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Stemley Road Elementary School

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Stemley Road Elementary School ranks 410 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

410^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Stemley Road Elementary School in Talladega, AL, serves 356 students from Pre-K through 6th grade and is part of the Talladega County district. The school has been on a clear upward trajectory, climbing from the bottom quartile of Alabama elementary schools a few years ago to its best ranking in a decade—411th out of 686 schools statewide for 2025-2026.

The most exciting news for parents is the dramatic turnaround in 3rd grade math. Proficiency jumped from 22% to 67% in a single year, now exceeding both district and state averages by about 20 points. The school has also made impressive strides in reducing chronic absenteeism, dropping from 19% to just 8.9% over three years—now well below the state average. Additionally, outcomes for African American students have improved remarkably, with the school now ranking in the 69th percentile statewide for this group, far above its overall ranking. English Language Arts performance is also a relative strength, hovering near state averages across multiple grades.

However, challenges remain. While 3rd grade math shines, 4th and 5th grade math proficiency lags significantly behind state averages, suggesting gains may be concentrated in early grades. There's also a notable gender gap, with female students performing 22 percentile points higher than males. When comparing to nearby schools, Munford Elementary School (11 miles away) outperforms Stemley Road significantly, ranking in the 76th percentile, while Coosa Valley Elementary School (8.7 miles away) ranks in the 96th percentile with exceptional attendance. However, Stemley Road outperforms C L Salter Elementary School in the nearby Talladega City district. With improving attendance, targeted interventions showing clear results, and a dedicated approach to early-grade math, Stemley Road appears to be a school in positive transition—one where recent gains suggest momentum that parents may want to watch closely.

356

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,680

Per pupil spending ?

67.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2760 Stemley Bridge Rd
Talladega, AL 35160

(256) 315-5325

District: Talladega County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.3%

White:

37.9%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

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

!Science scores 18 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg54%

Alabama avg53%

410^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	42.4	410 of 686	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.0	514 of 680	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	478 of 684	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	451 of 680	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	474 of 687	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.8	506 of 692	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	538 of 681	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	553 of 680	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.1	608 of 688	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.5	548 of 691	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.8	577 of 691	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.8	593 of 695	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.5	623 of 696	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.8	616 of 696	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.3	615 of 709	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.8	611 of 704	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.3	564 of 696	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.8	580 of 698	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.2	598 of 698	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.8	545 of 689	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.7	503 of 688	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.4	522 of 623	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	59.9	134 of 428	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	30.9	305 of 427	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.1	206 of 420	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	168 of 427	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.8	232 of 426	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.6	260 of 426	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	304 of 426	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	330 of 423	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.6	308 of 336	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	53.8	312 of 651	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.5	477 of 649	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	444 of 650	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	395 of 645	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	436 of 656	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.2	446 of 656	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	470 of 646	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	492 of 640	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.8	577 of 639	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	382 of 667	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.2	500 of 660	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	457 of 670	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	337 of 623	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	365 of 651	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	468 of 653	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	478 of 649	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	476 of 651	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	460 of 659	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.3	491 of 651	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	470 of 655	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	440 of 649	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	495 of 669	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	547 of 669	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	557 of 650	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	590 of 650	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.3	547 of 639	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	225 of 403	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.2	344 of 403	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	392 of 395	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	253 of 345	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	433 of 501	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	430 of 532	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	436 of 535	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	428 of 528	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	468 of 540	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	424 of 539	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	507 of 529	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	465 of 508	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.7	366 of 369	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)69th percentile+28 vs school

Female (2026)52nd percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2026)44th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)30th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)14th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English59%-5 vs state

Mathematics39%-3 vs state

Science33%-18 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 Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
Walter M Kennedy School	Public	K-4	250 Otis Perry Dr	Pell City	35128	St. Clair County	Pell City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 338-7896	437	25	17.4	61.3%	325 (74.4%)	75 (17.2%)	9 (2.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	78.8	128^th of 686 public elementary schools	81.3%		74.7	157^th of 680 public elementary schools	76.9%	29	66.7	57.0		61.6	79.1	68.6		$9,103	$1,719	$7,374
Coosa Valley Elementary School	Public	K-4	3609 Martin St S	Cropwell	35054	St. Clair County	Pell City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 338-7713	404	25	16.1	57.2%	317 (78.5%)	42 (10.4%)	13 (3.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.9%)	83.8	96^th of 686 public elementary schools	86.0%		85	85^th of 680 public elementary schools	87.5%	11	54.3	60.0		73.3	85.2	80.0		$8,363	$1,151	$7,202
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%)	42	413^th of 686 public elementary schools	39.8%		43.1	401^st of 680 public elementary schools	41.0%	12	42.2	29.2	37.5	29.9	62.0	54.2	68.4	$8,515	$1,387	$7,098
Iola Roberts Elementary School	Public	K-4	810 Martin St N	Pell City	35125	St. Clair County	Pell City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 338-7312	402	27	14.8	73.4%	277 (68.9%)	69 (17.2%)	25 (6.2%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	79.4	119^th of 686 public elementary schools	82.7%		72.1	173^rd of 680 public elementary schools	74.6%	54	59.5	55.4		72.3	73.8	74.7		$8,450	$1,550	$6,890
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%)	73.4	166^th of 686 public elementary schools	75.8%		60.4	275^th of 680 public elementary schools	59.6%	109	56.7	62.1	46.7	66.3	69.4	66.3	77.4	$9,745	$1,637	$8,078
Eden Elementary School	Public	K-4	412 Wolf Creek Rd N	Pell City	35125	St. Clair County	Pell City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 338-6930	346	23	15.0	77.7%	282 (81.5%)	32 (9.2%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	64.8	239^th of 686 public elementary schools	65.2%		38.9	434^th of 680 public elementary schools	36.2%	195	52.1	42.9		62.3	69.0	64.3		$9,242	$1,479	$7,754
Coldwater Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	530 Taylors Chapel Road	Anniston	36201	Calhoun County	Oxford City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 241-3870	391	26	14.8	56.8%	238 (60.9%)	59 (15.1%)	73 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.1%)	63.6	246^th of 686 public elementary schools	64.1%		65	229^th of 680 public elementary schools	66.3%	17	55.6	35.6		52.5	77.8	65.5		$12,226	$1,961	$10,245

Frequently Asked Questions about Stemley Road Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Stemley Road Elementary School?

Students at Stemley Road Elementary School are 57% African American, 38% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Stemley Road Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended Stemley Road Elementary School.

Is Stemley Road Elementary School a good school?

Stemley Road Elementary School ranks 410^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Stemley Road Elementary School in?

Talladega County

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2025–26 Summative Assessment scoresAug 14, 2026

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