Enrollment
349
Elementary
DISTRICT 269 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINSTON COUNTY·NCES 010358001358
Double Springs Elementary School
123 Old School Rd, Double Springs, AL 35553 · (205) 717-3322 · Winston County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% 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.
- C+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
17.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
223 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 13 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 8% larger than its 4th grade class (63).
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
55.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
43.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
42.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Double Springs Elementary School
Double Springs Elementary School's state test result (42.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double Springs Elementary School this school | 349 | 63.9% | 42.1% |
| Eva School Eva | 345 | 60.3% | 63.5% |
| Brindlee Mountain Elementary School Arab | 286 | 61.2% | 47.3% |
| Cordova Elementary School Cordova | 321 | 59.8% | 60.1% |
| Falkville Elementary School Falkville | 381 | 68.2% | 56.5% |
| Gaston Elementary School Gadsden | 290 | 67.6% | 49.1% |
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 Double Springs Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #403 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #271 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #420 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #514 of 709 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #393 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.2% | #650 of 658 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.9% | #295 of 696 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #351 of 364 |
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
349
+19 (+6%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 523
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 349 | 20 | 17.4:1 | 64% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 21 | 16.9:1 | 77% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 21.5 | 16.7:1 | 77% (276) |
| 2020-21 | 330 | 20 | 16.5:1 | 48% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 352 | 21.6 | 16.3:1 | 63% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 387 | 23 | 16.8:1 | 64% (247) |
| 2010-11 | 409 | 32 | 12.8:1 | 63% (259) |
| 2000-01 | 546 | 39 | 14.0:1 | 60% (329) |
| 1990-91 | 523 | 30 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Double Springs Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (352 to 349); teachers down 7% (21.6 to 20).
About Double Springs Elementary School
Double Springs Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Alabama, with an address in Double Springs. It enrolled 349 students in pre-K through 4 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Alabama average about 480 students each.
Double Springs Elementary School is run by Winston County, whose 9 schools enroll 2,309 students.
Federal enrollment data show Double Springs Elementary School is 96% White. Other groups make up 3% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 7% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.4:1. That is close to the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Double Springs Elementary School is 64%. That is higher than the 53% average for public schools in Winston County.
The allk12 Grade for Double Springs Elementary School is C. Compared with Alabama public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 34% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Alabama with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 37.5%. Double Springs Elementary School scores 42.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Winston County show that the median household income is $57,256, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 14%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Besides Double Springs Elementary School, Winston County has 13 other public schools.
The school nearest to Double Springs Elementary School is Winston County High School, at a distance of about 1.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Ranked by average proficiency, Double Springs Elementary School places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The NCES locale for Double Springs Elementary School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment is up 6% from 2020-21, when Double Springs Elementary School had 330 students, to 2024-25, when it had 349.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Winston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,682
Census ACS
Median income
$57,256
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,906 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Winston County
- Addison Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Meek High SchoolHigh · 286 students
- Winston County High SchoolHigh · 285 students
- Lynn High SchoolHigh · 256 students
- Addison High SchoolHigh · 232 students
- Meek Elementary SchoolElementary · 211 students
Other schools in Double Springs
- Winston County High SchoolHigh · 285 students
- Double Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 176 students
- Winston Career AcademyHigh
Nearby schools
- Winston County High School1.2 mi · 285
- Double Springs Middle School1.3 mi · 176
- Lynn High School10.8 mi · 256
- Lynn Elementary School10.8 mi · 168
- Meek High School12.0 mi · 286
- Meek Elementary School12.0 mi · 211
Frequently asked questions
About Double Springs Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Double Springs Elementary School?
Double Springs Elementary School enrolls approximately 349 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Double Springs Elementary School serve?
Double Springs Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Double Springs Elementary School?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at Double Springs Elementary School.
How diverse is Double Springs Elementary School?
Double Springs Elementary School reports a student body of 96% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Double Springs Elementary School?
Double Springs Elementary School is overseen by Winston County in Winston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.