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Best kept secret at Chestnut Grove Elementary School?
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Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DECATUR CITY·NCES 010117001786
Chestnut Grove Elementary School
3205 Cedarhurst Dr SW, Decatur, AL 35603 · (256) 552-3092 · Morgan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% 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.
- CBeats 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
13.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
254 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 32 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
59.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
35.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
44.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Chestnut Grove Elementary School
Chestnut Grove Elementary School's state test result (44.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Grove Elementary School this school | 436 | 58.3% | 44.7% |
| Rucker Boulevard Elementary School Enterprise | 517 | 63.4% | 61.2% |
| Green Valley Elementary School Hoover | 501 | 51.9% | 63.5% |
| De Armanville Elementary School Anniston | 478 | 54.0% | 63.4% |
| Athens Intermediate School Athens | 641 | 55.9% | 53.1% |
| Memorial Park Elementary School Jasper | 483 | 54.7% | 68.6% |
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 Chestnut Grove Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Morgan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #373 of 626 | #15 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #354 of 626 | #15 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #361 of 626 | #14 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #392 of 709 | #11 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #24 of 655 | #2 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.0% | #2 of 658 | #1 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.3% | #365 of 696 | #14 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #251 of 262 | #11 of 12 |
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
436
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 393
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 436 | 32.5 | 13.4:1 | 58% (254) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 32 | 13.6:1 | 68% (296) |
| 2022-23 | 447 | 26.5 | 16.9:1 | 60% (267) |
| 2020-21 | 429 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 46% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 432 | 30.5 | 14.2:1 | 47% (201) |
| 2015-16 | 465 | 28 | 16.6:1 | 43% (199) |
| 2000-01 | 544 | 35 | 15.5:1 | 18% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 393 | 21 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chestnut Grove Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (432 to 436); teachers up 7% (30.5 to 32.5).
About Chestnut Grove Elementary School
Chestnut Grove Elementary School serves students in Decatur, Alabama, as a medium-sized elementary school. It enrolled 436 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Within Decatur City, Chestnut Grove Elementary School is one of 19 schools. The district enrolls 8,902 students.
At Chestnut Grove Elementary School, the largest share of students is White, at 35%. The next largest groups are 27% Black, 26% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The school's White share is 38 points below the 74% share among Morgan County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 73% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.4:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. The school's lunch program data list 58% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 56% average for public schools in Morgan County.
Measured against Alabama public elementary schools, Chestnut Grove Elementary 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.
Compared with Alabama schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Chestnut Grove Elementary School's results are 3.0 points above predicted: 44.7% against 41.6%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Morgan County show that the median household income is $68,845, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Besides Chestnut Grove Elementary School, Morgan County has 45 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Austin Middle School, about 0.8 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Chestnut Grove Elementary School's average proficiency of 44.7% compares with 39.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale data from NCES put Chestnut Grove Elementary School inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
Enrollment at Chestnut Grove Elementary School was 429 in 2020-21 and 436 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Students per teacher fell from 15.3 in 2020-21 to 13.4 in 2024-25.
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Morgan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
124,471
Census ACS
Median income
$68,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
20,204 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Decatur City
- Austin High SchoolHigh · 999 students
- Decatur High SchoolHigh · 915 students
- Decatur Middle SchoolMiddle · 818 students
- Austin Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
- Austin Junior High SchoolHigh · 664 students
- Oak Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
Other schools in Decatur
- Austin High SchoolHigh · 999 students
- Decatur High SchoolHigh · 915 students
- Decatur Middle SchoolMiddle · 818 students
- Austin Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
- Austin Junior High SchoolHigh · 664 students
- Priceville High SchoolHigh · 506 students
Nearby schools
- Austin Middle School0.8 mi · 727
- Frances Nungester Elementary School1.0 mi · 428
- Austinville Elementary School1.6 mi · 463
- Austin Junior High School2.1 mi · 664
- Career Academies of Decatur2.2 mi · 269
- Julian Harris Elementary School2.2 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About Chestnut Grove Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Chestnut Grove Elementary School?
Chestnut Grove Elementary School enrolls approximately 436 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Chestnut Grove Elementary School serve?
Chestnut Grove Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chestnut Grove Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chestnut Grove Elementary School is approximately 13.4:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chestnut Grove Elementary School?
At Chestnut Grove Elementary School, the student body is approximately 35% White, 26% Hispanic, 27% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Chestnut Grove Elementary School?
Chestnut Grove Elementary School is overseen by Decatur City in Morgan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.