Childersburg Elementary School

Childersburg Elementary School is an elementary-level community of low-enrollment scale in Childersburg, Alabama, overseen by Talladega County, educateing 278 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 480 students each, so Childersburg Elementary School sits 42% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Talladega County, which oversees 17 schools and 7,321 students, Childersburg Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Childersburg Elementary School shows that 59% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 35% White, 3% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Childersburg Elementary School has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.5:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Childersburg Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.5%; this one delivers 47.3%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Talladega County put the typical household earns roughly $57,776 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Childersburg Elementary School is one of 33 public schools in Talladega County (combined enrollment of about 10,973 students).

Childersburg Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.8 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Childersburg Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Childersburg Elementary School has grew 14%, going from 243 students in 2018 to 278 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.5:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 today.

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