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Does Golden Springs Elementary School have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
357
Elementary
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNISTON CITY·NCES 010009000017
Golden Springs Elementary School
100 Feary Dr, Anniston, AL 36207 · (256) 231-5050 · Calhoun County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL357 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of Alabama public elementary schools
- DTest 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
17.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
278 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 72 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 17% |
This year's 1st grade class (72) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
Based on grade levels within Anniston City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
15.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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
26.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Golden Springs Elementary School
Golden Springs Elementary School's state test result (26.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Springs Elementary School this school | 357 | 77.9% | 26.2% |
| C L Salter Elementary School Talladega | 353 | 81.3% | 33.4% |
| Hemphill Elementary School Birmingham | 353 | 79.0% | 24.5% |
| LEAD Academy Building A Montgomery | 358 | 77.7% | 38.3% |
| Evergreen Elementary School Evergreen | 342 | 76.9% | 33.9% |
| Charles F Hard Elementary School Bessemer | 364 | 80.8% | 14.7% |
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 Golden Springs Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Calhoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #551 of 626 | #13 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #559 of 626 | #12 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #532 of 626 | #13 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 357 | #503 of 709 | #13 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #441 of 655 | #12 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.8% | #428 of 658 | #9 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.9% | #116 of 696 | #2 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #222 of 364 | #3 of 6 |
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
357
+91 (+34%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 354
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 357 | 20 | 17.9:1 | 78% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 396 | 23 | 17.2:1 | 78% (307) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 21 | 19.7:1 | 78% (322) |
| 2020-21 | 266 | 15 | 17.7:1 | 77% (206) |
| 2017-18 | 391 | 17 | 23.0:1 | 78% (304) |
| 2015-16 | 242 | 13 | 18.6:1 | 42% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 240 | 12 | 20.0:1 | 70% (167) |
| 2000-01 | 221 | 17 | 13.0:1 | 48% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 354 | 17 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Golden Springs Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (391 to 357); teachers up 18% (17 to 20).
About Golden Springs Elementary School
Golden Springs Elementary School is a small elementary school based in Anniston, Alabama. It offers grades 1 through 5 and has 357 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in Alabama enroll about 480 students on average.
A total of 5 schools make up Anniston City, with 1,821 students enrolled.
Black students are 78% of those enrolled at Golden Springs Elementary School. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% White, 7% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. In Calhoun County overall, about 22% of residents are Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 38, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 20 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 17.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Alabama, 17.0:1, is lower. Roughly 78% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Calhoun County, the average eligibility rate is 58%.
On the allk12 Grade, Golden Springs Elementary School lands at D, ahead of 11% of Alabama public elementary schools.
A school with Golden Springs Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Alabama is predicted to score 27.4%. Golden Springs Elementary School scores 26.2%, 1.2 points below that line.
Calhoun County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $55,029, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. There are 38 public schools in the county, enrolling about 16,686, Golden Springs Elementary School among them.
De Armanville Elementary School is the nearest public school to Golden Springs Elementary School, about 1.8 miles away. Within five miles of Golden Springs Elementary School, there are 4 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Golden Springs Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Golden Springs Elementary School is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 357, compared with 266 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Golden Springs Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Calhoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
116,090
Census ACS
Median income
$55,029
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
16,686 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Anniston City
- Anniston High SchoolHigh · 498 students
- Anniston Middle SchoolMiddle · 357 students
- Randolph Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 339 students
- Cobb Preparatory AcademyElementary · 270 students
- Anniston City Boot Camp SchoolHigh
Other schools in Anniston
- Saks Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Wellborn Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- White Plains Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Anniston High SchoolHigh · 498 students
- De Armanville Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
- Wellborn High SchoolHigh · 425 students
Other Golden Springs Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Golden Springs Elementary. Golden Springs Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Golden Springs ElementaryDiamond Bar, CA · 388 students
Nearby schools
- De Armanville Elementary School1.8 mi · 478
- Anniston High School3.2 mi · 498
- Oxford High School3.5 mi · 1,242
- Cobb Preparatory Academy4.3 mi · 270
- Randolph Park Elementary School5.3 mi · 339
- Saks Elementary School5.8 mi · 625
Frequently asked questions
About Golden Springs Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Golden Springs Elementary School?
Golden Springs Elementary School enrolls approximately 357 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does Golden Springs Elementary School serve?
Golden Springs Elementary School serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Golden Springs Elementary School have?
Golden Springs Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Golden Springs Elementary School?
At Golden Springs Elementary School, the student body is approximately 8% White, 6% Hispanic, 78% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Golden Springs Elementary School public or private?
Golden Springs Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Anniston City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.