Holtville Elementary School

Holtville Elementary School operates as a well-populated elementary school in Deatsville, Alabama, part of Elmore County. Current enrollment sits at 877 students spanning grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 83% larger than the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 480 students.

Elmore County comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 11,741 students; Holtville Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Holtville Elementary School shows that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder looks like 5% Black, 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Elmore County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Elmore County (around 47%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Holtville Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.7%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Elmore County indicate the typical household earns roughly $78,243 per year, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Holtville Elementary School is one of 26 public schools in Elmore County (combined enrollment of about 13,867 students).

Nearest neighbor: Holtville High School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Holtville Elementary School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 33.9%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 24%: 707 students in 2018 compared to 877 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.