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If you had an hour of school board time for Hibbett Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
489
Elementary
DISTRICT 497 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FLORENCE CITY·NCES 010153001664
Hibbett Elementary School
1601 Appleby Blvd, Florence, AL 35630 · (256) 768-2800 · Lauderdale County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL489 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
346 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 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 4% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 4% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 276 | 56% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 69% smaller than its 6th grade class (276).
Student demographics
71%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
Based on grade levels within Florence City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
40.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Hibbett Elementary School
Hibbett Elementary School's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hibbett Elementary School this school | 489 | 70.8% | 42.5% |
| Nan Gray Davis Elementary School Theodore | 499 | 71.1% | 43.6% |
| Southview Primary School Opelika | 480 | 65.4% | N/A |
| WC Griggs Elementary School Mobile | 601 | 71.5% | 38.2% |
| Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School Alexander City | 436 | 71.3% | 36.6% |
| Calera Intermediate School Calera | 747 | 67.9% | 42.9% |
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 Hibbett Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Lauderdale County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #401 of 626 | #12 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #306 of 626 | #8 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #441 of 626 | #12 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 489 | #316 of 709 | #7 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #20 of 655 | #2 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #6 of 658 | #1 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.8% | #211 of 696 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #125 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
489
-121 (-20%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 975
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 489 | 36.7 | 13.3:1 | 71% (346) |
| 2023-24 | 576 | 33.3 | 17.3:1 | 67% (386) |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 35.3 | 16.5:1 | 67% (390) |
| 2020-21 | 610 | 37 | 16.5:1 | 67% (409) |
| 2017-18 | 586 | 35.8 | 16.4:1 | 67% (392) |
| 2015-16 | 613 | 39 | 15.7:1 | 66% (405) |
| 2010-11 | 634 | 41 | 15.5:1 | 66% (420) |
| 2000-01 | 548 | 39 | 14.1:1 | 43% (234) |
| 1990-91 | 975 | 52 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hibbett Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (586 to 489); teachers up 2% (35.8 to 36.7).
About Hibbett Elementary School
As a mid-sized elementary school, Hibbett Elementary School serves students in Florence, Alabama. The school serves kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 489 students.
Florence City is made up of 8 schools with 4,574 students in all.
The largest group at Hibbett Elementary School is White students, at 38%. It is also 32% Black, 16% Hispanic, and 12% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Lauderdale County is roughly 83% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Hibbett Elementary School scores 71%.
Based on 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Hibbett Elementary School has a ratio of 13.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Alabama, 17.0:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 71% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Lauderdale County, the average eligibility rate is 47%.
In Alabama, Hibbett Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 42.5% actual against a predicted 32.6%.
In Lauderdale County, 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. Lauderdale County has 24 public schools with about 12,526 students, including Hibbett Elementary School.
Harlan Elementary School is about 1.0 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Hibbett Elementary School ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
Hibbett Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 489, compared with 610 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 16.5 in 2020-21 to 13.3 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Hibbett Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Weeden Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- Harlan Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 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
Nearby schools
- Harlan Elementary School1.0 mi · 426
- Kilby Laboratory School1.3 mi · 187
- Florence Middle School1.5 mi · 663
- Florence High School2.0 mi · 1,101
- Florence Freshman Center2.1 mi · 325
- Forest Hills School2.1 mi · 906
Frequently asked questions
About Hibbett Elementary SchoolHow large is Hibbett Elementary School?
Hibbett Elementary School enrolls approximately 489 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Hibbett Elementary School serve?
Hibbett Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Hibbett Elementary School have?
Hibbett Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
How diverse is Hibbett Elementary School?
Hibbett Elementary School reports a student body of 38% White, 16% Hispanic, 32% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Hibbett Elementary School?
Hibbett Elementary School is overseen by Florence City in Lauderdale County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.