Summary:
The 35974 zip code is home to a single alternative public school, Geraldine School, which serves grades PK-12 and has a total enrollment of 1,191 students. Geraldine School is part of the DeKalb County school district, which is ranked 78th out of 135 districts in Alabama and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Geraldine School stands out for its strong academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts. The school has a 90.0% four-year graduation rate, which is higher than the state average, and its 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate of 69.14% exceeds both the DeKalb County (60.59%) and Alabama (65.34%) averages. Additionally, Geraldine School spends $9,156 per student, slightly above the state average, and has a student-teacher ratio of 16.2, lower than the state average.
However, the school also faces some challenges, with a high percentage (61.8%) of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. While Geraldine School outperforms the district and state in ELA, there are opportunities for improvement, particularly in mathematics, where the school lags behind the county and state averages across multiple grade levels.
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