Enrollment
381
Elementary
DISTRICT 453 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORGAN COUNTY·NCES 010248000204
Falkville Elementary School
72 Clark Dr, Falkville, AL 35622 · (256) 784-5249 · Morgan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL381 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Alabama public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
17.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
260 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
64.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
50.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Alabama's top 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 Falkville Elementary School
Falkville Elementary School's state test result (56.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falkville Elementary School this school | 381 | 68.2% | 56.5% |
| Double Springs Elementary School Double Springs | 349 | 63.9% | 42.1% |
| Gaston Elementary School Gadsden | 290 | 67.6% | 49.1% |
| Brindlee Mountain Primary School Guntersville | 278 | 69.8% | N/A |
| Samson Elementary School Samson | 361 | 69.8% | 47.1% |
| West End Elementary School Altoona | 390 | 61.3% | 39.3% |
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 Falkville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Morgan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #227 of 626 | #12 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #192 of 626 | #10 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #300 of 626 | #12 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 381 | #477 of 709 | #15 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #361 of 655 | #21 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.2% | #553 of 658 | #21 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.2% | #245 of 696 | #7 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +27.0% | #42 of 262 | #3 of 12 |
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
381
+94 (+33%) vs 2020
-17% since 2000-01, when it was 457
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 381 | 22.1 | 17.2:1 | 68% (260) |
| 2023-24 | 379 | 22.3 | 17.0:1 | 74% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 332 | 18 | 18.4:1 | 67% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 287 | 16 | 17.9:1 | 60% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 300 | 16.5 | 18.2:1 | 58% (174) |
| 2015-16 | 357 | 21 | 17.0:1 | 61% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 372 | 29 | 12.8:1 | 60% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 457 | 33 | 13.8:1 | 51% (233) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Falkville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (300 to 381); teachers up 34% (16.5 to 22.1).
About Falkville Elementary School
The public elementary school Falkville Elementary School is located in Falkville, Alabama. Its 381 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Alabama is about 480 students.
Morgan County has 16 schools and 7,619 students, and Falkville Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students make up 88% of enrollment at Falkville Elementary School. Other students are 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 74% White share among all Morgan County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 22% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1 at Falkville Elementary School, with 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 68%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Morgan County is 56%.
Measured against Alabama public elementary schools, Falkville Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Falkville Elementary School outperforms its prediction by 22.1 points. The model expects 34.4% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Alabama; the school's rate is 56.5%.
Across Morgan County, the median household income is $68,845, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Morgan County is home to 46 public schools and about 20,204 public school students.
Falkville High School is located about 0.1 miles from Falkville Elementary School. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Falkville Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The school is in a town close to an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Fringe).
The school enrolled 381 students in 2024-25, 94 more than the 287 it had in 2020-21.
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Morgan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
124,471
Census ACS
Median income
$68,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
20,204 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Morgan County
- Albert P Brewer High SchoolHigh · 757 students
- Priceville Elementary SchoolElementary · 674 students
- West Morgan Middle SchoolMiddle · 561 students
- West Morgan Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Priceville High SchoolHigh · 506 students
- DanvilleNeel Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
Nearby schools
- Falkville High School0.1 mi · 467
- Barkley Bridge Elementary School4.2 mi · 419
- Hartselle Intermediate School4.7 mi · 522
- Hartselle Junior High School4.9 mi · 553
- Crestline Elementary School5.3 mi · 710
- Hartselle High School6.2 mi · 1,027
Frequently asked questions
About Falkville Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Falkville Elementary School?
Falkville Elementary School enrolls approximately 381 students in grades PK-05.
Is Falkville Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Falkville Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Falkville Elementary School have?
Falkville Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Falkville Elementary School?
Student demographics at Falkville Elementary School are roughly 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Falkville Elementary School in?
Falkville Elementary School is part of Morgan County.
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