Evelyn D Houston Elementary School

Evelyn D Houston Elementary School operates as a low-enrollment middle school in Talladega, Alabama, operated by Talladega City. Current enrollment sits at 302 students spanning grades 4 through 6. That puts it 41% smaller than the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 508 students.

Talladega City comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,676 students; Evelyn D Houston Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Evelyn D Houston Elementary School records that Black students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 18% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 30% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Evelyn D Houston Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Talladega County (around 62%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Evelyn D Houston Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.7%.

In the broader community, Talladega County reports that median household earnings sit near $57,776, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. In all, Talladega County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,973 students), of which Evelyn D Houston Elementary School is one.

Talladega High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Evelyn D Houston Elementary School at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 36.7%.

Evelyn D Houston Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Evelyn D Houston Elementary School's enrollment has fell 31% since 2018, when it stood at 436 (now 302). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 0% to 7% over that span.

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