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Alumni: what's one memory from Elvin Hill Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
534
Elementary
DISTRICT 618 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHELBY COUNTY·NCES 010303001588
Elvin Hill Elementary School
201 Washington St, Columbiana, AL 35051 · (205) 682-6620 · Shelby County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL534 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Alabama public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
358 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (105).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
60.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
37.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Elvin Hill Elementary School
Elvin Hill Elementary School's state test result (48.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elvin Hill Elementary School this school | 534 | 67.0% | 48.0% |
| East Lawrence Elementary School Trinity | 576 | 66.5% | 40.9% |
| Ladonia Elementary School Phenix City | 461 | 62.7% | 45.2% |
| Blue Springs Elementary School Athens | 558 | 70.8% | 47.1% |
| Attalla Elementary School Attalla | 665 | 70.2% | 45.4% |
| Maxwell Elementary School Duncanville | 511 | 61.6% | 50.1% |
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 Elvin Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #328 of 626 | #18 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #340 of 626 | #19 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #350 of 626 | #18 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 534 | #252 of 709 | #17 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #279 of 655 | #16 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.7% | #256 of 658 | #11 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.0% | #260 of 696 | #4 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.7% | #189 of 262 | #7 of 7 |
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
534
+83 (+18%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 612
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 534 | 32.2 | 16.6:1 | 67% (358) |
| 2023-24 | 536 | 30.9 | 17.4:1 | 65% (348) |
| 2022-23 | 534 | 30.8 | 17.3:1 | 66% (355) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 33 | 13.7:1 | 48% (218) |
| 2017-18 | 505 | 33.2 | 15.2:1 | 59% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 496 | 35 | 14.2:1 | 54% (267) |
| 2010-11 | 533 | 44 | 12.1:1 | 56% (297) |
| 2000-01 | 565 | 43 | 13.1:1 | 45% (257) |
| 1990-91 | 612 | 36 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elvin Hill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (505 to 534); teachers down 3% (33.2 to 32.2).
About Elvin Hill Elementary School
Elvin Hill Elementary School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Columbiana, Alabama. The school's 534 students are in kindergarten through 5.
Within Shelby County, Elvin Hill Elementary School is one of 29 schools. The district enrolls 20,638 students.
White students account for 64% of enrollment at Elvin Hill Elementary School. Other groups make up 17% Black, 15% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. Shelby County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school's share is lower. Elvin Hill Elementary School has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 16.6 students per teacher and 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Alabama, the average ratio is about 17.0:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 67%. Public schools in Shelby County average 42%.
Measured against Alabama public elementary schools, Elvin Hill Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Elvin Hill Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (48.0%) and its predicted rate (35.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools.
Shelby County has about 230,211 residents, and median household income is about $97,961, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Shelby County number 48 and enroll about 35,120.
Shelby County High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 48.0% is below the 52.2% average for nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 451 in 2020-21 and 534 in 2024-25, a increase of 83 students. Federal data show the ratio rising from 13.7:1 to 16.6:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,211
Census ACS
Median income
$97,961
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
35,120 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shelby County
- Oak Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
- Helena High SchoolHigh · 1,383 students
- Chelsea High SchoolHigh · 1,235 students
- Oak Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,168 students
- Calera HighHigh · 1,018 students
- Helena MiddleMiddle · 957 students
Other schools in Columbiana
- Shelby County High SchoolHigh · 572 students
- Columbiana Middle SchoolMiddle · 428 students
- Career Technical Education CenterHigh
- New DirectionHigh
Nearby schools
- Shelby County High School0.2 mi · 572
- Columbiana Middle School1.2 mi · 428
- Shelby Elementary School6.6 mi · 242
- Wilsonville Elementary School7.8 mi · 229
- Calera Elementary10.0 mi · 766
- Calera Intermediate School10.4 mi · 747
Frequently asked questions
About Elvin Hill Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Elvin Hill Elementary School?
Elvin Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 534 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Elvin Hill Elementary School serve?
Elvin Hill Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elvin Hill Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Elvin Hill Elementary School is approximately 16.6:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Elvin Hill Elementary School?
Student demographics at Elvin Hill Elementary School are roughly 64% White, 15% Hispanic, 17% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Elvin Hill Elementary School?
Elvin Hill Elementary School is overseen by Shelby County in Shelby County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.