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Enrollment
428
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DECATUR CITY·NCES 010117001615
Frances Nungester Elementary School
726 Tammy St SW, Decatur, AL 35603 · (256) 552-3079 · Morgan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL428 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% 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.
- C+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
16.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
323 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 58%
Community
5
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 | 37 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
47.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
28.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Frances Nungester Elementary School
Frances Nungester Elementary School's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frances Nungester Elementary School this school | 428 | 75.5% | 33.5% |
| Lakewood Elementary School Huntsville | 397 | 75.1% | 22.6% |
| Flatwoods Elementary School Northport | 459 | 68.6% | 36.5% |
| Morris Elementary School Huntsville | 532 | 71.2% | 25.3% |
| Loachapoka Elementary School Loachapoka | 332 | 75.9% | 28.8% |
| Morningview Elementary School Montgomery | 434 | 78.6% | 19.8% |
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 Frances Nungester Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Morgan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #474 of 626 | #19 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #424 of 626 | #19 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #483 of 626 | #19 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 428 | #401 of 709 | #12 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #219 of 655 | #12 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.3% | #44 of 658 | #5 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.5% | #151 of 696 | #3 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.1% | #152 of 262 | #8 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
428
+52 (+14%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 459
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 428 | 26.5 | 16.1:1 | 75% (323) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 20.5 | 19.5:1 | 83% (333) |
| 2022-23 | 390 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 83% (323) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 22 | 17.1:1 | 83% (311) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 83% (330) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 24 | 17.5:1 | 53% (221) |
| 2000-01 | 503 | 35 | 14.4:1 | 68% (342) |
| 1990-91 | 459 | 25 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frances Nungester Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (396 to 428); teachers up 10% (24 to 26.5).
About Frances Nungester Elementary School
Families in Decatur, Alabama, are served by Frances Nungester Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. It educates 428 students in pre-K through 5.
Within Decatur City, Frances Nungester Elementary School is one of 19 schools. The district enrolls 8,902 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Frances Nungester Elementary School is Black (47%). Other students are 27% Hispanic, 16% White, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is higher than the 13% Black share among all Morgan County residents. Frances Nungester Elementary School has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 16.1 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 75% of students. Across public schools in Morgan County, the average is 56%.
Frances Nungester Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 26% of Alabama public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 29.1% for Frances Nungester Elementary School. The school posts 33.5%, 4.3 points above the prediction.
County data help place the school in context: in Morgan County, median household income is about $68,845, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The public schools of Morgan County number 46 and enroll about 20,204.
The shortest distance from Frances Nungester Elementary School to another public school is about 1.0 miles, to Chestnut Grove Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Frances Nungester Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Frances Nungester Elementary School had 376 students in 2020-21 and 428 in 2024-25, a 14% rise.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Decatur City
- Austin High SchoolHigh · 999 students
- Decatur High SchoolHigh · 915 students
- Decatur Middle SchoolMiddle · 818 students
- Austin Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
- Austin Junior High SchoolHigh · 664 students
- Oak Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
Other schools in Decatur
- Austin High SchoolHigh · 999 students
- Decatur High SchoolHigh · 915 students
- Decatur Middle SchoolMiddle · 818 students
- Austin Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
- Austin Junior High SchoolHigh · 664 students
- Priceville High SchoolHigh · 506 students
Nearby schools
- Chestnut Grove Elementary School1.0 mi · 436
- Austinville Elementary School1.4 mi · 463
- Austin Middle School1.5 mi · 727
- Austin Junior High School2.3 mi · 664
- Career Academies of Decatur2.4 mi · 269
- Woodmeade Elementary School2.7 mi · 361
Frequently asked questions
About Frances Nungester Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Frances Nungester Elementary School?
Frances Nungester Elementary School enrolls approximately 428 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Frances Nungester Elementary School serve?
Frances Nungester Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Frances Nungester Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Frances Nungester Elementary School is approximately 16.1:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Frances Nungester Elementary School?
Frances Nungester Elementary School reports a student body of 16% White, 27% Hispanic, 47% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Frances Nungester Elementary School?
Frances Nungester Elementary School is overseen by Decatur City in Morgan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.