Best Public Schools in Zip Code 35016

Summary:

The 35016 zip code area is home to 5 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, all part of either the Arab City or Marshall County school districts. The standout schools in this area are Arab High School and Arab Junior High School, both of which have consistently ranked among the top schools in Alabama and earned 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger.

Arab High School and Arab Junior High School have demonstrated exceptional student performance on state assessments, with over 50% and 60% of students, respectively, scoring proficient or better in core subjects. In contrast, Brindlee Mountain Elementary School, which is part of the Marshall County district, appears to be the weakest performer in the group, ranking in the bottom half of Alabama elementary schools and earning only a 2-star rating.

The schools in the 35016 zip code area have a predominantly white student population, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 44.16% at Arab Primary School to 50.68% at Arab Junior High School. Spending per student also varies, from $7,777 at Arab Elementary School to $13,239 at Brindlee Mountain Elementary School, while student-teacher ratios range from 16.0 at Arab Junior High School to 21.4 at Brindlee Mountain Elementary School.

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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
Arab Elementary School	Public	3-5	241 8th Ave NE	Arab	35016	Marshall County	Arab City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 586-6085	595	29	20.5	50.8%	552 (92.8%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.5%)	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	90.5	45^th of 684 public elementary schools	93.4%		91.9	45^th of 680 public elementary schools	93.4%		75.7	77.3	62.8					70.5			74.6	81.6	79.4					$7,777	$1,157	$6,613
Arab Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	121 Mimosa St NE	Arab	35016	Marshall County	Arab City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 586-6005	703	42	16.7	46.5%	650 (92.5%)	8 (1.1%)	27 (3.8%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)								(n/a)																		$8,396	$1,248	$7,142
Arab Junior High School	Public	6-8	911 Old Cullman Rd	Arab	35016	Marshall County	Arab City	No	No	No	No	(256) 586-6074	592	37	16.0	52.4%	536 (90.5%)	6 (1.0%)	32 (5.4%)	8 (1.4%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	93.1	27^th of 442 public middle schools	93.9%		92.8	27^th of 437 public middle schools	93.8%					60.8	67.7	54.5			57.1					76.3	77.3	67.4		$7,922	$794	$7,122
Arab High School	Public	9-12	511 Arabian Dr NE	Arab	35016	Marshall County	Arab City	No	No	No	No	(256) 586-6026	747	49	15.3	43.8%	697 (93.3%)	4 (0.5%)	20 (2.7%)	10 (1.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	96	19^th of 378 public high schools	95.0%		96.7	15^th of 371 public high schools	96.0%	4							41.8			52.9							56.2	$10,984	$782	$10,192
Brindlee Mountain Elementary School	Public	3-5	2233 Shoal Creek Rd	Arab	35016	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 753-2246	248	12	20.4	45.6%	230 (92.7%)	4 (1.6%)	8 (3.2%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	46.1	381^st of 684 public elementary schools	44.3%		48.6	356^th of 680 public elementary schools	47.6%	25	32.9	36.0	35.2					42.7			48.7	50.0	64.8					$13,239	$2,250	$10,977

Cities Near Zip Code 35016

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Arab	0.57 mi	5	34^th
Guntersville	5.74 mi	9	119^th
Baileyton	7.45 mi	1	127^th
Cullman	11.84 mi	20	91^st
Holly Pond	12.18 mi	2	83^rd

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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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