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What's something Hatton Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
424
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAWRENCE COUNTY·NCES 010204000779
Hatton Elementary School
6536 County Road 236, Town Creek, AL 35672 · (256) 685-4000 · Lawrence County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Alabama public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
16.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
186 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 33 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 6% larger than its 6th grade class (47).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
60.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
38.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Hatton Elementary School
Hatton Elementary School's state test result (47.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hatton Elementary School this school | 424 | 43.9% | 47.5% |
| Whitesboro Elementary School Boaz | 423 | 42.8% | 66.6% |
| Glencoe Elementary School Glencoe | 397 | 42.6% | 58.0% |
| Red Bay Elementary Red Bay | 410 | 41.2% | 59.0% |
| FE Burleson Elementary School Hartselle | 452 | 47.1% | 80.2% |
| Good Hope Primary School Cullman | 401 | 40.9% | N/A |
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 Hatton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Lawrence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #336 of 626 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #325 of 626 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #353 of 626 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #409 of 709 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #286 of 655 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.6% | #501 of 658 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.9% | #546 of 696 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #184 of 364 | 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
424
-20 (-5%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 450
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 424 | 25.5 | 16.6:1 | 44% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 437 | 25.5 | 17.2:1 | 51% (224) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 22 | 19.9:1 | 51% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | 27 | 16.4:1 | 54% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 481 | 27 | 17.8:1 | 54% (259) |
| 2015-16 | 449 | 22 | 20.4:1 | 52% (234) |
| 2010-11 | 358 | 22 | 16.3:1 | 49% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 468 | 29 | 16.1:1 | 40% (185) |
| 1990-91 | 450 | 20 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hatton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (481 to 424); teachers down 6% (27 to 25.5).
About Hatton Elementary School
Hatton Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Town Creek, Alabama. It had 424 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 6.
Hatton Elementary School is a school in Lawrence County. The district has 12 schools and 4,676 students.
Roughly 84% of students at Hatton Elementary School are White. Other groups make up 11% Native American and 3% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 29%.
On staff are 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Alabama is similar, at 17.0:1. Hatton Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 44%. Public schools in Lawrence County average 57%.
Hatton Elementary School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 29% of Alabama public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Hatton Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Alabama schools: 47.5% actual against 52.1% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Lawrence County show that the median household earns about $66,071 a year, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Lawrence County, 14 public schools serve about 4,676 students.
Hatton Elementary School's nearest public school is Hatton High School (about 0.2 miles). There are 6 more public schools inside ten miles. On state test proficiency, Hatton Elementary School ranks 3rd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Federal data place Hatton Elementary School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A 5% decline took enrollment from 444 in 2020-21 to 424 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Hatton Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,276
Census ACS
Median income
$66,071
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,676 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lawrence County
- Moulton Elementary SchoolElementary · 695 students
- Lawrence County High SchoolHigh · 586 students
- East Lawrence Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- Hatton High SchoolHigh · 536 students
- Moulton Middle SchoolMiddle · 505 students
- East Lawrence Middle SchoolMiddle · 409 students
Other schools in Town Creek
- Hatton High SchoolHigh · 536 students
- Hazlewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 221 students
Other Hatton Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Hatton Elementary. Hatton Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Hatton Elementary SchoolLeighton, AL · 236 students
Nearby schools
- Hatton High School0.2 mi · 536
- Hazlewood Elementary School8.3 mi · 221
- Mount Hope8.8 mi · 117
- Lawrence County High School9.1 mi · 586
- Moulton Elementary School9.4 mi · 695
- Moulton Middle School9.4 mi · 505
Frequently asked questions
About Hatton Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hatton Elementary School?
Hatton Elementary School enrolls approximately 424 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Hatton Elementary School serve?
Hatton Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Hatton Elementary School?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Hatton Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hatton Elementary School?
At Hatton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Hatton Elementary School in?
Hatton Elementary School is part of Lawrence County.
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