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If you could change one rule at Elberta Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,034
Elementary
DISTRICT 690 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALDWIN COUNTY·NCES 010027000625
Elberta Elementary School
25820 Highway 98, Elberta, AL 36530 · (251) 986-5888 · Baldwin County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,034 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
397 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 60 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 127 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 162 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 135 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 142 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 125 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 137 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 146 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (127) is 13% smaller than its 6th grade class (146).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
75.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
52.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
61.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Elberta Elementary School
Elberta Elementary School's state test result (61.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elberta Elementary School this school | 1,034 | 38.4% | 61.2% |
| Gulf Shores Elementary School Gulf Shores | 1,230 | 35.4% | 67.1% |
| J Larry Newton School Fairhope | 804 | 35.7% | 72.2% |
| Cullman City Primary School Cullman | 782 | 40.0% | N/A |
| Holtville Elementary School Deatsville | 877 | 39.2% | 61.7% |
| Moody Elementary School Moody | 839 | 40.0% | 62.4% |
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 Elberta Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Baldwin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #165 of 626 | #12 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #172 of 626 | #12 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #162 of 626 | #13 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,034 | #10 of 709 | #4 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #318 of 655 | #23 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.6% | #479 of 658 | #22 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.4% | #589 of 696 | #17 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +31.4% | #35 of 262 | #3 of 12 |
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
1,034
+328 (+46%) vs 2020
+135% since 2000-01, when it was 440
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 1,034 | 61.3 | 16.9:1 | 38% (397) |
| 2023-24 | 998 | 55.3 | 18.1:1 | 60% (599) |
| 2022-23 | 884 | 51 | 17.3:1 | 58% (512) |
| 2020-21 | 706 | 47 | 15.0:1 | 50% (352) |
| 2017-18 | 787 | 43 | 18.3:1 | 59% (464) |
| 2015-16 | 449 | 28 | 16.0:1 | 59% (266) |
| 2010-11 | 424 | 31 | 13.7:1 | 54% (227) |
| 2000-01 | 440 | 28 | 15.7:1 | 42% (184) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elberta Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 31% (787 to 1,034); teachers up 43% (43 to 61.3).
About Elberta Elementary School
Elberta Elementary School, located in Elberta, Alabama, is a high-enrollment elementary school. It serves 1,034 students in pre-K through 6. For comparison, elementary schools in Alabama average about 480 students.
Baldwin County counts 31,965 students in its 42 schools, and Elberta Elementary School is one of them.
Federal enrollment data show Elberta Elementary School is 81% White. Enrollment also includes 11% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. County-wide, about 82% of residents are White. Elberta Elementary School's diversity index is 33%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1 at Elberta Elementary School, with 61.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama fairly closely. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 38%. That tracks the 40% average for public schools in Baldwin County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 56.0% at Elberta Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 61.2%.
Federal survey data for Baldwin County show that the median household income is $78,775, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 51 public schools in Baldwin County, enrolling about 35,975 students in all.
The closest other public school is Elberta Middle School, about 1.1 miles away. Elberta Elementary School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Elberta Elementary School at 3rd of 9.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 706 students at Elberta Elementary School; in 2024-25, 1,034. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.0:1 to 16.9:1 over the same years.
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Baldwin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
246,989
Census ACS
Median income
$78,775
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
35,975 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Baldwin County
- Daphne High SchoolHigh · 1,639 students
- Fairhope High SchoolHigh · 1,536 students
- Foley High SchoolHigh · 1,520 students
- Robertsdale High SchoolHigh · 1,418 students
- Spanish Fort High SchoolHigh · 1,115 students
- Robertsdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,081 students
Other schools in Elberta
- Elberta High SchoolHigh · 735 students
- Elberta Middle SchoolMiddle · 276 students
Nearby schools
- Elberta Middle School1.1 mi · 276
- Elberta High School1.1 mi · 735
- Foley Middle School6.2 mi · 823
- Foley Elementary School6.3 mi · 1,022
- Foley High School6.6 mi · 1,520
- Florence B Mathis Elementary6.8 mi · 1,023
Frequently asked questions
About Elberta Elementary SchoolHow large is Elberta Elementary School?
Elberta Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,034 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Elberta Elementary School serve?
Elberta Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Elberta Elementary School?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Elberta Elementary School.
How diverse is Elberta Elementary School?
Elberta Elementary School reports a student body of 81% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Elberta Elementary School?
Elberta Elementary School is overseen by Baldwin County in Baldwin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.