Brindlee Mountain Elementary School

Brindlee Mountain Elementary School operates as a tight-knit primary school in Arab, Alabama, operated by Marshall County. Current enrollment sits at 286 students spanning grades 3 through 5. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 480 students each, so Brindlee Mountain Elementary School sits 40% below that benchmark.

Marshall County comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 6,494 students; Brindlee Mountain Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Brindlee Mountain Elementary School records that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 6% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Brindlee Mountain Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.3%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Marshall County) records that median household earnings sit near $62,571, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Marshall County's 37 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,416 students), Brindlee Mountain Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Brindlee Mountain High School, roughly 2.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Brindlee Mountain Elementary School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 34.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Brindlee Mountain Elementary School's enrollment has grew 29% since 2018, when it stood at 222 (now 286). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 23.7:1 in 2018 to 21.2:1 today.

On this page, the feed for Brindlee Mountain Elementary School typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.