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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 35758

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At a glance

Schools

5,527

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedRainbow Elementary School54^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools

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Biggest riser

MidTown Elementary School up 15 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Columbia Elementary School 14.1 students per teacher

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Summary:

Zip code 35758 in Madison, AL is home to 7 elementary schools serving grades K-5 (with one offering Pre-K), all part of the highly-rated Madison City school district, which ranks in the 92nd percentile statewide.

Families in this area have access to consistently excellent education options, with all seven schools performing dramatically above state averages in every subject and grade level. Heritage Elementary School stands out as the academic powerhouse, historically ranking in the 97th percentile and posting the highest 4th-grade math (83.65%) and 5th-grade English (90.96%) proficiency in the 2024-2025 school year, though it saw a notable ranking drop to the 91st percentile in 2025-2026. Rainbow Elementary School is the rising star, improving its ranking to the 92nd percentile and posting the highest 3rd-grade math (83.33%) and English (91.2%) proficiency in the most recent year. MidTown Elementary School is the largest school with 1,097 students and maintains strong 91st percentile performance despite its size, while also having the highest per-student spending at $11,036. Horizon Elementary School presents the most concerning trend, with its ranking falling from the 94th to the 84th percentile and 3rd-grade math proficiency plummeting to just 45% — barely above the state average — despite having the highest free/reduced lunch rate (33.33%) in the cohort.

The most striking finding is the district-wide excellence: all seven schools rank in the 84th percentile or higher, with six in the 90th percentile or above. English proficiency is particularly strong, with most schools exceeding 80% proficiency. Chronic absenteeism is well below the state average of 12%, with Horizon and Heritage posting the best rates around 4%. However, significant grade-level inconsistencies exist — Rainbow shows a 25-point gap between 3rd-grade math (83.33%) and 5th-grade math (57.98%), while Mill Creek Elementary School shows a 19-point gap between those same grades. There is no clear correlation between spending and performance, as the lowest-spending school (Heritage at $9,498) has historically been the top performer. The relatively affluent community (free/reduced lunch rates of 24.56% to 33.33%) likely contributes to the high performance, though Horizon's decline despite its favorable student-teacher ratio suggests socioeconomic factors still matter even within this excellent district.

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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	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 Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Horizon Elementary School	Public	K-5	7855 Old Madison Pike	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 464-3614	567	39	14.7	33.3%	297 (52.4%)	130 (22.9%)	51 (9.0%)	32 (5.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.5%)	80.9	110^th of 686 public elementary schools	84.0%		88.8	58^th of 680 public elementary schools	91.5%	52	45.0	62.1	46.5	71.0	87.9	80.7	92.0	$10,400	$1,234	$9,137
Madison Elementary School	Public	K-5	17 College St	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 772-9255	603	39	15.4	27.4%	305 (50.6%)	114 (18.9%)	51 (8.5%)	64 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.3%)	87.2	69^th of 686 public elementary schools	89.9%		87.2	71^st of 680 public elementary schools	89.6%	2	74.6	62.8	74.0	67.3	87.0	69.9	86.9	$11,034	$1,173	$9,832
MidTown Elementary School	Public	K-5	140 Coefer Boulevard	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 837-1189	1,097	63	17.4	28.9%	556 (50.7%)	276 (25.2%)	97 (8.8%)	76 (6.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (8.2%)	88.4	64^th of 686 public elementary schools	90.7%		85.6	79^th of 680 public elementary schools	88.4%	15	62.0	70.3	65.2	75.4	81.6	80.9	89.0	$11,036	$1,104	$9,903
Heritage Elementary School	Public	K-5	11775 County Line Rd	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 772-2075	869	51	17.0	25.5%	454 (52.2%)	165 (19.0%)	72 (8.3%)	109 (12.5%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	62 (7.1%)	88.9	60^th of 686 public elementary schools	91.3%		94.1	21^st of 680 public elementary schools	96.9%	39	60.7	69.1	64.3	80.0	81.2	83.6	91.1	$9,498	$1,114	$8,355
Rainbow Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 Nance Rd	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	No	(256) 824-8106	725	47	15.4	26.2%	432 (59.6%)	119 (16.4%)	73 (10.1%)	46 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (7.3%)	89.6	54^th of 686 public elementary schools	92.1%		87.8	65^th of 680 public elementary schools	90.4%	11	83.3	68.6	58.0	72.3	91.2	77.2	86.2	$10,881	$1,430	$9,423
Columbia Elementary School	Public	K-5	667 Balch Road	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 430-2751	701	50	14.1	25.1%	383 (54.6%)	114 (16.3%)	68 (9.7%)	73 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (8.8%)	86.9	72^nd of 686 public elementary schools	89.5%		86	78^th of 680 public elementary schools	88.5%	6	71.7	63.9	68.1	69.7	87.3	73.6	81.8	$9,802	$675	$9,099
Mill Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	847 Mill Road	Madison	35758	Madison County	Madison City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 774-4690	965	59	16.2	24.6%	522 (54.1%)	171 (17.7%)	97 (10.1%)	90 (9.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	81 (8.4%)	87.2	70^th of 686 public elementary schools	89.8%		87.9	64^th of 680 public elementary schools	90.6%	6	75.0	63.4	55.6	75.8	87.5	77.0	82.4	$9,909	$1,191	$8,688

Cities Near Zip Code 35758

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Madison	1.47 mi	14	13^th
Huntsville	5.33 mi	53	179^th
Athens	7.2 mi	15	155^th
Harvest	7.27 mi	6	81^st
Tanner	10.85 mi	2	265^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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