Enrollment
391
Elementary
DISTRICT 292 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEBURNE COUNTY·NCES 010078000317
Cleburne County Elementary School
584 Evans Bridge Rd, Heflin, AL 36264 · (256) 463-2654 · Cleburne County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% 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.
- 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
15.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
191 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 37 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 14% larger than its 4th grade class (64).
Student demographics
27%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
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
65.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
47.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
52.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Cleburne County Elementary School
Cleburne County Elementary School's state test result (52.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleburne County Elementary School this school | 391 | 48.8% | 52.1% |
| Good Hope Elementary School Cullman | 393 | 50.4% | 55.1% |
| Cherokee Elementary School Guntersville | 387 | 50.1% | 66.5% |
| Rosinton School Robertsdale | 325 | 48.6% | 54.0% |
| FE Burleson Elementary School Hartselle | 452 | 47.1% | 80.2% |
| Berry Elementary School Berry | 360 | 50.6% | 55.6% |
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 Cleburne County Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #282 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #218 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #286 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #455 of 709 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #137 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.2% | #514 of 658 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.8% | #496 of 696 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.0% | #180 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
391
+71 (+22%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 513
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 391 | 25.3 | 15.4:1 | 49% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 380 | 24.3 | 15.6:1 | 65% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 361 | 22.3 | 16.2:1 | 63% (229) |
| 2020-21 | 320 | 20 | 16.0:1 | 45% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 369 | 22.7 | 16.3:1 | 61% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 358 | 24 | 14.9:1 | 58% (209) |
| 2010-11 | 347 | 24 | 14.5:1 | 56% (193) |
| 2000-01 | 489 | 33 | 14.8:1 | 51% (250) |
| 1990-91 | 513 | 30 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cleburne County Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (369 to 391); teachers up 12% (22.7 to 25.3).
About Cleburne County Elementary School
Cleburne County Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school found in Heflin, Alabama. The school counts 391 students across pre-K through 4.
Cleburne County Elementary School is in Cleburne County, a district with 2,490 students across 7 schools.
The large majority of students at Cleburne County Elementary School, 85%, are White. Next come 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. Cleburne County Elementary School has a diversity index of 27%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Cleburne County Elementary School was 15.4:1. The 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 49%. That is close to the 47% average for public schools in Cleburne County.
allk12 grades Cleburne County Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Cleburne County Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 52.1%, compared with a predicted 48.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations.
Across Cleburne County, median household income is about $55,345, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The public schools of Cleburne County number 9 and enroll about 2,490.
The shortest distance from Cleburne County Elementary School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Cleburne County Middle School. The five-mile area around Cleburne County Elementary School holds 2 other public schools. The school's 52.1% average proficiency ranks 6th among 9 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Cleburne County Elementary School went from 320 students to 391.
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Cleburne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,426
Census ACS
Median income
$55,345
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,490 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cleburne County
- Cleburne County High SchoolHigh · 555 students
- Ranburne High SchoolHigh · 526 students
- Ranburne Elementary SchoolElementary · 343 students
- Cleburne County Middle SchoolMiddle · 243 students
- Fruithurst Elementary SchoolElementary · 226 students
- Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 206 students
Other schools in Heflin
- Cleburne County High SchoolHigh · 555 students
- Cleburne County Middle SchoolMiddle · 243 students
- Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 206 students
- Cleburne County Alternative SchoolHigh
- Cleburne County Career Technical SchoolHigh
Nearby schools
- Cleburne County Middle School0.0 mi · 243
- Cleburne County High School0.1 mi · 555
- White Plains Middle School7.8 mi · 387
- White Plains Elementary School7.9 mi · 530
- Pleasant Grove Elementary School9.3 mi · 206
- White Plains High School9.6 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About Cleburne County Elementary SchoolHow large is Cleburne County Elementary School?
Cleburne County Elementary School enrolls approximately 391 students in grades PK-04.
Is Cleburne County Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cleburne County Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Cleburne County Elementary School have?
Cleburne County Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Cleburne County Elementary School?
Student demographics at Cleburne County Elementary School are roughly 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Cleburne County Elementary School public or private?
Cleburne County Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cleburne County.
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