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Does Greensboro Elementary School have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
519
Elementary
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HALE COUNTY·NCES 010171002158
Greensboro Elementary School
1801 South Street, Greensboro, AL 36744 · (334) 624-8611 · Hale County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL519 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% 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
15.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
410 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 55 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
40.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
18.6%
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 19 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
25.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
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 Greensboro Elementary School
Greensboro Elementary School's state test result (25.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greensboro Elementary School this school | 519 | 79.0% | 25.8% |
| Oxmoor K5 Birmingham | 512 | 76.8% | 30.6% |
| LIFE Academy at Historic St Jude Educational Institute Montgomery | 599 | 82.5% | 19.1% |
| Monroeville Elementary School Monroeville | 406 | 79.6% | 24.6% |
| Dozier Elementary School Montgomery | 426 | 76.5% | 27.7% |
| George Washington Carver Elementary School Tuskegee | 406 | 76.6% | 35.0% |
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 Greensboro Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #558 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #530 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #538 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 519 | #269 of 709 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #166 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.9% | #620 of 658 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.0% | #103 of 696 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.8% | #170 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
519
-52 (-9%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 590
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 519 | 33 | 15.7:1 | 79% (410) |
| 2023-24 | 518 | 31 | 16.7:1 | 78% (403) |
| 2022-23 | 554 | 31 | 17.9:1 | 78% (430) |
| 2020-21 | 571 | 33 | 17.3:1 | 79% (452) |
| 2017-18 | 595 | 35 | 17.0:1 | 91% (543) |
| 2015-16 | 615 | 38 | 16.2:1 | 83% (508) |
| 2010-11 | 590 | 45 | 13.1:1 | 88% (518) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greensboro Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (595 to 519); teachers down 6% (35 to 33).
About Greensboro Elementary School
Greensboro Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Greensboro, Alabama. The school counted 519 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5.
Enrollment across the 6 schools in Hale County totals 2,193 students.
Roughly 93% of students at Greensboro Elementary School are Black. The remaining students are 3% White. Among people living in Hale County, the Black share is about 55%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Greensboro Elementary School scores 13%.
The school lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Alabama is 17.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 410 students, or 79%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 68% for public schools in Hale County.
On the allk12 Grade, Greensboro Elementary School lands at D, ahead of 10% of Alabama public elementary schools.
Greensboro Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 25.8%, compared with a predicted 26.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Hale County show that the median household earns about $39,250 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Hale County has 7 public schools with about 2,193 students, including Greensboro Elementary School.
The closest school to Greensboro Elementary School is Greensboro High School, located about 0.8 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Greensboro Elementary School. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Greensboro Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Greensboro Elementary School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 519, compared with 571 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 17.3:1 to 15.7:1.
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Hale County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,829
Census ACS
Median income
$39,250
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,193 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hale County
- Moundville Elementary SchoolElementary · 586 students
- Hale County High SchoolHigh · 354 students
- Greensboro High SchoolHigh · 276 students
- Hale County Middle SchoolMiddle · 243 students
- Greensboro Middle SchoolMiddle · 215 students
- College and Career AcademyHigh
Other schools in Greensboro
- Greensboro High SchoolHigh · 276 students
- Greensboro Middle SchoolMiddle · 215 students
- College and Career AcademyHigh
Other Greensboro Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Greensboro Elementary. Greensboro Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Greensboro Elementary SchoolGreensboro, MD · 840 students
- GREENSBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLQUINCY, FL · 264 students
Nearby schools
- Greensboro High School0.8 mi · 276
- Greensboro Middle School0.8 mi · 215
- Francis Marion School16.1 mi · 413
- Breakthrough Charter School16.7 mi · 375
- Robert C Hatch High School18.4 mi · 402
- US Jones Elementary School18.8 mi · 431
Frequently asked questions
About Greensboro Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Greensboro Elementary School?
Greensboro Elementary School enrolls approximately 519 students in grades PK-05.
Is Greensboro Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Greensboro Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Greensboro Elementary School have?
Greensboro Elementary School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Greensboro Elementary School?
Student demographics at Greensboro Elementary School are roughly 3% White, 1% Hispanic, 93% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Greensboro Elementary School?
Greensboro Elementary School is overseen by Hale County in Hale County.
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