Fruithurst Elementary School

Fruithurst Elementary School is one of the cozy elementary-level communitys in Fruithurst, Alabama, overseen by Cleburne County, with 226 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 480 students each, so Fruithurst Elementary School sits 53% below that benchmark.

Within Cleburne County, which oversees 7 schools and 2,490 students, Fruithurst Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Fruithurst Elementary School logs that nearly all students (91%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. Compared to Cleburne County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Fruithurst Elementary School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Fruithurst Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 45.7%; this one delivers 63.6%, a residual of +17.9 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Cleburne County indicate median household earnings sit near $55,345, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Fruithurst Elementary School is one of 9 public schools in Cleburne County (combined enrollment of about 2,490 students).

West Haralson Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 8.4 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Fruithurst Elementary School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 41.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fruithurst Elementary School has stayed largely flat, going from 230 students in 2018 to 226 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 100% to 91%. Class-load math has fell: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.