Summary:
Zip code 36009 is home to a single school, Brantley High School, a PK-12 institution in the Crenshaw County district that serves 572 students in a small, rural Alabama community.
Despite being classified as an alternative school, Brantley High School functions as a comprehensive K-12 school and is a standout for its graduation rate of 92.3%, which exceeds both the district average (83.9%) and the state average (91.5%). This is particularly notable given that 64.34% of students are economically disadvantaged. The school also maintains a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1 and spends $10,311 per student. However, the most striking pattern is the dramatic academic decline as students progress. Early grades show strong proficiency—3rd-grade math (63.16%) and English (73.68%) both exceed state averages—but by 8th grade, math proficiency plummets to just 6.12%, far below the state's 26.36%. Similarly, 11th-grade math proficiency is only 9.09% versus the state's 27.21%. This suggests the school builds a solid elementary foundation but struggles to maintain academic growth through middle and high school.
Chronic absenteeism is a critical concern, with a rate of 22.4%—nearly double the state average of 12.0%—which likely correlates with the declining test scores in upper grades. There is also significant year-over-year volatility in test scores, such as 7th-grade math jumping from 2.27% to 28.21% between school years, indicating small cohort sizes and inconsistent instructional outcomes. One positive outlier is 8th-grade science proficiency at 44.9%, which exceeds the district's 33.13% and approaches the state's 54.12%. In summary, Brantley High School successfully gets students to graduation, but the data suggests many may be graduating without the academic proficiency needed for college or modern careers, making it a school of stark contrasts between early success and later challenges.
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