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Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School

283 Bulldog Blvd, Carbon Hill, AL 35549 · (205) 924-4101 · Walker County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL475 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% 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.
  • C+Beats 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

Enrollment
475
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 480
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
279 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K306%
Kindergarten6413%
Grade 15712%
Grade 2449%
Grade 3388%
Grade 44710%
Grade 5337%
Grade 65912%
Grade 76413%
Grade 8398%

This year's kindergarten class (64) is 64% larger than its 8th grade class (39).

Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
41888%
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
286%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
123%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Two+
174%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
23750%
Female
23850%

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
63.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
31.1%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 46% 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 Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School

Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School this school47558.7%45.8%
Breitling Elementary School
Grand Bay
47159.4%49.2%
Colbert Heights Elementary School
Tuscumbia
48656.0%47.8%
Phil Campbell Elementary School
Phil Campbell
44159.6%52.2%
Cotaco School
Somerville
45961.4%45.4%
Curry Elementary School
Jasper
55058.2%46.9%
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 Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn AlabamaIn Walker County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
45.8%#355 of 626#7 of 8
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
31.1%#394 of 626#7 of 8
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
63.9%#312 of 626#6 of 8
Enrollment
ranked largest first
475#340 of 709#6 of 10
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
19.8:1#585 of 655#10 of 10
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
22.0%#555 of 658#8 of 10
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
58.7%#356 of 696#4 of 10
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-23.3%#71 of 364N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
475
-34 (-7%) vs 2020
-14% since 2000-01, when it was 554
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 15.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254752419.8:159% (279)
2023-244902916.9:171% (347)
2022-234922718.2:170% (346)
2020-215093215.9:156% (286)
2017-186193617.2:163% (390)
2015-165753416.9:160% (344)
2010-115543615.4:179% (437)
2000-015543316.8:160% (332)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 23% (619 to 475); teachers down 33% (36 to 24).

About Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School

Federal records list Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School as an elementary school in Carbon Hill, Alabama. The school serves 475 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25.

Walker County serves 7,091 students across 17 schools.

Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School's enrollment is 88% White. It is also 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. For comparison, Walker County is about 87% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 22% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School operates with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 19.8:1. That is higher than the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. About 59% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.

Measured against Alabama public elementary schools, Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 45.8% and a predicted 41.3%.

Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School is located in Walker County, where the median household income is $56,509, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Besides Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School, Walker County has 23 other public schools.

The next-closest public school is Carbon Hill High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within ten miles. Nearby schools average 44.9% on proficiency, and Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School is above that at 45.8%.

Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.

2024-25 enrollment was 475, a 7% decrease from 509 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher rose from 15.9 to 19.8 over 4 years.

The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.

Walker County at a glance

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Population
64,841
Census ACS
Median income
$56,509
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,041 students

Quick facts

School name
Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School
District
Walker County
Address
283 Bulldog Blvd, Carbon Hill, AL 35549
Phone
(205) 924-4101
County
Walker County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
475
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
19.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
279 (59%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
010345000131
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School
How large is Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School?
Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School enrolls approximately 475 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School serve?
Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School?
Approximately 19.8:1 students per teacher at Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School.
How diverse is Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School?
Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School reports a student body of 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School?
Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High School is overseen by Walker County in Walker County.
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