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Huxford Elementary School

637 Huxford Road, Atmore, AL 36502 · (251) 294-5475 · Escambia County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL276 STUDENTS
Enrollment
276
Elementary
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 480
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
189 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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
Kindergarten4316%
Grade 14316%
Grade 24215%
Grade 34817%
Grade 43412%
Grade 53613%
Grade 63011%
Student demographics
74%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
11040%
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
197%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
4817%
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
4918%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
4918%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
12947%
Female
14753%

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
63.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
35.1%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →

Where Huxford Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn AlabamaIn Escambia County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
43.0%#387 of 626#4 of 6
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
35.1%#356 of 626#5 of 6
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
63.4%#314 of 626#4 of 6
Enrollment
ranked largest first
276#597 of 709#5 of 7
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.3:1#367 of 655#4 of 7
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
74.3%#1 of 658#1 of 7
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
68.5%#243 of 696#2 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-1.8%#332 of 364N/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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
276
+7 (+3%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 183
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 17.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252761617.3:168% (189)
2023-242671419.1:175% (201)
2022-2327116.616.3:176% (205)
2020-212691517.9:175% (203)
2017-182811716.5:176% (213)
2015-163291818.3:170% (229)
2010-113061520.4:179% (243)
2000-012831617.7:167% (190)
1990-91183920.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Huxford Elementary School.

About Huxford Elementary School

Huxford Elementary School is a small elementary school with its address in Atmore, Alabama. It had 276 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 6. That compares with an average of about 480 students for elementary schools in Alabama.

Escambia County runs 11 schools with a combined 4,072 students. Huxford Elementary School is one of them.

The largest group at Huxford Elementary School is White students, at 40%. Smaller groups are 18% multiracial, 18% Native American, 17% Black, and 7% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Escambia County is roughly 61% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Huxford Elementary School scores 74%.

The school has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 17.3 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. The school reported 68% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.

Huxford Elementary School scores 43.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 34.2%.

American Community Survey estimates for Escambia County show that the median household earns about $48,225 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 14%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Across Escambia County, 16 public schools serve about 5,240 students.

Huxford Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is J U Blacksher School, about 5.8 miles away. Huxford Elementary School ranks 3rd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 43.0% against a local average of 31.5%.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.

In 2024-25, the school enrolled 276, up from 269 in 2020-21.

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Escambia County at a glance

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Population
36,629
Census ACS
Median income
$48,225
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
5,240 students

Quick facts

School name
Huxford Elementary School
District
Escambia County
Address
637 Huxford Road, Atmore, AL 36502
Phone
(251) 294-5475
County
Escambia County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
276
Teachers (FTE)
16
Student–teacher ratio
17.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
189 (68%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
010135000488
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Huxford Elementary School
How large is Huxford Elementary School?
Huxford Elementary School enrolls approximately 276 students in grades KG-06.
Is Huxford Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Huxford Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Huxford Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Huxford Elementary School is approximately 17.3:1 (16 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Huxford Elementary School?
Huxford Elementary School reports a student body of 40% White, 7% Hispanic, 17% Black, 0% Asian, 18% Two or more.
Is Huxford Elementary School public or private?
Huxford Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Escambia County.
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