Best Public Schools in Zip Code 36312

Summary:

The 36312 zip code area in Alabama is home to three schools: Ashford Elementary School, Ashford High School, and Ashford Middle School. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade and are part of the Houston County school district.

Among the three schools, Ashford Elementary School stands out as a high-performing institution, ranking 166 out of 684 Alabama elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school consistently outperforms the state and county averages in key test score metrics, particularly in 3rd-5th grade English and 5th grade Math. However, it also has a relatively high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 68.48%, indicating the presence of socioeconomic challenges in the community.

Ashford Middle School is another standout, ranking 99 out of 442 Alabama middle schools and earning a 4-star rating. The school outperforms the state and county in 8th grade Science test scores, but it lags behind in 6th-8th grade Math. Like Ashford Elementary, Ashford Middle School has a high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 67.24%. In contrast, Ashford High School has more mixed performance, with 11th grade Math, Science, and English scores below the state and county averages, and a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, suggesting room for improvement in overall academic performance.

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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
Ashford High School	Public	9-12	607 Church St	Ashford	36312	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 899-5411	403	26	15.5	61.5%	261 (64.8%)	107 (26.6%)	21 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	58.5	128^th of 378 public high schools	66.1%		49.4	160^th of 371 public high schools	56.9%	32							23.0			29.9							27.2	$9,332	$1,092	$8,227
Ashford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Barfield St	Ashford	36312	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 726-5960	665	39	17.2	68.0%	436 (65.6%)	151 (22.7%)	23 (3.5%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (6.8%)	73.7	166^th of 684 public elementary schools	75.7%		73.7	158^th of 680 public elementary schools	76.8%	8	50.5	51.1	62.9					39.8			78.8	66.3	70.1					$9,417	$2,014	$7,389
Ashford Middle School	Public	6-8	607 Church St	Ashford	36312	Houston County	Houston County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 899-5411	314	17	18.4	66.9%	195 (62.1%)	91 (29.0%)	17 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	70.7	99^th of 442 public middle schools	77.6%		68.9	109^th of 437 public middle schools	75.1%	10				43.9	27.0	29.0			55.7					53.1	53.5	61.3

Cities Near Zip Code 36312

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ashford	0.62 mi	3	66^th
Webb	5.24 mi	1	17^th
Dothan	6.35 mi	24	223^rd
Cottonwood	9.81 mi	2	86^th
Columbia	10.47 mi	1	226^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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