Enrollment
151
Elementary
DISTRICT 187 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS COUNTY·NCES 010111001785
Bruce K Craig Elementary School
Building 108 Craig Ind Park, Selma, AL 36701 · (334) 875-7937 · Dallas County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL151 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of Alabama public elementary schools
- FTest 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
18.9:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
122 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 16 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 1 | 1% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 30% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 25% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 33% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Dallas County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
34.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
12.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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
19.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Bruce K Craig Elementary School
Bruce K Craig Elementary School's state test result (19.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce K Craig Elementary School this school | 151 | 80.8% | 19.1% |
| Salem Elementary School Orrville | 155 | 78.1% | 30.1% |
| York West End Junior High School Livingston | 159 | 77.4% | 16.6% |
| Meadowlane Elementary School Phenix City | 155 | 83.2% | 35.4% |
| Linden Elementary School Linden | 184 | 81.5% | 36.6% |
| F S Ervin Elementary School Pine Hill | 197 | 83.2% | 27.7% |
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 Bruce K Craig Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #606 of 626 | #10 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.6% | #584 of 626 | #8 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #586 of 626 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 151 | #686 of 709 | #8 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.8% | #78 of 696 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -45.1% | #10 of 364 | #2 of 7 |
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
151
-67 (-31%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 318
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 19.8:1
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 | 151 | 8 | 18.9:1 | 81% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 162 | 9 | 18.0:1 | 85% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 204 | 7 | 29.1:1 | 83% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 218 | 11 | 19.8:1 | 89% (194) |
| 2017-18 | 275 | 16 | 17.2:1 | 81% (222) |
| 2015-16 | 245 | 13 | 18.9:1 | 87% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 291 | N/A | N/A | 96% (279) |
| 2000-01 | 416 | 25 | 16.6:1 | 99% (411) |
| 1990-91 | 318 | 15 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bruce K Craig Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 45% (275 to 151); teachers down 50% (16 to 8).
About Bruce K Craig Elementary School
Bruce K Craig Elementary School is a small elementary school with its address in Selma, Alabama. Enrolled students number 151 students, in grades 3 through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Alabama average about 480 students each.
Dallas County runs 11 schools with a combined 2,283 students. Bruce K Craig Elementary School is one of them.
The large majority of students at Bruce K Craig Elementary School, 93%, are Black. The next largest groups are 5% multiracial. The school's Black share is 23 points above the 70% share among Dallas County residents. By the diversity index, Bruce K Craig Elementary School comes in at 14%.
The teaching staff at Bruce K Craig Elementary School is 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 18.9:1. That ratio is over the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 81%.
allk12 grades Bruce K Craig Elementary School a D. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Alabama, Bruce K Craig Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 19.1% actual against a predicted 25.3%.
Bruce K Craig Elementary School is located in Dallas County, where median household income is about $35,627, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 26% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 23 public schools in Dallas County, with a combined enrollment of about 4,584.
The next-closest public school is Southside Primary School, about 0.3 miles away. There are 7 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Bruce K Craig Elementary School ranks 5th of 8 nearby schools, at 19.1% versus an 18.6% average.
In the federal locale system, Bruce K Craig Elementary School is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Bruce K Craig Elementary School went from 218 students to 151.
Community posts for Bruce K Craig Elementary School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,858
Census ACS
Median income
$35,627
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
26%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
4,584 students
Quick facts
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- Sophia P Kingston Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
- Southside High SchoolHigh · 285 students
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Nearby schools
- Southside Primary School0.3 mi · 147
- Tipton Durant Middle School1.9 mi · 176
- Sophia P Kingston Elementary School3.9 mi · 305
- Clark Elementary School4.0 mi · 113
- Southside High School4.1 mi · 285
- Payne Elementary School4.6 mi · 164
Frequently asked questions
About Bruce K Craig Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bruce K Craig Elementary School?
Bruce K Craig Elementary School enrolls approximately 151 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Bruce K Craig Elementary School serve?
Bruce K Craig Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Bruce K Craig Elementary School?
Approximately 18.9:1 students per teacher at Bruce K Craig Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bruce K Craig Elementary School?
At Bruce K Craig Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 93% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Bruce K Craig Elementary School public or private?
Bruce K Craig Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dallas County.
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