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Zora Ellis Junior High School

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Summary

Zora Ellis Junior High School is a public middle school in Talladega, Alabama, serving 228 students in grades 7-8. The school has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 17.54% White, 73.68% African American, 4.82% Hispanic, 0.44% Asian, and 3.51% two or more races.

Academically, Zora Ellis Junior High School faces significant challenges. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Alabama middle schools over the past several years, with proficiency rates in core subjects like Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts that are significantly lower than state and district averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 8.57% of 7th-grade students and 0.98% of 8th-grade students were proficient in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 23.6% and 22.06%, respectively. The school's performance also varies greatly among different student subgroups, with African American students performing better than the overall student population, but White and Hispanic students performing significantly worse.

When compared to nearby schools, Zora Ellis Junior High School performs significantly worse. For instance, NicholsLawson Middle School in the Sylacauga City district and Childersburg Middle School in the Talladega County district both outperform Zora Ellis in terms of state rankings and proficiency rates. The school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, as well as the racial achievement gaps observed, suggest that factors such as socioeconomic status, access to resources, and educational opportunities may be contributing to the school's overall academic challenges.

213

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

90.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

414 Elm St
Talladega, AL 35160

(256) 315-5700

District: Talladega City

Students who attend Zora Ellis Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Talladega High School

Feeder schools for Zora Ellis Junior High School:

Elementary:	C L Salter Elementary School
	Raymond L Young Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.8%

White:

17.8%

Hispanic:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2014 → 14th in 2024

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 15% Alabama)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2014

!English scores 24 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

Alabama avg37%

Not ranked this year

Zora Ellis Junior High School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2024	14.6	380 of 442	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	369 of 437	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	344 of 432	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	371 of 440	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	354 of 437	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	337 of 423	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.5	363 of 432	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.4	372 of 432	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.2	310 of 430	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.9	252 of 438	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	28.2	355 of 436	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.0	371 of 436	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.0	342 of 435	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.2	326 of 435	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.6	322 of 425	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.3	335 of 417	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.3	313 of 412	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	50.2	205 of 409	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.3	226 of 415	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	44.9	230 of 407	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	28.0	198 of 269	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	172 of 263	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	135 of 271	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.2	193 of 266	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	172 of 252	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	161 of 247	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	24.1	173 of 205	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	16.1	365 of 426	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	334 of 417	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	328 of 423	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	349 of 415	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	328 of 399	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	313 of 392	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.4	330 of 380	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	13.8	149 of 154	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	18.3	372 of 437	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	338 of 410	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	324 of 421	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	334 of 415	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	320 of 396	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	306 of 396	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.5	305 of 349	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	14.6	370 of 428	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	369 of 419	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	356 of 427	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	357 of 418	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	343 of 399	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	325 of 397	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.7	326 of 380	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	35.7	181 of 281	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	242 of 281	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.4	106 of 256	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	98 of 274	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.3	62 of 254	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	22.9	191 of 223	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	13.4	348 of 373	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	330 of 370	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	336 of 376	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	328 of 369	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	299 of 343	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	293 of 331	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.2	230 of 247	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)36th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2024)26th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)15th percentile~ school

Female (2024)14th percentile~ school

Male (2024)14th percentile~ school

White (2024)7th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2021)3rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2023-2024) ?

Mathematics53%+30 vs state

English27%-24 vs state

Science15%-24 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 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
Evelyn D Houston Elementary School	Public	4-6	1310 Ashland Hwy	Talladega	35160	Talladega County	Talladega City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5808	302	18	16.7	84.4%	55 (18.2%)	212 (70.2%)	20 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)								(n/a)		14.4	12.4	8.3				14.4				26.0	46.3	34.3				$8,799	$1,620	$7,175
Talladega High School	Public	7-12	1177 McMillan Street East	Talladega	35160	Talladega County	Talladega City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5656	634	30	21.1	77.0%	105 (16.6%)	473 (74.6%)	37 (5.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	22.9	282^nd of 374 public high schools	24.6%		30.5	264^th of 378 public high schools	30.2%	18					6.4	6.6	7.1		24.2	18.8					34.3	25.6	12.7	$9,880	$1,596	$8,279
Talladega Career Technical Center	Public	9-12	110 Piccadilly Cir	Talladega	35160	Talladega County	Talladega City	No	No	No	No	(256) 315-5676																			(n/a)
E H Gentry Technical Facility	Public	7-12	1105 Fort Lashley Ave	Talladega	35161	Talladega County	Alabama Inst Deaf And Blind	No	No	No	No	(256) 761-3402																			(n/a)
C L Salter Elementary School	Public	K-3	106 Brecon Access Rd	Talladega	35160	Talladega County	Talladega City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5822	353	19	18.5	81.3%	44 (12.5%)	268 (75.9%)	24 (6.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)								(n/a)	27.7										39.0							$10,165	$2,116	$8,044
Raymond L Young Elementary School	Public	PK-K	200 E Damon Ave	Talladega	35160	Talladega County	Talladega City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5888	174	12	14.5	56.9%	35 (20.1%)	116 (66.7%)	7 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.6%)								(n/a)																		$11,290	$1,703	$9,583
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Zora Ellis Junior High School

What is the racial makeup of Zora Ellis Junior High School?

Students at Zora Ellis Junior High School are 73% African American, 18% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Zora Ellis Junior High School in?

Talladega City

How many students attend Zora Ellis Junior High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 213 students attended Zora Ellis Junior High School.

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