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Enrollment
696
Elementary
DISTRICT 664 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE COUNTY·NCES 010207000285
Beulah Elementary School
4747 Lee Road 270, Valley, AL 36854 · (334) 705-6021 · Lee County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL696 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
412 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 43 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 95 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 17% larger than its 6th grade class (95).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
58.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
32.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Beulah Elementary School
Beulah Elementary School's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beulah Elementary School this school | 696 | 59.2% | 45.3% |
| Brookwood Elementary School Brookwood | 631 | 55.9% | 48.8% |
| Hamilton Elementary School Hamilton | 638 | 60.3% | 76.0% |
| Opp Elementary School Opp | 547 | 61.6% | 61.5% |
| Tallassee Elementary School Tallassee | 609 | 58.6% | 52.5% |
| Hanceville Elementary School Hanceville | 648 | 61.0% | 47.3% |
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 Beulah Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #362 of 626 | #13 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #385 of 626 | #14 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #373 of 626 | #14 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 696 | #107 of 709 | #4 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #139 of 655 | #10 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.9% | #344 of 658 | #23 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.2% | #349 of 696 | #8 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #279 of 364 | #13 of 14 |
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
696
+14 (+2%) vs 2020
+1% since 2000-01, when it was 691
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 696 | 45 | 15.5:1 | 59% (412) |
| 2023-24 | 670 | 47 | 14.3:1 | 73% (492) |
| 2022-23 | 705 | 45.5 | 15.5:1 | 72% (510) |
| 2020-21 | 682 | 42 | 16.2:1 | 56% (381) |
| 2017-18 | 734 | 45 | 16.3:1 | 66% (483) |
| 2015-16 | 711 | 43 | 16.5:1 | 70% (495) |
| 2010-11 | 751 | 51 | 14.7:1 | 60% (452) |
| 2000-01 | 691 | 43 | 16.1:1 | 43% (299) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Beulah Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (734 to 696); teachers unchanged (45 to 45).
About Beulah Elementary School
Beulah Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Valley, Alabama. The school offers pre-K through 6 and enrolls 696 students. Across elementary schools in Alabama, the average enrollment is about 480.
Lee County counts 9,026 students in its 13 schools, and Beulah Elementary School is one of them.
White students are 71% of those enrolled at Beulah Elementary School. The remaining shares are 14% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 46, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 45 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.5:1. Compared with the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 59%. Compared with the 48% average for public schools in Lee County, the school's rate is higher.
In Alabama, Beulah Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 45.3% actual against a predicted 41.0%.
In the wider Lee County area, median household income comes to about $65,824, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Lee County counts 41 public schools with about 24,812 students.
Beulah High School is about 0.2 miles from Beulah Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 41.7%, lower than Beulah Elementary School's 45.3%.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at Beulah Elementary School was 682 in 2020-21 and 696 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Use the discussion section to ask about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Beulah Elementary School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
181,134
Census ACS
Median income
$65,824
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
24,812 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lee County
- Smiths Station High SchoolHigh · 1,588 students
- Smiths Station Junior High SchoolMiddle · 910 students
- West Smiths Station Elementary SchoolElementary · 811 students
- East Smiths Station Elementary SchoolElementary · 785 students
- Beauregard Elementary SchoolElementary · 783 students
- South Smiths Station Elementary SchoolElementary · 669 students
Other schools in Valley
- Valley High SchoolHigh · 692 students
- Fairfax Elementary SchoolElementary · 689 students
- W F Burns Middle SchoolMiddle · 545 students
- Beulah High SchoolHigh · 535 students
- Bob HardingShawmut ElementaryElementary · 232 students
Other Beulah Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Beulah Elementary. Beulah Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Beulah ElementaryNorth Chesterfield, VA · 902 students
- BEULAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPENSACOLA, FL · 889 students
- Beulah Elementary SchoolDouglasville, GA · 428 students
- BEULAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBeulah, ND · 306 students
- Beulah Elementary SchoolBEULAH, CO · 88 students
Nearby schools
- Beulah High School0.2 mi · 535
- Fairfax Elementary School5.4 mi · 689
- Valley High School6.2 mi · 692
- W F Burns Middle School6.4 mi · 545
- Wacoochee Elementary School8.3 mi · 574
- Huguley Elementary School8.7 mi · 383
Frequently asked questions
About Beulah Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Beulah Elementary School?
Beulah Elementary School enrolls approximately 696 students in grades PK-06.
Is Beulah Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Beulah Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Beulah Elementary School have?
Beulah Elementary School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Beulah Elementary School?
At Beulah Elementary School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 8% Hispanic, 14% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Beulah Elementary School public or private?
Beulah Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lee County.
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