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Sycamore School

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Sycamore School ranks 398 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

398^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Sycamore School is a small, rural elementary school in Alpine, Alabama, serving 340 students in grades PK through 5 within the Talladega County school district.

Sycamore has several notable strengths that stand out. The school shows exceptional results with its African American students, ranking in the 66th percentile statewide—far above its overall ranking—and has maintained a 3-star rating for this group for three consecutive years. Early-grade English instruction is another clear bright spot: 76% of 3rd graders are proficient in English, beating both the district and state averages. The school also demonstrates a consistent pattern of strong 5th-grade math performance, with proficiency rates exceeding state averages in multiple years. However, parents should be aware of some challenges. Chronic absenteeism affects 16.4% of students—significantly higher than the district average of 12.4% and the state average of 12.0%. This is a school-specific issue, as nearby schools like Stemley Road Elementary (8.9%) and AH Watwood Elementary (8.5%) have much lower rates. Math performance also varies widely by grade level, with 5th graders scoring well above state averages while 4th graders lag behind.

When comparing Sycamore to nearby options, the contrast is striking. Just 16 miles away, Coosa Valley Elementary in the Pell City district ranks in the 86th percentile with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 1.4%. While Sycamore's 3rd-grade English scores are competitive with Coosa Valley's, the gap widens dramatically in math and science. Interestingly, Sycamore spends more per student ($10,429) than several peers, including Coosa Valley ($8,363), yet this higher spending doesn't translate into higher overall performance—likely because students who aren't in school can't benefit from instructional resources. For parents, the school's clear strengths in early literacy and its success with specific student groups are encouraging, but addressing attendance will be critical to unlocking the school's full potential.

340

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,429

Per pupil spending ?

66.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

22405 AL Highway 21
Alpine, AL 35014

(256) 315-5450

District: Talladega County

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.2%

African American:

37.4%

Two or more races:

7.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (47% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg54%

Alabama avg53%

398^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Talladega County

65^th of 140Talladega County 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
2026	44.8	398 of 686	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.3	368 of 680	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.2	276 of 684	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	333 of 680	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	339 of 687	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.0	361 of 692	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	477 of 681	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	420 of 680	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.5	381 of 688	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.1	336 of 691	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	36.5	456 of 691	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	20.6	582 of 695	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	77.9	70 of 696	89.9%	★★★★★
2012	76.1	115 of 696	83.5%	★★★★☆
2011	56.0	366 of 709	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.6	528 of 704	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.7	543 of 696	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.3	499 of 698	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.9	559 of 698	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.3	661 of 689	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	148 of 428	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.9	160 of 427	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	149 of 420	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	176 of 427	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	93 of 426	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	72.4	80 of 426	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	59.3	135 of 426	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	121 of 423	71.4%	★★★★☆
2017	59.5	100 of 336	70.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	350 of 651	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.5	396 of 649	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.3	298 of 650	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	253 of 645	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	324 of 656	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.4	292 of 656	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.6	426 of 646	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	360 of 640	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.3	312 of 639	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	293 of 667	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.9	250 of 660	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	198 of 670	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	48.2	331 of 623	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.5	239 of 651	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.4	217 of 653	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	368 of 649	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.1	344 of 651	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	410 of 659	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.1	346 of 651	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.4	255 of 655	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	364 of 649	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.7	309 of 669	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.9	415 of 669	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	476 of 650	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.5	417 of 650	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.1	417 of 639	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	376 of 501	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.6	330 of 532	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.9	215 of 535	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	244 of 528	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.6	328 of 540	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	410 of 539	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	500 of 529	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	410 of 508	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.8	270 of 369	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)65th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)56th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)46th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)38th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)25th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English66%~ state avg

Mathematics35%-7 vs state

Science27%-23 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 (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 (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 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
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%)	44.8	398^th of 686 public elementary schools	42.0%		47.3	368^th of 680 public elementary schools	45.9%	30	30.4	27.3	46.7		27.3	76.1	50.0	73.3		$10,429	$1,784	$8,614
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
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%)	59.1	279^th of 686 public elementary schools	59.3%		50	357^th of 680 public elementary schools	47.5%	78	56.4	31.3	37.5		37.5	84.6	68.8	72.5		$11,694	$1,770	$9,894
Indian Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1099 Oldfield Rd	Sylacauga	35150	Talladega County	Sylacauga City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 249-0397	477	29	16.4	59.1%	182 (38.2%)	231 (48.4%)	22 (4.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.0%)								(n/a)										$9,857	$1,544	$8,290
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%)	63.6	244^th of 686 public elementary schools	64.4%		65.8	225^th of 680 public elementary schools	66.9%	19	35.6	53.3	36.8		60.0	68.9	70.0	79.0		$11,091	$1,706	$9,355
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%)	53	334^th of 686 public elementary schools	51.3%		62.6	249^th of 680 public elementary schools	63.4%	85	23.4	35.0	31.2	48.0	46.7	62.5	60.0	83.9	62.0	$7,962	$655	$7,277
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)	22.3					41.8				$10,165	$2,116	$8,044
Pinecrest Elementary School	Public	3-5	615 Coaling Rd	Sylacauga	35150	Talladega County	Sylacauga City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 245-5700	426	21	20.2	62.7%	196 (46.0%)	178 (41.8%)	18 (4.2%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.9%)	39.2	437^th of 686 public elementary schools	36.3%		41.9	408^th of 680 public elementary schools	40.0%	29	37.5	21.0	33.1		36.7	59.4	54.0	70.8		$9,568	$1,756	$7,789
Vincent Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	40800 Highway 25	Vincent	35178	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 682-7320	397	24	16.2	71.0%	266 (67.0%)	85 (21.4%)	32 (8.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	73	171^st of 686 public elementary schools	75.1%		47.1	371^st of 680 public elementary schools	45.4%	200	51.6	39.7	51.8		67.2	78.1	73.0	80.4		$12,873	$2,124	$10,726
Stemley Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	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%)	42.4	410^th of 686 public elementary schools	40.2%		24	514^th of 680 public elementary schools	24.4%	104	66.7	21.8	29.0		32.7	63.9	45.5	68.4		$10,680	$2,314	$8,336

Frequently Asked Questions about Sycamore School

How many students attend Sycamore School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended Sycamore School.

What district is Sycamore School in?

Talladega County

What is the racial makeup of Sycamore School?

Students at Sycamore School are 51% White, 37% African American, 8% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

Is Sycamore School a good school?

Sycamore School ranks 398^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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