Tallassee Elementary School

Set in Tallassee, Alabama, Tallassee Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary campus, operated by Tallassee City. It serves 609 students across grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 480 students each, so Tallassee Elementary School sits 27% larger than that benchmark.

Tallassee City runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,507 students. Tallassee Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Tallassee Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 60%; the rest reads as 25% Black, 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 73% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Tallassee Elementary School shows 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.6:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Elmore County's rate of about 47%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Tallassee Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.5%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Elmore County put median household income runs about $78,243, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Elmore County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,867 students), Tallassee Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Tallassee High School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Tallassee Elementary School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 33.5%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Tallassee Elementary School has ticked down 12%, going from 696 students in 2018 to 609 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 66% to 60% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 today.

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