Enrollment
278
Elementary
DISTRICT 494 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TALLADEGA COUNTY·NCES 010318001212
Childersburg Elementary School
235 Pinecrest Drive, Childersburg, AL 35044 · (256) 315-5525 · Talladega County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Alabama public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
18.5:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
193 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 29 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 30% larger than its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
68.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
36.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Childersburg Elementary School
Childersburg Elementary School's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childersburg Elementary School this school | 278 | 69.4% | 47.3% |
| Southern Choctaw Elementary School Gilbertown | 288 | 70.8% | 34.7% |
| Stemley Road Elementary School Talladega | 356 | 67.7% | 32.1% |
| AH Watwood Elementary School Childersburg | 289 | 71.6% | 56.1% |
| Grove Hill Elementary School Grove Hill | 348 | 75.0% | 47.0% |
| Morris Avenue Intermediate School Opelika | 397 | 70.5% | 44.0% |
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 Childersburg Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Talladega County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #338 of 626 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #344 of 626 | #3 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #244 of 626 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 278 | #593 of 709 | #10 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #510 of 655 | #5 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.1% | #264 of 658 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.4% | #231 of 696 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.4% | #101 of 262 | 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
278
+51 (+22%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 286
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 278 | 15 | 18.5:1 | 69% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 287 | 16 | 17.9:1 | 79% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 240 | 12.7 | 18.9:1 | 80% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 227 | 14 | 16.2:1 | 68% (154) |
| 2017-18 | 243 | 11.3 | 21.5:1 | 83% (201) |
| 2015-16 | 228 | 14 | 16.3:1 | 88% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 244 | 19 | 12.8:1 | 84% (205) |
| 2000-01 | 344 | 25 | 13.8:1 | 62% (213) |
| 1990-91 | 286 | 16 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Childersburg Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (243 to 278); teachers up 33% (11.3 to 15).
About Childersburg Elementary School
Families in Childersburg, Alabama, are served by Childersburg Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. The school had 278 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Alabama) has about 480 students.
Talladega County serves 7,321 students across 17 schools.
Black students account for 59% of enrollment at Childersburg Elementary School. Smaller groups are 35% White and 3% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Talladega County is roughly 30% Black. Childersburg Elementary School has a diversity index of 53%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 15 full-time-equivalent teachers at Childersburg Elementary School and a ratio of 18.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Alabama is 17.0:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 69% of enrollment.
allk12 grades Childersburg Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Alabama, Childersburg Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 47.3% actual against a predicted 33.5%.
Talladega County has these Census figures: median household income is about $57,776, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 16%. Childersburg Elementary School is among the 33 public schools in Talladega County.
Of nearby public schools, Childersburg Middle School is the closest, at about 1.8 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Childersburg Elementary School ranks 4th on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
Enrollment was 227 in 2020-21 and 278 in 2024-25, a gain of 51 students. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.2:1 in 2020-21 to 18.5:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Childersburg Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Talladega County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
81,021
Census ACS
Median income
$57,776
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
10,973 students
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- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 902 students
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- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 607 students
- Fayetteville High SchoolCombined · 580 students
- BB Comer Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Charles R Drew Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
Other schools in Childersburg
- Childersburg High SchoolHigh · 374 students
- AH Watwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 289 students
- Childersburg Middle SchoolMiddle · 245 students
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Nearby schools
- Childersburg Middle School1.8 mi · 245
- Childersburg High School1.9 mi · 374
- AH Watwood Elementary School2.4 mi · 289
- Vincent Elementary School6.1 mi · 397
- Vincent Middle High School6.9 mi · 447
- Winterboro High School8.9 mi · 380
Frequently asked questions
About Childersburg Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Childersburg Elementary School?
Childersburg Elementary School enrolls approximately 278 students in grades PK-05.
Is Childersburg Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Childersburg Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Childersburg Elementary School?
Approximately 18.5:1 students per teacher at Childersburg Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Childersburg Elementary School?
At Childersburg Elementary School, the student body is approximately 35% White, 3% Hispanic, 59% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Childersburg Elementary School public or private?
Childersburg Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Talladega County.
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