Talladega County

Summary:

Talladega County, Alabama is home to 17 schools, including 7 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 6 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The schools in this area serve a diverse student population and face a range of challenges, from high rates of economic disadvantage to chronic absenteeism.

A few schools stand out in the data, including Fayetteville High School, an alternative school with some of the highest test scores in the county, particularly in mathematics and English. AH Watwood Elementary School also ranks among the top elementary schools in Alabama, with strong performance across grade levels. Additionally, Charles R Drew Middle School is one of the top-performing middle schools in the state.

While some schools in Talladega County are standouts, the data reveals significant disparities in academic achievement across the district. Many schools have high rates of chronic absenteeism and a large percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating high levels of economic disadvantage. Addressing these challenges may be key to improving outcomes for all students in the county.

District Detail

106 W South St
Talladega, AL 35160

(256) 315-5126

SchoolDigger Rank:
71^st of 135 Alabama districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 7,178

Primary Schools: 7
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 5
Alternative Schools: 2

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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
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%)	62.6	249^th of 680 public elementary schools	63.4%		43.4	405^th of 684 public elementary schools	40.8%	156	15.9	53.7	28.3	39.4				52.2			71.0	78.8	81.7	65.3				$7,962	$655	$7,277
Talladega County Genesis School	Public, Alternative	3-12	22585 Al Highway 21	Alpine	35014	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	No	(256) 315-5580																			(n/a)
AH Watwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3002 Limbaugh Blvd	Childersburg	35044	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5460	289	16	17.5	71.6%	130 (45.0%)	122 (42.2%)	16 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.3%)	65.8	225^th of 680 public elementary schools	66.9%		59.5	274^th of 684 public elementary schools	59.9%	49	57.6	51.2	41.1					36.6			73.5	65.9	77.2					$11,091	$1,706	$9,355
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%)	22.5	286^th of 374 public high schools	23.5%		38.4	229^th of 378 public high schools	39.4%	57					21.9	27.9	6.0		37.7	14.9					46.9	41.0	16.9	$12,170	$2,684	$9,456
Charles R Drew Middle School	Public	6-8	78975 Al Hwy 77	Lincoln	35096	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5280	448	23	19.2	58.3%	294 (65.6%)	128 (28.6%)	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	77.9	72^nd of 439 public middle schools	83.6%		73.7	84^th of 442 public middle schools	81.0%	12				49.6	36.9	30.7			49.3					70.0	75.0	61.3		$7,557	$679	$6,847
Childersburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	235 Pinecrest Drive	Childersburg	35044	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5525	278	15	18.5	69.4%	98 (35.3%)	163 (58.6%)	7 (2.5%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	50	357^th of 680 public elementary schools	47.5%		47.2	374^th of 684 public elementary schools	45.3%	17	50.0	34.0	25.8					25.5			73.5	63.0	71.0					$11,694	$1,770	$9,894
Childersburg High School	Public	9-12	1325 Fay S Perry Dr	Childersburg	35044	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5477	374	23	16.1	67.4%	130 (34.8%)	218 (58.3%)	16 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	33.7	235^th of 374 public high schools	37.2%		31.1	260^th of 378 public high schools	31.2%	25							13.5			25.0							14.4	$11,390	$2,116	$9,243
Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	78989 AL Hwy 77	Lincoln	35096	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5295	607	32	19.1	53.2%	356 (58.6%)	218 (35.9%)	19 (3.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	45	188^th of 374 public high schools	49.7%		46.7	191^st of 378 public high schools	49.5%	3							14.2			27.6							25.6	$10,014	$1,489	$8,495
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)	42.3	50.0	64.3	55.9	25.0	17.0	30.2	60.9	36.2	43.4	75.0	76.6	88.1	76.5	64.6	50.0	35.9	$9,158	$1,141	$7,987
Munford High School	Public	9-12	300 Cedars Road	Munford	36268	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5220	385	22	17.2	48.6%	258 (67.0%)	99 (25.7%)	16 (4.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	51.9	168^th of 374 public high schools	55.1%		53.7	152^nd of 378 public high schools	59.8%	16							20.2			25.5							29.8	$9,933	$1,567	$8,336
Winterboro High School	Public	6-12	22435 AL Highway 21	Alpine	35014	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5370	380	18	20.8	66.6%	152 (40.0%)	201 (52.9%)	13 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	21.3	293^rd of 374 public high schools	21.7%		33.5	250^th of 378 public high schools	33.9%	43				16.2	10.9	8.9	3.5		21.4	21.1				54.1	52.7	55.4	10.5	$13,197	$1,945	$10,791
Munford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	365 Cedars Road	Munford	36268	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5250	770	39	19.7	53.0%	598 (77.7%)	120 (15.6%)	23 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	60.4	275^th of 680 public elementary schools	59.6%		62.5	249^th of 684 public elementary schools	63.6%	26	50.0	41.6	46.9					36.3			66.0	65.5	76.6					$9,745	$1,637	$8,078
Sycamore School	Public	PK, KG-5	22405 AL Highway 21	Alpine	35014	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5450	340	18	18.6	66.8%	174 (51.2%)	127 (37.4%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.9%)	47.3	368^th of 680 public elementary schools	45.9%		59.2	276^th of 684 public elementary schools	59.6%	92	16.3	38.6	38.3					36.4			63.3	65.9	70.2					$10,429	$1,784	$8,614
Childersburg Middle School	Public	6-8	800 4th St SE	Childersburg	35044	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5505	245	15	16.6	74.3%	92 (37.6%)	138 (56.3%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	47	229^th of 439 public middle schools	47.8%		54.2	182^nd of 442 public middle schools	58.8%	47				28.6	9.4	15.7			46.9					64.5	46.9	53.0		$7,094	$668	$6,396
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	79001 Al Hwy 77	Lincoln	35096	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5265	902	49	18.4	50.6%	553 (61.3%)	264 (29.3%)	23 (2.5%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.2%)	43.1	401^st of 680 public elementary schools	41.0%		64.4	225^th of 684 public elementary schools	67.1%	176	27.3	33.8	28.2					40.4			60.9	61.0	67.3					$8,515	$1,387	$7,098
Stemley Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2760 Stemley Bridge Rd	Talladega	35160	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5325	356	18	20.1	67.7%	135 (37.9%)	204 (57.3%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	24	514^th of 680 public elementary schools	24.4%		32.2	478^th of 684 public elementary schools	30.1%	36	22.4	9.8	13.0	0.0				29.3			68.4	51.2	60.9	30.0				$10,680	$2,314	$8,336
Munford Middle School	Public	6-8	360 Cedars Road	Munford	36268	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5235	308	14	22.0	54.5%	226 (73.4%)	63 (20.5%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	38.3	280^th of 439 public middle schools	36.2%		54.9	178^th of 442 public middle schools	59.7%	102				18.5	18.7	15.3			32.7					36.7	61.5	45.9		$7,438	$589	$6,819

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sylacauga City	0.42 mi	4	58^th
Coosa County	12.34 mi	2	100^th
JF Ingram State Technical College	13.56 mi	8
Shelby County	13.74 mi	33	34^th
Talladega City	18.01 mi	5

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.