Hibbett Elementary School

Hibbett Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary school in Florence, Alabama, run under Florence City. The school serves 489 students in grades K through 6.

Florence City comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 4,574 students; Hibbett Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Hibbett Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White at 38%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 32% Black, 16% Hispanic, 12% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Hibbett Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Lauderdale County's rate of about 47%.

After controlling for student poverty, Hibbett Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.5%.

In the area at large, Lauderdale County reports that median household income runs about $62,649, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Lauderdale County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,526 students), Hibbett Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Harlan Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hibbett Elementary School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 34.4%.

Hibbett Elementary School operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hibbett Elementary School has ticked down 17%, going from 586 students in 2018 to 489 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 44% to 38% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

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