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Enrollment
665
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATTALLA CITY·NCES 010018000035
Attalla Elementary School
300 Cullman Avenue, Attalla, AL 35954 · (256) 538-7266 · Etowah County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL665 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
467 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 49 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Based on grade levels within Attalla City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
58.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
40.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
45.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Attalla Elementary School
Attalla Elementary School's state test result (45.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attalla Elementary School this school | 665 | 70.2% | 45.4% |
| Pearl Haskew Elementary Irvington | 546 | 71.2% | 49.6% |
| WC Griggs Elementary School Mobile | 601 | 71.5% | 38.2% |
| Wellborn Elementary School Anniston | 598 | 74.6% | 36.2% |
| East Lawrence Elementary School Trinity | 576 | 66.5% | 40.9% |
| Weaver Elementary School Weaver | 544 | 66.4% | 44.5% |
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 Attalla Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Etowah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #359 of 626 | #12 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #301 of 626 | #11 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #371 of 626 | #14 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 665 | #127 of 709 | #2 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #454 of 655 | #13 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #208 of 658 | #5 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.2% | #219 of 696 | #7 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.5% | #109 of 262 | #4 of 9 |
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
665
+49 (+8%) vs 2020
+62% since 1990-91, when it was 410
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 665 | 37 | 18.0:1 | 70% (467) |
| 2023-24 | 717 | 35 | 20.5:1 | 83% (594) |
| 2022-23 | 700 | 34 | 20.6:1 | 83% (579) |
| 2020-21 | 616 | 36 | 17.1:1 | 69% (426) |
| 2017-18 | 586 | 33 | 17.8:1 | 77% (449) |
| 2015-16 | 549 | 30 | 18.3:1 | 79% (434) |
| 2010-11 | 509 | 31 | 16.4:1 | 78% (396) |
| 2000-01 | 346 | 22 | 15.7:1 | 68% (236) |
| 1990-91 | 410 | 18 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Attalla Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (586 to 665); teachers up 12% (33 to 37).
About Attalla Elementary School
Attalla Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Attalla, Alabama, (ZIP code 35954). It reported 665 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Alabama average about 480 students, which makes this school 39% above average.
Attalla City has 1,460 students in 3 schools, and Attalla Elementary School is one of those schools.
The largest group at Attalla Elementary School is White students, at 62%. The next largest groups are 15% Black, 11% multiracial, and 10% Hispanic. County-wide, 77% of Etowah County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 57%.
With 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 18.0:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1. Roughly 70% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Etowah County, the average is 58%.
Attalla Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 45.4%, compared with a predicted 33.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Etowah County, home to about 103,105 people, median household income comes to about $54,563, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 42 public schools in the county, enrolling about 15,139, Attalla Elementary School among them.
Among nearby public schools, Etowah Middle School is closest at about 0.7 miles. Attalla Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Attalla Elementary School comes in 4th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Attalla Elementary School is coded Suburb: Small, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
An 8% rise took enrollment from 616 in 2020-21 to 665 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Attalla Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Etowah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,105
Census ACS
Median income
$54,563
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
15,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Attalla City
- Etowah High SchoolHigh · 453 students
- Etowah Middle SchoolMiddle · 342 students
Other schools in Attalla
- Etowah High SchoolHigh · 453 students
- Etowah Middle SchoolMiddle · 342 students
- Duck Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 207 students
- Ivalee Elementary SchoolElementary · 200 students
- Career Technical CenterHigh
- The Etowah County Refocus CenterCombined
Nearby schools
- Etowah Middle School0.7 mi · 342
- Etowah High School0.9 mi · 453
- Ivalee Elementary School2.6 mi · 200
- Walnut Park Elementary School4.1 mi · 218
- Gadsden City High School5.1 mi · 1,361
- Rainbow Middle School5.1 mi · 634
Frequently asked questions
About Attalla Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Attalla Elementary School?
Attalla Elementary School enrolls approximately 665 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Attalla Elementary School serve?
Attalla Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Attalla Elementary School?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at Attalla Elementary School.
How diverse is Attalla Elementary School?
Attalla Elementary School reports a student body of 62% White, 10% Hispanic, 15% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Attalla Elementary School public or private?
Attalla Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Attalla City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.