Blountsville Elementary School

Located at 260 Page St, in Blountsville, Alabama, Blountsville Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school that enrolls 648 students (grades pre-K through 6), operated by Blount County. Compared to the state average of about 480 students per school, that is 35% larger than typical.

Within Blount County, which oversees 14 schools and 7,600 students, Blountsville Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Blountsville Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 25% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Blountsville Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Blount County's rate of about 48%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Blountsville Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.2%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Blount County put the typical household earns roughly $64,190 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Blount County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,980 students), of which Blountsville Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: JB Pennington High School, around 0.2 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Blountsville Elementary School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 35.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 6%: 611 students in 2018 compared to 648 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 79% to 72% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.

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