Enrollment
207
Elementary
DISTRICT 367 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ETOWAH COUNTY·NCES 010138000494
Duck Springs Elementary School
10180 Duck Springs Rd, Attalla, AL 35954 · (256) 538-6301 · Etowah County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL207 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Alabama public elementary schools
- B-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
15.9:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
135 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 18 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 45% larger than its 6th grade class (22).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
61.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
35.4%
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 35 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
48.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Duck Springs Elementary School
Duck Springs Elementary School's state test result (48.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duck Springs Elementary School this school | 207 | 65.2% | 48.1% |
| Cherokee Elementary School Cherokee | 226 | 65.9% | 58.2% |
| Dutton Elementary School Dutton | 201 | 64.2% | 62.3% |
| Ruhuma Junior High School Ft Payne | 175 | 67.4% | 30.7% |
| Speake Danville | 178 | 67.4% | 50.4% |
| Henagar Junior High School Henagar | 261 | 61.7% | 51.1% |
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 Duck Springs Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Etowah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #327 of 626 | #11 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #351 of 626 | #13 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #340 of 626 | #12 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 207 | #649 of 709 | #19 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #191 of 655 | #4 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.0% | #426 of 658 | #12 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.2% | #284 of 696 | #10 of 20 |
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
207
+4 (+2%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 254
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 207 | 13 | 15.9:1 | 65% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 207 | 13 | 15.9:1 | 76% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 211 | 12 | 17.6:1 | 76% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 203 | 12 | 16.9:1 | 67% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 173 | 11.1 | 15.6:1 | 68% (117) |
| 2015-16 | 197 | 13 | 15.2:1 | 71% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 262 | 17 | 15.4:1 | 73% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 235 | 17 | 13.8:1 | 63% (147) |
| 1990-91 | 254 | 14 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Duck Springs Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (173 to 207); teachers up 17% (11.1 to 13).
About Duck Springs Elementary School
Located in Attalla, Alabama, Duck Springs Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school. It educates 207 students in pre-K through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Alabama is about 480 students.
Duck Springs Elementary School falls under Etowah County, which has 22 schools enrolling 8,739 students.
White students account for 78% of enrollment at Duck Springs Elementary School. Enrollment also includes 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Pacific Islander. County-wide, about 77% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Duck Springs Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 38%.
Duck Springs Elementary School's 13 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 65%.
Measured against Alabama public elementary schools, Duck Springs Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Duck Springs Elementary School is +11.6 points: 48.1% actual, 36.6% predicted.
Etowah County has these Census figures: median household income is about $54,563, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Duck Springs Elementary School is among the 42 public schools in Etowah County.
The nearest other public school, Whitesboro Elementary School, is about 4.2 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Duck Springs Elementary School. On state test proficiency, Duck Springs Elementary School ranks 4th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 207, starting from 203. The school's ratio fell from 16.9:1 to 15.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Etowah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,105
Census ACS
Median income
$54,563
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
15,139 students
Quick facts
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- Gaston High School6.7 mi · 380
- Carlisle Elementary School7.0 mi · 343
- Sardis Middle School7.2 mi · 381
Frequently asked questions
About Duck Springs Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Duck Springs Elementary School?
Duck Springs Elementary School enrolls approximately 207 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Duck Springs Elementary School serve?
Duck Springs Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Duck Springs Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Duck Springs Elementary School is approximately 15.9:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Duck Springs Elementary School?
At Duck Springs Elementary School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Duck Springs Elementary School public or private?
Duck Springs Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Etowah County.
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