Summary:
ZIP code 35565 in Haleyville, Alabama, is served by the Haleyville City school district, which includes three schools—Haleyville Elementary School (PK-5), Haleyville Middle School (6-8), and Haleyville High School (9-12)—serving a combined 1,597 students.
The clear standout is Haleyville High School, which has made a remarkable turnaround, jumping from the 54th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 83rd-86th percentile in the last two years. It boasts a 97.2% graduation rate, a chronic absenteeism rate of just 0.8% (15 times better than the state average), and the strongest performance relative to state averages in the district, particularly in 11th-grade science (+11.35 points) and English (+8.84 points). Haleyville Elementary School provides a solid foundation, consistently ranking in the 59th-73rd percentile, with particular strength in English and 5th-grade math, where proficiency exceeds the state by 12.52 points. The area of concern is Haleyville Middle School, which dropped from the 82nd percentile to the 69th percentile in 2025-2026, driven largely by a dramatic 20-point collapse in 7th-grade math proficiency (from 46.9% to 26.79%).
Despite 52-59% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, the district outperforms state averages in most subjects, earning a 4-star rating and ranking 31st out of 139 districts. Chronic absenteeism is a district-wide strength, with all schools well below the state's 12.0% rate. The high school receives the most per-student funding ($11,469) and has the best student-teacher ratio (12.9:1), which appears to pay dividends. However, the middle school's small cohort size (348 students) makes its scores volatile, and the elementary school lags in 4th-grade science (-7.58 points). Overall, this district punches above its weight, with a strong high school, a consistent elementary school, and a middle school that warrants targeted intervention in math.
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