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If you had an hour of school board time for East Lawrence Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
576
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAWRENCE COUNTY·NCES 010204001410
East Lawrence Elementary School
263 County Road 370, Trinity, AL 35673 · (256) 905-2514 · Lawrence County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL576 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
383 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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 | 44 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 122 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 12% smaller than its 4th grade class (113).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
25.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 East Lawrence Elementary School
East Lawrence Elementary School's state test result (40.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Lawrence Elementary School this school | 576 | 66.5% | 40.9% |
| Weaver Elementary School Weaver | 544 | 66.4% | 44.5% |
| Pearl Haskew Elementary Irvington | 546 | 71.2% | 49.6% |
| Opp Elementary School Opp | 547 | 61.6% | 61.5% |
| Lineville Elementary School Lineville | 459 | 68.0% | 53.3% |
| BB Comer Memorial Elementary School Sylacauga | 521 | 66.0% | 53.9% |
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 East Lawrence Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Lawrence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #413 of 626 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #451 of 626 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #438 of 626 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 576 | #201 of 709 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #204 of 655 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.0% | #393 of 658 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.5% | #267 of 696 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.1% | #162 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
576
+22 (+4%) vs 2020
+10% since 2000-01, when it was 522
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
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 | 576 | 36 | 16.0:1 | 66% (383) |
| 2023-24 | 554 | 37 | 15.0:1 | 70% (387) |
| 2022-23 | 546 | 35 | 15.6:1 | 70% (380) |
| 2020-21 | 554 | 36 | 15.4:1 | 69% (385) |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 35 | 15.4:1 | 71% (382) |
| 2015-16 | 565 | 35 | 16.1:1 | 69% (389) |
| 2010-11 | 457 | 34 | 13.4:1 | 62% (284) |
| 2000-01 | 522 | 41 | 12.7:1 | 43% (227) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Lawrence Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (538 to 576); teachers up 3% (35 to 36).
About East Lawrence Elementary School
East Lawrence Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Trinity, Alabama. It reported 576 students in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25.
A total of 12 schools make up Lawrence County, with 4,676 students enrolled.
More than half of the students at East Lawrence Elementary School are White (76%). The rest of enrollment is 10% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Native American, and 2% multiracial. That is in line with Lawrence County, where about 76% of residents are White. The diversity index for East Lawrence Elementary School is 41%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 16.0:1 is based on 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Alabama is 17.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 66% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Lawrence County average 57%.
On BeatsExpectations, East Lawrence Elementary School is 5.2 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Alabama schools.
The county, Lawrence County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $66,071 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Lawrence County has 14 public schools with about 4,676 students, including East Lawrence Elementary School.
East Lawrence Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is East Lawrence Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around East Lawrence Elementary School holds 3 other public schools. East Lawrence Elementary School's average proficiency of 40.9% compares with 36.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
The school's student count increased 4% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The discussion board for East Lawrence Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,276
Census ACS
Median income
$66,071
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,676 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lawrence County
- Moulton Elementary SchoolElementary · 695 students
- Lawrence County High SchoolHigh · 586 students
- Hatton High SchoolHigh · 536 students
- Moulton Middle SchoolMiddle · 505 students
- Hatton Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- East Lawrence Middle SchoolMiddle · 409 students
Other schools in Trinity
- West Morgan Middle SchoolMiddle · 561 students
- West Morgan Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- West Morgan High SchoolHigh · 476 students
- East Lawrence Middle SchoolMiddle · 409 students
- East Lawrence High SchoolHigh · 408 students
- Lawrence County DevelopmentalHigh · 21 students
Nearby schools
- East Lawrence Middle School0.2 mi · 409
- Lawrence County Developmental0.2 mi · 21
- East Lawrence High School0.2 mi · 408
- West Morgan Middle School5.4 mi · 561
- West Morgan High School5.5 mi · 476
- West Morgan Elementary School6.4 mi · 512
Frequently asked questions
About East Lawrence Elementary SchoolHow many students attend East Lawrence Elementary School?
East Lawrence Elementary School enrolls approximately 576 students in grades PK-04.
Is East Lawrence Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
East Lawrence Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at East Lawrence Elementary School?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at East Lawrence Elementary School.
How diverse is East Lawrence Elementary School?
East Lawrence Elementary School reports a student body of 76% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is East Lawrence Elementary School in?
East Lawrence Elementary School is part of Lawrence County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.