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Aliceville Elementary School

800 Columbus Rd NW, Aliceville, AL 35442 · (205) 373-8722 · Pickens County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% 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.
  • B-Beats 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

Enrollment
415
Elementary
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 480
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
365 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K10%
Kindergarten5613%
Grade 17017%
Grade 26616%
Grade 35914%
Grade 45714%
Grade 54912%
Grade 65714%

This year's kindergarten class (56) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (57).

Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
41%
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
72%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
40297%
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
10%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
20750%
Female
20850%

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
42.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
18.3%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Aliceville Elementary School

Aliceville Elementary School's state test result (27.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Aliceville Elementary School this school41588.0%27.3%
Edgewood Elementary School
Selma
40288.6%21.5%
Morris Elementary School
Montgomery
41490.3%31.4%
SpencerWestlawn Elementary School
Mobile
42890.2%36.3%
Forest Hill Elementary School
Mobile
47888.1%36.0%
Fitzpatrick Elementary School
Montgomery
38590.1%18.9%
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 Aliceville Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Alabama
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
27.3%#539 of 626
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
18.3%#535 of 626
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
42.0%#526 of 626
Enrollment
ranked largest first
415#420 of 709
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.9:1#539 of 655
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
6.1%#652 of 658
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
88.0%#22 of 696
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+22.1%#63 of 262
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 2024-25
Enrollment
415
-52 (-11%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 601
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 16.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254152218.9:188% (365)
2023-2443320.321.3:194% (406)
2022-2345322.320.3:192% (416)
2020-214672816.7:183% (387)
2017-1834022.215.3:196% (327)
2015-163442215.6:172% (247)
2010-113342513.4:197% (324)
2000-013862913.3:191% (351)
1990-916013119.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aliceville Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 22% (340 to 415); teachers down 1% (22.2 to 22).

About Aliceville Elementary School

The public elementary school Aliceville Elementary School is located in Aliceville, Alabama. Enrollment totals 415 students across pre-K through 6.

Pickens County enrolls 2,210 students, and its 6 schools include Aliceville Elementary School.

A large majority of enrollment at Aliceville Elementary School is Black, at 97%. Pickens County's residents are about 41% Black, 56 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 6%.

Aliceville Elementary School reported 22 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 18.9:1. Elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1, 1.9 fewer students per teacher than here. There are 365 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 88% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Pickens County averages 70%, lower than here.

On the allk12 Grade, Aliceville Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 26% of Alabama public elementary schools.

The model predicts 20.1% for a school in Alabama with Aliceville Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Aliceville Elementary School posts 27.3%.

In Pickens County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $46,274, about 13% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county has 7 public schools and about 2,210 students.

Aliceville High School, about 1.0 miles away, is the closest public school. By average proficiency, Aliceville Elementary School is 6th among 9 schools close by.

NCES assigns Aliceville Elementary School the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.

From 467 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 415 by 2024-25. Students per teacher increased from 16.7 in 2020-21 to 18.9 in 2024-25.

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Pickens County at a glance

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Population
18,721
Census ACS
Median income
$46,274
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,210 students

Quick facts

School name
Aliceville Elementary School
District
Pickens County
Address
800 Columbus Rd NW, Aliceville, AL 35442
Phone
(205) 373-8722
County
Pickens County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
415
Teachers (FTE)
22
Student–teacher ratio
18.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
365 (88%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
010273001097
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Aliceville Elementary School
How many students attend Aliceville Elementary School?
Aliceville Elementary School enrolls approximately 415 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Aliceville Elementary School serve?
Aliceville Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Aliceville Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Aliceville Elementary School is approximately 18.9:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Aliceville Elementary School?
At Aliceville Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 2% Hispanic, 97% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Aliceville Elementary School in?
Aliceville Elementary School is part of Pickens County.
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