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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 36854

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Top rankedBeulah Elementary School385^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools

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Summary:

The 36854 zip code area is home to three elementary schools: Fairfax Elementary School, Beulah Elementary School, and Bob Harding-Shawmut Elementary. These schools serve students from Chambers County and Lee County.

Among the three schools, Beulah Elementary School stands out as the highest-performing, ranking 385 out of 680 Alabama elementary schools in 2024-2025. It boasts the highest proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts across multiple grade levels, outperforming the county and state averages. Additionally, Beulah Elementary maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.2. In contrast, Fairfax Elementary School struggles with lower proficiency rates compared to the county and state, despite having a higher per-student spending of $9,507.

The data also reveals that Bob Harding-Shawmut Elementary has the lowest percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 45.62% and the highest per-student spending at $10,550. However, this school does not have recent test score data available, making it difficult to assess the impact of its funding and resources on academic performance.

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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 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fairfax Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	502 Blvd	Valley	36854	Chambers County	Chambers County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 756-2966	689	35	19.6	58.2%	335 (48.6%)	230 (33.4%)	88 (12.8%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.4%)	33.5	457^th of 680 public elementary schools	32.8%		30.2	490^th of 684 public elementary schools	28.4%	33	30.8	25.0	28.1		31.8	58.5	53.5	59.0		$9,507	$1,748	$7,744
Bob HardingShawmut Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	3301 23rd Dr	Valley	36854	Chambers County	Chambers County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 710-2803	232	13	17.8	43.1%	87 (37.5%)	78 (33.6%)	54 (23.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)								(n/a)										$10,550	$1,603	$8,933
Beulah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4747 Lee Road 270	Valley	36854	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 705-6021	696	45	15.4	59.2%	497 (71.4%)	98 (14.1%)	58 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.2%)	45.7	385^th of 680 public elementary schools	43.4%		35.8	458^th of 684 public elementary schools	33.0%	73	46.7	28.6	29.4	28.7	38.4	77.1	47.3	59.0	58.5	$8,119	$1,028	$7,075

Cities Near Zip Code 36854

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Valley	0.55 mi	6	220^th
Lanett	3.22 mi	4	268^th
Salem	8.94 mi	2	48^th
Lafayette	12.87 mi	5	281^st
Opelika	14.23 mi	14	162^nd

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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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