Summary:
Zip code 35772 is home to a single elementary school, Stevenson Elementary School, which serves grades PK through 4 in the Jackson County district, a system ranked 51st out of 139 districts in Alabama with a 3-star rating.
For parents, the standout story here is momentum. Stevenson Elementary has climbed from a 2-star rating in 2023-2024 to a 4-star rating in 2025-2026, jumping 145 spots in the state rankings to land in the top 30% of Alabama elementary schools. The school’s biggest academic strength is English Language Arts, especially in 3rd grade, where 81.82% of students are proficient—nearly 17 points above the state average. Math in 3rd grade is also a bright spot at 70.37% proficiency, outpacing the state by over 25 points. However, there is a clear grade-level disparity: 4th graders only slightly beat state averages in Math and English, and they fall below the state average in Science (48.21% vs. 50.23%). The same cohort of students dropped 13.36 percentage points in English proficiency from 3rd to 4th grade, suggesting that while early-grade instruction is excellent, maintaining those gains in later grades may be a challenge.
Operationally, the school is efficient. With a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1 and per-student spending of $9,622, it achieves above-average results despite over half of its students (53.89%) qualifying for free or reduced lunch. Chronic absenteeism is a notable advantage at just 9.4%, better than both the district (12.7%) and state (12.0%) averages, which likely supports strong foundational learning. While 4th grade Math remains the weakest subject and has shown year-over-year volatility, the overall trajectory is positive. For parents, this is a school that is clearly improving, delivers strong early literacy and math instruction, and does so with a dedicated, efficient approach—making it a solid choice for families in the Stevenson area.
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