Greensboro Elementary School

Located at 1801 South Street, in Greensboro, Alabama, Greensboro Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary campus that serves 519 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Hale County.

Hale County runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,193 students. Greensboro Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Greensboro Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (93%); the rest reads as 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 55% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Greensboro Elementary School shows 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Hale County runs at roughly 68%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Greensboro Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.8%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Hale County indicate median household income runs about $39,250, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Greensboro Elementary School is one of 7 public schools in Hale County (combined enrollment of about 2,193 students).

The closest other public school is Greensboro High School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Greensboro Elementary School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 36.8%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Greensboro Elementary School has ticked down 13%, going from 595 students in 2018 to 519 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

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