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Evelyn D Houston Elementary School

Q: How many students attend Evelyn D Houston Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 302 students attended Evelyn D Houston Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Evelyn D Houston Elementary School?

Students at Evelyn D Houston Elementary School are 70% African American, 18% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

Evelyn D Houston Elementary School in Talladega, AL, serves 302 students in grades 4 through 6 and is part of the Talladega City school district, where a large majority of families (84%) qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most encouraging news at Evelyn D Houston is a dramatic improvement in attendance. Chronic absenteeism dropped from 22.5% last year to just 7.2% this year—a rate that is now better than both the state average (12.0%) and the district average (12.7%). In fact, among nearby schools, only Charles R Drew Middle School (6.8%) has a lower rate. This turnaround suggests that efforts to get kids to school are working, which is a strong foundation for future learning. However, academic proficiency remains a challenge. Math scores are well below state averages across all grades—for example, only 19.83% of 4th graders are proficient in math compared to the state's 42.07%. English scores are stronger but still lag, with 5th graders at 44.68% proficiency versus the state's 69.53%. Science proficiency for 4th graders is particularly low at 18.97%, a gap of over 31 points from the state average.

One concerning pattern is a "6th grade drop-off." In the most recent testing year, 6th grade math proficiency (10.47%) was roughly half of the 4th and 5th grade rates (19.83% and 20%), suggesting students may struggle as material becomes more advanced. When compared to nearby schools, Evelyn D Houston faces significant challenges, especially against schools in the Oxford City district—CE Hanna School achieves 48.64% math proficiency in 5th grade, more than double Evelyn D Houston's rate. However, the school is not alone in struggling; Munford Middle School and Childersburg Middle School in Talladega County show similarly low math scores. The school's high poverty concentration is a key factor, and the recent attendance gains provide a hopeful foundation for academic improvement ahead.

302

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,005

Per pupil spending ?

84.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1310 Ashland Hwy
Talladega, AL 35160-3126

(256) 315-5808

District: Talladega City

Students who attend Evelyn D Houston Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Talladega High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

70.2%

White:

18.2%

Hispanic:

6.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (26% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

!Science scores 31 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

Alabama avg50%

606^th of 686

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Bottom 12%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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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
2026	13.6	606 of 686	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	624 of 680	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	591 of 684	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	553 of 680	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	574 of 687	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	568 of 692	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	584 of 681	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	491 of 680	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.3	537 of 688	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.8	573 of 691	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.6	550 of 691	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.5	575 of 695	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.8	484 of 696	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.8	559 of 696	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.1	536 of 709	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.6	529 of 704	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.0	588 of 696	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.4	632 of 698	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	42.1	463 of 698	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.6	502 of 689	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.3	587 of 688	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	46.5	359 of 623	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	313 of 428	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.6	352 of 427	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	306 of 420	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	263 of 427	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	278 of 426	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	265 of 426	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	334 of 426	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.9	176 of 423	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.9	179 of 336	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	13.7	577 of 651	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	591 of 649	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	569 of 650	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	523 of 645	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	555 of 656	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	513 of 656	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	547 of 646	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	431 of 640	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.2	478 of 639	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	601 of 667	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.4	599 of 660	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	575 of 670	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	494 of 623	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	551 of 651	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	511 of 653	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	539 of 649	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	439 of 651	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	15.2	570 of 659	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.0	596 of 651	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	573 of 655	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	545 of 649	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	548 of 669	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	570 of 669	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	570 of 650	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	510 of 650	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.8	543 of 639	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	9.4	401 of 403	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.3	343 of 403	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.2	210 of 395	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	195 of 373	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	273 of 398	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	174 of 392	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	21.1	291 of 344	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	5.6	490 of 501	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.4	521 of 532	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	524 of 535	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	510 of 528	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.9	538 of 539	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	482 of 529	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	507 of 508	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)27th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

Female (2026)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school

White (2026)2nd percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)<1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English37%-25 vs state

Science19%-31 vs state

Mathematics17%-22 vs state

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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 (2023)
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 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th 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	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)	19.8	20.0	10.5			19.0		29.3	44.7	36.1			$14,005	$4,980	$8,957
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%)	49.3	226^th of 449 public middle schools	49.7%		38.3	280^th of 439 public middle schools	36.2%	54			23.6	9.1	27.3		60.2			53.8	47.5	65.9	$9,669	$1,308	$8,346
Williams Intermediate School	Public	5-6	2000 Hardwick Road	Pell City	35128	St. Clair County	Pell City	No	No	No	No	(205) 338-4949	598	31	19.2	62.0%	459 (76.8%)	90 (15.1%)	20 (3.3%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)								(n/a)		24.4	34.1						69.1	55.4			$10,088	$2,189	$7,883
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%)	78.9	67^th of 449 public middle schools	85.1%		77.9	72^nd of 439 public middle schools	83.6%	5			44.2	47.6	34.9		63.2			60.5	73.8	74.3	$8,320	$1,387	$6,917
Oxford Middle School	Public	7-8	1750 Highway 78 W	Oxford	36203	Calhoun County	Oxford City	No	No	No	No	(256) 241-3816	619	42	14.7	58.3%	290 (46.8%)	181 (29.2%)	105 (17.0%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.0%)	67	121^st of 449 public middle schools	73.1%		64.3	125^th of 439 public middle schools	71.5%	4				36.1	22.2		56.3				66.2	61.8	$11,478	$1,356	$10,092
Duran Junior High School	Public	7-8	309 Williamson Drive	Pell City	35125	St. Clair County	Pell City	No	No	No	No	(205) 338-2825	601	32	18.7	58.9%	445 (74.0%)	89 (14.8%)	30 (5.0%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.5%)	44.7	246^th of 449 public middle schools	45.2%		46.4	232^nd of 439 public middle schools	47.2%	14				19.5	16.3		45.0				52.3	56.2	$13,810	$2,076	$11,719
CE Hanna School	Public	5-6	1111 Watson Rd	Hobson City	36203	Calhoun County	Oxford City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 241-3896	536	42	12.7	61.2%	259 (48.3%)	129 (24.1%)	111 (20.7%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.1%)								(n/a)		48.6	48.1						77.6	58.2			$12,631	$3,390	$9,210
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%)	39.6	274^th of 449 public middle schools	39.0%		47	229^th of 439 public middle schools	47.8%	45			18.6	16.7	10.2		50.0			61.5	50.8	45.4	$10,673	$1,687	$8,971
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	202^nd of 449 public middle schools	55.0%		50.7	205^th of 439 public middle schools	53.3%	3			31.7	17.3	17.8		57.9			55.3	52.0	68.5	$12,962	$3,169	$9,769
Central Junior High School of Clay County	Public	7-8	1 Bob Riley Drive	Lineville	36266	Clay County	Clay County	No	No	No	No	(256) 396-1401	282	16	17.2	59.2%	184 (65.2%)	48 (17.0%)	16 (5.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.0%)	38.9	276^th of 449 public middle schools	38.5%		41.3	266^th of 439 public middle schools	39.4%	10				17.4	10.4		58.9				48.7	40.9	$8,771	$977	$7,794

Frequently Asked Questions about Evelyn D Houston Elementary School

What district is Evelyn D Houston Elementary School in?

Talladega City

What is the racial makeup of Evelyn D Houston Elementary School?

Students at Evelyn D Houston Elementary School are 70% African American, 18% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Evelyn D Houston Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 302 students attended Evelyn D Houston Elementary School.

What high school do graduates of Evelyn D Houston Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Evelyn D Houston Elementary School usually go on to attend Talladega High School

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