Hatton Elementary School

Hatton Elementary School is a K-5 school of average-sized scale in Town Creek, Alabama, part of Lawrence County, hosting 424 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Hatton Elementary School is one of 12 schools operated by Lawrence County, a district that enrolls 4,676 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Hatton Elementary School shows that nearly all students (84%) are White; the rest looks like 11% Native American, 3% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Hatton Elementary School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. The state averages about 17.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 44% of students at Hatton Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Lawrence County (around 57%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hatton Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.1%; this one delivers 47.5%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Lawrence County indicate median household income runs about $66,071, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Lawrence County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,676 students), of which Hatton Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Hatton High School, around 0.2 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hatton Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 36.1%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Hatton Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 481 (now 424). Class-load math has tightened: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

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