Enrollment
353
Elementary
DISTRICT 264 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TALLADEGA CITY·NCES 010315001201
C L Salter Elementary School
106 Brecon Access Rd, Talladega, AL 35160 · (256) 315-5822 · Talladega County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Alabama public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
18.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
287 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 2 | 1% |
| Grade 1 | 120 | 34% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 30% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 35% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Students here typically continue to
C L Salter Elementary School→Evelyn D Houston Elementary School
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
39.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
27.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 C L Salter Elementary School
C L Salter Elementary School's state test result (33.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| C L Salter Elementary School this school | 353 | 81.3% | 33.4% |
| Golden Springs Elementary School Anniston | 357 | 77.9% | 26.2% |
| Beverlye Intermediate School Dothan | 338 | 84.0% | 20.2% |
| Mary W Burroughs Elementary School Theodore | 404 | 80.7% | 26.1% |
| Flowers Elementary School Montgomery | 387 | 83.5% | 30.1% |
| Morris Slingluff Elementary School Dothan | 381 | 84.5% | 23.3% |
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 C L Salter Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Talladega County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #475 of 626 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #432 of 626 | #8 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #556 of 626 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #511 of 709 | #7 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #514 of 655 | #6 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.2% | #403 of 658 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.3% | #75 of 696 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.1% | #69 of 262 | N/A |
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
353
+126 (+56%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 484
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 353 | 19 | 18.6:1 | 81% (287) |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 21 | 16.7:1 | 92% (323) |
| 2022-23 | 362 | 24 | 15.1:1 | 93% (335) |
| 2020-21 | 227 | 15 | 15.1:1 | 89% (201) |
| 2017-18 | 294 | 16.3 | 18.1:1 | 86% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 294 | 19 | 15.5:1 | 93% (274) |
| 2010-11 | 277 | 20 | 13.8:1 | 91% (251) |
| 2000-01 | 357 | 23 | 15.5:1 | 87% (311) |
| 1990-91 | 484 | 25 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for C L Salter Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (294 to 353); teachers up 17% (16.3 to 19).
About C L Salter Elementary School
C L Salter Elementary School is a small elementary school with its address in Talladega, Alabama. The school's enrollment of 353 students covers kindergarten through 3. Statewide, elementary schools in Alabama average about 480 students each.
Talladega City runs 5 schools with a combined 1,676 students. C L Salter Elementary School is one of them.
By race and ethnicity, C L Salter Elementary School is 76% Black. The rest of enrollment is 12% White, 7% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Talladega County's population at about 30%. C L Salter Elementary School has a diversity index of 40%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 19 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at C L Salter Elementary School was 18.6:1. Among elementary schools in Alabama, the typical ratio is 17.0:1. C L Salter Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 81%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Talladega County is 62%.
allk12 grades C L Salter Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, C L Salter Elementary School is 8.4 points above its prediction. Actual: 33.4%. Predicted: 24.9%.
Across Talladega County, median household income is about $57,776, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 16%. C L Salter Elementary School is among the 33 public schools in Talladega County.
The nearest public school is Zora Ellis Junior High School, at about 1.7 miles. C L Salter Elementary School has 4 other public schools within five miles. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, C L Salter Elementary School ranks 1st on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal counts for C L Salter Elementary School: 227 students in 2020-21, 353 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 15.1:1 to 18.6:1.
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Talladega County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
81,021
Census ACS
Median income
$57,776
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
10,973 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Talladega City
- Talladega High SchoolHigh · 634 students
- Evelyn D Houston Elementary SchoolMiddle · 302 students
- Zora Ellis Junior High SchoolMiddle · 213 students
- Raymond L Young Elementary SchoolElementary · 174 students
- Talladega Career Technical CenterHigh
Other schools in Talladega
- Talladega High SchoolHigh · 634 students
- Stemley Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 356 students
- Evelyn D Houston Elementary SchoolMiddle · 302 students
- Zora Ellis Junior High SchoolMiddle · 213 students
- Raymond L Young Elementary SchoolElementary · 174 students
- Talladega County Central HighHigh · 143 students
Nearby schools
- Zora Ellis Junior High School1.7 mi · 213
- Evelyn D Houston Elementary School1.9 mi · 302
- Talladega High School2.2 mi · 634
- Raymond L Young Elementary School3.7 mi · 174
- Stemley Road Elementary School5.0 mi · 356
- Talladega County Central High5.2 mi · 143
Frequently asked questions
About C L Salter Elementary SchoolHow many students attend C L Salter Elementary School?
C L Salter Elementary School enrolls approximately 353 students in grades KG-03.
What grades does C L Salter Elementary School serve?
C L Salter Elementary School serves grades KG-03.
How many teachers does C L Salter Elementary School have?
C L Salter Elementary School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
How diverse is C L Salter Elementary School?
C L Salter Elementary School reports a student body of 12% White, 7% Hispanic, 76% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is C L Salter Elementary School public or private?
C L Salter Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Talladega City.
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