for the state received an 84 B. The full report card for the state can be viewed here.
The report also provides scores for individual schools and school systems.
The Coffee County School System scored a 90 overall, improving by one point from last school year.
Kinston saw a drop in chronic absenteeism from 8.44 to 6.62. New Brockton Elementary raised its overall grade from an 87 to a 90. New Brockton Middle School also saw a big drop in absenteeism this school year, going from 13 to 6.86. New Brockton High School also raised its score by three points, moving from an 80 to 83. A full breakdown of all Coffee County Schools is below:
| School | Overall Grade | Academic Achievement | Academic Growth | Graduation Rate | Chronic Absenteeism | English Language Proficiency | College and Career Readiness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinston | 92 | 77.86 | 89.06 | 100 | 6.62 | N/A | 100 |
| New Brockton Elementary | 90 | 79.15 | 100 | N/A | 12.66 | 54.84 | N/A |
| New Brockton Middle | 79 | 63.40 | 93.39 | N/A | 6.86 | 21.62 | N/A |
| New Brockton High School | 83 | 42.90 | 84.26 | 100 | 9.29 | N/A | 100 |
| Zion Chapel High School | 93 | 73.31 | 99.75 | 100 | 13.09 | 100 |
The Enterprise City School System scored an 89 overall, keeping the same score as last school year.
Enterprise High School scored a 79, dropping from its 82 last year. Dauphin Jr. High raised its score by four points to 94. Pinedale Elementary’s overall score stayed the same but there was a three-point increase in academic achievement. The full breakdown of Enterprise City Schools scores is below:
| School | Overall Grade | Academic Achievement | Academic Growth | Graduation Rate | Chronic Absenteeism | English Language Proficiency | College and Career Readiness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookwood Elementary | 96 | 92.3 | 100 | N/A | 7.82 | N/A | N/A |
| Coppinville School | 86 | 76.18 | 100 | N/A | 14.20 | 30.44 | N/A |
| Dauphin Jr. High | 94 | 88.50 | 100 | N/A | 5.10 | 45 | N/A |
| Enterprise High School | 79 | 55.74 | 92.47 | 90.11 | 13.28 | 15.39 | 80.42 |
| Harrand Creek Elementary | 84 | 75.92 | 90.86 | N/A | 14.96 | 55.36 | N/A |
| Hillcrest Elementary | 92 | 86.02 | 100 | N/A | 6.71 | 43.90 | N/A |
| Pinedale Elementary | 90 | 81.98 | 100 | N/A | 10.17 | 38.10 | N/A |
| Rucker Boulevard Elementary | 94 | 84.96 | 100 | N/A | 1.33 | N/A | N/A |
Houston County School System raised its score by two points, going from an 87 to an 89. Ashford Elementary saw a large drop in absenteeism from 13 to 1.02. Wicksburg High School upped its graduation rate by 9 points. Cottonwood Elementary saw a jump in academic achievement from 75 to 80. A full breakdown of Houston County Schools scores is below:
| School | Overall Grade | Academic Achievement | Academic Growth | Graduation Rate | Chronic Absenteeism | English Language Proficiency | College and Career Readiness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford Elementary | 93 | 83.63 | 100 | N/A | 1.02 | N/A | N/A |
| Ashford Middle School | 86 | 69.97 | 100 | N/A | 10.50 | N/A | N/A |
| Ashford High School | 81 | 42.53 | 92.72 | 86.75 | 19.06 | N/A | 91.57 |
| Cottonwood Elementary | 92 | 80.56 | 100 | N/A | 2.05 | N/A | N/A |
| Cottonwood High School | 89 | 62.61 | 98.50 | 96.83 | 14.18 | N/A | 95.24 |
| Houston County High School | 88 | 54.31 | 99.40 | 94.87 | 11.57 | N/A | 97.44 |
| Houston County Virtual Academy | 71 | 40.09 | 63.85 | 83.33 | 0.28 | N/A | 88.46 |
| Rehobeth Elementary | 93 | 87.10 | 100 | N/A | 3.02 | 35.71 | N/A |
| Rehobeth Middle School | 87 | 73.45 | 96.93 | N/A | 8.87 | N/A | N/A |
| Rehobeth High School | 82 | 48.36 | 89.04 | 91.18 | 8.11 | N/A | 91.76 |
| Rehobeth Primary | 96 | 91.74 | 100 | N/A | 2.05 | N/A | N/A |
