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Enrollment
735
High
DISTRICT 1,081 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALDWIN COUNTY·NCES 010027000057
Elberta High School
13355main Street, Elberta, AL 36530 · (251) 986-8127 · Baldwin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL735 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
343 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 216 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 153 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 167 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 199 | 27% |
Student demographics
47%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
46.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
35.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 47 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
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 High School
Elberta High School's state test result (41.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elberta High School this school | 735 | 46.7% | 41.6% |
| Jasper High School Jasper | 850 | 45.9% | 43.0% |
| Sardis High School Sardis City | 546 | 48.7% | 25.6% |
| Rehobeth High School Dothan | 786 | 48.0% | 26.6% |
| Fairview High School Cullman | 512 | 48.2% | 20.6% |
| Leeds High School Leeds | 624 | 46.8% | 30.2% |
Matched among Alabama high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Baldwin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #50 of 305 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #47 of 305 | #6 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #74 of 305 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 735 | #103 of 319 | #8 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #81 of 307 | #8 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.7% | #139 of 307 | #5 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.7% | #222 of 317 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +88.0% | #2 of 130 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
735
+183 (+33%) vs 2020
+30% since 1990-91, when it was 567
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 735 | 46 | 16.0:1 | 47% (343) |
| 2023-24 | 762 | 43.5 | 17.5:1 | 65% (494) |
| 2022-23 | 784 | 42 | 18.7:1 | 60% (468) |
| 2020-21 | 552 | 33 | 16.7:1 | 48% (266) |
| 2017-18 | 391 | 21 | 18.6:1 | 59% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 568 | 32 | 17.8:1 | 55% (312) |
| 2010-11 | 565 | 39 | 14.5:1 | 56% (317) |
| 2000-01 | 565 | 35 | 16.1:1 | 43% (243) |
| 1990-91 | 567 | 31 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elberta High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 88% (391 to 735); teachers up 119% (21 to 46).
About Elberta High School
Elberta High School is a high school with a street address in Elberta, Alabama. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 735 students.
Elberta High School falls under Baldwin County, which has 42 schools enrolling 31,965 students.
At Elberta High School, White students make up 70% of the student body. It is also 17% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 2% Black. For comparison, the population of Baldwin County is roughly 82% White. Elberta High School's diversity index is 47%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Elberta High School, 46 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.0:1. That is lower than the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama. Roughly 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Elberta High School would score about 50.0%. It scores 41.6%, 8.4 points below that figure.
Federal survey data for Baldwin County show that the median household income is $78,775, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Baldwin County is home to 51 public schools and about 35,975 public school students.
The school nearest to Elberta High School is Elberta Middle School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Elberta High School is 4th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place Elberta High School in the Town: Fringe locale, which means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment at Elberta High School climbed 33% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 552 to 735 students.
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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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,034 students
- Elberta Middle SchoolMiddle · 276 students
Nearby schools
- Elberta Middle School0.0 mi · 276
- Elberta Elementary School1.1 mi · 1,034
- Foley Middle School5.3 mi · 823
- Foley Elementary School5.4 mi · 1,022
- Foley High School5.9 mi · 1,520
- Florence B Mathis Elementary6.1 mi · 1,023
Frequently asked questions
About Elberta High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Elberta High School?
Elberta High School enrolls approximately 735 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Elberta High School serve?
Elberta High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Elberta High School have?
Elberta High School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Elberta High School?
Student demographics at Elberta High School are roughly 70% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Elberta High School in?
Elberta High School is part of Baldwin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.