Enrollment
200
Elementary
DISTRICT 167 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOWNDES COUNTY·NCES 010216000816
Central Elementary School
141 Main St, Hayneville, AL 36040 · (334) 563-7319 · Lowndes County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL200 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of Alabama public elementary schools
- DTest 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
Student : Teacher
25.0:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
165 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 12 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 63% larger than its 5th grade class (27).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
35.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
8.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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
22.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School's state test result (22.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary School this school | 200 | 82.5% | 22.9% |
| F S Ervin Elementary School Pine Hill | 197 | 83.2% | 27.7% |
| Livingston Junior High School Livingston | 216 | 83.3% | 30.7% |
| Linden Elementary School Linden | 184 | 81.5% | 36.6% |
| George Hall Elementary School Mobile | 244 | 85.2% | 19.1% |
| Fort Deposit Elementary School Fort Deposit | 186 | 87.1% | 28.6% |
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 Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #578 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.1% | #614 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #581 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 200 | #658 of 709 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.0:1 | #652 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.9% | #656 of 658 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.5% | #65 of 696 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.8% | #43 of 364 |
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
200
-16 (-7%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 441
Student : Teacher
25.0:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 200 | 8 | 25.0:1 | 83% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 181 | 11 | 16.4:1 | 93% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 185 | 14 | 13.2:1 | 95% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 216 | 13 | 16.6:1 | 94% (204) |
| 2017-18 | 277 | 14 | 19.8:1 | 94% (260) |
| 2015-16 | 272 | 17 | 16.0:1 | 74% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 311 | 27 | 11.5:1 | 93% (289) |
| 2000-01 | 320 | 24 | 13.3:1 | 98% (315) |
| 1990-91 | 441 | 26 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (277 to 200); teachers down 43% (14 to 8).
About Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School is a small elementary school based in Hayneville, Alabama. Its 200 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 58% smaller than the 480 average for elementary schools in Alabama.
Lowndes County has 1,109 students in 7 schools, and Central Elementary School is one of those schools.
About 98% of the student body at Central Elementary School is Black. Census estimates put the Black share of Lowndes County's population at about 74%. Central Elementary School's diversity index is 4%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Central Elementary School and a ratio of 25.0:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 83% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Lowndes County average 85%.
The allk12 Grade for Central Elementary School is D. Compared with Alabama public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 9% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Central Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Alabama schools: 22.9% actual against 24.1% predicted.
Lowndes County has about 9,833 residents, and the median household income is $37,052, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 14%, and about 23% of people live in poverty. Besides Central Elementary School, Lowndes County has 8 other public schools.
Central High School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. The ten-mile area around Central Elementary School holds 4 other public schools. Central Elementary School's average proficiency of 22.9% compares with 19.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Central Elementary School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at Central Elementary School declined 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 216 to 200 students. The ratio was 16.6:1 in 2020-21 and 25.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Lowndes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,833
Census ACS
Median income
$37,052
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,109 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lowndes County
- Calhoun High SchoolHigh · 186 students
- Fort Deposit Elementary SchoolElementary · 186 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 175 students
- Hayneville Middle SchoolMiddle · 144 students
- JacksonSteele Elementary SchoolElementary · 114 students
- Lowndes County Middle SchoolMiddle · 104 students
Other schools in Hayneville
- Central High SchoolHigh · 175 students
- Hayneville Middle SchoolMiddle · 144 students
- JacksonSteele Elementary SchoolElementary · 114 students
- Lowndes County Career Technical CenterHigh
- Project Success Learning CenterHigh
Other Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary School is the 139th largest of the 152.
- Central Elementary SchoolFlorrence, AL · 713 students
- Central Elementary SchoolRockford, AL · 397 students
- Central Elementary SchoolTuscaloosa, AL · 291 students
- Central Elementary SchoolCarrollton, GA · 991 students
- CENTRAL ELEM.ST CHARLES, MO · 865 students
Nearby schools
- Central High School0.1 mi · 175
- Hayneville Middle School6.4 mi · 144
- JacksonSteele Elementary School9.5 mi · 114
- Calhoun High School10.0 mi · 186
- Fort Deposit Elementary School12.5 mi · 186
- Lowndes County Middle School13.2 mi · 104
Frequently asked questions
About Central Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 200 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Central Elementary School serve?
Central Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Central Elementary School have?
Central Elementary School employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Central Elementary School?
Student demographics at Central Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 1% Hispanic, 98% Black.
What district is Central Elementary School in?
Central Elementary School is part of Lowndes County.
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