Summary:
Zip code 35960 is home to one elementary school, Centre Elementary School, which serves students in Pre-K through 4th grade in the Cherokee County district, located in Centre, Alabama.
For parents considering this school, the most important takeaway is that Centre Elementary School shows a mixed academic picture. The school’s greatest strength is 4th grade Science, where 54.92% of students are proficient, beating both the district (49.84%) and state (50.23%) averages. English Language Arts is also a relative bright spot in 3rd grade, with 66.09% proficiency, slightly above the state average. However, Mathematics is a clear weakness, with 3rd grade at 39.13% and 4th grade at just 34.43%—both well below state averages. The school has also seen a troubling decline across most subjects from the previous year, with the steepest drop in 3rd grade English, falling 9.32 points. The school’s state ranking has slipped from the 61st to the 47th percentile over two years, even as the district improved slightly.
Beyond test scores, the school serves a majority economically disadvantaged population, with 53.23% of students receiving free or reduced lunch. Chronic absenteeism stands at 14.5%, which is better than the district’s 18.6% but still above the state’s 12.0%. The student-to-teacher ratio is 17:1, and per-student spending is $10,275. A notable pattern is that 3rd graders consistently outperform 4th graders in both math and English, suggesting a possible transition challenge between grades. While the school has clear strengths in science and early-grade reading, parents should be aware of the declining math scores and attendance issues that may require targeted support.
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