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If you could change one rule at Ider School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
586
Combined
DISTRICT 894 · STATE 673
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 010114000419
Ider School
1064 Crabapple Ln, Ider, AL 35981 · (256) 632-2302 · DeKalb County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL586 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Alabama public K-12 schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
297 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 23 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 41 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 10 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 39 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 39 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 16% smaller than its 8th grade class (50).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
62.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
43.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
48.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Ider School
Ider School's state test result (48.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ider School this school | 586 | 50.7% | 48.5% |
| Pisgah High School Pisgah | 598 | 50.7% | 42.6% |
| Skyline High School Scottsboro | 586 | 45.9% | 61.3% |
| J U Blacksher School Uriah | 747 | 53.8% | 38.6% |
| Pleasant Home School Andalusia | 508 | 55.1% | 49.2% |
| Leroy High School Leroy | 463 | 53.3% | 40.2% |
Matched among Alabama K-12 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 Ider School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #13 of 62 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #10 of 62 | #2 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #15 of 62 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 586 | #28 of 69 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #27 of 61 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.8% | #22 of 61 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.7% | #48 of 65 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #12 of 37 | N/A |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
586
-59 (-9%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 817
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 586 | 35.6 | 16.5:1 | 51% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 593 | 37.5 | 15.8:1 | 54% (323) |
| 2022-23 | 601 | 41 | 14.7:1 | 55% (329) |
| 2020-21 | 645 | 44 | 14.7:1 | 53% (344) |
| 2017-18 | 700 | 45.4 | 15.4:1 | 60% (417) |
| 2015-16 | 751 | 48 | 15.7:1 | 60% (454) |
| 2010-11 | 801 | N/A | N/A | 57% (457) |
| 2000-01 | 816 | 54 | 15.1:1 | 45% (365) |
| 1990-91 | 817 | 44 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ider School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (700 to 586); teachers down 22% (45.4 to 35.6).
About Ider School
Ider School is classified as a combined-grade school. It is located in Ider, Alabama. The school had 586 students in pre-K through 12 in 2024-25.
DeKalb County has a total of 12 schools and 8,769 students, Ider School among them.
At Ider School, White students make up 73% of the student body. It is also 18% Native American, 4% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Ider School's diversity index is 43%, against a US figure of 70%.
Ider School counts 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.5 students for each one. This ratio sits 1.4 below the 17.9:1 average for combined schools in Alabama. About 51% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Among public schools in DeKalb County, the average eligibility rate is 65%.
allk12 grades Ider School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Alabama, Ider School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 48.5% actual against a predicted 47.1%.
DeKalb County census figures show that the median household income is $51,204, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 20 public schools in DeKalb County, enrolling about 12,277 students in all.
The closest public school, Flat Rock School, is about 4.1 miles from Ider School. There are 5 other public schools within ten miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Ider School is 4th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Ider School is Rural: Distant.
Federal data show a 9% enrollment decrease, from 645 in 2020-21 to 586 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 14.7:1 to 16.5:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Ider School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
72,269
Census ACS
Median income
$51,204
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
12,277 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DeKalb County
- Geraldine SchoolCombined · 1,211 students
- Plainview SchoolCombined · 1,167 students
- Fyffe High SchoolCombined · 954 students
- Sylvania SchoolCombined · 915 students
- Collinsville High SchoolCombined · 906 students
- Crossville Middle SchoolMiddle · 770 students
Nearby schools
- Flat Rock School4.1 mi · 80
- Rosalie Elementary School5.1 mi · 173
- Henagar Junior High School7.6 mi · 261
- Pisgah High School9.8 mi · 598
- North Sand Mountain School9.9 mi · 694
- Valley Head High School10.8 mi · 517
Frequently asked questions
About Ider SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ider School?
Ider School enrolls approximately 586 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Ider School serve?
Ider School serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Ider School?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Ider School.
What is the student diversity at Ider School?
Student demographics at Ider School are roughly 73% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Ider School in?
Ider School is part of DeKalb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.