Best Public Schools in Zip Code 36866

Summary:

The 36866 zip code area is home to 3 schools, including 1 elementary school, 1 high school, and 1 alternative school, which are part of the Tallapoosa County and Macon County school districts. While the academic performance varies, Reeltown Elementary School and Reeltown High School stand out as the top performers, consistently outpacing their respective county and state averages in key subjects.

Reeltown Elementary School, in particular, excels with a high percentage of students proficient or better in Summative Assessments, especially in 3rd grade Mathematics (64.18%) and 3rd grade English (76.12%). The school ranks in the top 50% of Alabama elementary schools and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Reeltown High School also performs better than the Tallapoosa County average in several academic areas, such as 8th grade Mathematics and 7th/8th grade English, and holds a 3-star rating.

In contrast, Notasulga High School, an alternative school, consistently underperforms the Macon County and Alabama state averages in academic assessments across all grade levels and subjects. This disparity may be attributed to the school's high percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients (93.62%), suggesting a lower socioeconomic status of the student population, as well as the relatively higher spending per student ($13,672) compared to Reeltown Elementary School ($7,425).

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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
Notasulga High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 E Main St	Notasulga	36866	Macon County	Macon County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 724-1240	298	25	12.0	93.6%	21 (7.0%)	245 (82.2%)	13 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)								(n/a)	26.3	5.9	5.6	9.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.3	20.0	6.7	42.1	23.5	27.8	18.2	16.0	33.3	7.1	$13,672	$2,820	$10,618
Reeltown High School	Public	6-12	4090 AL Highway 120	Notasulga	36866	Macon County	Tallapoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 257-1670	405	25	16.4	65.4%	300 (74.1%)	77 (19.0%)	17 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.2%)	51	162^nd of 378 public high schools	57.1%		22.6	291^st of 371 public high schools	21.6%	129				13.6	31.9	44.2	20.4		23.4	22.2				42.0	64.7	58.4	28.9	$11,041	$2,021	$9,000
Reeltown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3950 AL Hwy 120	Notasulga	36866	Macon County	Tallapoosa County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 454-8134	515	32	15.9	66.8%	375 (72.8%)	112 (21.7%)	16 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	56.7	298^th of 684 public elementary schools	56.4%		44.2	390^th of 680 public elementary schools	42.6%	92	64.2	23.0	26.3					44.3			76.1	47.5	71.3					$7,425	$427	$6,978

Cities Near Zip Code 36866

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Notasulga	0.13 mi	3	258^th
Loachapoka	5.27 mi	2	240^th
Tuskegee Institute	9.27 mi	2	300^th
Auburn	9.54 mi	14	9^th
Tuskegee	9.57 mi	3	295^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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