| Webb Elementary | 95 | 88.26 | 100 | N/A | 1.05 | N/A | N/A |
| Wicksburg Elementary | 97 | 92.72 | 100 | N/A | 1.83 | N/A | N/A |
| Wicksburg High School | 95 | 83.49 | 100 | 97.18 | 5.86 | N/A | 95.77 |
Dothan City Schools overall scored a 79. So did Carver 9th Grade Academy. Dothan High School raised its score by 7 points to 78 and saw a drop in absenteeism. Highlands Elementary scored a 91 in academic growth. Dothan Prep saw an increase in English language proficiency, going from a 19 to 34. A full breakdown of all schools in the Dothan City School System is below:
| School | Overall Grade | Academic Achievement | Academic Growth | Graduation Rate | Chronic Absenteeism | English Language Proficiency | College and Career Readiness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverlye Intermediate School | 62 | 37.84 | 77.61 | N/A | 18.64 | N/A | N/A |
| Carver 9th Grade Academy | 79 | 41.34 | 96.81 | N/A | 13.81 | N/A | 66.46 |
| Carver School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology | 97 | 100 | 100 | N/A | 21.61 | N/A | N/A |
| Dothan City Virtual School | 74 | 44.89 | 76.52 | 91.89 | 10.50 | N/A | 51.35 |
| Dothan High School | 78 | 41.34 | 96.81 | 89.11 | 27.75 | N/A | 66.46 |
| Dothan Preparatory Academy | 67 | 50.20 | 82.49 | N/A | 26.50 | 34.29 | N/A |
| Faine Elementary | 53 | 22.29 | 73.90 | N/A | 25.59 | N/A | N/A |
| Girard Intermediate School | 61 | 35.66 | 82.27 | N/A | 37.22 | N/A | N/A |
| Girard Primary School | 64 | 35.66 | 82.27 | N/A | 11.91 | N/A | N/A |
| Heard Elementary School | 79 | 54.78 | 99.08 | N/A | 16.18 | N/A | N/A |
| Hidden Lake Primary School | 63 | 37.84 | 77.61 | N/A | 14.17 | N/A | N/A |
| Highlands Elementary School | 87 | 81.03 | 92.81 | N/A | 13.35 | N/A | N/A |
| Kelly Springs Elementary | 79 | 57.22 | 98.94 | N/A | 21.94 | 64 | N/A |
| Morris Slingluff Elementary | 74 | 46.44 | 94.50 | N/A | 15.22 | N/A | N/A |
| Selma Street Elementary | 86 | 65.98 | 100 | N/A | 5.88 | N/A | N/A |
Elba City Schools scored an 81 B overall. For the full report card, click here.
Overall, Dale County scored a 90, raising its score from 88 last year. For the full report card, click here.
Daleville City Schools raised its score three points from 74 to 77. For the full report card, click here.
Ozark City Schools scored an 83 overall. For the full report card, click here.
Geneva County Schools raised its overall score from a 91 to a 93. For the full report card, click here.
Geneva City Schools scored a 93 overall. For the full report card, click here.
Henry County Schools scored an 89 overall. View the full report card here.
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Adrian Klemm, meet the challenge of a career.
Alabama football’s first-year offensive line coach is one of three new faces at Kalen DeBoer’s conference table. And, next year, history says there might be three more. At the major college level, heavy turnover among assistant coaches is business as usual. But make no mistake; Klemm was DeBoer’s most important hire of the offseason. He might well be the most important hire DeBoer has made in his 26 months on the job.
That’s the magnitude of the mess that Alabama’s 2025 offensive line left behind.
The Crimson Tide’s 2025 rushing attack was an insult to the word attack. It was more like a rushing surrender; ranked 123rd out of 134 FBS teams, and 15th of 16 SEC teams, at 104.1 yards per game. Rock bottom came in the SEC Championship Game, when Georgia sent it backward for minus-3 yards. It’s frankly remarkable that quarterback Ty Simpson assembled a 28-5 TD-INT ratio, as a first-year starter no less, with virtually zero help from a ground game. And while we’re on the subject of the passing game, Simpson wasn’t very well-protected, either. At 2.13 sacks allowed per game, UA ranked 90th in the country.
