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Best Public Schools in Sylacauga, AL

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At a glance

Schools

3,472

Students

Districts

Top rankedBB Comer Memorial High School144^th of 380 Alabama high schools

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Biggest riser

BB Comer Memorial High School up 142 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Sylacauga High School 15.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The city of Sylacauga, Alabama, is served by 7 schools across two districts—Sylacauga City and Talladega County—covering grades PK-12 with a total enrollment of about 3,472 students.

For parents, the standout school in the area is Fayetteville High School, which, despite its alternative classification, leads the pack academically. It boasts a 100% graduation rate, the lowest chronic absenteeism (11.4%), and the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (37.24%). Its elementary students far exceed state averages in math and English, and its 11th-grade math proficiency (44.19%) is nearly double the state average and more than double that of Sylacauga High School (22.42%). Meanwhile, BB Comer Memorial High School is the most improved, jumping from the 24th to the 62nd percentile in state rankings, with 11th-grade math proficiency soaring from 5.97% to 30.16%. In contrast, Sylacauga High School is declining, dropping from the 80th to the 62nd percentile, with rising chronic absenteeism at 22.3%—nearly double the state average.

Key metrics reveal a mixed picture. Elementary English proficiency is a bright spot, with BB Comer Memorial Elementary School and Fayetteville both exceeding 83% in 5th grade, well above the state's 69.53%. However, math proficiency declines sharply as students advance, with middle schoolers at NicholsLawson Middle School and BB Comer High (serving 7th-8th) showing rates as low as 6.38%. Chronic absenteeism is a crisis at Indian Valley Elementary School (22.7%) and Sylacauga High, while Pinecrest Elementary School sits slightly above the state average. Notably, spending per student does not correlate with outcomes—BB Comer High spends the most ($12,170) yet has the lowest graduation rate, while Fayetteville spends the second-least ($9,158) and achieves the best results. NicholsLawson stands out for its strong 8th-grade science (57.93% proficiency), and Sylacauga High maintains solid English scores despite struggles elsewhere.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)							Summative Assessment Science (2026)			Summative Assessment English (2026)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pinecrest Elementary School	Public	3-5	615 Coaling Rd	Sylacauga	35150	Talladega County	Sylacauga City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 245-5700	426	21	20.2	62.7%	196 (46.0%)	178 (41.8%)	18 (4.2%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.9%)	39.1	438^th of 686 public elementary schools	36.2%		41.9	408^th of 680 public elementary schools	40.0%	30	37.5	21.0	33.1					36.7			59.4	54.0	70.8					$9,568	$1,756	$7,789
Sylacauga High School	Public	9-12	701 N Broadway	Sylacauga	35150	Talladega County	Sylacauga City	No	No	No	No	(256) 249-0911	627	41	15.3	49.9%	315 (50.2%)	254 (40.5%)	34 (5.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.2%)	56	146^th of 380 public high schools	61.6%		78.3	73^rd of 374 public high schools	80.5%	73							22.4			27.3							42.3	$10,937	$974	$9,939
Indian Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1099 Oldfield Rd	Sylacauga	35150	Talladega County	Sylacauga City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 249-0397	477	29	16.4	59.1%	182 (38.2%)	231 (48.4%)	22 (4.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.0%)								(n/a)																		$9,857	$1,544	$8,290
NicholsLawson Middle School	Public	6-8	1550 Talladega Highway	Sylacauga	35150	Talladega County	Sylacauga City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 245-4376	446	29	15.3	60.1%	215 (48.2%)	181 (40.6%)	26 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	53	200^th of 443 public middle schools	54.9%		50.7	205^th of 439 public middle schools	53.3%	5				31.7	17.3	17.8			57.9					55.3	52.0	68.5		$9,574	$1,586	$7,965
BB Comer Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	803 Seminole Ave	Sylacauga	35150	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5430	521	29	17.9	66.0%	352 (67.6%)	104 (20.0%)	26 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.5%)	52.9	333^rd of 686 public elementary schools	51.5%		62.6	249^th of 680 public elementary schools	63.4%	84	23.4	35.0	31.2	48.0				46.7			62.5	60.0	83.9	62.0				$7,962	$655	$7,277
BB Comer Memorial High School	Public	7-12	801 Seminole Ave	Sylacauga	35150	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5400	395	20	19.6	64.8%	250 (63.3%)	115 (29.1%)	19 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	56.3	144^th of 380 public high schools	62.1%		22.5	286^th of 374 public high schools	23.5%	142					12.7	6.4	30.2		46.8	34.9					54.9	51.1	25.8	$12,170	$2,684	$9,456
Fayetteville High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	170 W W Averitte Dr	Sylacauga	35151	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5550	580	29	19.8	37.2%	522 (90.0%)	24 (4.1%)	14 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)								(n/a)	73.3	56.5	74.4	55.0	21.9	32.0	44.2	65.2	66.0	39.5	83.3	69.6	86.1	72.5	65.6	70.0	37.2	$9,158	$1,141	$7,987

Cities Near Sylacauga

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rockford	9.25 mi	2	268^th
Alexander City	14.4 mi	5	177^th
Alpine	14.97 mi	3	236^th
Ashland	16.95 mi	2	59^th
Childersburg	17.39 mi	5	164^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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