Summary:
The 36562 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Perdido Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 and has an enrollment of 596 students. The school is part of the Baldwin County school district, which is ranked 33 out of 135 districts in Alabama and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Perdido Elementary School's academic performance has shown some fluctuations in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 204 out of 680 Alabama elementary schools in 2022-2023 (4-star rating) to 305 out of 680 in 2024-2025 (3-star rating). The school's proficiency rates in Summative Assessments vary across grade levels and subject areas, with strengths in English/Language Arts and weaknesses in Mathematics, particularly in the upper grades. Additionally, the school serves a relatively high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 64.77% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.
In terms of resources, Perdido Elementary School's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $10,351, and the student-teacher ratio for the 2023-2024 school year was 16.2, slightly higher than the typical recommended ratio of 15:1 for elementary schools. The school also faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 14.8% for the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the desired target of less than 10%.
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