Eclectic Elementary School

Eclectic Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Eclectic, Alabama, operated by Elmore County. The school educates 689 students in grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 44% bigger than the state mean of about 480.

Elmore County comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 11,741 students; Eclectic Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Eclectic Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Other groups include 8% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Eclectic Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.6%.

In the area at large, Elmore County reports that median household earnings sit near $78,243, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Elmore County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,867 students), Eclectic Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Elmore County High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Eclectic Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 34.5%.

Eclectic Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Eclectic Elementary School's enrollment has increased 26% since 2018, when it stood at 546 (now 689).

On the community side, members of the Eclectic Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.