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Best High Schools in Zip Code 35173

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School

1,571

Students

5-star school

Top rankedHewittTrussville High School5^th of 374 Alabama high schools

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Summary:

The 35173 zip code is home to a single high school, Hewitt-Trussville High School, which has consistently ranked among the top 10 high schools in Alabama over the past three school years. As part of the Trussville City school district, which is ranked 4th out of 135 districts in the state, Hewitt-Trussville High School has maintained a 5-star rating from School Digger, indicating excellent overall performance.

Hewitt-Trussville High School stands out for its exceptional academic achievements. The school boasts a 90.0% four-year graduation rate, significantly higher than the state average. Its students also outperformed the state average in all three subject areas (Math, Science, and English) on the Summative Assessment for 11th graders, with proficiency rates around 60-70% compared to the state averages of 23-34%. Additionally, the school's per-student spending of $11,143 for the 2018-2019 school year was higher than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio of 17:1 is relatively low.

While Hewitt-Trussville High School's performance is already excellent, there may be opportunities for further improvement, such as reducing the current chronic absenteeism rate of 14.8% and continuing to raise test scores, especially in mathematics. Overall, the data suggests that Hewitt-Trussville High School is a highly successful and well-resourced institution that is effectively serving its community.

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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 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	5^th of 374 public high schools	98.7%		99.4	6^th of 378 public high schools	98.4%	1	57.7	68.5	69.2	$11,143	$826	$10,308

Cities Near Zip Code 35173

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Trussville	1.06 mi	6	40^th
Birmingham	3.36 mi	76	251^st
Pinson	3.81 mi	5	284^th
Clay	4.04 mi	1	247^th
Moody	5.89 mi	4	115^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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