Enrollment
397
Elementary
DISTRICT 367 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ETOWAH COUNTY·NCES 010138000497
Glencoe Elementary School
207 N College St, Glencoe, AL 35905 · (256) 492-4709 · Etowah County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
169 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 18 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (74).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Glencoe Elementary School→Glencoe Middle School
Based on grade levels within Etowah County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
77.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
46.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Glencoe Elementary School
Glencoe Elementary School's state test result (58.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glencoe Elementary School this school | 397 | 42.6% | 58.0% |
| Hatton Elementary School Town Creek | 424 | 43.9% | 47.5% |
| Good Hope Primary School Cullman | 401 | 40.9% | N/A |
| GW Long Elementary School Skipperville | 492 | 44.7% | 66.7% |
| Whitesboro Elementary School Boaz | 423 | 42.8% | 66.6% |
| FE Burleson Elementary School Hartselle | 452 | 47.1% | 80.2% |
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 Glencoe Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Etowah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #217 of 626 | #8 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #230 of 626 | #7 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #141 of 626 | #6 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #444 of 709 | #8 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #186 of 655 | #3 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.1% | #492 of 658 | #13 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.6% | #557 of 696 | #18 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.1% | #143 of 262 | #5 of 9 |
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
397
+35 (+10%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 467
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 397 | 25 | 15.9:1 | 43% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 396 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 60% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 390 | 22 | 17.7:1 | 60% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 362 | 23 | 15.7:1 | 42% (151) |
| 2017-18 | 364 | 24.2 | 15.0:1 | 49% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 381 | 22 | 17.3:1 | 54% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 358 | 25 | 14.3:1 | 47% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 425 | 27 | 15.7:1 | 38% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 467 | 23 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glencoe Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (364 to 397); teachers up 3% (24.2 to 25).
About Glencoe Elementary School
Glencoe Elementary School is one of the public schools in Glencoe, Alabama. It is a small elementary school. The school counts 397 students across pre-K through 4.
Etowah County counts 8,739 students in its 22 schools, and Glencoe Elementary School is one of them.
White students make up 83% of enrollment at Glencoe Elementary School. The next largest groups are 6% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 30% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 25 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.9:1. That is lower than the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. The lunch program counts 43% of students at Glencoe Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Etowah County average 58%.
On BeatsExpectations, Glencoe Elementary School is 4.9 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Alabama schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Etowah County, the median household income is $54,563, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. In all, Etowah County has 42 public schools and roughly 15,139 students.
Glencoe High School is the public school closest to Glencoe Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. There are 7 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 37.9% on proficiency, and Glencoe Elementary School is above that at 58.0%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Small.
Enrollment is up 10% from 2020-21, when Glencoe Elementary School had 362 students, to 2024-25, when it had 397.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Etowah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,105
Census ACS
Median income
$54,563
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
15,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Etowah County
- Southside High SchoolHigh · 825 students
- John S Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 745 students
- Rainbow Middle SchoolMiddle · 634 students
- Hokes Bluff Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Sardis High SchoolHigh · 546 students
Other schools in Glencoe
- Glencoe High SchoolHigh · 300 students
- Glencoe Middle SchoolMiddle · 272 students
Other Glencoe Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Glencoe Elementary. Glencoe Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Glencoe Elementary SchoolPortland, OR · 357 students
- Glencoe Elementary SchoolGlencoe, OK · 208 students
Nearby schools
- Glencoe High School0.7 mi · 300
- Glencoe Middle School0.7 mi · 272
- Adams Elementary School3.5 mi · 433
- Litchfield Middle School3.6 mi · 252
- Donehoo Elementary School4.0 mi · 225
- Hokes Bluff Middle School4.4 mi · 253
Frequently asked questions
About Glencoe Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Glencoe Elementary School?
Glencoe Elementary School enrolls approximately 397 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Glencoe Elementary School serve?
Glencoe Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Glencoe Elementary School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Glencoe Elementary School.
How diverse is Glencoe Elementary School?
Glencoe Elementary School reports a student body of 83% White, 5% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Glencoe Elementary School?
Glencoe Elementary School is overseen by Etowah County in Etowah County.
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