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Enrollment
463
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DECATUR CITY·NCES 010117000427
Austinville Elementary School
2320 Clara Ave SW, Decatur, AL 35601 · (256) 552-3050 · Morgan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL463 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Alabama public elementary schools
- C+Test 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
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
313 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 32 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 59% larger than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
58.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
37.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
41.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Austinville Elementary School
Austinville Elementary School's state test result (41.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austinville Elementary School this school | 463 | 67.6% | 41.9% |
| Ridgecrest Elementary School Huntsville | 463 | 69.8% | 28.8% |
| McDonnell Elementary School Huntsville | 511 | 66.5% | 20.7% |
| Oak Park Elementary School Decatur | 481 | 70.9% | 20.5% |
| Woodmeade Elementary School Decatur | 361 | 67.6% | 38.1% |
| BanksCaddell Elementary School Decatur | 477 | 76.5% | 30.4% |
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 Austinville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Morgan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #404 of 626 | #16 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #338 of 626 | #14 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #377 of 626 | #15 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 463 | #357 of 709 | #8 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #244 of 655 | #14 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #167 of 658 | #11 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.6% | #251 of 696 | #8 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.3% | #71 of 262 | #5 of 12 |
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
463
+73 (+19%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 463
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 463 | 28.3 | 16.3:1 | 68% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 418 | 25.3 | 16.5:1 | 89% (371) |
| 2022-23 | 416 | 25.3 | 16.4:1 | 88% (366) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 22 | 17.7:1 | 88% (343) |
| 2017-18 | 388 | 23.3 | 16.6:1 | 92% (356) |
| 2015-16 | 373 | 21 | 17.8:1 | 60% (222) |
| 2000-01 | 465 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 72% (337) |
| 1990-91 | 463 | 27 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Austinville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (388 to 463); teachers up 21% (23.3 to 28.3).
About Austinville Elementary School
This page covers Austinville Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school in Decatur, Alabama. Enrolled students number 463 students, in pre-K through 5.
The district, Decatur City, operates 19 schools serving 8,902 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Austinville Elementary School, with 57% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 26% Black, 11% White, and 5% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 47 points above the 11% share among Morgan County residents. The school's diversity index is 59%, meaning two students picked at random have a 59% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Austinville Elementary School operates with 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.3:1. That is close to the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. About 68% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Compared with the 56% average for public schools in Morgan County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for Austinville Elementary School is C+. Compared with Alabama public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 38% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Austinville Elementary School are 7.1 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (41.9% actual, 34.9% predicted).
According to the American Community Survey, in Morgan County, the median household income is $68,845, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. There are 46 public schools in Morgan County, enrolling about 20,204 students in all.
The school nearest to Austinville Elementary School is Austin Junior High School, at a distance of about 1.0 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Austinville Elementary School places 3rd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Austinville Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 73 more students in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 17.7:1 to 16.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Austinville Elementary School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Morgan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
124,471
Census ACS
Median income
$68,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
20,204 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Decatur City
- Austin High SchoolHigh · 999 students
- Decatur High SchoolHigh · 915 students
- Decatur Middle SchoolMiddle · 818 students
- Austin Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
- Austin Junior High SchoolHigh · 664 students
- Oak Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
Other schools in Decatur
- Austin High SchoolHigh · 999 students
- Decatur High SchoolHigh · 915 students
- Decatur Middle SchoolMiddle · 818 students
- Austin Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
- Austin Junior High SchoolHigh · 664 students
- Priceville High SchoolHigh · 506 students
Nearby schools
- Austin Junior High School1.0 mi · 664
- Career Academies of Decatur1.1 mi · 269
- Austin Middle School1.4 mi · 727
- Frances Nungester Elementary School1.4 mi · 428
- Woodmeade Elementary School1.4 mi · 361
- Chestnut Grove Elementary School1.6 mi · 436
Frequently asked questions
About Austinville Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Austinville Elementary School?
Austinville Elementary School enrolls approximately 463 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Austinville Elementary School serve?
Austinville Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Austinville Elementary School?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Austinville Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Austinville Elementary School?
At Austinville Elementary School, the student body is approximately 11% White, 57% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Austinville Elementary School in?
Austinville Elementary School is part of Decatur City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.