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What advice would you give to incoming students at Centre Elementary School?
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Enrollment
665
Elementary
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHEROKEE COUNTY·NCES 010063000275
Centre Elementary School
199 Armory Road, Centre, AL 35960 · (256) 927-3302 · Cherokee County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL665 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Alabama public elementary schools
- BTest 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
17.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
354 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 70 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 119 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 133 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 122 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (119) is 6% larger than its 4th grade class (112).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Based on grade levels within Cherokee County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
41.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Centre Elementary School
Centre Elementary School's state test result (53.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre Elementary School this school | 665 | 53.2% | 53.4% |
| Alexandria Elementary School Alexandria | 712 | 51.1% | 59.3% |
| Brookwood Elementary School Brookwood | 631 | 55.9% | 48.8% |
| Holly Pond Elementary School Holly Pond | 634 | 55.0% | 48.5% |
| Munford Elementary School Munford | 770 | 53.0% | 53.5% |
| Moulton Elementary School Moulton | 695 | 48.9% | 55.0% |
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 Centre Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #266 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #285 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #263 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 665 | #128 of 709 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #341 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.1% | #476 of 658 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.2% | #440 of 696 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.7% | #202 of 262 |
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
665
+54 (+9%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 758
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 665 | 39 | 17.1:1 | 53% (354) |
| 2023-24 | 663 | 41 | 16.2:1 | 66% (440) |
| 2022-23 | 647 | 40 | 16.2:1 | 68% (443) |
| 2020-21 | 611 | 42 | 14.6:1 | 57% (351) |
| 2017-18 | 635 | 40.4 | 15.7:1 | 61% (390) |
| 2015-16 | 659 | 40 | 16.5:1 | 63% (418) |
| 2010-11 | 652 | 47 | 13.9:1 | 60% (391) |
| 2000-01 | 742 | 48 | 15.5:1 | 48% (355) |
| 1990-91 | 758 | 44 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Centre Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (635 to 665); teachers down 3% (40.4 to 39).
About Centre Elementary School
The public elementary school Centre Elementary School is located in Centre, Alabama. Enrollment totals 665 students across pre-K through 4. The school is 39% above the average for elementary schools in Alabama.
Centre Elementary School is in Cherokee County, a district with 3,860 students across 7 schools.
A large majority of enrollment at Centre Elementary School is White, at 81%. Other reported shares: 7% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Cherokee County's residents are about 91% White, 10 points above the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 33%.
The school had 39 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 17.1:1. It is about the same as the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 53%. Public schools in Cherokee County average a similar 52%.
On the allk12 Grade, Centre Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 55% of Alabama public elementary schools.
The model predicts 45.3% for a school in Alabama with Centre Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Centre Elementary School posts 53.4%.
In Cherokee County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $53,863, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 8 public schools and about 3,860 students.
The closest school to Centre Elementary School is Cherokee County High School, located about 1.1 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Centre Elementary School. Its average proficiency rate of 53.4% is above the 37.6% average for nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Centre Elementary School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment figures show a gain of 54 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.6:1 in 2020-21, and 17.1:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Centre Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Cherokee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,443
Census ACS
Median income
$53,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,860 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cherokee County
- Sand Rock High SchoolCombined · 783 students
- Cedar Bluff High SchoolCombined · 623 students
- Spring Garden High SchoolCombined · 550 students
- Centre Middle SchoolMiddle · 450 students
- Cherokee County High SchoolHigh · 448 students
- Gaylesville High SchoolCombined · 341 students
Other schools in Centre
- Centre Middle SchoolMiddle · 450 students
- Cherokee County High SchoolHigh · 448 students
- Cherokee County Career Technology CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Cherokee County High School1.1 mi · 448
- Centre Middle School1.4 mi · 450
- Cedar Bluff High School6.1 mi · 623
- Sand Rock High School8.4 mi · 783
- Gaylesville High School10.4 mi · 341
- Spring Garden High School13.5 mi · 550
Frequently asked questions
About Centre Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Centre Elementary School?
Centre Elementary School enrolls approximately 665 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Centre Elementary School serve?
Centre Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Centre Elementary School?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Centre Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Centre Elementary School?
Student demographics at Centre Elementary School are roughly 81% White, 5% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Centre Elementary School?
Centre Elementary School is overseen by Cherokee County in Cherokee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.