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Best Public Schools in Tallapoosa County, AL

At a glance

Schools

5,658

Students

Districts

Top rankedReeltown Elementary School247^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Reeltown Elementary School up 51 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Benjamin Russell High School 15.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)							Summative Assessment Science (2025)			Summative Assessment English (2025)							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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Alexander City Middle School	Public	7-8	359 State St	Alexander City	35010	Tallapoosa County	Alexander City	No	No	No	No	(256) 234-8660	430	26	16.8	72.8%	152 (35.3%)	203 (47.2%)	50 (11.6%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	43	255^th of 439 public middle schools	41.9%		47.8	224^th of 442 public middle schools	49.3%	31					23.9	19.0			35.6						47.8	42.1		$9,288	$861	$8,368
Benjamin Russell High School	Public	9-12	225 Heard Blvd	Alexander City	35010	Tallapoosa County	Alexander City	No	No	No	No	(256) 234-8611	852	55	15.4	58.2%	367 (43.1%)	334 (39.2%)	111 (13.0%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.9%)	61.3	127^th of 374 public high schools	66.0%		67.3	94^th of 378 public high schools	75.1%	33							20.3			34.7							31.8	$10,158	$1,205	$8,892
Jim Pearson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1240 Scott Rd	Alexander City	35010	Tallapoosa County	Alexander City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 234-8625	704	41	17.1	60.8%	283 (40.2%)	306 (43.5%)	62 (8.8%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.4%)								(n/a)																		$9,491	$1,468	$7,967
Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School	Public	3-4	851 Laurel St	Alexander City	35010	Tallapoosa County	Alexander City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 234-8631	436	20	21.8	71.3%	186 (42.7%)	179 (41.1%)	47 (10.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	27.3	493^rd of 680 public elementary schools	27.5%		41.2	423^rd of 684 public elementary schools	38.2%	70	32.3	28.2						28.2			52.0	45.1						$9,475	$1,524	$7,890
William L Radney Elementary School	Public	5-6	140 Allison Drive	Alexander City	35010	Tallapoosa County	Alexander City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 234-8636	414	23	18.0	70.0%	162 (39.1%)	184 (44.4%)	43 (10.4%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)								(n/a)			36.7	35.1									73.0	57.0				$8,419	$1,880	$6,478
Horseshoe Bend High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	10684 Highway 22 E	New Site	36256	Tallapoosa County	Tallapoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 329-9110	776	45	17.3	42.1%	711 (91.6%)	29 (3.7%)	26 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)								(n/a)	31.4	25.4	53.3	54.1	30.7	32.2	25.0	34.3	38.3	42.3	70.6	48.5	76.7	72.1	50.0	58.3	31.4	$9,210	$1,315	$7,875
Dadeville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	670 E Columbus St	Dadeville	36853	Tallapoosa County	Tallapoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 825-6811	571	34	17.0	69.4%	277 (48.5%)	251 (44.0%)	13 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	46.3	380^th of 680 public elementary schools	44.1%		45.5	388^th of 684 public elementary schools	43.3%	8	39.1	33.7	39.5					26.8			72.4	46.3	73.3					$10,349	$2,450	$7,878
Dadeville High School	Public	6-12	227 Weldon St	Dadeville	36853	Tallapoosa County	Tallapoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 825-7848	534	25	21.2	67.6%	246 (46.1%)	260 (48.7%)	14 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	25.8	264^th of 374 public high schools	29.4%		19.2	307^th of 378 public high schools	18.8%	43				24.7	4.7	39.3	10.7		33.9	19.6				42.5	25.6	41.9	12.3	$10,217	$1,024	$9,174
Reeltown High School	Public	6-12	4090 AL Highway 120	Notasulga	36866	Tallapoosa County	Tallapoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 257-1670	495	25	19.4	47.5%	361 (72.9%)	103 (20.8%)	17 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.2%)	50.4	176^th of 374 public high schools	52.9%		51	162^nd of 378 public high schools	57.1%	14				16.9	22.8	56.5	18.8		24.6	25.0				52.4	55.8	50.7	30.2	$11,041	$2,021	$9,000
Edward Bell Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	251 MLK Street	Camp Hill	36850	Tallapoosa County	Tallapoosa County	No	No	No	No	(256) 896-0160																			(n/a)
Reeltown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3950 AL Hwy 120	Notasulga	36866	Tallapoosa County	Tallapoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 454-8134	446	27	16.6	53.1%	311 (69.7%)	111 (24.9%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	62.9	247^th of 680 public elementary schools	63.7%		56.7	298^th of 684 public elementary schools	56.4%	51	50.7	41.2	31.3					52.9			85.1	72.1	62.5					$7,425	$427	$6,978

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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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