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Enrollment
492
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALE COUNTY·NCES 010105000281
GW Long Elementary School
2567 Co Rd 60, Skipperville, AL 36374 · (334) 774-0021 · Dale County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL492 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
220 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (63).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
80.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
59.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
66.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 GW Long Elementary School
GW Long Elementary School's state test result (66.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GW Long Elementary School this school | 492 | 44.7% | 66.7% |
| FE Burleson Elementary School Hartselle | 452 | 47.1% | 80.2% |
| Glencoe Elementary School Glencoe | 397 | 42.6% | 58.0% |
| Saraland Early Education Center Saraland | 557 | 47.9% | N/A |
| New Hope Elementary School New Hope | 534 | 47.2% | 58.0% |
| Hatton Elementary School Town Creek | 424 | 43.9% | 47.5% |
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 GW Long Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Dale County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #111 of 626 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #117 of 626 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.6% | #94 of 626 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 492 | #313 of 709 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #320 of 655 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.0% | #442 of 658 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.7% | #537 of 696 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.9% | #238 of 262 | N/A |
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
492
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
+36% since 2000-01, when it was 361
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 492 | 29.1 | 16.9:1 | 45% (220) |
| 2023-24 | 493 | 28 | 17.6:1 | 57% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 28.6 | 16.3:1 | 57% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 482 | 27 | 17.9:1 | 43% (209) |
| 2017-18 | 483 | 26.5 | 18.2:1 | 45% (218) |
| 2015-16 | 496 | 25 | 19.8:1 | 49% (245) |
| 2010-11 | 478 | 29 | 16.5:1 | 42% (201) |
| 2000-01 | 361 | 23 | 15.7:1 | 42% (152) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GW Long Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (483 to 492); teachers up 10% (26.5 to 29.1).
About GW Long Elementary School
GW Long Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Skipperville, Alabama, under Dale County. The latest federal count shows 492 students in pre-K through 6.
District-wide, Dale County has 7 schools and 3,376 students.
White students make up a majority at GW Long Elementary School, at 79%. Next come 10% Black, 4% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. That compares with about 68% White among all Dale County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 36% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.9:1, with 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. Lunch subsidy eligibility at GW Long Elementary School is 45%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Dale County is 62%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 66.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 51.5%.
Across Dale County, the median household income is $54,963, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Dale County is home to 18 public schools and about 6,437 public school students.
Nearby, George W Long High School is less than a tenth of a mile away. Within ten miles of GW Long Elementary School, there are 4 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, GW Long Elementary School ranks 1st of 8 on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 482 to 492, a small change.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Dale County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,599
Census ACS
Median income
$54,963
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
6,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dale County
- Ariton SchoolCombined · 887 students
- Midland City Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
- Dale County High SchoolHigh · 437 students
- South Dale Middle SchoolMiddle · 412 students
- George W Long High SchoolHigh · 377 students
- Newton Elementary SchoolElementary · 293 students
Nearby schools
- George W Long High School0.0 mi · 377
- Joseph W Lisenby Primary School7.5 mi · 494
- Carroll High School8.2 mi · 640
- D A Smith Middle School9.5 mi · 388
- Harry N Mixon Intermediate School10.2 mi · 383
- Ariton School10.4 mi · 887
Frequently asked questions
About GW Long Elementary SchoolHow many students attend GW Long Elementary School?
GW Long Elementary School enrolls approximately 492 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does GW Long Elementary School serve?
GW Long Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at GW Long Elementary School?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at GW Long Elementary School.
How diverse is GW Long Elementary School?
GW Long Elementary School reports a student body of 79% White, 4% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is GW Long Elementary School public or private?
GW Long Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dale County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.