Enrollment
186
Elementary
DISTRICT 167 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOWNDES COUNTY·NCES 010216001635
Fort Deposit Elementary School
200 Gilmer Hills Rd, Fort Deposit, AL 36032 · (334) 227-8704 · Lowndes County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL186 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Alabama public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
162 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 2 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
49.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
21.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Fort Deposit Elementary School
Fort Deposit Elementary School's state test result (28.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Deposit Elementary School this school | 186 | 87.1% | 28.6% |
| F S Ervin Elementary School Pine Hill | 197 | 83.2% | 27.7% |
| Southside Primary School Selma | 147 | 87.8% | N/A |
| Brantley Elementary School Selma | 204 | 86.8% | 21.6% |
| Meadowlane Elementary School Phenix City | 155 | 83.2% | 35.4% |
| Linden Elementary School Linden | 184 | 81.5% | 36.6% |
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 Fort Deposit Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #523 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #498 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #467 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 186 | #664 of 709 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.1% | #28 of 696 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #139 of 364 |
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
186
-3 (-2%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 253
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 186 | 12 | 15.5:1 | 87% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 214 | 13 | 16.5:1 | 99% (211) |
| 2022-23 | 194 | 12 | 16.2:1 | 96% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 189 | 13 | 14.5:1 | 98% (185) |
| 2017-18 | 220 | 14.1 | 15.6:1 | 96% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 274 | 17 | 16.1:1 | 76% (208) |
| 2010-11 | 315 | 22 | 14.3:1 | 89% (279) |
| 2000-01 | 242 | 19 | 12.7:1 | 99% (239) |
| 1990-91 | 253 | 17 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fort Deposit Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (220 to 186); teachers down 15% (14.1 to 12).
About Fort Deposit Elementary School
Fort Deposit Elementary School is a small elementary school serving families in Fort Deposit, Alabama. The school reports 186 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 61% smaller than the 480 average for elementary schools in Alabama.
Lowndes County has 7 schools and 1,109 students, and Fort Deposit Elementary School is one of those schools.
Federal enrollment data show Fort Deposit Elementary School is 90% Black. Enrollment also includes 6% White and 2% Hispanic. The school's Black share is 16 points above the 74% share among Lowndes County residents. The school's diversity index is 19%, meaning two students picked at random have a 19% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 12 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.5:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. Eligible students account for 87% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That tracks the 85% average for public schools in Lowndes County.
allk12 grades Fort Deposit Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Fort Deposit Elementary School is 7.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (28.6% versus 20.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Alabama.
Among Lowndes County residents, the median household income is $37,052, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 14%, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. Besides Fort Deposit Elementary School, Lowndes County has 8 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Lowndes County Middle School, at about 0.8 miles. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within ten miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Fort Deposit Elementary School is 2nd on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Fort Deposit Elementary School's location as Rural: Distant.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (189) and 2024-25 (186).
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lowndes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,833
Census ACS
Median income
$37,052
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,109 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lowndes County
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 200 students
- Calhoun High SchoolHigh · 186 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 175 students
- Hayneville Middle SchoolMiddle · 144 students
- JacksonSteele Elementary SchoolElementary · 114 students
- Lowndes County Middle SchoolMiddle · 104 students
Nearby schools
- Lowndes County Middle School0.8 mi · 104
- Calhoun High School5.0 mi · 186
- Greenville Middle School10.8 mi · 513
- Greenville Elementary School11.1 mi · 268
- WO Parmer Elementary School11.2 mi · 528
- Greenville High School11.4 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About Fort Deposit Elementary SchoolHow large is Fort Deposit Elementary School?
Fort Deposit Elementary School enrolls approximately 186 students in grades PK-05.
Is Fort Deposit Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fort Deposit Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Fort Deposit Elementary School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Fort Deposit Elementary School.
How diverse is Fort Deposit Elementary School?
Fort Deposit Elementary School reports a student body of 6% White, 2% Hispanic, 90% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Fort Deposit Elementary School public or private?
Fort Deposit Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lowndes County.
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