Catoma Elementary School vs. Flowers Elementary School
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School Overview
School
Top Rankings
Catoma Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Alabama for:
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Attribute
Diversity
Percent Eligible For Free Lunch
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Overview
Serving 205 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Catoma Elementary School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in Alabama for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 6-9% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 29%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 30-34% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 47%).
The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is lower than the Alabama state level of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 90% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is higher than the Alabama state average of 49% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Serving 411 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Flowers Elementary School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in Alabama for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 10-14% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 29%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 30-34% (which is lower than the Alabama state average of 47%).
The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the Alabama state level of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 88% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the Alabama state average of 49% (majority Black).
Grades Offered
PK-5
PK-5
Total Students
205 students
411 students


% Male | % Female
57% | 43%
52% | 48%


Total Classroom Teachers
15 teachers
23 teachers


Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
18:1


Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#987 out of 1285 schools in AL
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
#899 out of 1285 schools in AL
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)


Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
6-9%
10-14%


Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
30-34%


Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
11-19%
15-19%


Students by Grade
Students by Grade


Pre-K Students
14
-
Kindergarten Students
34
62
Grade 1 Students
37
95
Grade 2 Students
31
66
Grade 3 Students
28
66
Grade 4 Students
37
71
Grade 5 Students
24
51
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
1%
n/a

n/a
% Asian
n/a
n/a


% Hispanic
62%
8%


% Black
26%
74%


% White
10%
12%


% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
6%


Diversity Score
0.54
0.43


Additional Information
Eligible for Free Lunch
77%
63%


Eligible for Reduced Lunch
5%
11%

