Enrollment
302
Middle
DISTRICT 258 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TALLADEGA CITY·NCES 010315001724
Evelyn D Houston Elementary School
1310 Ashland Hwy, Talladega, AL 35160 · (256) 315-5808 · Talladega County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL302 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of Alabama public middle schools
- C-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
255 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 95 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 28% |
| Grade 6 | 121 | 40% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Talladega City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
34.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
11.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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
21.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Evelyn D Houston Elementary School
Evelyn D Houston Elementary School's state test result (21.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evelyn D Houston Elementary School this school | 302 | 84.4% | 21.7% |
| Anniston Middle School Anniston | 357 | 81.5% | 14.2% |
| Escambia County Middle School Atmore | 278 | 89.6% | 15.5% |
| Green Acres Middle School Birmingham | 309 | 84.5% | 20.0% |
| Smith Middle School Birmingham | 336 | 86.3% | 12.0% |
| Acceleration Preparatory Academy MOBILE | 322 | 83.5% | 13.2% |
Matched among Alabama middle 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 Evelyn D Houston Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Talladega County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #216 of 260 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #196 of 260 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #219 of 260 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 302 | #211 of 265 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #77 of 244 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.7% | #136 of 246 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.4% | #34 of 264 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.7% | #23 of 151 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
302
-130 (-30%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 467
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 302 | 18 | 16.8:1 | 84% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 18 | 18.8:1 | 91% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 353 | 21 | 16.8:1 | 92% (323) |
| 2020-21 | 432 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 84% (365) |
| 2017-18 | 436 | 25.3 | 17.3:1 | 88% (382) |
| 2015-16 | 415 | 25 | 16.6:1 | 88% (364) |
| 2010-11 | 265 | 18 | 14.7:1 | 87% (231) |
| 2000-01 | 344 | 23 | 15.0:1 | 75% (257) |
| 1990-91 | 467 | 25 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Evelyn D Houston Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (436 to 302); teachers down 29% (25.3 to 18).
About Evelyn D Houston Elementary School
Evelyn D Houston Elementary School is a low-enrollment middle school in Talladega, Alabama. It enrolled 302 students in grades 4 through 6 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 41% lower than the average for middle schools in Alabama, which is about 508.
Evelyn D Houston Elementary School is run by Talladega City, whose 5 schools enroll 1,676 students.
Black students are the majority at Evelyn D Houston Elementary School, with 70% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 18% White, 7% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The school's Black share is 40 points above the 30% share among Talladega County residents. The school's diversity index is 47%, meaning two students picked at random have a 47% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 18 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.8:1. This ratio sits 1.1 below the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama. Roughly 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Talladega County is 62%.
The allk12 Grade for Evelyn D Houston Elementary School is C. Compared with Alabama public middle schools, the school scored higher than 26% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Evelyn D Houston Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 21.7%; the prediction is 22.6%.
In the county around the school, Talladega County, the median household income is $57,776, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. Talladega County is home to 33 public schools and about 10,973 public school students.
Talladega High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Evelyn D Houston Elementary School, there are 4 other public schools. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Evelyn D Houston Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 130 fewer students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.8:1.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Talladega County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
81,021
Census ACS
Median income
$57,776
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
10,973 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Talladega City
- Talladega High SchoolHigh · 634 students
- C L Salter Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Zora Ellis Junior High SchoolMiddle · 213 students
- Raymond L Young Elementary SchoolElementary · 174 students
- Talladega Career Technical CenterHigh
Other schools in Talladega
- Talladega High SchoolHigh · 634 students
- Stemley Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 356 students
- C L Salter Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Zora Ellis Junior High SchoolMiddle · 213 students
- Raymond L Young Elementary SchoolElementary · 174 students
- Talladega County Central HighHigh · 143 students
Nearby schools
- Talladega High School0.3 mi · 634
- Zora Ellis Junior High School1.0 mi · 213
- C L Salter Elementary School1.9 mi · 353
- Raymond L Young Elementary School2.5 mi · 174
- Talladega County Central High6.5 mi · 143
- Stemley Road Elementary School6.7 mi · 356
Frequently asked questions
About Evelyn D Houston Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Evelyn D Houston Elementary School?
Evelyn D Houston Elementary School enrolls approximately 302 students in grades 04-06.
What age range does Evelyn D Houston Elementary School serve?
Evelyn D Houston Elementary School serves students from grade 04 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Evelyn D Houston Elementary School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Evelyn D Houston Elementary School.
How diverse is Evelyn D Houston Elementary School?
Evelyn D Houston Elementary School reports a student body of 18% White, 7% Hispanic, 70% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Evelyn D Houston Elementary School in?
Evelyn D Houston Elementary School is part of Talladega City.
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