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What's one thing Ariton School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
887
Combined
DISTRICT 482 · STATE 673
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALE COUNTY·NCES 010105000388
Ariton School
264 Creel Richardson Drive, Ariton, AL 36311 · (334) 762-2371 · Dale County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL887 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
419 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 76 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 68 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 62 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 69 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 55 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 66 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (68).
Student demographics
45%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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
69.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
45.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
56.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Ariton School
Ariton School's state test result (56.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ariton School this school | 887 | 47.2% | 56.7% |
| Pisgah High School Pisgah | 598 | 50.7% | 42.6% |
| Kinston School Kinston | 524 | 42.2% | 63.9% |
| Fyffe High School Fyffe | 954 | 49.2% | 52.4% |
| Plainview School Rainsville | 1,167 | 53.0% | 54.8% |
| Ider School Ider | 586 | 50.7% | 48.5% |
Matched among Alabama K-12 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 Ariton School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #5 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #5 of 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #4 of 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 887 | #9 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #46 of 61 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.9% | #18 of 61 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.2% | #54 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +28.6% | #4 of 21 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
887
+103 (+13%) vs 2020
+108% since 1990-91, when it was 426
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 887 | 48.5 | 18.3:1 | 47% (419) |
| 2023-24 | 881 | 48.5 | 18.2:1 | 61% (536) |
| 2022-23 | 863 | 45.5 | 19.0:1 | 61% (526) |
| 2020-21 | 784 | 45 | 17.4:1 | 45% (351) |
| 2017-18 | 690 | 37 | 18.6:1 | 52% (358) |
| 2015-16 | 680 | 37 | 18.4:1 | 53% (357) |
| 2010-11 | 681 | 44 | 15.5:1 | 46% (315) |
| 2000-01 | 524 | 32 | 16.4:1 | 43% (223) |
| 1990-91 | 426 | 32 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ariton School.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (690 to 887); teachers up 31% (37 to 48.5).
About Ariton School
Ariton School is a mid-sized school serving multiple grade levels found in Ariton, Alabama. Total enrollment is 887 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 12. By comparison, combined schools in Alabama enroll about 673 students on average.
Ariton School is part of Dale County, where 7 schools serve 3,376 students.
More than half of enrollment at Ariton School is White: 72%. Enrollment also includes 12% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. The diversity index for Ariton School is 45%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Ariton School totals 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.3:1. The 17.9:1 average for combined schools in Alabama is close to this figure. Federal data show 47% of students (419) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Dale County, the average is 62%.
Ariton School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (56.7%) and its predicted rate (49.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools.
Census data for Dale County show the median household earns about $54,963 a year, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Public schools in Dale County number 18, with about 6,437 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Pike County High School, is about 9.4 miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Ariton School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Ariton School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 784 to 887, a 13% rise.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Ariton School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Dale County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,599
Census ACS
Median income
$54,963
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
6,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dale County
- GW Long Elementary SchoolElementary · 492 students
- Midland City Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
- Dale County High SchoolHigh · 437 students
- South Dale Middle SchoolMiddle · 412 students
- George W Long High SchoolHigh · 377 students
- Newton Elementary SchoolElementary · 293 students
Nearby schools
- Pike County High School9.4 mi · 484
- GW Long Elementary School10.4 mi · 492
- George W Long High School10.4 mi · 377
- Joseph W Lisenby Primary School10.6 mi · 494
- Pike County Elementary School10.8 mi · 454
- D A Smith Middle School11.0 mi · 388
Frequently asked questions
About Ariton SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ariton School?
Ariton School enrolls approximately 887 students in grades PK-12.
Is Ariton School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ariton School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at Ariton School?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Ariton School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ariton School?
At Ariton School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 11% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Ariton School public or private?
Ariton School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dale County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.