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Barbour County Intermediate School

18 Beaty Drive, Louisville, AL 36048 · (334) 266-6151 · Barbour County
GRADES 02–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL227 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Alabama public elementary schools
  • DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats 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

Enrollment
227
Elementary
DISTRICT 181 · STATE 480
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
201 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 25625%
Grade 33515%
Grade 44721%
Grade 54219%
Grade 64721%
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
2210%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
2712%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
17477%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Two+
42%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
11350%
Female
11450%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Barbour County Intermediate School→Barbour County High School
Feeds from
Barbour County Primary SchoolPK–01
Based on grade levels within Barbour County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
37.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
12.3%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Barbour County Intermediate School

Barbour County Intermediate School's state test result (22.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Barbour County Intermediate School this school22788.5%22.7%
Brantley Elementary School
Selma
20486.8%21.6%
Robinson Primary School
Fairfield
23886.6%N/A
Chickasaw Intermediate School
Chickasaw
30186.4%N/A
Greenville Elementary School
Greenville
26885.1%46.5%
Glen Oaks Intermediate School
Fairfield
27588.7%27.6%
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 Barbour County Intermediate School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Alabama
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
22.7%#580 of 626
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
12.3%#587 of 626
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
37.3%#568 of 626
Enrollment
ranked largest first
227#632 of 709
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.9:1#543 of 655
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
38.9%#418 of 658
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
88.5%#20 of 696
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-2.2%#326 of 364
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 2024-25
Enrollment
227
-61 (-21%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 400
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 16.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252271218.9:189% (201)
2023-24229925.4:1100% (229)
2022-232631418.8:1100% (263)
2020-212881716.9:1100% (288)
2017-182321219.3:1100% (232)
2015-162401318.5:177% (185)
2010-112351219.6:195% (223)
2000-012701616.9:188% (238)
1990-914002416.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barbour County Intermediate School.

Since 2017-18: students down 2% (232 to 227); teachers unchanged (12 to 12).

About Barbour County Intermediate School

Families in Louisville, Alabama, are served by Barbour County Intermediate School, a small elementary school. The student body numbers 227 students, from grades 2 through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Alabama is about 480, so this school runs 53% smaller than that.

Barbour County has 3 schools and 658 students, and Barbour County Intermediate School is one of those schools.

By race and ethnicity, Barbour County Intermediate School is 77% Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Hispanic and 10% White. In Barbour County overall, about 46% of residents are Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Barbour County Intermediate School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 39%.

The school reported 12 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 18.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 89%. Compared with the 71% average for public schools in Barbour County, the school's rate is higher.

The allk12 Grade for Barbour County Intermediate School is C-. Compared with Alabama public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 15% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Barbour County Intermediate School scores 22.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 19.7%.

County data help place the school in context: in Barbour County, median household income is about $46,042, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 11% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 17%. The public schools of Barbour County number 9 and enroll about 9,079.

The school nearest to Barbour County Intermediate School is Barbour County High School, at a distance of about 8.8 miles. Within ten miles of Barbour County Intermediate School, there are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, Barbour County Intermediate School is 7th of 8 nearby schools with test data.

By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.

Barbour County Intermediate School had 288 students in 2020-21 and 227 in 2024-25, a 21% decrease. The ratio was 16.9:1 in 2020-21 and 18.9:1 in 2024-25.

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Barbour County at a glance

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Population
24,643
Census ACS
Median income
$46,042
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
9,079 students

Quick facts

School name
Barbour County Intermediate School
District
Barbour County
Address
18 Beaty Drive, Louisville, AL 36048
Phone
(334) 266-6151
County
Barbour County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
02–06
Total enrollment
227
Teachers (FTE)
12
Student–teacher ratio
18.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
201 (89%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
010030001641
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Barbour County Intermediate School
How large is Barbour County Intermediate School?
Barbour County Intermediate School enrolls approximately 227 students in grades 02-06.
What grades does Barbour County Intermediate School serve?
Barbour County Intermediate School serves grades 02-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Barbour County Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Barbour County Intermediate School is approximately 18.9:1 (12 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Barbour County Intermediate School?
Barbour County Intermediate School reports a student body of 10% White, 12% Hispanic, 77% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Barbour County Intermediate School?
Barbour County Intermediate School is overseen by Barbour County in Barbour County.
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