Elsanor School

Elsanor School is one of the compact elementary schools in Robertsdale, Alabama, run under Baldwin County, with 375 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 22% leaner than the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 480 students.

Baldwin County comprises 42 schools with combined enrollment of 31,965 students; Elsanor School is among them.

Demographically, Elsanor School logs that 77% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 18% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Elsanor School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Elsanor School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 50% of students at Elsanor School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Baldwin County's rate of about 40%.

With demographic context factored in, Elsanor School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.8%.

In the area at large, census data for Baldwin County shows median household earnings sit near $78,775, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Baldwin County's 51 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,975 students), Elsanor School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Robertsdale Elementary School, roughly 4.4 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Elsanor School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 35.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Elsanor School has edged up 11%, going from 339 students in 2018 to 375 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 6% to 18% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

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