Summary:
The 35988 zip code is home to a single alternative public school, Sylvania School, which serves grades PK-12 and has a total enrollment of 939 students. Sylvania 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.
Sylvania School has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 90.0% for the 2023-2024 school year, but also a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 14.8%. The school's student-teacher ratio of 16.7 is slightly higher than the state average. Academically, Sylvania School's math proficiency rates are generally lower than the state and district averages, while its English language arts and science proficiency results are mixed, with some grade levels performing better and others performing worse than the district and state.
Sylvania School serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 58.57% of its students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The school's per-student spending of $9,320 for the 2018-2019 school year is slightly lower than the state average. These socioeconomic factors may contribute to the school's academic performance challenges, and addressing attendance issues and targeting support for its student population could be important areas of focus for Sylvania School.
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