Elba Elementary School

Elba Elementary School is an elementary campus of compact scale in Elba, Alabama, run under Elba City, works with 379 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 480 students per school, that is 21% leaner than typical.

Elba City runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 603 students. Elba Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Elba Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is White (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 45% Black, 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 71%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.2:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Coffee County's rate of about 51%.

With demographic context factored in, Elba Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 33.0%; this one delivers 50.8%, a residual of +17.9 points.

In the area at large, census data for Coffee County shows the typical household earns roughly $68,353 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Coffee County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,168 students), Elba Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Elba High School, around 0.2 miles off. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Elba Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 35.2%.

Elba Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 18%: 320 students in 2018 compared to 379 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.