Enrollment
286
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARSHALL COUNTY·NCES 010000600880
Brindlee Mountain Elementary School
2233 Shoal Creek Rd, Arab, AL 35016 · (256) 753-2246 · Marshall County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL286 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
175 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 27% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 28% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
57.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
37.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Brindlee Mountain Elementary School
Brindlee Mountain Elementary School's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brindlee Mountain Elementary School this school | 286 | 61.2% | 47.3% |
| Eva School Eva | 345 | 60.3% | 63.5% |
| Parrish ElementaryMiddle School Parrish | 288 | 61.5% | 44.9% |
| Shelby Elementary School Shelby | 242 | 58.7% | 63.4% |
| Cordova Elementary School Cordova | 321 | 59.8% | 60.1% |
| Henagar Junior High School Henagar | 261 | 61.7% | 51.1% |
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 Brindlee Mountain Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Marshall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #340 of 626 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #333 of 626 | #6 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #383 of 626 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 286 | #585 of 709 | #16 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #630 of 655 | #15 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.7% | #605 of 658 | #16 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.2% | #329 of 696 | #8 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +28.8% | #40 of 262 | #4 of 12 |
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
286
+57 (+25%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 328
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 286 | 13.5 | 21.2:1 | 61% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 248 | 12.2 | 20.4:1 | 46% (113) |
| 2022-23 | 236 | 11 | 21.4:1 | 46% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 229 | 10 | 22.9:1 | 49% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 222 | 9.4 | 23.7:1 | 81% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 240 | 12 | 20.0:1 | 73% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 380 | 26 | 14.6:1 | 70% (265) |
| 2000-01 | 597 | 37 | 16.1:1 | 52% (311) |
| 1990-91 | 328 | 19 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brindlee Mountain Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (222 to 286); teachers up 44% (9.4 to 13.5).
About Brindlee Mountain Elementary School
Brindlee Mountain Elementary School is a public elementary school in Arab, Alabama. Grades offered run from 3 through 5, with 286 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Alabama average about 480 students.
Brindlee Mountain Elementary School is a school in Marshall County. The district has 14 schools and 6,494 students.
Brindlee Mountain Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 92% White. The rest of enrollment is 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Marshall County's population at about 79%. Brindlee Mountain Elementary School has a diversity index of 16%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Brindlee Mountain Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 21.2:1. Among elementary schools in Alabama, the typical ratio is 17.0:1. The lunch program counts 61% of students at Brindlee Mountain Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 59% average for public schools in Marshall County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Brindlee Mountain Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.3%; the prediction is 39.5%.
Marshall County has these Census figures: median household income is about $62,571, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The public schools of Marshall County number 37 and enroll about 19,416.
The nearest public school is Brindlee Mountain High School, at about 2.5 miles. Brindlee Mountain Elementary School has 6 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 56.2% proficiency; Brindlee Mountain Elementary School posts 47.3%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Brindlee Mountain Elementary School went from 229 students to 286. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 22.9:1 to 21.2:1.
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Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
99,748
Census ACS
Median income
$62,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
19,416 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Marshall County
- Asbury Elementary SchoolElementary · 729 students
- Douglas High SchoolHigh · 727 students
- Asbury High SchoolHigh · 659 students
- Robert D Sloman PrimaryElementary · 613 students
- Kate D Smith DAR Elementary SchoolElementary · 546 students
- Douglas Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
Other schools in Arab
- Arab High SchoolHigh · 735 students
- Arab Primary SchoolElementary · 698 students
- Arab Elementary SchoolElementary · 599 students
- Arab Junior High SchoolMiddle · 563 students
Nearby schools
- Brindlee Mountain High School2.5 mi · 496
- Brindlee Mountain Primary School2.5 mi · 278
- Arab High School2.9 mi · 735
- Arab Elementary School3.1 mi · 599
- Arab Primary School3.2 mi · 698
- Arab Junior High School4.5 mi · 563
Frequently asked questions
About Brindlee Mountain Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Brindlee Mountain Elementary School?
Brindlee Mountain Elementary School enrolls approximately 286 students in grades 03-05.
Is Brindlee Mountain Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brindlee Mountain Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brindlee Mountain Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brindlee Mountain Elementary School is approximately 21.2:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brindlee Mountain Elementary School?
At Brindlee Mountain Elementary School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Brindlee Mountain Elementary School in?
Brindlee Mountain Elementary School is part of Marshall County.
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