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Attalla Elementary School

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Attalla Elementary School ranks 396 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

396^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Attalla Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 717 students in grades PK-5 in Attalla, Alabama, which is part of the Attalla City School District. The school has faced significant academic challenges, consistently underperforming compared to the state average in assessments, with particularly low proficiency rates in Math and Science.

One key issue is Attalla Elementary's high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 8.9% to 24.7% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state's average. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 82.85% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. These factors likely contribute to the school's academic struggles. When compared to nearby schools, such as Steele Elementary School, which consistently outperforms Attalla Elementary in assessments, the school's underperformance becomes even more apparent.

Attalla Elementary's performance has also declined over the past few years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 280 out of 681 Alabama elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 396 out of 680 in 2024-2025. Addressing the root causes of these issues, such as the high poverty rate and chronic absenteeism, will be crucial for the school to improve student outcomes and provide a high-quality education for its community.

665

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,033

Per pupil spending ?

70.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Cullman Avenue
Attalla, AL 35954

(256) 538-7266

District: Attalla City

Students who attend Attalla Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Etowah Middle School
High:	Etowah High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.4%

African American:

15.0%

Two or more races:

11.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 45th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (47% vs 52% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 15 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

Alabama avg52%

396^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

87^th of 135Attalla City among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	396 of 680	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	448 of 684	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	492 of 680	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.6	407 of 687	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	441 of 692	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.5	280 of 681	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	255 of 680	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.7	400 of 688	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	61.0	255 of 691	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.4	382 of 691	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.8	355 of 695	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.9	392 of 696	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.6	480 of 696	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.1	381 of 709	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.5	289 of 704	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.6	398 of 696	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.7	503 of 698	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.5	522 of 698	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	52.4	344 of 689	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	37.8	491 of 688	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	46.0	361 of 623	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	156 of 427	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	152 of 420	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	178 of 427	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	115 of 426	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	64.3	111 of 426	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	57.0	145 of 426	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	129 of 423	69.5%	★★★★☆
2017	68.1	70 of 336	79.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	328 of 649	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	353 of 650	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.4	473 of 645	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.6	412 of 656	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	434 of 656	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.2	251 of 646	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	206 of 640	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.7	387 of 639	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	119 of 206	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	324 of 660	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	380 of 670	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	398 of 623	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	350 of 651	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.7	326 of 653	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.3	108 of 649	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	125 of 651	80.8%	★★★★☆
2017	51.3	280 of 567	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	412 of 651	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	473 of 655	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	465 of 649	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.0	397 of 669	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	413 of 669	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	295 of 650	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	272 of 650	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.2	383 of 639	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	163 of 403	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.7	310 of 395	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	289 of 373	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	296 of 398	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	278 of 392	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.8	263 of 280	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	398 of 532	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	473 of 535	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	480 of 528	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	461 of 540	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	454 of 539	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	290 of 529	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	266 of 508	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	18.7	328 of 369	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)63rd percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)37th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English59%-6 vs state

Mathematics40%~ state avg

Science28%-15 vs state

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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 Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Attalla Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Cullman Avenue	Attalla	35954	Etowah County	Attalla City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 538-7266	665	37	17.9	70.2%	415 (62.4%)	100 (15.0%)	66 (9.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	75 (11.3%)	44.5	396^th of 680 public elementary schools	41.8%		37.7	448^th of 684 public elementary schools	34.5%	52	54.3	46.2	21.1		27.9	65.6	55.8	55.8		$9,033	$1,558	$7,459
Ivalee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	840 Gallant Rd	Attalla	35954	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 538-9781	200	12	16.3	62.0%	179 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.5%)	77.4	138^th of 680 public elementary schools	79.7%		63.2	239^th of 684 public elementary schools	65.1%	101	60.0	53.9	38.7		53.9	83.3	73.1	90.3		$9,714	$1,908	$7,806
Walnut Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 Walnut St	Gadsden	35904	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-4665	218	13	16.4	78.9%	116 (53.2%)	55 (25.2%)	41 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	39.5	426^th of 680 public elementary schools	37.4%		28.7	494^th of 684 public elementary schools	27.8%	68	51.5	32.1	32.3		28.6	60.6	53.6	51.6		$11,169	$3,212	$7,941
John S Jones Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Lumley Rd	Rainbow City	35906	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 442-2900	745	46	16.1	53.7%	527 (70.7%)	101 (13.6%)	37 (5.0%)	24 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.2%)	86.7	74^th of 680 public elementary schools	89.1%		85	84^th of 684 public elementary schools	87.7%	10	72.7	65.5	73.9		56.0	80.2	74.8	85.1		$8,935	$1,866	$7,068
Floyd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Black Creek Rd	Gadsden	35904	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-0836	384	16	23.8	82.0%	71 (18.5%)	164 (42.7%)	129 (33.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	10.7	631^st of 680 public elementary schools	7.2%		24.8	516^th of 684 public elementary schools	24.6%	115	30.5	17.0	5.8		11.9	28.3	23.7	46.2		$9,258	$2,678	$6,563
Steele Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	105 McHugh St	Steele	35987	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 538-5489	141	10	14.8	54.6%	101 (71.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.4%)	75	156^th of 680 public elementary schools	77.1%		59.2	275^th of 684 public elementary schools	59.8%	119	50.0	52.9	43.8	41.7	70.6	91.7	81.3	62.5	75.0	$12,340	$3,582	$8,747
Eura Brown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1231 Alcott Rd	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	No	(256) 546-0011	340	21	16.0	32.6%	238 (70.0%)	59 (17.4%)	18 (5.3%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	93	31^st of 680 public elementary schools	95.4%		94.7	27^th of 684 public elementary schools	96.1%	4	76.2	77.8	74.5		66.7	90.5	77.8	93.6		$8,337	$710	$7,609
W E Striplin Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 Cleveland Ave	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-8616	400	20	19.7	84.8%	37 (9.3%)	222 (55.5%)	122 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	21.4	532^nd of 680 public elementary schools	21.8%		23.2	525^th of 684 public elementary schools	23.2%	7	35.3	22.5	15.6		24.5	42.7	49.0	45.3		$9,349	$2,460	$6,872
Mitchell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Noccalula Rd	Gadsden	35904	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	No	(256) 546-2711	262	18	14.8	59.2%	163 (62.2%)	50 (19.1%)	26 (9.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.6%)	71.4	184^th of 680 public elementary schools	72.9%		64.3	227^th of 684 public elementary schools	66.8%	43	72.5	63.9	44.4		33.3	70.0	80.6	72.2		$8,237	$807	$7,413
Therapeutic Academic Program	Public	1-5	201 College St	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	No	(256) 549-2961																			(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Attalla Elementary School

What district is Attalla Elementary School in?

Attalla City

How many students attend Attalla Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 665 students attended Attalla Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Attalla Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Attalla Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Etowah Middle School
High : Etowah High School

What is the racial makeup of Attalla Elementary School?

Students at Attalla Elementary School are 62% White, 15% African American, 11% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic.

Is Attalla Elementary School a good school?

Attalla Elementary School ranks 396^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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