Summary:
Zip code 36853 is home to a single elementary school, Dadeville Elementary School, which serves grades PK through 5th and is part of the Tallapoosa County district.
For parents considering this area, Dadeville Elementary School is a school on an upward trajectory, improving its state ranking from the 43rd percentile in 2023-2024 to the 51st percentile in 2025-2026. With 571 students and a 17:1 student-teacher ratio, the school serves a predominantly low-income population, with nearly 70% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch. Despite this challenge, the school performs at or near the state average in English across all grade levels, and shows a notable strength in 3rd-grade Math, where proficiency (55.41%) exceeds the state average (44.89%) by more than 10 points. However, there are clear areas of concern. The most significant is chronic absenteeism, which sits at 18.5%—well above both the district (11.9%) and state (12.0%) averages. Additionally, Math proficiency declines sharply as students progress, dropping from above-average in 3rd grade to 6.5 points below the state average in 5th grade (32.5% vs. 39.06%). Science is the school's weakest subject, with 4th-grade proficiency at 41.18% compared to the state's 50.23%.
The most encouraging takeaway is the dramatic year-over-year improvement in Math scores for 3rd and 4th graders, suggesting new instructional strategies may be taking effect. Given the high poverty rate, the school's near-state-average English performance is commendable, indicating that when students attend regularly, they learn effectively. However, the elevated absenteeism rate and the upper-grade Math and Science gaps are the key challenges parents should watch. Overall, Dadeville Elementary School is a improving school with strong early-grade performance, but it faces significant hurdles in attendance and upper-elementary STEM subjects.
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