Enrollment
338
Elementary
DISTRICT 618 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRY COUNTY·NCES 010174000602
Abbeville Elementary School
100 Elm St, Abbeville, AL 36310 · (334) 585-3679 · Henry County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL338 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of Alabama public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
253 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 23% smaller than its 6th grade class (48).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Abbeville Elementary School→Abbeville High School
Based on grade levels within Henry County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
38.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
15.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Abbeville Elementary School
Abbeville Elementary School's state test result (25.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeville Elementary School this school | 338 | 74.9% | 25.6% |
| AH Watwood Elementary School Childersburg | 289 | 71.6% | 56.1% |
| Elba Elementary School Elba | 379 | 70.2% | 50.8% |
| Grove Hill Elementary School Grove Hill | 348 | 75.0% | 47.0% |
| North Mobile County Middle School Axis | 422 | 73.9% | 42.7% |
| Central Elementary School Rockford | 397 | 76.6% | 38.1% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Abbeville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #559 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #558 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #558 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 338 | #536 of 709 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #7 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #122 of 658 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.9% | #155 of 696 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #167 of 364 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
338
-48 (-12%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 774
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 338 | 27.1 | 12.5:1 | 75% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 24.1 | 15.5:1 | 83% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 379 | 25 | 15.2:1 | 82% (312) |
| 2020-21 | 386 | 28 | 13.8:1 | 85% (328) |
| 2017-18 | 389 | 23 | 16.9:1 | 86% (335) |
| 2015-16 | 383 | 25 | 15.3:1 | 85% (325) |
| 2010-11 | 546 | 22 | 24.8:1 | 81% (444) |
| 2000-01 | 648 | 41 | 15.8:1 | 71% (462) |
| 1990-91 | 774 | 43 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Abbeville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (389 to 338); teachers up 18% (23 to 27.1).
About Abbeville Elementary School
Families in Abbeville, Alabama, are served by Abbeville Elementary School, a small elementary school. It serves 338 students in pre-K through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Alabama) has about 480 students.
Henry County is the local district for Abbeville Elementary School. It runs 5 schools with 2,524 students.
Federal enrollment data show Black students as the largest group at Abbeville Elementary School, at 44%. Beyond that, enrollment is 41% White, 9% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 25%. Pick two students at random and there is a 62% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 27.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.5:1. On average, elementary schools in Alabama have 17.0:1, compared with 12.5:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 75% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 52% for public schools in Henry County.
Measured against Alabama public elementary schools, Abbeville Elementary School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Abbeville Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 25.6%, compared with a predicted 29.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations.
Henry County census figures show that the median household income is $59,931, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Henry County is home to 6 public schools and about 2,524 public school students.
Abbeville High School is located about 2.0 miles from Abbeville Elementary School. On proficiency, Abbeville Elementary School is behind the 41.8% nearby average, ranking 8th of 9.
The NCES locale for Abbeville Elementary School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school enrolled 338 students in 2024-25, 48 fewer than the 386 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.8:1 to 12.5:1.
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Henry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,647
Census ACS
Median income
$59,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,524 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Henry County
- Headland Elementary SchoolElementary · 898 students
- Headland Middle SchoolMiddle · 580 students
- Headland High SchoolHigh · 442 students
- Abbeville High SchoolHigh · 266 students
- Henry County Virtual CampusCombined
Other schools in Abbeville
- Abbeville High SchoolHigh · 266 students
- Henry County Virtual CampusCombined
Nearby schools
- Abbeville High School2.0 mi · 266
- Clay County Elementary12.7 mi · 143
- Clay County Middle School12.7 mi · 48
- Headland Middle School15.4 mi · 580
- Headland Elementary School15.9 mi · 898
- Headland High School16.0 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About Abbeville Elementary SchoolHow large is Abbeville Elementary School?
Abbeville Elementary School enrolls approximately 338 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Abbeville Elementary School serve?
Abbeville Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Abbeville Elementary School?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Abbeville Elementary School.
How diverse is Abbeville Elementary School?
Abbeville Elementary School reports a student body of 41% White, 6% Hispanic, 44% Black, 9% Two or more.
Is Abbeville Elementary School public or private?
Abbeville Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Henry County.
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