Enrollment
251
Elementary
DISTRICT 392 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUSSELL COUNTY·NCES 010288001132
Dixie Elementary School
4914 US Highway 80 W, Opelika, AL 36804 · (334) 468-5323 · Russell County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL251 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of Alabama public elementary schools
- C+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
16.2:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
155 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 19 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 46% larger than its 5th grade class (28).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Based on grade levels within Russell County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
62.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
28.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
46.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Dixie Elementary School
Dixie Elementary School's state test result (46.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie Elementary School this school | 251 | 61.8% | 46.7% |
| Mitchell Elementary School Gadsden | 262 | 59.2% | 60.5% |
| WS Harlan Elementary School Lockhart | 293 | 63.1% | 45.5% |
| Hatton Elementary School Leighton | 236 | 65.3% | 58.0% |
| Newton Elementary School Newton | 293 | 57.7% | 65.8% |
| Vernon Elementary School Vernon | 277 | 58.5% | 83.3% |
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 Dixie Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Russell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #347 of 626 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #427 of 626 | #4 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #323 of 626 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 251 | #615 of 709 | #9 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #225 of 655 | #3 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.2% | #305 of 658 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.8% | #316 of 696 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.5% | #194 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
251
+36 (+17%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 226
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 251 | 15.5 | 16.2:1 | 62% (155) |
| 2023-24 | 239 | 14.5 | 16.5:1 | 73% (175) |
| 2022-23 | 239 | 13.5 | 17.7:1 | 74% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 215 | 14 | 15.4:1 | 74% (159) |
| 2017-18 | 238 | 13.5 | 17.6:1 | 74% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 176 | 10 | 17.6:1 | 51% (90) |
| 2010-11 | 211 | 17 | 12.4:1 | 75% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 296 | 18 | 16.4:1 | 63% (185) |
| 1990-91 | 226 | 13 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dixie Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (238 to 251); teachers up 15% (13.5 to 15.5).
About Dixie Elementary School
Dixie Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school with an address in Opelika, Alabama. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 251 students. It has 48% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Alabama (about 480).
Dixie Elementary School sits within Russell County, which has 7 schools and 3,850 students.
More than half of the students at Dixie Elementary School are White (67%). Next come 19% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. That compares with about 46% White among all Russell County residents. The diversity index for Dixie Elementary School is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Dixie Elementary School has a ratio of 16.2:1. The gap from the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama is 0.8 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 62%.
On the allk12 Grade, Dixie Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 45% of Alabama public elementary schools.
Dixie Elementary School is 7.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (46.7% versus 39.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Alabama.
The school's county is Russell County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $51,197, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. There are 18 public schools in the county, enrolling about 10,127, Dixie Elementary School among them.
Of the public schools around it, Dixie Elementary School is closest to Sanford Middle School, about 8.8 miles away. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. Dixie Elementary School is 4th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The NCES locale for Dixie Elementary School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 215 to 251, a 17% gain.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Dixie Elementary School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Russell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,811
Census ACS
Median income
$51,197
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
10,127 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Russell County
- Russell County High SchoolHigh · 1,078 students
- Russell County Middle SchoolMiddle · 810 students
- Oliver Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Ladonia Elementary SchoolElementary · 461 students
- Mt Olive Primary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Mount Olive Intermediate SchoolElementary · 345 students
Other schools in Opelika
- Opelika High SchoolHigh · 1,590 students
- Opelika Middle SchoolMiddle · 812 students
- Beauregard Elementary SchoolElementary · 783 students
- Beauregard High SchoolHigh · 533 students
- Sanford Middle SchoolMiddle · 533 students
- Southview Primary SchoolElementary · 480 students
Other Dixie Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Dixie Elementary. Dixie Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Dixie Elementary SchoolTYLER, TX · 619 students
- Dixie Elementary SchoolNew Lebanon, OH · 446 students
- Dixie ElementaryLouisville, KY · 370 students
- Dixie Elementary SchoolDIXIE, WA · 14 students
Nearby schools
- Sanford Middle School8.8 mi · 533
- Beauregard Elementary School9.4 mi · 783
- Beauregard High School9.8 mi · 533
- Russell County Middle School10.0 mi · 810
- Russell County High School10.1 mi · 1,078
- Ladonia Elementary School10.2 mi · 461
Frequently asked questions
About Dixie Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dixie Elementary School?
Dixie Elementary School enrolls approximately 251 students in grades PK-05.
Is Dixie Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dixie Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Dixie Elementary School have?
Dixie Elementary School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dixie Elementary School?
At Dixie Elementary School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 5% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Dixie Elementary School?
Dixie Elementary School is overseen by Russell County in Russell County.
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