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What tradition at Harlan Elementary School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 497 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLORENCE CITY·NCES 010153000534
Harlan Elementary School
2233 McBurney Dr, Florence, AL 35630 · (256) 768-2700 · Lauderdale County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
361 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 37% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Harlan Elementary School→Florence Learning Center
Based on grade levels within Florence City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
58.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
34.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
45.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 22% 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 23 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 Harlan Elementary School
Harlan Elementary School's state test result (45.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harlan Elementary School this school | 426 | 84.7% | 45.4% |
| Harry N Mixon Intermediate School Ozark | 383 | 80.2% | 47.6% |
| Hidden Lake Primary School Dothan | 476 | 83.4% | N/A |
| Mary W Burroughs Elementary School Theodore | 404 | 80.7% | 26.1% |
| Valley Grande Elementary School Valley Grande | 353 | 77.1% | 34.5% |
| Rachel Patterson Elementary School Atmore | 509 | 85.3% | 29.4% |
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 Harlan Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Lauderdale County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #360 of 626 | #11 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #358 of 626 | #12 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #372 of 626 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #405 of 709 | #10 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #3 of 655 | #1 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #62 of 658 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.7% | #46 of 696 | #1 of 12 |
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
426
+37 (+10%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 500
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 426 | 36.3 | 11.8:1 | 85% (361) |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 30 | 13.0:1 | 90% (349) |
| 2022-23 | 402 | 32.3 | 12.5:1 | 90% (361) |
| 2020-21 | 389 | 30 | 13.0:1 | 90% (349) |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 30 | 14.2:1 | 86% (368) |
| 2015-16 | 450 | 32 | 14.1:1 | 92% (414) |
| 2010-11 | 449 | 35 | 12.8:1 | 80% (360) |
| 2000-01 | 499 | 36 | 13.9:1 | 63% (314) |
| 1990-91 | 500 | 27 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harlan Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (426 to 426); teachers up 21% (30 to 36.3).
About Harlan Elementary School
Harlan Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Florence, Alabama. Enrollment stands at 426 students, covering kindergarten through 5.
Harlan Elementary School is in Florence City, a district with 4,574 students across 8 schools.
The biggest share of students at Harlan Elementary School, 46%, is Black. The next largest groups are 28% White, 21% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. In Lauderdale County overall, about 9% of residents are Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Harlan Elementary School scores 66%.
The school's 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. Elementary schools in Alabama have an average ratio of 17.0:1. At Harlan Elementary School, 85% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That rate is above the 47% average among public schools in Lauderdale County.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 22.4% for Harlan Elementary School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 45.4%. The 22.9-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Alabama schools.
The county, Lauderdale County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $62,649 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Counting Harlan Elementary School, Lauderdale County has 24 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Hibbett Elementary School is closest at about 1.0 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Harlan Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Harlan Elementary School is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 389 (2020-21) to 426 (2024-25). In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.8:1.
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Lauderdale County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
95,830
Census ACS
Median income
$62,649
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
12,526 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Florence City
- Florence High SchoolHigh · 1,101 students
- Forest Hills SchoolElementary · 906 students
- Florence Middle SchoolMiddle · 663 students
- Hibbett Elementary SchoolElementary · 489 students
- Weeden Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Florence Freshman CenterHigh · 325 students
Other schools in Florence
- Florence High SchoolHigh · 1,101 students
- Forest Hills SchoolElementary · 906 students
- Florence Middle SchoolMiddle · 663 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 596 students
- Rogers Elementary SchoolElementary · 592 students
- Wilson High SchoolHigh · 585 students
Other Harlan Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Harlan Elementary. Harlan Elementary School is the largest of the 5.
- Harlan Elementary SchoolBLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI · 373 students
- Harlan Elementary SchoolHarlan, KY · 335 students
- Harlan Elementary SchoolMount Pleasant, IA · 212 students
- Harlan Elementary SchoolMount Pleasant, IA · 195 students
Nearby schools
- Hibbett Elementary School1.0 mi · 489
- Florence High School1.1 mi · 1,101
- Forest Hills School1.2 mi · 906
- Florence Freshman Center1.2 mi · 325
- Florence Middle School1.6 mi · 663
- Kilby Laboratory School1.8 mi · 187
Frequently asked questions
About Harlan Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Harlan Elementary School?
Harlan Elementary School enrolls approximately 426 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Harlan Elementary School serve?
Harlan Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harlan Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harlan Elementary School is approximately 11.8:1 (36 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Harlan Elementary School?
Harlan Elementary School reports a student body of 28% White, 4% Hispanic, 46% Black, 0% Asian, 21% Two or more.
Who oversees Harlan Elementary School?
Harlan Elementary School is overseen by Florence City in Lauderdale County.
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