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Dadeville Elementary School

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Dadeville Elementary School ranks 339 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

339^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Dadeville Elementary School serves 571 students in Pre-K through 5th grade in Dadeville, Alabama, part of the Tallapoosa County school district, where about 69% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school is on a remarkable upward trajectory. Over the past decade, Dadeville Elementary has climbed from the bottom quarter of Alabama elementary schools to the middle of the pack, earning its highest-ever 3-star rating and crossing into the top half of schools statewide for the first time in 2025-2026. The most dramatic gains have come in 3rd grade math, where proficiency jumped from about 30% to 55% in just two years—now outpacing both district and state averages by roughly 10 points. The school also shows notable strength with its African American students, ranking in the 57th percentile statewide for this group, and its low-income students improved dramatically in a single year. Interestingly, male students currently outperform female students by a 12-point margin, which is unusual at the elementary level. While the school still trails nearby Creekside Elementary School and Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School in the Auburn City district—schools that rank in the 87th-93rd percentile with far fewer low-income students—Dadeville now outperforms its closer district peer, Reeltown Elementary School, in overall state ranking.

Two challenges stand out. Chronic absenteeism, while improving from 24% to 18.5%, remains well above the state average of 12% and far higher than nearby schools like Creekside (3.9%). Science proficiency also lags behind math and English, with only 41% of 4th graders proficient versus 50% statewide. Additionally, the school shows a notable "3rd grade surge"—proficiency drops significantly as students move into 4th and 5th grades, suggesting early-grade interventions are working but may not be sustained in upper grades. Still, with per-student spending of $10,349 (higher than Reeltown's $7,425) and seven consecutive years of improvement, Dadeville Elementary appears to be a school building genuine, lasting momentum.

571

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,998

Per pupil spending ?

69.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

670 E Columbus St
Dadeville, AL 36853

(256) 825-6811

District: Tallapoosa County

Students who attend Dadeville Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Dadeville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.5%

African American:

44.0%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Alabama median (51st percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg50%

Alabama avg53%

339^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 29 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to top 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Tallapoosa County

73^rd of 140Tallapoosa 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	52.2	339 of 686	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.3	380 of 680	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	388 of 684	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	439 of 680	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	467 of 687	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.0	493 of 692	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	577 of 681	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	578 of 680	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.9	571 of 688	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.8	539 of 691	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.6	531 of 691	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.4	554 of 695	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.2	574 of 696	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.4	578 of 696	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	66.7	235 of 709	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	26.8	595 of 704	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.7	590 of 696	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.8	635 of 698	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.2	672 of 698	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.5	682 of 689	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	31.8	538 of 688	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.3	459 of 623	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	50.8	183 of 428	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.7	240 of 427	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	234 of 420	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	292 of 427	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.3	316 of 426	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	378 of 426	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	414 of 426	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	402 of 423	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	20.7	301 of 336	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	372 of 651	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.4	356 of 649	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	368 of 650	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	384 of 645	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	438 of 656	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.3	478 of 656	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	555 of 646	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	568 of 640	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.0	526 of 639	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	53.6	300 of 667	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.8	390 of 660	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.3	343 of 670	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	369 of 623	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	426 of 651	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.6	510 of 653	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	577 of 649	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	570 of 651	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.6	495 of 567	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	56.6	298 of 659	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.4	375 of 651	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	389 of 655	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	444 of 649	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	466 of 669	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	474 of 669	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	552 of 650	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	538 of 650	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.8	540 of 639	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	254 of 403	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.0	253 of 403	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	320 of 395	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	253 of 373	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	257 of 345	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	305 of 398	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	364 of 392	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	299 of 344	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.7	242 of 280	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	294 of 501	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.0	262 of 532	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	237 of 535	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	290 of 528	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	325 of 540	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	387 of 539	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	471 of 529	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	495 of 508	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.5	357 of 369	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)57th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)55th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)43rd percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)41st percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)37th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English64%~ state avg

Mathematics43%~ state avg

Science41%-9 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Dadeville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	670 E Columbus St	Dadeville	36853	Tallapoosa County	Tallapoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 825-6811	571	34	17.0	69.4%	277 (48.5%)	251 (44.0%)	13 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	52.2	339^th of 686 public elementary schools	50.6%		46.3	380^th of 680 public elementary schools	44.1%	41	55.4	42.4	32.5		41.2	64.9	58.8	67.5		$13,998	$4,223	$9,763
Jim Pearson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1240 Scott Rd	Alexander City	35010	Tallapoosa County	Alexander City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 234-8625	704	41	17.1	60.8%	283 (40.2%)	306 (43.5%)	62 (8.8%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.4%)								(n/a)										$13,153	$2,855	$10,290
Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School	Public	3-4	851 Laurel St	Alexander City	35010	Tallapoosa County	Alexander City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 234-8631	436	20	21.8	71.3%	186 (42.7%)	179 (41.1%)	47 (10.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	40.7	428^th of 686 public elementary schools	37.6%		27.3	493^rd of 680 public elementary schools	27.5%	65	26.6	31.0			43.4	69.5	54.7			$12,791	$3,435	$9,347
Reeltown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3950 AL Hwy 120	Notasulga	36866	Macon County	Tallapoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 454-8134	446	27	16.6	53.1%	311 (69.7%)	111 (24.9%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	56.6	300^th of 686 public elementary schools	56.3%		62.9	247^th of 680 public elementary schools	63.7%	53	50.8	27.1	40.3		45.7	84.1	58.6	72.2		$11,196	$2,295	$8,889
Woodland Pines Elementary School	Public	K-2	1565 W Farmville Road	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(334) 887-4960	348	22	15.8	36.2%	166 (47.7%)	93 (26.7%)	24 (6.9%)	32 (9.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.2%)								(n/a)
Loachapoka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	685 Lee Road 61	Loachapoka	36865	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 705-6031	332	25	13.2	75.9%	40 (12.0%)	184 (55.4%)	95 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	24.3	523^rd of 686 public elementary schools	23.8%		20.8	537^th of 680 public elementary schools	21.0%	14	18.9	13.1	18.0	25.0	24.2	64.9	32.3	59.2	46.4	$14,436	$3,979	$10,427
Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School	Public	3-5	1555 N Donahue Dr	Auburn	36830	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-1970	396	26	15.2	36.6%	212 (53.5%)	113 (28.5%)	22 (5.6%)	33 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	85.4	89^th of 686 public elementary schools	87.0%		87.9	63^rd of 680 public elementary schools	90.7%	26	62.5	65.5	77.3		73.4	77.9	78.4	78.9		$11,357	$1,821	$9,515
Creekside Elementary School	Public	3-5	1800 Richland Road	Auburn	36832	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-0070	458	31	15.0	30.6%	227 (49.6%)	109 (23.8%)	37 (8.1%)	63 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	87.8	68^th of 686 public elementary schools	90.1%		88.2	61^st of 680 public elementary schools	91.0%	7	81.4	66.7	60.8		68.2	85.8	76.2	83.9		$12,189	$1,195	$10,973

Frequently Asked Questions about Dadeville Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Dadeville Elementary School?

Students at Dadeville Elementary School are 49% White, 44% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What district is Dadeville Elementary School in?

Tallapoosa County

How many students attend Dadeville Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 571 students attended Dadeville Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Dadeville Elementary School attend?

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

High : Dadeville High School

Is Dadeville Elementary School a good school?

Dadeville Elementary School ranks 339^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 27, 2025

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