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Best High Schools in Zip Code 36206

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Top rankedSaks High School240^th of 374 Alabama high schools

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Summary:

The 36206 zip code area in Calhoun County, Alabama is home to two high schools: Saks High School and EXCEL Academy. Based on the available data, Saks High School appears to be the stronger performing school, with a higher statewide ranking, better test scores, and a higher graduation rate compared to EXCEL Academy.

Saks High School has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and outperforms the Calhoun County and Alabama state averages in most subject areas and grade levels on the Summative Assessments. In contrast, EXCEL Academy struggles to match the county and state averages, with lower proficiency rates across the board. Saks High School also has a higher four-year graduation rate of 90.0%, while EXCEL Academy's graduation rate was not provided.

Both schools serve a student population with a high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients, indicating a lower-income background. The chronic absenteeism rate is the same for both schools at 14.8%, suggesting a potential area for improvement across the district. While Saks High School has a student-teacher ratio of 15.3, EXCEL Academy's ratio was not provided, making it difficult to conduct a more comprehensive comparison between the two schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Summative Assessment Science (2025)		Summative Assessment English (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Anniston City Boot Camp School	Public	7-12	4804 McClellan Blvd	Anniston	36206	Calhoun County	Anniston City	No	No	No	No	(256) 231-5100																			(n/a)
Saks High School	Public	7-12	4401 Saks Rd	Anniston	36206	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 741-7000	419	28	15.0	72.1%	135 (32.2%)	211 (50.4%)	60 (14.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	32.3	240^th of 374 public high schools	35.8%		59	126^th of 378 public high schools	66.7%	114	14.7	7.0	5.3	19.6	24.0	54.4	57.9	21.6	$10,763	$1,435	$9,064
EXCEL Academy	Public	6-12	32 Watson Street	Anniston	36206	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(256) 741-6900	196	6	32.6	60.2%	159 (81.1%)	24 (12.2%)	8 (4.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	22.5	285^th of 374 public high schools	23.8%		29.2	267^th of 378 public high schools	29.4%	18	18.2	0.0	7.1	6.7	16.7	54.6	33.3	14.3

Cities Near Zip Code 36206

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Anniston	0.99 mi	18	216^th
Weaver	1.87 mi	2	166^th
Alexandria	4.85 mi	3	74^th
Jacksonville	5.64 mi	5	62^nd
Oxford	7.53 mi	4	78^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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