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Enrollment
545
Elementary
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PICKENS COUNTY·NCES 010273001103
Gordo Elementary School
535 4th St NW, Gordo, AL 35466 · (205) 364-8480 · Pickens County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL545 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Alabama public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
18.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
322 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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 | 14 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 65% larger than its 6th grade class (62).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
76.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
43.8%
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 44 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
61.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Alabama's top 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 Gordo Elementary School
Gordo Elementary School's state test result (61.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordo Elementary School this school | 545 | 59.1% | 61.0% |
| Semmes Elementary School Semmes | 576 | 56.3% | 51.1% |
| Tallassee Elementary School Tallassee | 609 | 58.6% | 52.5% |
| Prattville Elementary School Prattville | 546 | 54.8% | 53.0% |
| Maxwell Elementary School Duncanville | 511 | 61.6% | 50.1% |
| Prattville Primary School Prattville | 544 | 55.0% | N/A |
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 Gordo Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #172 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #267 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.7% | #148 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 545 | #237 of 709 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #499 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.5% | #194 of 658 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.1% | #353 of 696 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #153 of 364 |
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
545
0 (0%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 528
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 545 | 29.7 | 18.4:1 | 59% (322) |
| 2023-24 | 539 | 30.3 | 17.8:1 | 68% (366) |
| 2022-23 | 558 | 30.3 | 18.4:1 | 66% (368) |
| 2020-21 | 545 | 33 | 16.5:1 | 53% (291) |
| 2017-18 | 638 | 38.1 | 16.7:1 | 59% (376) |
| 2015-16 | 647 | 38 | 17.0:1 | 55% (357) |
| 2010-11 | 560 | 38 | 14.7:1 | 49% (274) |
| 2000-01 | 568 | 34 | 16.7:1 | 38% (213) |
| 1990-91 | 528 | 26 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gordo Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (638 to 545); teachers down 22% (38.1 to 29.7).
About Gordo Elementary School
Gordo Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Gordo, Alabama. Students in pre-K through 6 attend, and enrollment is 545 students.
Pickens County is made up of 6 schools with 2,210 students in all.
White students are the majority at Gordo Elementary School, with 59% of enrollment. It is also 26% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. That is close to the 56% White share among all Pickens County residents. Gordo Elementary School's diversity index is 57%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Gordo Elementary School is 29.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 18.4:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. About 59% of students, or 322, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 70% average among public schools in Pickens County.
Measured against Alabama public elementary schools, Gordo Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Gordo Elementary School beats its 41.0% prediction with 61.0%, a top-10% result in Alabama.
Gordo Elementary School is located in Pickens County, where the median household income is $46,274, roughly 13% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Gordo Elementary School is one of 7 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Gordo High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Gordo Elementary School has 3 other public schools within ten miles. Gordo Elementary School's average proficiency of 61.0% compares with 41.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at Gordo Elementary School was 545 in 2020-21 and 545 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The number of students per teacher rose from 16.5 to 18.4 over 4 years.
The Gordo Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Pickens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,721
Census ACS
Median income
$46,274
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,210 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pickens County
- Gordo High SchoolHigh · 473 students
- Aliceville Elementary SchoolElementary · 415 students
- Aliceville High SchoolHigh · 338 students
- Pickens County High SchoolHigh · 265 students
- Reform Elementary SchoolElementary · 174 students
- Pickens County College and Career CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Gordo High School0.1 mi · 473
- Pickens County High School7.2 mi · 265
- Reform Elementary School7.8 mi · 174
- Buhl Elementary School10.1 mi · 206
- Sipsey Valley High School13.5 mi · 524
- Sipsey Valley Middle School13.6 mi · 575
Frequently asked questions
About Gordo Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Gordo Elementary School?
Gordo Elementary School enrolls approximately 545 students in grades PK-06.
Is Gordo Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gordo Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Gordo Elementary School have?
Gordo Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gordo Elementary School?
At Gordo Elementary School, the student body is approximately 59% White, 10% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Gordo Elementary School public or private?
Gordo Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pickens County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.