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Tallassee Elementary School

Q: Is Tallassee Elementary School a good school?

Tallassee Elementary School ranks 288 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

288^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Tallassee Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 592 students in grades PK-4 in Tallassee, Alabama, which is part of the Tallassee City School District. The school has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years, with relatively strong student performance in English/Language Arts but more mixed results in math.

Tallassee Elementary has shown some notable differences in performance between student subgroups, with male students generally outperforming female students and white students tending to perform better than African American students. The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.3% to 27.3% over the past few years. Additionally, a relatively high percentage of Tallassee Elementary students (50-68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a predominantly low-income student population.

When compared to nearby elementary schools, Wares Ferry Elementary, Halcyon Elementary, and Garrett Elementary in the Montgomery County district, Tallassee Elementary generally performs better. However, the school lags behind higher-performing schools in the Elmore County district, such as Wetumpka Elementary, Redland Elementary, and Eclectic Elementary.

609

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,260

Per pupil spending ?

58.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

850 Friendship Rd
Tallassee, AL 36078

(334) 283-5001

District: Tallassee City

Students who attend Tallassee Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Southside Middle School
High:	Tallassee High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.4%

African American:

25.1%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 57th percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Alabama median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg53%

Alabama avg51%

288^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

54^th of 135Tallassee City 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
2025	58.7	288 of 680	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	321 of 684	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	363 of 680	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.2	267 of 687	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.0	253 of 692	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	294 of 681	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	249 of 680	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.3	237 of 688	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.1	278 of 691	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.5	295 of 691	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.2	285 of 695	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.1	440 of 696	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.7	525 of 696	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.4	586 of 709	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.3	603 of 704	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.7	526 of 696	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.4	496 of 698	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.8	566 of 698	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.1	523 of 689	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.8	537 of 688	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	248 of 427	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	272 of 420	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	303 of 427	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.0	180 of 426	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.3	173 of 426	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.3	274 of 426	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	275 of 423	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.7	137 of 336	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	370 of 649	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	343 of 650	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	373 of 645	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.8	201 of 656	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.7	225 of 656	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.2	266 of 646	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.4	186 of 640	70.9%	★★★★☆
2017	58.6	249 of 639	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	264 of 660	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	350 of 670	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	347 of 623	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.3	210 of 651	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.6	276 of 653	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	329 of 649	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.9	304 of 651	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.5	196 of 567	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	191 of 651	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	54.8	303 of 655	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	333 of 649	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.8	331 of 669	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.7	278 of 669	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	290 of 650	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	257 of 650	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.9	202 of 639	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	99 of 403	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	58.5	128 of 395	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.2	287 of 373	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	298 of 345	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	278 of 398	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	260 of 392	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.7	293 of 344	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.3	163 of 280	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	175 of 532	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	260 of 535	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	286 of 528	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.1	212 of 540	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	194 of 539	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	215 of 529	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.8	182 of 508	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.7	167 of 369	54.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)75th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile~ school

Female (2025)43rd percentile-15 vs school

African American (2025)42nd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English68%+5 vs state

Mathematics47%+3 vs state

Science39%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)				Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)				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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
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%)	58.7	288^th of 680 public elementary schools	57.6%		53.1	321^st of 684 public elementary schools	53.1%	33	41.7	51.5			38.6	68.1	67.3			$9,260	$1,281	$7,978
Reeltown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3950 AL Hwy 120	Notasulga	36866	Tallapoosa 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%)	62.9	247^th of 680 public elementary schools	63.7%		56.7	298^th of 684 public elementary schools	56.4%	51	50.7	41.2	31.3		52.9	85.1	72.1	62.5		$7,425	$427	$6,978
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%)	15.8	578^th of 680 public elementary schools	15.0%		23.2	524^th of 684 public elementary schools	23.4%	54	30.8	5.9	16.7	5.0	17.7	53.9	23.5	58.3	20.0	$13,524	$3,219	$10,302
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%)	79.3	122^nd of 680 public elementary schools	82.1%		72.5	172^nd of 684 public elementary schools	74.9%	50	70.7	51.4			50.7	86.9	69.8			$8,790	$1,493	$7,280
Redland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	495 Scholars Drive	Wetumpka	36093	Elmore County	Elmore County	No	No	No	No	(334) 567-1248	730	37	19.7	25.9%	526 (72.1%)	116 (15.9%)	34 (4.7%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (5.9%)	84.5	88^th of 680 public elementary schools	87.1%		83.2	96^th of 684 public elementary schools	86.0%	8	64.8	51.6			62.5	86.6	81.3			$7,799	$747	$7,035
Pike Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	500 Avenue of Learning	Pike Road	36064	Montgomery County	Pike Road City	No	No	No	No	(334) 420-5310	888	51	17.4	22.5%	485 (54.6%)	230 (25.9%)	74 (8.3%)	57 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.6%)								(n/a)	58.2					74.0				$8,791	$278	$8,498
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)	20.7					49.4				$12,419	$2,674	$9,719
Wetumpka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	510 Micanopy St	Wetumpka	36092	Elmore County	Elmore County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 567-4323	868	50	17.3	53.7%	407 (46.9%)	313 (36.1%)	72 (8.3%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (7.8%)	57.2	303^rd of 680 public elementary schools	55.4%		70.4	184^th of 684 public elementary schools	73.1%	119	44.9	38.9			40.0	71.7	66.9			$8,599	$1,374	$7,193
Garrett Elementary School	Public	K-5	555 McLemore Drive	Montgomery	36117	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-1090	592	31	19.0	70.4%	11 (1.9%)	534 (90.2%)	23 (3.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.0%)	12.7	615^th of 680 public elementary schools	9.6%		11.7	620^th of 684 public elementary schools	9.4%	5	9.8	18.8	15.6		20.8	34.8	42.0	41.7		$9,221	$1,808	$7,362
Wares Ferry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6425 Wares Ferry Rd	Montgomery	36117	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 260-1036	361	19	19.0	67.6%	8 (2.2%)	336 (93.1%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	20	541^st of 680 public elementary schools	20.4%		18.3	561^st of 684 public elementary schools	18.0%	20	16.4	21.4	13.6		16.7	45.5	42.9	64.4		$8,442	$1,592	$6,800

Frequently Asked Questions about Tallassee Elementary School

How many students attend Tallassee Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 609 students attended Tallassee Elementary School.

What district is Tallassee Elementary School in?

Tallassee City

What is the racial makeup of Tallassee Elementary School?

Students at Tallassee Elementary School are 60% White, 25% African American, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

Is Tallassee Elementary School a good school?

Tallassee Elementary School ranks 288^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Tallassee Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Southside Middle School
High : Tallassee High School

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