Schools in Zip Code 39481

Zip code 39481 is served by a single school, Stringer Attendance Center, a PK–12 campus in the West Jasper School District that enrolls 579 students and functions as the educational anchor for the entire community. Despite being labeled "Alternative" on SchoolDigger, it operates as a comprehensive attendance center with a full academic profile spanning kindergarten through 12th grade, and it outperforms both district and state averages on nearly every measure.

For parents, the headline story is that this high-poverty school—where 69.43% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch—delivers results well above expectations. The school posts a perfect 100% graduation rate versus 89.2% statewide, and its overall MAAP proficiency rate of 64.7% beats the state average of 53.0% by nearly 12 points. Math is the clear standout: grades 3–8 math proficiency averages 69.7% compared to 52.0% statewide, with 8th grade math at 76.9% versus 51.4% and Algebra I at 77.5% versus 66.0%. Middle school ELA is also a strength, with English II proficiency at 75.0% versus 49.3% statewide, and 7th and 8th grade reading scores running 15+ points above state averages.

The main area of concern is 4th grade ELA, where proficiency sits at 40.9% versus 52.4% statewide—an 11.5-point gap that also dropped sharply from the prior year. Science is solid but less exceptional, and with a small student body, grade-level scores can swing dramatically from year to year; for example, 8th grade math jumped 21.6 points while Biology fell 11.5 points. Chronic absenteeism (22.8%) is near the state average, yet the school still gets students to graduate. Overall, Stringer Attendance Center is a strong rural school where math instruction, graduation rates, and middle school outcomes lead the way, with 4th grade literacy as the key area to watch.