Enrollment
197
Elementary
DISTRICT 220 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILCOX COUNTY·NCES 010351000325
F S Ervin Elementary School
500 Leroy Randolph Rd, Pine Hill, AL 36769 · (334) 963-4702 · Wilcox County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL197 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
164 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Wilcox County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
40.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
13.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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
27.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
197
-51 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.5:1
% White
1%
was 0%
% Hispanic
1%
was 0%
% Black
95%
was 100%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About F S Ervin Elementary School
Set in Pine Hill, Alabama, F S Ervin Elementary School is a close-knit K-5 school, one of the schools within Wilcox County. It hosts 197 students across grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 480 students per school, that is 59% leaner than typical.
F S Ervin Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Wilcox County, a district that serves 1,147 students overall.
Looking at the student body, F S Ervin Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (95%); the rest looks like 3% multiracial. By comparison, Wilcox County as a whole is about 70% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, On paper, F S Ervin Elementary School has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, F S Ervin Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 23.5%, the actual is 27.7%, a residual of +4.2 points.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Wilcox County) reports that median household income runs about $40,640, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 24%. In all, Wilcox County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,147 students), of which F S Ervin Elementary School is one.
The closest other public school is Thomasville Elementary School, roughly 10.0 miles away. On composite proficiency, F S Ervin Elementary School comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 39.2%.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at F S Ervin Elementary School has edged down 21%, going from 248 students in 2018 to 197 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged down from 100% to 95% over that span.
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Wilcox County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,172
Census ACS
Median income
$40,640
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
24%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,147 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wilcox County
- J E Hobbs Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
- Wilcox Central High SchoolHigh · 340 students
- Camden School Of Arts TechnologyMiddle · 148 students
- ABC ElementaryElementary · 103 students
- Wilcox County Alternative SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Thomasville Elementary School10.0 mi · 427
- Thomasville Middle School10.3 mi · 281
- Thomasville High School10.3 mi · 305
- Marengo High School13.4 mi · 223
- Monroe Intermediate School15.1 mi · 55
- Wilcox Central High School16.1 mi · 340
Frequently asked questions
About F S Ervin Elementary SchoolHow large is F S Ervin Elementary School?
F S Ervin Elementary School enrolls approximately 197 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does F S Ervin Elementary School serve?
F S Ervin Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at F S Ervin Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at F S Ervin Elementary School is approximately 16.4:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at F S Ervin Elementary School?
At F S Ervin Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 1% Hispanic, 95% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is F S Ervin Elementary School in?
F S Ervin Elementary School is part of Wilcox County.
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