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Schools in Zip Code 35446

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At a glance

Schools

1,305

Students

Top rankedBuhl Elementary School198^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Sipsey Valley High School up 86 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Zip code 35446 in Buhl, Alabama, is served by three schools within the Tuscaloosa County district, providing a complete educational pipeline from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade for approximately 1,305 students.

Buhl Elementary School is the clear standout in this area, earning a 4-star rating and outperforming both district and state averages in nearly every subject. Its 3rd-grade English proficiency (80.56%) and 4th-grade science proficiency (69.44%) exceed state averages by more than 15 and 19 points, respectively. The school also boasts an impressively low chronic absenteeism rate of just 6.2%, roughly half the state average, and maintains the highest per-student spending ($10,697) despite serving the highest percentage of students eligible for free or reduced lunch (48%). In contrast, Sipsey Valley Middle School shows a dramatic achievement cliff in English, with 5th graders scoring 76.64% proficiency but 7th graders dropping to just 46.77%—a 30-point decline that is not mirrored in district or state trends. The middle school also struggles with math, particularly in 7th grade (21.77% proficiency), though it consistently outperforms its district in every math grade level. Sipsey Valley High School demonstrates the most volatile performance, but showed remarkable single-year improvement from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026, with English proficiency jumping from 14.63% to 31.25% and math from 12.31% to 21.74%. The high school's graduation rate (93.8%) exceeds both district and state averages, and its science proficiency (40%) surpasses the state by nearly 4 points.

The most actionable insight across this zip code is the correlation between chronic absenteeism and academic outcomes. While Buhl Elementary's low absenteeism aligns with strong performance, both Sipsey Valley Middle (14.7%) and High School (14.6%) exceed state averages by nearly 3 percentage points, corresponding with weaker results. Addressing attendance at the secondary level could be the highest-leverage intervention for improving outcomes across this school pipeline.

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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 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
Buhl Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	11968 Buhl School Rd	Buhl	35446	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 342-2640	206	15	13.5	48.1%	156 (75.7%)	6 (2.9%)	37 (18.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	69.5	198^th of 686 public elementary schools	71.1%		71.6	181^st of 680 public elementary schools	73.4%	17	47.2	37.1						69.4			80.6	72.2						$10,697	$1,630	$9,043
Sipsey Valley High School	Public	9-12	15815 Romulus Rd	Buhl	35446	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2850	524	30	17.4	41.6%	362 (69.1%)	95 (18.1%)	61 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	57.8	136^th of 380 public high schools	64.2%		35.9	222^nd of 374 public high schools	40.6%	86							21.7			40.0							31.3	$9,890	$1,116	$8,750
Sipsey Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	15817 Romulus Rd	Buhl	35446	Tuscaloosa County	Tuscaloosa County	No	No	No	No	(205) 342-2870	575	28	20.3	46.4%	393 (68.3%)	101 (17.6%)	70 (12.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.4%)	60.5	148^th of 443 public middle schools	66.6%		53.3	183^rd of 439 public middle schools	58.3%	35			38.0	34.7	21.8	26.7			63.6				76.6	62.1	46.8	70.5		$10,233	$632	$7,231

Cities Near Zip Code 35446

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Buhl	1.53 mi	3	101^st
Coker	3.3 mi	1	28^th
Northport	6.8 mi	14	155^th
Tuscaloosa	9.56 mi	29	187^th
Gordo	10.61 mi	2	168^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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