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Enrollment
576
Elementary
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIMESTONE COUNTY·NCES 010210002081
Cedar Hill Elementary School
27905 Cedar Hill Rd, Ardmore, AL 35739 · (256) 423-5950 · Limestone County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL576 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
296 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
49.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Cedar Hill Elementary School
Cedar Hill Elementary School's state test result (56.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Hill Elementary School this school | 576 | 51.4% | 56.6% |
| Locust Fork Elementary Locust Fork | 534 | 50.6% | 72.5% |
| West Point Elementary School Cullman | 496 | 51.8% | 53.9% |
| Vinemont Elementary School Vinemont | 487 | 49.9% | 58.9% |
| Holly Pond Elementary School Holly Pond | 634 | 55.0% | 48.5% |
| DanvilleNeel Elementary School Danville | 504 | 53.6% | 65.3% |
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 Cedar Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Limestone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #226 of 626 | #4 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #200 of 626 | #4 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #256 of 626 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 576 | #202 of 709 | #4 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #46 of 655 | #2 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.4% | #535 of 658 | #13 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.4% | #465 of 696 | #9 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #211 of 364 | 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
576
+14 (+2%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 558
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 576 | 41 | 14.1:1 | 51% (296) |
| 2023-24 | 549 | 37 | 14.8:1 | 55% (302) |
| 2022-23 | 578 | 38 | 15.2:1 | 48% (280) |
| 2020-21 | 562 | 35 | 16.1:1 | 43% (243) |
| 2017-18 | 637 | 35.5 | 17.9:1 | 44% (281) |
| 2015-16 | 615 | 36 | 17.1:1 | 46% (284) |
| 2010-11 | 558 | 37 | 15.1:1 | 41% (226) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedar Hill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (637 to 576); teachers up 15% (35.5 to 41).
About Cedar Hill Elementary School
Cedar Hill Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Ardmore, Alabama. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 576 students in 2024-25.
Limestone County is made up of 16 schools with 16,694 students in all.
Cedar Hill Elementary School is 86% White by enrollment. The remaining shares are 9% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Limestone County's population at about 74%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Cedar Hill Elementary School scores 24%.
Cedar Hill Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1, with 41 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 51% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Limestone County is similar, at 54%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Cedar Hill Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 56.6%; the prediction is 46.6%.
For the population of Limestone County, median household income comes to about $83,629, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Limestone County's 27 public schools enroll about 24,258 students and include Cedar Hill Elementary School.
Ardmore High School sits about 1.7 miles from Cedar Hill Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. On state test proficiency, Cedar Hill Elementary School ranks 1st in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Cedar Hill Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
In 2020-21, Cedar Hill Elementary School enrolled 562; in 2024-25, 576. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.1:1 to 14.1:1.
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Limestone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
111,233
Census ACS
Median income
$83,629
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
24,258 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Limestone County
- Alabama Connections AcademyCombined · 7,822 students
- East Limestone High SchoolHigh · 1,216 students
- Ardmore High SchoolHigh · 964 students
- West Limestone High SchoolHigh · 736 students
- Sugar Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 631 students
- Elkmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 599 students
Other Cedar Hill Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Cedar Hill Elementary. Cedar Hill Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Cedar Hill Elementary SchoolLawrenceville, GA · 896 students
- CEDAR HILL ELEM.JEFFERSON CITY, MO · 313 students
Nearby schools
- Ardmore High School1.7 mi · 964
- Blanche School6.2 mi · 366
- Elkton Elementary6.7 mi · 263
- Madison Cross Roads Elementary School7.2 mi · 841
- Johnson Elementary School7.7 mi · 475
- Elkmont High School9.0 mi · 597
Frequently asked questions
About Cedar Hill Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cedar Hill Elementary School?
Cedar Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 576 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Cedar Hill Elementary School serve?
Cedar Hill Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Cedar Hill Elementary School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Cedar Hill Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Cedar Hill Elementary School?
Student demographics at Cedar Hill Elementary School are roughly 86% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Cedar Hill Elementary School in?
Cedar Hill Elementary School is part of Limestone County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.