Belforest Elementary School

Belforest Elementary School operates as a big elementary-level community in Daphne, Alabama, overseen by Baldwin County. Current enrollment sits at 1,069 students spanning grades K through 6. That puts it 123% above the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 480 students.

Within Baldwin County, which oversees 42 schools and 31,965 students, Belforest Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Belforest Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school logs 9% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Belforest Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 24% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Baldwin County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Belforest Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.8%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Baldwin County) shows that median household income runs about $78,775, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Baldwin County runs 51 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,975 students), of which Belforest Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Daphne East Elementary School, roughly 2.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Belforest Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Belforest Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 37.5%.

Belforest Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

On allk12, members of the Belforest Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.