Summary:
Zip code 36078, encompassing the Tallassee, AL area, is served by a single elementary school, Tallassee Elementary School, which educates students in grades PK through 4 within the Tallassee City school district.
As the only elementary school in the area, Tallassee Elementary School serves a substantial student body of 609 students and holds a consistent 3-star rating. The school’s greatest academic strength is mathematics, where it outperforms the state average by 4.59 percentage points in 3rd grade and 6.18 points in 4th grade. Science proficiency also saw a dramatic 12.27-point improvement year-over-year, jumping from 38.61% to 50.88% and now slightly exceeding the state average. However, English Language Arts is a concern, as proficiency in both grades trails the state average, and scores declined significantly from the previous year—dropping 5.21 points in 3rd grade and 8.56 points in 4th grade. This mixed performance pattern suggests that gains may be tied to specific cohorts or instructional changes rather than systemic improvement across all subjects.
With 58.62% of students receiving free or reduced lunch, the school serves a predominantly low-income population yet still achieves above-average math scores and maintains a stable state ranking between 288th and 321st out of roughly 680 schools. One notable issue is chronic absenteeism, which stands at 12.1%—matching the state average but running 42% higher than the district average of 8.5%, indicating attendance challenges may be concentrated at this campus. The student-teacher ratio is a favorable 15.6:1, and per-student spending is $9,260. Since this is the district’s only elementary school, its performance directly determines the district’s 61st percentile ranking, making the school both an asset and a vulnerability for the district’s reputation.
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