Summary:
Zip code 36093 is home to a single middle school, Redland Middle School, which serves grades 5 through 8 and is part of the Elmore County district in Wetumpka, Alabama.
Redland Middle School is a consistently high-performing school, earning a 4-star rating for three straight years and ranking in the 83rd to 89th percentile statewide. Its standout feature is exceptional 5th grade performance, where math proficiency (75.38%) is nearly double the state average (39.06%) and English proficiency (86.92%) is 17 points above the state. The school outperforms state averages in every subject and grade level for both the 2024–25 and 2025–26 school years, despite having 36.27% of students on free/reduced lunch. A clear pattern emerges, however: proficiency declines as students advance, with math dropping from 75.38% in 5th grade to just 30.95% in 7th grade—a 44-point slide. The 7th grade math score is the school's weakest area, though it did improve by 5.48 points year-over-year. On a positive note, 8th grade science saw a dramatic 14.14-point jump to 62.03%, the largest single-year gain across all subjects.
Year-over-year trends show mixed results: 5th grade math (+3.12 pts), 7th grade math (+5.48 pts), 5th grade English (+9.55 pts), and 7th grade English (+7.11 pts) all improved, while 6th and 8th grade scores saw slight declines or stayed flat. Chronic absenteeism (11.6%) is slightly better than both the district (12.1%) and state (12.0%), and the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.9:1. Despite strong test scores, the school's state ranking fluctuated from 50th (2023–24) to 73rd (2024–25) before recovering to 64th (2025–26), suggesting the ranking methodology weighs factors beyond raw test scores. For parents, Redland Middle School offers a strong academic foundation, particularly in early middle school grades and English, but the declining proficiency in later grades—especially 7th grade math—is worth monitoring.
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