Summary:
Zip code 36083 is home to just one middle school, Tuskegee Public Elementary, which serves grades 4 through 8 and enrolls 261 students in the Macon County district.
For parents considering this school, the most important takeaway is that Tuskegee Public Elementary performs very close to its district average across all subjects, but both the school and district lag significantly behind state averages. For example, in 6th grade math for the 2025-2026 school year, only 10.87% of students were proficient compared to 35.22% statewide. Similarly, 4th grade science proficiency was 25.97% versus the state's 50.23%. English is the relative bright spot—in 5th grade (2024-2025), 54.64% of students were proficient, and the school consistently beats its district in ELA, sometimes by as much as 4.5 points. However, math proficiency drops sharply in upper grades, with 6th grade math falling to just 6.25% in 2024-2025 before improving to 10.87% the following year.
The school's standout positive metric is chronic absenteeism. Despite 86.21% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, the school's chronic absenteeism rate is just 12.6%—nearly half the district's 24.1% and almost identical to the state's 12.0%. This suggests effective attendance strategies in a high-poverty environment. The student-teacher ratio is 20:1, and per-student spending was $9,782 (2018-2019 data). While the school faces systemic challenges shared with the broader Macon County district, its strong attendance and relative ELA performance provide a foundation to build on. Note that the dataset lacks 7th and 8th grade test scores, limiting a full picture of the middle school experience.
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