Enrollment
308
Elementary
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION COUNTY·NCES 010231000865
Guin Elementary School
7980 U S Highway 43, Guin, AL 35563 · (205) 468-3433 · Marion County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% of Alabama public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
18.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
163 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 19 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 42% larger than its 6th grade class (36).
Student demographics
35%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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
87.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
73.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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
78.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+32.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% 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 33 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 Guin Elementary School
Guin Elementary School's state test result (78.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guin Elementary School this school | 308 | 52.9% | 78.4% |
| Walnut Grove School New Market | 303 | 53.1% | 52.4% |
| Chatom Elementary School Chatom | 313 | 50.8% | 54.6% |
| Oakman Elementary School Oakman | 356 | 55.9% | N/A |
| Rosinton School Robertsdale | 325 | 48.6% | 54.0% |
| Berry Elementary School Berry | 360 | 50.6% | 55.6% |
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 Guin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.4% | #34 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #34 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.7% | #37 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 308 | #558 of 709 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #468 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.7% | #454 of 658 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.9% | #447 of 696 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +27.3% | #41 of 262 |
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
308
+43 (+16%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 354
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 308 | 17 | 18.1:1 | 53% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 303 | 18 | 16.8:1 | 65% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 292 | 18 | 16.2:1 | 66% (193) |
| 2020-21 | 265 | 16 | 16.6:1 | 54% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 242 | 15 | 16.1:1 | 67% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 272 | 16 | 17.0:1 | 60% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 306 | 19 | 16.1:1 | 57% (173) |
| 2000-01 | 268 | 19 | 14.1:1 | 56% (150) |
| 1990-91 | 354 | 19 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Guin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (242 to 308); teachers up 13% (15 to 17).
About Guin Elementary School
Guin Elementary School is a small elementary school with an address in Guin, Alabama. It teaches 308 students in pre-K through 6. Elementary schools in Alabama have about 480 students on average; enrollment here is 36% lower.
Marion County, which runs Guin Elementary School, has 10 schools and 3,302 students.
White students are 80% of those enrolled at Guin Elementary School. The next largest groups are 8% Black, 8% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. In Marion County overall, about 90% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 35, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 18.1 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1, 1.1 fewer students per teacher than here. Of all students at Guin Elementary School, 53% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Marion County is similar, at 55%.
Guin Elementary School holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 98% of Alabama public elementary schools.
Guin Elementary School outperforms its prediction by 32.9 points. The model expects 45.5% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Alabama; the school's rate is 78.4%.
Census data for Marion County show the median household earns about $50,088 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Public schools in Marion County number 14, with about 4,506 students.
Marion County High School is about 0.2 miles from Guin Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within ten miles. On state test proficiency, Guin Elementary School ranks 1st in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was 308 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 265. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 16.6:1 in 2020-21 to 18.1:1 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Guin Elementary School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,184
Census ACS
Median income
$50,088
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,506 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marion County
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolElementary · 638 students
- Hamilton Middle SchoolMiddle · 463 students
- Hamilton High SchoolHigh · 449 students
- Hackleburg High SchoolHigh · 265 students
- Brilliant SchoolCombined · 258 students
- Hackleburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 258 students
Nearby schools
- Marion County High School0.2 mi · 223
- Winfield High School5.8 mi · 344
- Winfield Elementary School6.2 mi · 499
- Winfield Middle School6.5 mi · 361
- Brilliant School9.5 mi · 258
- Hamilton Elementary School12.3 mi · 638
Frequently asked questions
About Guin Elementary SchoolHow large is Guin Elementary School?
Guin Elementary School enrolls approximately 308 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Guin Elementary School serve?
Guin Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Guin Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Guin Elementary School is approximately 18.1:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Guin Elementary School?
At Guin Elementary School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 4% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% Two or more.
What district is Guin Elementary School in?
Guin Elementary School is part of Marion County.
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