Summary:
Zip code 35950 in Albertville, Alabama, is served by two elementary schools within the Albertville City district, together educating roughly 1,901 students in grades 1 through 4. Albertville Primary School handles grades 1-2 with 990 students, while Albertville Elementary School covers grades 3-4 with 911 students. Both schools serve predominantly low-income families, with free/reduced lunch rates around 66-69%, well above national averages.
Attendance is a clear strength for this area. Albertville Elementary School posts a chronic absenteeism rate of just 9.4%, significantly better than the district's 15.0% and the state's 12.0%. Albertville Primary School has a higher rate at 12.5%, but this is still better than the district average. Academically, Albertville Elementary School shows a notable gap in 3rd grade English proficiency at 38.52% versus the state's 64.75%, though 4th grade improves to 53.04%. Science proficiency in 4th grade lags at 36.46% compared to the state's 50.23%. Math performance is closer to state averages, with 3rd grade at 45.27% and 4th grade at 37.19%.
There are meaningful differences between the two schools. Albertville Elementary School spends $9,624 per student versus $7,833 at Albertville Primary School, a 22.9% gap, yet the Primary school maintains a slightly better student-teacher ratio (16.5:1 vs. 17.8:1). Despite serving a high-poverty population, Albertville Elementary School has shown strong improvement, jumping from the 22nd to the 33rd percentile in state rankings over two years. The district overall ranks 90th of 139 in Alabama, and these schools closely mirror that performance, making them representative of the district rather than outliers.
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