Geneva County Elementary School

Geneva County Elementary School is a mid-tier primary school in Hartford, Alabama, operated by Geneva County. The school works with 474 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Geneva County comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 2,814 students; Geneva County Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Geneva County Elementary School records that 73% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 13% Black, 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Geneva County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Geneva County Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Alabama public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 42.1%; Geneva County Elementary School posts 68.8%, +26.6 points above that line.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Geneva County) reports that median household income runs about $52,771, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Geneva County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,043 students), of which Geneva County Elementary School is one.

Geneva County High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Geneva County Elementary School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Geneva County Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 34.6%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 18%: 401 students in 2018 compared to 474 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged down from 10% to 5% over that span.

Inside the community feed, members of the Geneva County Elementary School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.