Summary:
Schools in zip code 35462 serve the Eutaw, Alabama area through the Greene County district, encompassing three schools that together educate 841 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade in a community where over 80% of families qualify for free or reduced lunch.
For parents evaluating their options, Eutaw Primary School stands out as the district's strongest performer, particularly in early math where 3rd graders exceeded state averages by 16 points in 2024-2025, though this success was not sustained the following year. In contrast, Robert Brown Middle School has remained consistently in the bottom 4% of state rankings for three straight years, with math proficiency collapsing from 36% in 4th grade to 0% by 6th grade. Greene County High School shows the most volatility, dropping from the 34th percentile to the 1st percentile in a single year, with 11th grade math proficiency at just 1.54% compared to the state's 27.21%.
The most pressing concern across all three schools is chronic absenteeism, which ranges from 33.5% at the elementary level to 41.6% at the high school—roughly three times the state average. This directly impacts the district's 76.1% graduation rate, well below Alabama's 91.5% average. While the district spends a competitive $11,635-$14,514 per student and maintains reasonable class sizes, the academic gaps widen dramatically as students age: English proficiency starts 17 points below state averages in 3rd grade but falls to 30 points below by 11th grade. Science performance is universally weak, with no grade level approaching state benchmarks. The data suggests that while early education shows promise, the combination of high poverty, severe attendance problems, and declining middle school performance creates compounding challenges that require targeted interventions around attendance and math instruction to reverse the current trajectory.
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