If Klemm even bothered to watch film of last year’s offensive line, he had to do it with one eye closed.
UA tried all sorts of combinations up front, looking for a solution to what was plainly its biggest problem. In 45 years paying attention to college football, I never saw so many substitutions on an offensive line as Alabama made in 2025. Backups got every chance that could have asked for. On one hand, it was understandable that now-fired offensive line coach Chris Kapilovic refused to stay with a failing five all season.
But it also smacked of desperation.
In the end, it was clear that no combination was effective; the first-team unit Kapilovic finally settled on late in the season was the one that got manhandled by Georgia in Atlanta.
It was a shock to the system for Alabama fans, who know what a dominant run game looks like whether they’re young or old. Jam Miller led Alabama with 504 rushing yards on the season; former UA star Derrick Henry once ran for 557 in a three-game stretch against Tennessee, LSU and Mississippi State.
Miller, of course, is no Henry. But the gap between those two is no bigger than the gap between Henry’s 2015 offensive line and the disastrous line that took the field a decade later.
Klemm is tasked with turning that mess around in a single offseason, with only one returning part-time starter in sophomore Michael Carroll, a promising cornerstone to be sure. But an offensive line is only as strong as its weakest link, and Klemm must find four links to line up beside Carroll. A collection of returning backups, transfers and incoming freshmen have a lot of improvements to make, along with a strong impression on a new position coach.
With spring practice underway, that process has begun in earnest.
And Klemm faces a taller task than any assistant on the practice field.
Tuscaloosa News columnist Chase Goodbread is also the weekly co-host of Crimson Cover TV on WVUA-23. Reach him at cgoodbread@gannett.com. Follow on X.com @chasegoodbread.
The mother of an Enterprise toddler, reported missing Feb. 16, has been charged with capital murder, said Police Chief Michael Moore.
Adrienne Reid, mother of Genesis Nova Reid, reported her daughter as missing to authorities and said the two-year-old was not in the home and the door was open. On March 9, she was charged with capital murder of a child under the age of 14 and abuse of a corpse, Moore said. March 9 would have been Genesis’ birthday, he said. Adrienne Reid had previously been charged with filing a false report about her daughter’s disappearance.
She is being held without bond, Moore said. Adrienne Reid could not be reached for comment and court records do not show if she has an attorney.
The case shocked Enterprise and southeast Alabama. Hundreds of volunteers searched for her, and people were asked to wear pink to honor her.
Early on in the investigation neighbors told law enforcement that they hadn’t seen the child for several weeks.
Moore said evidence points to the capital murder charge even though Genesis’ body has not been found. The last time she was seen was Christmas night while visiting family in Dothan, Moore said. Video footage at the apartment complex where they lived showed Adrienne Reid about 11:30 p.m. Christmas night pulling a rolling duffle bag to a dumpster at the complex, and throwing the duffle bag inside, he said.
Coffee County Sheriff Scott Byrd said his office began the process of planning to search the landfill early in the investigation. The landfill covers 100 acres. He said the area where the contents of the dumpster that allegedly contained Genesis’ body was likely dumped has been narrowed down to an area covering a few hundred feet.
Active searches will begin soon, he said. District Attorney James Tarbox said the state will be seeking the death penalty.
Contact Montgomery Advertiser reporter Marty Roney at mroney@gannett.com. To support his work, please subscribe to the Montgomery Advertiser.
BREWTON, Ala. — A 46-year-old woman is charged with the murder of a 27-year-old woman in Brewton, Alabama.
Deputies arrested Renotta Seltzer on Friday. She was booked into the Escambia County Jail in Alabama around 4:15 p.m. She’s being held without bond.
The shooting happened Friday on McGougin Road.
The victim is 27-year-old Anna Brown.
Sheriff Heath Jackson tells WEAR News that the investigation into the incident is ongoing.
The sheriff’s office is expected to release more details on Monday.
Stick with WEAR News on-air and online for more updates on this story.
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