Best Public Schools in Zip Code 36925

Summary:

The 36925 zip code in Alabama is home to a single public high school, Sumter Central High School, which serves grades 9-12 and has a total enrollment of 301 students. The school is part of the Sumter County school district, which is ranked 130 out of 137 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sumter Central High School does not appear to be a standout school, as it has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Alabama high schools over the past three school years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state average, with 0% proficiency in mathematics and English, and only 6.35% proficiency in science for the 2023-2024 school year. The student population is 100% African American, and 95.35% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges.

Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13:1 and higher-than-average spending of $11,425 per student, these factors do not seem to be translating into improved academic performance. The persistent struggles of Sumter Central High School suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to address the underlying issues and improve educational outcomes for the students in this community.

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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 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sumter Central High School	Public	9-12	13878 U S Highway 11	York	36925	Sumter County	Sumter County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 652-1501	283	18	15.7	95.1%	3 (1.1%)	279 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.4	374^th of 378 public high schools	1.1%		7.4	368^th of 371 public high schools	0.8%	6	0.0	6.4	0.0	$11,425	$2,475	$8,945

Cities Near Zip Code 36925

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
York	6.24 mi	1	308^th
Cuba	7.49 mi	1
Livingston	9.53 mi	5	232^nd
Demopolis	24.16 mi	4	85^th
Butler	26.68 mi	2	289^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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