Best Public Schools in Zip Code 35901

Summary:

The 35901 zip code area in Alabama is home to 8 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 1 high school, and 1 alternative school, spread across two school districts - Gadsden City and Etowah County. The data reveals significant disparities in academic performance, with some standout high-performing schools and others struggling with poverty and low test scores.

Eura Brown Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with excellent test scores and a low free/reduced lunch rate. Gaston Elementary School and Mitchell Elementary School also perform well, ranking in the top 25% of Alabama elementary schools. In contrast, schools like W.E. Striplin Elementary and Thompson Elementary have much lower proficiency rates, often under 40%.

The schools in this area have high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage in the student population. There appears to be a strong correlation between the free/reduced lunch rate and academic performance, with the schools with the highest poverty rates having the lowest test scores. Additionally, the schools in the Gadsden City district generally perform worse than the schools in the Etowah County district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2024)							Summative Assessment Science (2024)			Summative Assessment English (2024)							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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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 Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th 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
Gadsden Middle School	Public	6-8	612 Tracy St	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	No	(256) 547-6341	467	25	18.4	74.5%	126 (27.0%)	216 (46.3%)	113 (24.2%)	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47.5	226^th of 442 public middle schools	48.9%		54.6	185^th of 437 public middle schools	57.7%	41				24.7	25.6	23.8			25.2					45.8	43.8	52.4		$7,496	$1,000	$6,478
Eura Brown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1231 Alcott Rd	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	No	(256) 546-0011	350	21	16.4	35.1%	238 (68.0%)	73 (20.9%)	15 (4.3%)	10 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	94.7	27^th of 684 public elementary schools	96.1%		97.3	10^th of 680 public elementary schools	98.5%	17	76.4	68.0	77.1					70.0			83.6	92.0	90.2					$8,337	$710	$7,609
W E Striplin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Cleveland Ave	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-8616	407	24	16.9	90.4%	46 (11.3%)	219 (53.8%)	128 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	23.2	525^th of 684 public elementary schools	23.2%		21.7	537^th of 680 public elementary schools	21.0%	12	18.5	12.7	32.1					35.7			40.4	38.2	38.5					$9,349	$2,460	$6,872
Gadsden City Alternative School	Public	6-12	607 S 12th St	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	No	(256) 547-5446	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Therapeutic Academic Program	Public	1-5	201 College St	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	No	(256) 549-2961	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Thompson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	236 Goldenrod Ave	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-7011	249	14	17.7	83.9%	51 (20.5%)	151 (60.6%)	35 (14.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)	25.5	510^th of 684 public elementary schools	25.4%		18.1	549^th of 680 public elementary schools	19.3%	39	10.0	6.8	19.2					25.6			36.7	40.9	76.9					$11,365	$3,097	$8,253
Etowah County Special Education Learning Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	401 Broad Street	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	No	(256) 442-1050	7				6 (85.7%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Gaston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4550 US Highway 411	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 547-8828	284	16	17.5	71.1%	245 (86.3%)	9 (3.2%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (6.7%)	62.7	244^th of 684 public elementary schools	64.3%		70.5	182^nd of 680 public elementary schools	73.2%	62	30.6	45.7	32.3	41.5				54.3			61.1	65.7	80.7	53.7				$7,023	$864	$6,158
Gaston High School	Public	7-12	4550 US Highway 411	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 547-8828	362	20	18.1	74.6%	295 (81.5%)	24 (6.6%)	18 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.4%)	37.8	232^nd of 378 public high schools	38.6%		23.1	289^th of 371 public high schools	22.1%	57					18.3	10.0	19.7		15.7	16.9					58.3	54.3	18.8	$11,715	$2,360	$9,318

Cities Near Zip Code 35901

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Gadsden	1.28 mi	19	207^th
Glencoe	2.78 mi	3	131^st
Hokes Bluff	4.3 mi	3	95^th
Southside	7.7 mi	2	43^rd
Rainbow City	7.95 mi	2	44^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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