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Best High Schools in Zip Code 35905

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300

Students

Top rankedGlencoe High School170^th of 374 Alabama high schools

Summary:

The 35905 zip code is home to a single high school, Glencoe High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. While the school has a relatively high four-year graduation rate of 90.0%, its academic performance on standardized tests in Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts lags behind the Etowah County and Alabama state averages.

Glencoe High School's test scores in Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts for 11th-grade students are generally lower than the county and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate was 12.5%, compared to 19.02% for Etowah County and 23.71% for the state. However, the school's Science proficiency rate of 35.71% was higher than the county's 30.8% and the state's 32.38%. The English Language Arts proficiency rate at Glencoe High School was 27.27%, compared to 26.43% for the county and 30.24% for the state.

Additionally, Glencoe High School has a relatively high percentage of students (51.94%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's student-teacher ratio of 16.8 is relatively low, which could be a positive factor in providing more individualized attention and support for students. Overall, while Glencoe High School has some areas of strength, such as its high graduation rate, there are opportunities for improvement in academic performance, particularly in Mathematics and English Language Arts.

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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 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Glencoe High School	Public	9-12	803 Lonesome Bend Rd	Glencoe	35905	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	No	(256) 492-2250	300	17	17.7	37.7%	271 (90.3%)	8 (2.7%)	12 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	51.8	170^th of 374 public high schools	54.5%		58.1	134^th of 378 public high schools	64.6%	36	12.5	35.7	27.3	$11,338	$1,412	$9,922

Cities Near Zip Code 35905

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Glencoe	1.68 mi	3	110^th
Hokes Bluff	3.38 mi	3	76^th
Gadsden	4.83 mi	19	223^rd
Jacksonville	6.92 mi	5	62^nd
Southside	7.22 mi	2	64^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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