Best Public Schools in Zip Code 36703

Summary:

The 36703 zip code area is home to 3 schools - 2 elementary schools (Brantley Elementary School and Clark Elementary School) and 1 middle school (William R Martin Middle School). These schools serve a predominantly African American student population, with high poverty levels across the board.

William R Martin Middle School stands out as the strongest performer, with higher proficiency rates in math, science, and English compared to the Dallas County and Selma City district averages. However, the school's statewide ranking has been declining over the past 3 years, indicating room for improvement. In contrast, Brantley Elementary and Clark Elementary struggle with low proficiency rates, particularly in math, where several grade levels have 0% or single-digit proficiency.

The high poverty levels, with 72.49% to 91.97% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggest that addressing the challenges faced by high-poverty schools, such as access to resources, teacher quality, and family support, could be crucial in improving the overall academic performance of the schools in the 36703 zip code. Targeted interventions and additional resources may be needed to support the struggling elementary schools and maintain the progress at the middle school level.

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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 Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sophia P Kingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2224 Selma Ave	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1635	302	14	21.5	74.2%	4 (1.3%)	287 (95.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	14.4	585^th of 684 public elementary schools	14.5%		16.9	556^th of 680 public elementary schools	18.2%	29	5.3	33.3	13.3	0.0			6.7		42.1	40.0	26.7	26.7			$13,079	$3,106	$9,965
Phoenix School	Public, Alternative	4-11	501 Plant St	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	No	(334) 874-1718	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Clark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	405 Lawrence St	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1630	138	8	17.2	92.0%	4 (2.9%)	131 (94.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	7.8	661^st of 684 public elementary schools	3.4%		9.1	646^th of 680 public elementary schools	5.0%	15	7.7	8.7	8.0	0.0			0.0		7.7	21.7	44.0	28.0			$10,376	$2,448	$7,920
School Of Discovery Genesis Center	Public, Magnet	6	400 Washington St	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(334) 874-1670	172	10	18.1	91.3%	0 (0.0%)	169 (98.3%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$10,162	$2,062	$8,093
Payne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1529 N Franklin St	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1660	174	9	19.3	97.1%	0 (0.0%)	173 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	21.3	540^th of 684 public elementary schools	21.1%		9.6	639^th of 680 public elementary schools	6.0%	99	23.1	20.0	34.5	15.2			17.1		46.2	28.6	44.8	25.8			$10,444	$2,016	$8,420
Brantley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5585 Water Ave	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-8185	201	11	18.2	75.6%	38 (18.9%)	143 (71.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.5%)	10.7	636^th of 684 public elementary schools	7.0%		9.7	637^th of 680 public elementary schools	6.3%	1	18.2	3.9	7.7	5.9			19.2		19.1	38.5	38.5	20.6			$10,642	$2,130	$8,491
Southside Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	3104 Old Montgomery Hwy	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-9566	143	8	17.8	94.4%	0 (0.0%)	135 (94.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.9%)								(n/a)															$11,494	$2,250	$9,221
William R Martin Middle School	Public	7-8	2863 County Road 81	Valley Grande	36703	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 872-6417	196	10	19.6	71.9%	43 (21.9%)	134 (68.4%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.2%)	41.1	261^st of 442 public middle schools	41.0%		34.2	293^rd of 437 public middle schools	33.0%	32					10.5	22.9		21.1					45.5	50.5	$9,601	$1,507	$8,071

Cities Near Zip Code 36703

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Selma	0.48 mi	18	294^th
Valley Grande	5.49 mi	2	230^th
Orrville	15.58 mi	2	265^th
Plantersville	16.77 mi	2	236^th
Hayneville	19.18 mi	6	285^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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