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Reeltown Elementary School

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Reeltown Elementary School ranks 300 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

300^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Reeltown Elementary School in Notasulga, AL, serves 446 students from Pre-K through 5th grade as part of the Tallapoosa County school district, sitting in a rural area roughly 8-17 miles from Tallassee, Auburn, Dadeville, and Tuskegee.

The school's standout strength is early literacy. In 2025-2026, an impressive 84.13% of 3rd graders scored proficient in English—nearly 20 percentage points above the state average (64.75%) and far exceeding nearby schools like Tallassee Elementary (62.89%) and Dadeville Elementary (64.86%). Remarkably, this performance even rivals the much wealthier Auburn City schools, with Creekside Elementary at 85.81% and Margaret Yarbrough Elementary at 77.88%. However, the school shows a concerning pattern of declining performance as students advance—4th grade English proficiency drops dramatically to 58.57%, and 4th grade math falls to just 27.14% proficient, well below the state average. This suggests a challenging transition year that may need additional support.

Reeltown has made notable progress in other areas. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 17.4% to 11.0% over two years, now below both district and state averages. The school also operates with remarkable cost efficiency at $7,425 per student—28% less than Dadeville Elementary and 36% less than Auburn City schools—while still producing competitive outcomes. The percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch has dropped to 53.14%, and the school serves its African American and low-income students particularly well, ranking in the 60th and 58th percentiles statewide for these subgroups respectively. While the school's overall ranking sits at the 56th percentile with a 3-star rating, its exceptional early literacy results and improving attendance suggest a school that is effectively leveraging limited resources to achieve meaningful gains.

446

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,425

Per pupil spending ?

53.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3950 AL Hwy 120
Notasulga, AL 36866

(334) 454-8134

District: Tallapoosa County

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.7%

African American:

24.9%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 54th percentile in 2019 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Alabama median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg50%

Alabama avg53%

300^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	56.6	300 of 686	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.9	247 of 680	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	298 of 684	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.2	390 of 680	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	350 of 687	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.4	294 of 692	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	310 of 681	54.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	170 of 428	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.4	136 of 427	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	160 of 420	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	186 of 427	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.5	83 of 426	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.6	102 of 426	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	36.5	283 of 426	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	253 of 651	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.7	257 of 649	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.6	250 of 650	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	353 of 645	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	369 of 656	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.0	271 of 656	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	267 of 646	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	56.5	278 of 667	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.0	248 of 660	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	260 of 670	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	294 of 623	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	303 of 651	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.5	233 of 653	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.0	265 of 649	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	345 of 659	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.2	239 of 651	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	308 of 655	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	392 of 649	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	327 of 669	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.9	327 of 669	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	299 of 650	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	20.9	346 of 392	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	283 of 501	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.9	214 of 532	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	264 of 535	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.9	384 of 528	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	382 of 540	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.0	312 of 539	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	256 of 529	51.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2026)61st percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)60th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile~ school

Male (2026)48th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)44th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2019)12th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English72%+7 vs state

Science46%-5 vs state

Mathematics39%-3 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
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		$7,425	$427	$6,978
Tallassee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	850 Friendship Rd	Tallassee	36078	Elmore County	Tallassee City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 283-5001	609	39	15.6	58.6%	368 (60.4%)	153 (25.1%)	37 (6.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.0%)	57.1	295^th of 686 public elementary schools	57.0%		58.7	288^th of 680 public elementary schools	57.6%	7	49.5	48.3			50.9	62.9	58.8			$9,260	$1,281	$7,978
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	$11,072	$2,664	$8,392
Eclectic Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	35 Harden St	Eclectic	36024	Elmore County	Elmore County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 541-2291	689	41	16.8	45.0%	581 (84.3%)	53 (7.7%)	22 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.8%)	77	141^st of 686 public elementary schools	79.4%		79.3	122^nd of 680 public elementary schools	82.1%	19	62.6	48.6			68.6	80.0	67.6			$8,790	$1,493	$7,280
DC Wolfe School	Public	PK, KG-6	4450 Cross Keys Rd	Shorter	36075	Macon County	Macon County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 727-1641	111	10	11.1	77.5%	1 (0.9%)	103 (92.8%)	6 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	41.2	424^th of 686 public elementary schools	38.2%		15.8	578^th of 680 public elementary schools	15.0%	154	33.3	45.5	30.8	18.2	36.4	46.7	54.6	76.9	54.6	$13,524	$3,219	$10,302
George Washington Carver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	303 Union Springs Highway	Tuskegee	36083	Macon County	Macon County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 727-2700	406	22	18.4	76.6%	2 (0.5%)	381 (93.8%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)								(n/a)	22.6					50.0				$12,419	$2,674	$9,719
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		$10,349	$2,450	$7,878
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		$11,635	$1,043	$10,222
Richland Elementary School	Public	K-2	770 S Yarbrough Farms Boulevar	Auburn	36832	Lee County	Auburn City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 887-1980	426	26	16.3	37.6%	208 (48.8%)	115 (27.0%)	36 (8.5%)	42 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)								(n/a)										$10,165	$658	$9,490
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		$9,792	$1,314	$8,462

Frequently Asked Questions about Reeltown Elementary School

Is Reeltown Elementary School a good school?

Reeltown Elementary School ranks 300^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Reeltown Elementary School in?

Tallapoosa County

What is the racial makeup of Reeltown Elementary School?

Students at Reeltown Elementary School are 70% White, 25% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Reeltown Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended Reeltown Elementary School.

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