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Schools in Zip Code 35173

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At a glance

Schools

6,469

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedHewittTrussville High School6^th of 380 Alabama high schools

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Biggest riser

Magnolia Elementary School up 28 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

First Baptist Church Trussville 8.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

1★

3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (private or too few tested students)

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Summary:

Zip code 35173 in Trussville, Alabama, is served by 6 public schools—3 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school—spanning two districts: the top-ranked Trussville City district and the Jefferson County district.

Families in this area will find a dramatic contrast in school quality depending on the district boundary. The five Trussville City schools are consistently excellent. Magnolia Elementary School is the standout, ranked #22 in the state and showing remarkable improvement, with 88.73% science proficiency and 83.1% math proficiency—double the state average. Hewitt-Trussville High School boasts a 98.6% graduation rate and ranks in the top 2% of Alabama high schools. Paine Elementary School and Cahaba Elementary School also post strong scores, with English proficiency above 88%. Hewitt-Trussville Middle School maintains high performance with 80% science proficiency and low chronic absenteeism at just 3.7%. In stark contrast, Clay-Chalkville Middle School in the Jefferson County district ranks in the 11th percentile, with only 5.06% math proficiency and 20.4% chronic absenteeism—5.5 times higher than its Trussville counterpart.

The socioeconomic divide is a key factor: Clay-Chalkville Middle School has 72.48% free/reduced lunch eligibility versus 15-24% at other area schools, correlating with a 10x performance gap in math. However, Magnolia Elementary School shows that investment works—it has the highest per-student spending ($12,087) and lowest student-teacher ratio (13.4:1), yielding exceptional results. For parents, the choice is clear: the Trussville City schools offer elite academics and strong attendance, while the single Jefferson County school in this zip code faces significant challenges that warrant careful consideration.

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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	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 Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
HewittTrussville Middle School	Public	6-8	5275 Trussville Clay Road	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Trussville City	No	No	No	No	(205) 228-3700	1,163	65	18.0	16.4%	854 (73.4%)	184 (15.8%)	54 (4.6%)	38 (3.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (2.6%)	90.7	35^th of 443 public middle schools	92.1%		92.7	26^th of 439 public middle schools	94.1%	9				54.1	49.9	47.4			80.0					77.1	76.5	77.0		$8,729	$744	$7,613
Paine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7600 Gadsden Highway	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Trussville City	No	No	No	No	(205) 228-3200	1,338	86	15.5	15.2%	977 (73.0%)	206 (15.4%)	60 (4.5%)	26 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (5.2%)	92.3	36^th of 686 public elementary schools	94.8%		92.7	33^rd of 680 public elementary schools	95.1%	3	68.6	73.6	70.5					75.9			90.3	86.6	89.5					$10,494	$1,099	$9,328
HewittTrussville High School	Public	9-12	6450 Husky Parkway	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Trussville City	No	No	No	No	(205) 228-4000	1,571	100	15.7	15.3%	1,185 (75.4%)	254 (16.2%)	52 (3.3%)	39 (2.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (2.3%)	99	6^th of 380 public high schools	98.4%		99.6	5^th of 374 public high schools	98.7%	1							60.8			65.7							69.5	$11,143	$826	$10,308
Magnolia Elementary School	Public	K-5	5400 Hidden Way Lane	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Trussville City	No	No	No	No	(205) 228-3500	391	29	13.4	23.8%	250 (63.9%)	74 (18.9%)	33 (8.4%)	16 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	94.5	22^nd of 686 public elementary schools	96.8%		89.7	50^th of 680 public elementary schools	92.6%	28	71.6	83.1	71.1					88.7			92.5	87.3	90.8					$12,087	$1,018	$11,061
Cahaba Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 Parkway Drive	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Trussville City	No	No	No	No	(205) 228-3400	542	38	14.3	18.5%	434 (80.1%)	36 (6.6%)	38 (7.0%)	11 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	92.3	35^th of 686 public elementary schools	94.9%		93.4	28^th of 680 public elementary schools	95.9%	7	64.0	72.6	67.1					82.1			88.0	93.7	92.1					$10,638	$763	$9,866
ClayChalkville Middle School	Public	6-8	6700 TrussvilleClay Rd	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3100	952	59	16.1	72.5%	72 (7.6%)	750 (78.8%)	95 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.4%)	13.6	396^th of 443 public middle schools	10.6%		12.3	401^st of 439 public middle schools	8.7%	5				8.9	6.8	5.1			23.4					36.3	30.1	34.5		$8,115	$1,388	$6,712
Clearly Kids Christian Academy	Private, Methodist	PK-K	8051 Glenn Rd	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(205) 661-1030																			(n/a)
Noahs Park Weekday Early Education	Private, Nonsectarian	PK-K	5700 Deerfoot Pkwy	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(205) 352-4020	250	43	.2		9 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
First Baptist Church Trussville	Private, Baptist	PK-K	128 N Chalkville Rd	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(205) 655-1328	262	2	8.6		17 (6.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 35173

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Trussville	1.06 mi	6	42^nd
Birmingham	3.36 mi	76	257^th
Pinson	3.81 mi	5	281^st
Clay	4.04 mi	1	255^th
Moody	5.89 mi	4	117^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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