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Which teacher or staff member at Brent Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
603
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIBB COUNTY·NCES 010036000095
Brent Elementary School
160 4th Street, Brent, AL 35034 · (205) 926-4993 · Bibb County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL603 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Alabama public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
17.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
354 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 | 36 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 112 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 120 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (112) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (110).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
50.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
26.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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
35.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 Brent Elementary School
Brent Elementary School's state test result (35.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Elementary School this school | 603 | 58.7% | 35.8% |
| Tallassee Elementary School Tallassee | 609 | 58.6% | 52.5% |
| Prattville Primary School Prattville | 544 | 55.0% | N/A |
| Knight Enloe Elementary School Roanoke | 506 | 62.6% | 59.8% |
| Gordo Elementary School Gordo | 545 | 59.1% | 61.0% |
| Fairfax Elementary School Valley | 689 | 58.2% | 40.4% |
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 Brent Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #456 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.8% | #440 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #462 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 603 | #172 of 709 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #362 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.1% | #170 of 658 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.7% | #359 of 696 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #249 of 262 |
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
603
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 585
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 603 | 35 | 17.2:1 | 59% (354) |
| 2023-24 | 591 | 36 | 16.4:1 | 70% (416) |
| 2022-23 | 601 | 37 | 16.2:1 | 71% (426) |
| 2020-21 | 608 | 35 | 17.4:1 | 54% (330) |
| 2017-18 | 597 | 38 | 15.7:1 | 72% (431) |
| 2015-16 | 636 | 35 | 18.2:1 | 73% (462) |
| 2010-11 | 592 | 44 | 13.4:1 | 67% (395) |
| 2000-01 | 602 | 44 | 13.7:1 | 68% (411) |
| 1990-91 | 585 | 33 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brent Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (597 to 603); teachers down 8% (38 to 35).
About Brent Elementary School
Brent Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Alabama, located in Brent. The school runs pre-K through 4 and enrolls 603 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Alabama enroll about 480 students on average.
Bibb County is responsible for 8 schools, Brent Elementary School included, with 3,063 students in all.
The student body at Brent Elementary School is 53% White. It is also 35% Black, 6% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Bibb County's residents are about 74% White, 21 points above the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
With 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.2:1. The 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama is close to this figure. Roughly 59% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Brent Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 16% of Alabama public elementary schools.
Schools in Alabama with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 41.3%. Brent Elementary School scores 35.8%.
The school's county is Bibb County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $52,541 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 12% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 18%. Brent Elementary School shares Bibb County with 8 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Bibb County High School is about 1.2 miles from Brent Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Brent Elementary School comes in 6th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Brent Elementary School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at Brent Elementary School was 608 in 2020-21 and 603 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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Bibb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,130
Census ACS
Median income
$52,541
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,063 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bibb County
- Centreville Middle SchoolMiddle · 440 students
- Bibb County High SchoolHigh · 428 students
- West Blocton Middle SchoolMiddle · 387 students
- West Blocton High SchoolHigh · 368 students
- Woodstock Elementary SchoolElementary · 324 students
- West Blocton Elementary SchoolElementary · 288 students
Other Brent Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Brent Elementary. Brent Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Brent Elementary SchoolWashington, DC · 421 students
Nearby schools
- Bibb County High School1.2 mi · 428
- Centreville Middle School2.7 mi · 440
- West Blocton Middle School11.9 mi · 387
- West Blocton High School11.9 mi · 368
- West Blocton Elementary School12.1 mi · 288
- Randolph Elementary School15.1 mi · 225
Frequently asked questions
About Brent Elementary SchoolHow large is Brent Elementary School?
Brent Elementary School enrolls approximately 603 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Brent Elementary School serve?
Brent Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brent Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brent Elementary School is approximately 17.2:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brent Elementary School?
At Brent Elementary School, the student body is approximately 53% White, 6% Hispanic, 35% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Brent Elementary School public or private?
Brent Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bibb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.