Best Public Schools in Zip Code 35504

Summary:

The 35504 zip code area is home to a single school, Valley Junior High School, which serves grades PK-8 and has an enrollment of 579 students. The school is part of the Walker County school district, which is ranked 66 out of 135 districts in Alabama and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Valley Junior High School's academic performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 244 out of 680 Alabama elementary schools in 2024-2025 to 323 out of 680 in 2022-2023. The school's proficiency rates on standardized tests vary across grade levels and subject areas, with some grades and subjects performing above the district and state averages, while others are below. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school had a chronic absenteeism rate of 14.8%.

Socioeconomic factors also play a role, as 68.39% of Valley Junior High School's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $9,801, and it had a student-teacher ratio of 17:1 in the 2023-2024 school year.

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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 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 Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Valley Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	155 Valley School Rd	Jasper	35504	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 483-9381	602	32	18.8	55.0%	408 (67.8%)	14 (2.3%)	150 (24.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.3%)	63.3	244^th of 680 public elementary schools	64.1%		62.6	247^th of 684 public elementary schools	63.9%	3	52.7	55.3	30.6	26.5	16.7	19.2	68.1	31.9	72.7	80.9	65.3	53.1	65.0	48.9	$9,801	$2,237	$7,561

Cities Near Zip Code 35504

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Jasper	4.54 mi	11	106^th
Cordova	8.45 mi	3	60^th
Bremen	11.19 mi	2	45^th
Parrish	11.93 mi	1	187^th
Sumiton	12.21 mi	2	215^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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