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Best High Schools in Zip Code 35446

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Top rankedSipsey Valley High School222^nd of 374 Alabama high schools

Summary:

The 35446 zip code is home to a single high school, Sipsey Valley High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has been somewhat inconsistent, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 135 and 222 out of 374-378 Alabama high schools over the past few years, and its SchoolDigger rating ranging from 2 to 3 stars out of 5.

Academically, Sipsey Valley High School's proficiency rates on the Summative Assessment have lagged behind the Tuscaloosa County and Alabama state averages in Mathematics, English, and Science. The school's 4-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 90.0%, which is a positive metric, but its dropout rate for the 2018-2019 school year was 5.9%, higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate for the 2023-2024 school year was 14.8%, which is a concern.

Sipsey Valley High School serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, with 57.65% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The school's student-teacher ratio for the 2023-2024 school year was 18.1, which is within a typical range for high schools. Overall, the data suggests a need for targeted interventions and support to improve student learning outcomes and address the unique challenges faced by the school's student population.

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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
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%)	35.9	222^nd of 374 public high schools	40.6%		57.3	135^th of 378 public high schools	64.3%	87	12.3	28.5	14.6	$9,890	$1,116	$8,750

Cities Near Zip Code 35446

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Buhl	1.53 mi	3	141^st
Coker	3.3 mi	1	23^rd
Northport	6.8 mi	14	164^th
Tuscaloosa	9.56 mi	27	197^th
Gordo	10.61 mi	2	137^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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