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Enrollment
599
Elementary
DISTRICT 649 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARAB CITY·NCES 010010000022
Arab Elementary School
241 8th Ave NE, Arab, AL 35016 · (256) 586-6085 · Marshall County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL599 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
274 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 198 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 199 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 202 | 34% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Arab City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
85.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
75.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
77.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+27.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 51% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 27 points, placing it in Alabama's top 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 Arab Elementary School
Arab Elementary School's state test result (77.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arab Elementary School this school | 599 | 45.7% | 77.9% |
| Rogers Elementary School Florence | 592 | 47.3% | 48.6% |
| Hokes Bluff Elementary School Hokes Bluff | 610 | 45.4% | 58.8% |
| Wilson Elementary School Florence | 552 | 49.8% | 54.3% |
| Central Elementary School Florrence | 713 | 43.8% | 48.3% |
| GW Long Elementary School Skipperville | 492 | 44.7% | 66.7% |
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 Arab Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Marshall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #40 of 626 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.4% | #23 of 626 | #1 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.1% | #50 of 626 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 599 | #179 of 709 | #6 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #621 of 655 | #14 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.6% | #612 of 658 | #17 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.7% | #526 of 696 | #15 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #337 of 364 | N/A |
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
599
+53 (+10%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 564
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 599 | 29 | 20.7:1 | 46% (274) |
| 2023-24 | 595 | 29 | 20.5:1 | 51% (302) |
| 2022-23 | 580 | 29 | 20.0:1 | 52% (299) |
| 2020-21 | 546 | 28 | 19.5:1 | 41% (223) |
| 2017-18 | 608 | 33.9 | 18.0:1 | 38% (230) |
| 2015-16 | 547 | 32 | 17.1:1 | 42% (229) |
| 2010-11 | 536 | 35 | 15.3:1 | 31% (168) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 37 | 14.4:1 | 20% (107) |
| 1990-91 | 564 | 26 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arab Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (608 to 599); teachers down 14% (33.9 to 29).
About Arab Elementary School
Arab, Alabama, is home to Arab Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school's enrollment of 599 students covers grades 3 through 5. Enrollment is 25% higher than the average for elementary schools in Alabama, which is about 480.
Arab Elementary School is a school in Arab City. The district has 4 schools and 2,595 students.
White students are the large majority at Arab Elementary School, with 92% of enrollment. Other groups include 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Marshall County residents are about 79% White. By the diversity index, Arab Elementary School comes in at 15%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 20.7:1, with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 46%. Across public schools in Marshall County, the average is 59%.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 50.7% for Arab Elementary School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 77.9%. The 27.2-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Alabama schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Marshall County, median household income is about $62,571, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The public schools of Marshall County number 37 and enroll about 19,416.
Arab High School is the public school closest to Arab Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. On average proficiency, Arab Elementary School is 1st of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The federal government classifies Arab Elementary School's location as Town: Distant.
Enrollment was 546 in 2020-21 and 599 in 2024-25, a gain of 53 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (20.7:1) than in 2020-21 (19.5:1).
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
99,748
Census ACS
Median income
$62,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
19,416 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Arab City
- Arab High SchoolHigh · 735 students
- Arab Primary SchoolElementary · 698 students
- Arab Junior High SchoolMiddle · 563 students
Other schools in Arab
- Arab High SchoolHigh · 735 students
- Arab Primary SchoolElementary · 698 students
- Arab Junior High SchoolMiddle · 563 students
- Brindlee Mountain Elementary SchoolElementary · 286 students
Nearby schools
- Arab High School0.3 mi · 735
- Arab Primary School0.4 mi · 698
- Arab Junior High School1.5 mi · 563
- Brindlee Mountain Elementary School3.1 mi · 286
- Brindlee Mountain High School5.2 mi · 496
- Brindlee Mountain Primary School5.2 mi · 278
Frequently asked questions
About Arab Elementary SchoolHow large is Arab Elementary School?
Arab Elementary School enrolls approximately 599 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Arab Elementary School serve?
Arab Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Arab Elementary School?
Approximately 20.7:1 students per teacher at Arab Elementary School.
How diverse is Arab Elementary School?
Arab Elementary School reports a student body of 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Arab Elementary School?
Arab Elementary School is overseen by Arab City in Marshall County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.