Summary:
Zip code 36067 in Prattville, Alabama, is served by three public elementary schools within the Autauga County district, which together form a unique grade-band pipeline covering Pre-K through 4th grade: Prattville Kindergarten School (PK-K), Prattville Primary School (1-2), and Prattville Elementary School (3-4).
For parents, the most important takeaway is that this is a well-structured feeder system with distinct strengths at each level. Prattville Elementary School is the academic standout, as it is the only school with test data and it beats the state average in all five tested subjects and grade levels. Its 4th grade science proficiency (54.31%) and English proficiency (65.17%) are particularly strong, and it shows a promising year-over-year jump in 3rd grade math (from 40.98% to 45.38%). Prattville Primary School stands out operationally with the best student-teacher ratio in the area at 13.6:1, meaning smaller class sizes for the critical 1st and 2nd grade years. Prattville Kindergarten School spends the most per student ($9,643) but has a higher ratio (15.6:1), suggesting the money goes toward specialized early-childhood resources rather than extra teachers.
Attendance trends show a clear improvement as students age: chronic absenteeism drops from 10.2% at the Kindergarten level to 8.3% at Primary and just 7.3% at Elementary—the latter being nearly 40% lower than the state average. Interestingly, the Kindergarten school has the lowest poverty rate (50.25% free/reduced lunch) yet the highest absenteeism, indicating the issue is likely health-related for young children rather than socioeconomic. The district as a whole excels in English Language Arts, with proficiency rates consistently 5-8 points above the state, while math remains an area for continued focus at the Elementary level despite recent gains.
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