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Does Headland Elementary School have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
898
Elementary
DISTRICT 618 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRY COUNTY·NCES 010174000603
Headland Elementary School
305 Mitchell St, Headland, AL 36345 · (334) 585-7080 · Henry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL898 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Alabama public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
17.6:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
398 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 134 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 143 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 151 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 153 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 144 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 136 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (134) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (136).
Student demographics
43%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Henry County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
69.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
46.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% 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 Headland Elementary School
Headland Elementary School's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headland Elementary School this school | 898 | 44.3% | 56.8% |
| Pine Level Elementary School Deatsville | 949 | 43.5% | 69.1% |
| Forest Hills School Florence | 906 | 46.6% | 65.5% |
| Lake View Elementary School McCalla | 744 | 41.5% | 43.6% |
| Margaret Elementary Margaret | 707 | 44.8% | 60.7% |
| Robert E Lee Elementary Satsuma | 805 | 45.6% | 66.3% |
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 Headland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #222 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #237 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #235 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 898 | #34 of 709 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #412 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.4% | #372 of 658 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.3% | #543 of 696 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.4% | #112 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
898
+109 (+14%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 688
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 898 | 51 | 17.6:1 | 44% (398) |
| 2023-24 | 879 | 49 | 17.9:1 | 48% (425) |
| 2022-23 | 858 | 46 | 18.6:1 | 48% (414) |
| 2020-21 | 789 | 46 | 17.1:1 | 44% (347) |
| 2017-18 | 792 | 45 | 17.6:1 | 46% (364) |
| 2015-16 | 804 | 43 | 18.7:1 | 52% (419) |
| 2010-11 | 821 | 45 | 18.2:1 | 50% (413) |
| 2000-01 | 675 | 44 | 15.3:1 | 38% (255) |
| 1990-91 | 688 | 35 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Headland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (792 to 898); teachers up 13% (45 to 51).
About Headland Elementary School
Headland Elementary School, a large elementary school, is located in Headland, Alabama. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 898 students. Elementary schools in Alabama average about 480 students, which makes this school 87% above average.
Besides Headland Elementary School, Henry County runs 4 other schools. The district enrolls 2,524 students.
About 73% of the student body at Headland Elementary School is White. Enrollment also includes 18% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Henry County residents are about 71% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 43%.
With 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.6:1. It is about the same as the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Headland Elementary School, 44% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Headland Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 52% of Alabama public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Headland Elementary School is 5.1 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 56.8% actual, 51.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Alabama.
Looking at the county, Henry County, median household income comes to about $59,931, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. The county's public schools total 6, with about 2,524 students.
Headland High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Headland Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Headland Elementary School places 2nd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 14% increase, from 789 to 898.
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Henry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,647
Census ACS
Median income
$59,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,524 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Henry County
- Headland Middle SchoolMiddle · 580 students
- Headland High SchoolHigh · 442 students
- Abbeville Elementary SchoolElementary · 338 students
- Abbeville High SchoolHigh · 266 students
- Henry County Virtual CampusCombined
Other schools in Headland
- Headland Middle SchoolMiddle · 580 students
- Headland High SchoolHigh · 442 students
Nearby schools
- Headland High School0.1 mi · 442
- Headland Middle School0.6 mi · 580
- Dothan High School6.2 mi · 1,588
- Morris Slingluff Elementary School6.4 mi · 381
- Webb Elementary School7.3 mi · 419
- Carver 9th Grade Academy8.1 mi · 583
Frequently asked questions
About Headland Elementary SchoolHow large is Headland Elementary School?
Headland Elementary School enrolls approximately 898 students in grades PK-05.
Is Headland Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Headland Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Headland Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Headland Elementary School is approximately 17.6:1 (51 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Headland Elementary School?
Headland Elementary School reports a student body of 73% White, 4% Hispanic, 18% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Headland Elementary School in?
Headland Elementary School is part of Henry County.
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