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Enrollment
942
Elementary
DISTRICT 847 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHILTON COUNTY·NCES 010066000286
Clanton Elementary School
1000 Cloverleaf Dr, Clanton, AL 35045 · (205) 280-2730 · Chilton County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL942 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Alabama public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
14.3:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
496 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 147 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 196 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 213 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 191 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 195 | 21% |
Student demographics
59%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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
62.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
62.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
62.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Clanton Elementary School
Clanton Elementary School's state test result (62.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clanton Elementary School this school | 942 | 52.7% | 62.5% |
| Creek View Elementary School Maylene | 958 | 48.7% | 75.6% |
| Robertsdale Elementary School Robertsdale | 1,081 | 56.8% | 41.1% |
| Thompson Intermediate School Alabaster | 901 | 57.5% | 58.4% |
| Rehobeth Primary School Dothan | 761 | 52.4% | 75.3% |
| Beauregard Elementary School Opelika | 783 | 53.8% | 58.5% |
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 Clanton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #153 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #90 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #328 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 942 | #25 of 709 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #52 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #174 of 658 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.7% | #450 of 696 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.4% | #114 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
942
-88 (-9%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 936
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 942 | 66 | 14.3:1 | 53% (496) |
| 2023-24 | 1,013 | 66 | 15.3:1 | 68% (690) |
| 2022-23 | 1,028 | 65 | 15.8:1 | 67% (685) |
| 2020-21 | 1,030 | 66 | 15.6:1 | 54% (555) |
| 2017-18 | 838 | 49 | 17.1:1 | 56% (470) |
| 2015-16 | 817 | 55 | 14.8:1 | 57% (467) |
| 2010-11 | 817 | 66 | 12.4:1 | 58% (474) |
| 2000-01 | 1,044 | 72 | 14.5:1 | 48% (501) |
| 1990-91 | 936 | 53 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clanton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (838 to 942); teachers up 35% (49 to 66).
About Clanton Elementary School
Among the schools in Clanton, Alabama, is Clanton Elementary School, a large elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 3 and enrolls 942 students. Elementary schools in Alabama average about 480 students, which makes this school 96% larger than average.
Chilton County enrolls 7,921 students in 12 schools, including Clanton Elementary School.
White students are 59% of those enrolled at Clanton Elementary School. Beyond that, enrollment is 18% Hispanic, 17% Black, and 6% multiracial. In Chilton County overall, about 81% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Clanton Elementary School totals 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Alabama is 17.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Clanton Elementary School is about 53%.
On the allk12 Grade, Clanton Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 82% of Alabama public elementary schools.
Clanton Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (62.5%) and its predicted rate (45.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools.
The school is in Chilton County, where the median household earns about $65,603 a year, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Chilton County, 14 public schools serve about 7,921 students.
Measured in a straight line, Clanton Intermediate School is about 0.1 miles from Clanton Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 3. Clanton Elementary School comes in 1st of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 942, compared with 1,030 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 15.6 in 2020-21 to 14.3 in 2024-25.
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Chilton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,992
Census ACS
Median income
$65,603
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
7,921 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chilton County
- Thorsby High SchoolCombined · 895 students
- Chilton County High SchoolHigh · 833 students
- Isabella High SchoolCombined · 789 students
- Jemison Elementary SchoolElementary · 752 students
- Jemison High SchoolHigh · 702 students
- Clanton Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 630 students
Other schools in Clanton
- Chilton County High SchoolHigh · 833 students
- Clanton Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 630 students
- Clanton Middle SchoolMiddle · 401 students
- Chilton County Alternative SchoolHigh
- W A Lecroy Career Technical CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Clanton Intermediate School0.1 mi · 630
- Clanton Middle School0.2 mi · 401
- Chilton County High School0.2 mi · 833
- Verbena High School8.1 mi · 589
- Thorsby High School8.6 mi · 895
- Isabella High School10.0 mi · 789
Frequently asked questions
About Clanton Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Clanton Elementary School?
Clanton Elementary School enrolls approximately 942 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Clanton Elementary School serve?
Clanton Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Clanton Elementary School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Clanton Elementary School.
How diverse is Clanton Elementary School?
Clanton Elementary School reports a student body of 59% White, 18% Hispanic, 17% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Clanton Elementary School in?
Clanton Elementary School is part of Chilton County.
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