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Holtville Elementary School

287 Whatley Rd, Deatsville, AL 36022 · (334) 569-2925 · Elmore County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL877 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% 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.
  • 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

Enrollment
877
Elementary
DISTRICT 750 · STATE 480
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
344 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K14416%
Kindergarten15117%
Grade 114617%
Grade 215618%
Grade 314316%
Grade 413716%

This year's kindergarten class (151) is 10% larger than its 4th grade class (137).

Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
77889%
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
253%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
425%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
40%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
283%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
45552%
Female
42248%

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
80.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
50.0%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Holtville Elementary School

Holtville Elementary School's state test result (61.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Holtville Elementary School this school87739.2%61.7%
Lauderdale Elementary School
Rogersville
74639.5%49.5%
Crestline Elementary School
Hartselle
71037.6%74.3%
Walker Elementary School
Northport
74340.1%60.9%
Central Elementary School
Florrence
71343.8%48.3%
Pine Level Elementary School
Deatsville
94943.5%69.1%
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 Holtville Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn AlabamaIn Elmore County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
61.7%#159 of 626#3 of 6
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
50.0%#194 of 626#3 of 6
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
80.4%#96 of 626#2 of 6
Enrollment
ranked largest first
877#38 of 709#1 of 8
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
19.9:1#596 of 655#7 of 7
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
20.9%#563 of 658#8 of 8
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
39.2%#582 of 696#6 of 8
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+24.0%#52 of 262N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
877
+104 (+13%) vs 2020
+37% since 1990-91, when it was 642
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 18.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-258774419.9:139% (344)
2023-248544319.9:151% (435)
2022-237794119.0:155% (430)
2020-217734318.0:140% (307)
2017-187073918.1:152% (367)
2015-166973818.3:157% (397)
2010-116174613.4:151% (314)
2000-015914214.1:144% (260)
1990-916423418.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holtville Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 24% (707 to 877); teachers up 13% (39 to 44).

About Holtville Elementary School

Holtville Elementary School is a large elementary school found in Deatsville, Alabama. The school serves pre-K through 4. Enrollment is 877 students. That is 83% above the average of about 480 students for elementary schools in Alabama.

Holtville Elementary School is part of Elmore County, where 16 schools serve 11,741 students.

By race and ethnicity, Holtville Elementary School is 89% White. Other groups include 5% Black, 3% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 73% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 21%.

For every teacher at Holtville Elementary School, there are about 19.9 students; the school has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 39%. On average, public schools in Elmore County report 47%.

Holtville Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 62% of Alabama public elementary schools.

The model predicts 55.5% for a school in Alabama with Holtville Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Holtville Elementary School posts 61.7%.

In Elmore County, the median household earns about $78,243 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Elmore County, 26 public schools serve about 13,867 students.

Holtville High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Holtville Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Nearby schools with test data average 50.9% proficiency; Holtville Elementary School posts 61.7%.

The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 877, compared with 773 in 2020-21. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.9:1) than in 2020-21 (18.0:1).

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Elmore County at a glance

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Population
89,526
Census ACS
Median income
$78,243
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
13,867 students

Quick facts

School name
Holtville Elementary School
District
Elmore County
Address
287 Whatley Rd, Deatsville, AL 36022
Phone
(334) 569-2925
County
Elmore County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
877
Teachers (FTE)
44
Student–teacher ratio
19.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
344 (39%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
010129001769
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Elmore County
Other schools in Deatsville
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Holtville Elementary School
How many students attend Holtville Elementary School?
Holtville Elementary School enrolls approximately 877 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Holtville Elementary School serve?
Holtville Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Holtville Elementary School have?
Holtville Elementary School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Holtville Elementary School?
Student demographics at Holtville Elementary School are roughly 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Holtville Elementary School in?
Holtville Elementary School is part of Elmore County.
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