Flomaton Elementary School

As a low-enrollment elementary campus in Flomaton, Alabama, Flomaton Elementary School caters to 388 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Escambia County.

Escambia County runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 4,072 students. Flomaton Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Flomaton Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 76%; the rest comes out to 13% Black, 8% multiracial, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 61% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Escambia County's rate of about 64%.

With demographic context factored in, Flomaton Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Alabama schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 48.0%; actual is 67.8%, +19.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Escambia County) reports that median household earnings sit near $48,225, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Escambia County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,240 students), of which Flomaton Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Flomaton High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Flomaton Elementary School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 47.5%.

Flomaton Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Flomaton Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 6% since 2018, when it stood at 413 (now 388). Over the same period, the Black share declined from 18% to 13%.

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