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What's one thing Corley Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
429
Elementary
DISTRICT 434 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOAZ CITY·NCES 010001200884
Corley Elementary School
505 Mount Vernon Rd, Boaz, AL 35957 · (256) 593-3254 · Marshall County
GRADES 02–03ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL429 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
307 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 58%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 213 | 50% |
| Grade 3 | 216 | 50% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Boaz City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
51.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
39.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Corley Elementary School
Corley Elementary School's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corley Elementary School this school | 429 | 71.6% | 45.5% |
| Boaz Intermediate School Boaz | 361 | 68.7% | 54.8% |
| Douglas Elementary School Douglas | 521 | 73.1% | 41.4% |
| West Morgan Elementary School Trinity | 512 | 71.7% | 61.4% |
| Tharptown Elementary School Russellville | 541 | 66.5% | 45.9% |
| Athens Elementary School Athens | 474 | 67.5% | 49.0% |
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 Corley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Marshall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #357 of 626 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #310 of 626 | #5 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #449 of 626 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 429 | #399 of 709 | #12 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #481 of 655 | #11 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #181 of 658 | #2 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.6% | #195 of 696 | #3 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.0% | #93 of 262 | #7 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
429
+62 (+17%) vs 2020
+29% since 2010-11, when it was 333
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 429 | 23.5 | 18.3:1 | 72% (307) |
| 2023-24 | 387 | 22 | 17.6:1 | 79% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 20 | 16.9:1 | 79% (267) |
| 2020-21 | 367 | 20 | 18.4:1 | 71% (261) |
| 2017-18 | 373 | 20 | 18.6:1 | 74% (275) |
| 2015-16 | 351 | 21 | 16.7:1 | 74% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 333 | 24 | 13.9:1 | 65% (215) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Corley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (373 to 429); teachers up 18% (20 to 23.5).
About Corley Elementary School
Corley Elementary School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Boaz, Alabama. The student body numbers 429 students, from grades 2 through 3.
Boaz City counts 2,607 students in its 5 schools, and Corley Elementary School is one of them.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Corley Elementary School, with 46% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 45% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. Marshall County's residents are about 17% Hispanic, 29 points below the school's share. Corley Elementary School has a diversity index of 58%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Corley Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 18.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Alabama is 17.0:1, lower than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 72%. It compares with 59% for public schools in Marshall County.
Corley Elementary School is 13.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (45.5% versus 32.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Alabama.
According to the American Community Survey, in Marshall County, median household income is about $62,571, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Corley Elementary School is one of 37 public schools in Marshall County, which together enroll about 19,416 students.
The next-closest public school is Boaz Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Corley Elementary School. On proficiency, Corley Elementary School is ahead of the 37.0% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 8.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 17%, from 367 to 429.
Community posts for Corley Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
99,748
Census ACS
Median income
$62,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
19,416 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Boaz City
- Boaz High SchoolHigh · 721 students
- Boaz Middle SchoolMiddle · 583 students
- Boaz Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Boaz Intermediate SchoolElementary · 361 students
Other schools in Boaz
- Boaz High SchoolHigh · 721 students
- Boaz Middle SchoolMiddle · 583 students
- Boaz Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Whitesboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 423 students
- Boaz Intermediate SchoolElementary · 361 students
- Carlisle Elementary SchoolElementary · 343 students
Other Corley Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Corley Elementary. Corley Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Corley Elementary SchoolLawrenceville, GA · 1,119 students
Nearby schools
- Boaz Elementary School0.2 mi · 513
- Boaz High School0.8 mi · 721
- Boaz Middle School1.0 mi · 583
- Boaz Intermediate School1.1 mi · 361
- Sardis High School3.6 mi · 546
- Sardis Middle School3.8 mi · 381
Frequently asked questions
About Corley Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Corley Elementary School?
Corley Elementary School enrolls approximately 429 students in grades 02-03.
What grades does Corley Elementary School serve?
Corley Elementary School serves grades 02-03.
How many students per teacher at Corley Elementary School?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Corley Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Corley Elementary School?
At Corley Elementary School, the student body is approximately 45% White, 46% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Corley Elementary School public or private?
Corley Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Boaz City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.