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Which teacher or staff member at Bagley Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
550
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 010192000684
Bagley Elementary School
8581 Tate Mill Rd, Dora, AL 35062 · (205) 379-2500 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL550 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
178 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 40 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 128 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 11% smaller than its 4th grade class (98).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Bagley Elementary School→Corner Middle School
Based on grade levels within Jefferson County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
70.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
54.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Bagley Elementary School
Bagley Elementary School's state test result (57.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bagley Elementary School this school | 550 | 32.4% | 57.8% |
| Hayden Primary School Hayden | 530 | 36.0% | N/A |
| Southside Elementary School Southside | 585 | 31.8% | 69.2% |
| East Elementary School Cullman | 466 | 32.2% | 82.6% |
| Lexington Elementary School Lexington | 454 | 35.9% | 58.3% |
| Kate D Smith DAR Elementary School Grant | 546 | 28.8% | N/A |
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 Bagley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #218 of 626 | #31 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #156 of 626 | #27 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #223 of 626 | #32 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 550 | #227 of 709 | #39 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #548 of 655 | #69 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.8% | #641 of 658 | #91 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.4% | #629 of 696 | #76 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.6% | #135 of 262 | #15 of 31 |
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
550
+49 (+10%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 645
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 550 | 29 | 19.0:1 | 32% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 538 | 31 | 17.4:1 | 46% (249) |
| 2022-23 | 563 | 30 | 18.8:1 | 44% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 501 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 32% (162) |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 29 | 17.3:1 | 30% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 27 | 18.3:1 | 33% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 570 | 50 | 11.4:1 | 39% (222) |
| 2000-01 | 670 | 44 | 15.2:1 | 34% (230) |
| 1990-91 | 645 | 33 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bagley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (502 to 550); teachers unchanged (29 to 29).
About Bagley Elementary School
Bagley Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Alabama, located in Dora. Its grade span covers pre-K through 4, with 550 students on the rolls.
Bagley Elementary School is one of 55 schools in Jefferson County, which enrolls 35,444 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Bagley Elementary School, about 95 are White. That is higher than the 48% White share among all Jefferson County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 9%.
Based on 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, Bagley Elementary School has a ratio of 19.0:1. The gap from the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama is 2.0 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 32%. The gap from the 52% average for public schools in Jefferson County is 20 points.
Bagley Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (57.8%) and its predicted rate (60.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools.
Looking at the county, Jefferson County, median household income comes to about $66,388, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 181, with about 97,401 students.
Bagley Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Corner High School, about 1.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Bagley Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Bagley Elementary School as Rural: Distant.
The school's student count rose 10% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 19.0:1, from 15.2:1.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
667,755
Census ACS
Median income
$66,388
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
181
97,401 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County
- ClayChalkville High SchoolHigh · 1,377 students
- McAdory High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- Hueytown High SchoolHigh · 1,200 students
- Shades Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,094 students
- Gardendale High SchoolHigh · 1,076 students
- Pinson Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,025 students
Other schools in Dora
- Corner High SchoolHigh · 492 students
- Dora High SchoolHigh · 476 students
Other Bagley Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Bagley Elementary. Bagley Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- BAGLEY ELEMENTARYBAGLEY, MN · 482 students
Nearby schools
- Corner High School1.4 mi · 492
- Sumiton Elementary School3.7 mi · 720
- Sumiton Middle School3.9 mi · 476
- Dora High School4.1 mi · 476
- Corner Middle School4.3 mi · 437
- Mount Olive Elementary School8.3 mi · 286
Frequently asked questions
About Bagley Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bagley Elementary School?
Bagley Elementary School enrolls approximately 550 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Bagley Elementary School serve?
Bagley Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Bagley Elementary School?
Approximately 19.0:1 students per teacher at Bagley Elementary School.
How diverse is Bagley Elementary School?
Bagley Elementary School reports a student body of 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Bagley Elementary School in?
Bagley Elementary School is part of Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.