Zora Ellis Jr High School
414 Elm St
Talladega AL, 35160, Talladega County
Phone: 256-315-5700
Ranking: 
(899 out of 1,064, bottom 16%)*
(899 out of 1,064, bottom 16%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Talladega City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 25 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 318 | 343 | 324 | 339 | 337 | 368 | 397 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 133 | 41.8% | 192 | 56.0% | 155 | 47.8% | 165 | 48.7% | 169 | 50.1% | 173 | 47.0% | 198 | 49.9% |
| Grade 8: | 182 | 57.2% | 146 | 42.6% | 166 | 51.2% | 169 | 49.9% | 164 | 48.7% | 189 | 51.4% | 191 | 48.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 178 | 56.0% | 192 | 56.0% | 183 | 56.5% | 183 | 54.0% | 166 | 49.3% | 178 | 48.4% | 193 | 48.6% |
| Female: | 140 | 44.0% | 151 | 44.0% | 141 | 43.5% | 156 | 46.0% | 163 | 48.4% | 182 | 49.5% | 200 | 50.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Black: | 209 | 65.7% | 220 | 64.1% | 217 | 67.0% | 224 | 66.1% | 196 | 58.2% | 204 | 55.4% | 228 | 57.4% |
| White: | 102 | 32.1% | 117 | 34.1% | 102 | 31.5% | 111 | 32.7% | 137 | 40.7% | 162 | 44.0% | 168 | 42.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 248 | 78.0% | 267 | 77.8% | 254 | 78.4% | 256 | 75.5% | 217 | 64.4% | 220 | 59.8% | 221 | 55.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 8.2% | 20 | 5.8% | 28 | 8.6% | 22 | 6.5% | 23 | 6.8% | 39 | 10.6% | 44 | 11.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.82 | 15.31 | 16.62 | 14.10 | 16.44 | 14.40 | 15.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 45.2% | 42% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 28.7% | 28.7% | 41% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 51.5% | 45.4% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.12% | 35.12% | 46.94% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.53% | 52.53% | 56.16% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 58.2% | 55.7% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 68.2% | 63% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 61.3% | 60% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.36% | 55.36% | 65.27% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.23% | 57.23% | 65.55% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.2% | 50.2% | 51.7% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 37.9% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 55.2% | 55.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.67% | 41.67% | 56.69% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.86% | 58.86% | 62.72% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 45.2% | 51.1% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 43% | 43% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 54.1% | 51.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.05% | 44.05% | 58.32% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 53.8% | 60.06% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 57.2% | 56.9% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 42.2% | 59.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.18% | 38.18% | 59.82% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.64% | 48.64% | 61.26% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.07% | 52.07% | 65.79% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.27% | 54.27% | 68.76% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.61% | 50.61% | 70.36% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 50.67% | 50.67% | 72.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.1% | 75.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 69% | 74.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.84% | 69.84% | 77% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 66.67% | 79.13% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.82% | 68.82% | 81.28% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.58% | 77.58% | 83.02% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.94% | 69.94% | 84.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.88% | 68.88% | 86.25% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 56.7% | 63% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 57.4% | 67.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.72% | 56.72% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.87% | 55.87% | 68.13% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.73% | 63.73% | 73.77% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.89% | 62.89% | 78.62% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.43% | 62.43% | 77.01% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.86% | 58.86% | 78.62% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 40.2% | 40.2% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 70.1% | 69.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 70.9% | 71.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.19% | 63.19% | 71.94% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 73.87% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.79% | 58.79% | 74.89% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 73.51% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.48% | 66.48% | 76.95% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.65% | 62.65% | 79.33% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 44.19% | 44.19% | 60.51% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.41% | 52.41% | 70.34% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.55% | 68.55% | 68.79% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.88% | 66.88% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.51% | 75.51% | 75.67% |
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* Zora Ellis Jr High School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.