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Elba City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Alabama for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 433 students in Elba City School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Alabama.
Public Preschool in Elba City School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Alabama public pre school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 52% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Alabama public preschool average of 47% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (AL)
# Schools
3 Schools
646 Schools
# Students
685 Students
313,031 Students
# Teachers
44 Teachers
18,205 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Elba City School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 145 school districts in Alabama (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#114 out of 145 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
16%
29%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
31%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
20-24%
38%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.58
0.62
# American Indian Students
4 Students
3,497 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
1 Student
3,569 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
34 Students
31,320 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
10%
# Black Students
300 Students
95,977 Students
% Black Students
44%
31%
# White Students
330 Students
165,644 Students
% White Students
48%
53%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
319 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
16 Students
12,705 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
39
22,116
# Students in K Grade:
77
51,350
# Students in 1st Grade:
72
51,603
# Students in 2nd Grade:
39
46,690
# Students in 3rd Grade:
55
40,285
# Students in 4th Grade:
61
37,288
# Students in 5th Grade:
51
31,978
# Students in 6th Grade:
39
12,293
# Students in 7th Grade:
43
4,410
# Students in 8th Grade:
38
4,611
# Students in 9th Grade:
43
2,837
# Students in 10th Grade:
47
2,657
# Students in 11th Grade:
41
2,420
# Students in 12th Grade:
40
2,493
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $11,667 in this school district is less than the state median of $12,892. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,447 is less than the state median of $12,112. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$9,671 MM
Spending
$8 MM
$9,086 MM
Revenue / Student (19-20)
$11,667
$12,892
Spending / Student (19-20)
$11,447
$12,112
Best Elba City School District Public Preschools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Elba Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
145 Tiger Dr
Elba, AL 36323
(334) 897-2814
Elba, AL 36323
(334) 897-2814
Grades: PK-6
| 433 students
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