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Enrollment
1,069
Elementary
DISTRICT 690 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALDWIN COUNTY·NCES 010027002492
Belforest Elementary School
11364 County Road 64, Daphne, AL 36526 · (251) 607-5624 · Baldwin County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,069 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Alabama public elementary schools
- ATest 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
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
256 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 137 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 154 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 156 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 141 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 166 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 175 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 140 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (137) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (140).
Student demographics
44%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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
81.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
57.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
68.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Belforest Elementary School
Belforest Elementary School's state test result (68.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belforest Elementary School this school | 1,069 | 23.9% | 68.8% |
| Fairhope East Elementary Fairhope | 913 | 20.7% | 74.8% |
| Fairhope West Elementary Fairhope | 972 | 27.0% | 76.1% |
| Helena Intermediate School Helena | 955 | 28.8% | 66.4% |
| Chelsea Park Elementary School Chelsea | 891 | 30.1% | 68.7% |
| Spanish Fort Elementary School Spanish Fort | 726 | 26.2% | 73.9% |
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 Belforest Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Baldwin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #96 of 626 | #7 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #130 of 626 | #7 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.1% | #86 of 626 | #8 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,069 | #7 of 709 | #3 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #180 of 655 | #17 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.6% | #371 of 658 | #14 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.9% | #663 of 696 | #23 of 27 |
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
1,069
+324 (+43%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 1,069 | 67.5 | 15.8:1 | 24% (256) |
| 2023-24 | 1,076 | 67.5 | 15.9:1 | 38% (405) |
| 2022-23 | 1,068 | 59.3 | 18.0:1 | 31% (333) |
| 2020-21 | 745 | 54 | 13.8:1 | 28% (207) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belforest Elementary School.
About Belforest Elementary School
In Daphne, Alabama, part of Baldwin County, Belforest Elementary School is an elementary school. A total of 1,069 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 6. Against the 480-student average for elementary schools in Alabama, enrollment here is 123% higher.
Belforest Elementary School is run by Baldwin County, whose 42 schools enroll 31,965 students.
Roughly 74% of students at Belforest Elementary School are White. Enrollment also includes 9% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The school's diversity index is 44%, meaning two students picked at random have a 44% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.8:1, with 67.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.2 students per teacher below the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 24% of enrollment. Public schools in Baldwin County average 40%.
Belforest Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 61% of Alabama public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Belforest Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 68.8% is 2.2 points above the 66.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Baldwin County this way: the median household income is $78,775, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Belforest Elementary School, Baldwin County has 50 other public schools.
Daphne East Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.6 miles away. The five-mile area around Belforest Elementary School holds 7 other public schools. Belforest Elementary School's average proficiency of 68.8% compares with 60.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The federal government classifies Belforest Elementary School's location as Rural: Fringe.
Belforest Elementary School had 745 students in 2020-21 and 1,069 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. The school's ratio rose from 13.8:1 to 15.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Baldwin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
246,989
Census ACS
Median income
$78,775
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
35,975 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Baldwin County
- Daphne High SchoolHigh · 1,639 students
- Fairhope High SchoolHigh · 1,536 students
- Foley High SchoolHigh · 1,520 students
- Robertsdale High SchoolHigh · 1,418 students
- Spanish Fort High SchoolHigh · 1,115 students
- Robertsdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,081 students
Other schools in Daphne
- Daphne High SchoolHigh · 1,639 students
- Daphne East Elementary SchoolElementary · 947 students
- Daphne Middle SchoolMiddle · 861 students
- Daphne Elementary SchoolElementary · 671 students
- W J Carroll Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 414 students
- Baldwin County Virtual SchoolHigh · 298 students
Nearby schools
- Daphne East Elementary School2.6 mi · 947
- Daphne Middle School2.6 mi · 861
- Daphne High School3.2 mi · 1,639
- Loxley Elementary School4.3 mi · 497
- Baldwin County Virtual School4.4 mi · 298
- W J Carroll Intermediate School4.4 mi · 414
Frequently asked questions
About Belforest Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Belforest Elementary School?
Belforest Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,069 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Belforest Elementary School serve?
Belforest Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Belforest Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Belforest Elementary School is approximately 15.8:1 (68 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Belforest Elementary School?
Student demographics at Belforest Elementary School are roughly 74% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Belforest Elementary School?
Belforest Elementary School is overseen by Baldwin County in Baldwin County.
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