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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 35903

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Top rankedHokes Bluff Elementary School207^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools

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Summary:

The 35903 zip code area in Alabama is home to three elementary schools: Hokes Bluff Elementary School, Adams Elementary School, and Donehoo Elementary School. Based on the available data, Hokes Bluff Elementary stands out as the highest-performing school in the group, consistently outperforming the Etowah County and Gadsden City district averages on standardized tests.

Hokes Bluff Elementary has a statewide ranking of 99 out of 684 Alabama elementary schools, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. In contrast, Adams Elementary and Donehoo Elementary are ranked much lower, at 613 and 349 respectively, with 1-star and 2-star ratings. Hokes Bluff's students consistently score higher than the state and county averages on the Summative Assessments in Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts across grades 3-5. Additionally, Hokes Bluff has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (64.3%) compared to the other two schools (96.14% for Adams and 85.41% for Donehoo).

While Donehoo Elementary and Adams Elementary spend more per student ($11,244 and $9,435, respectively) than Hokes Bluff ($8,280), this higher spending does not appear to translate into better academic outcomes. All three schools have similar chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting that this may be a systemic issue in the local area. Overall, the data analysis highlights the stark differences in performance between Hokes Bluff Elementary and the other two schools in the 35903 zip code area, underscoring the need to understand the factors contributing to Hokes Bluff's success and the challenges faced by the other schools.

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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 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
Hokes Bluff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5375 Main Street	Hokes Bluff	35903	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 492-5571	610	37	16.4	45.4%	561 (92.0%)	6 (1.0%)	21 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.6%)	68.9	207^th of 680 public elementary schools	69.6%		82.7	99^th of 684 public elementary schools	85.5%	108	41.8	43.2	53.9	48.2	75.8	77.5	76.4	$8,280	$1,183	$7,095
Donehoo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1109 E Broad St	Gadsden	35903	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-3604	225	12	18.3	73.3%	20 (8.9%)	158 (70.2%)	40 (17.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	50.7	349^th of 680 public elementary schools	48.7%		49.6	349^th of 684 public elementary schools	49.0%		46.7	40.0	50.0	26.7	65.5	60.0	61.3	$11,244	$2,746	$8,483
Adams Elementary School	Public	K-5	919 Raley St	Gadsden	35903	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 492-4952	433	23	18.6	90.8%	61 (14.1%)	196 (45.3%)	160 (37.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	9.7	641^st of 680 public elementary schools	5.7%		12.3	613^th of 684 public elementary schools	10.4%	28	14.1	11.1	5.5	15.6	39.1	35.5	45.8	$9,435	$2,672	$6,747

Cities Near Zip Code 35903

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hokes Bluff	2.04 mi	3	76^th
Glencoe	2.4 mi	3	110^th
Gadsden	3.46 mi	19	223^rd
Southside	8.45 mi	2	64^th
Jacksonville	9.06 mi	5	62^nd

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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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