Enrollment
200
Elementary
DISTRICT 367 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ETOWAH COUNTY·NCES 010138000501
Ivalee Elementary School
840 Gallant Rd, Attalla, AL 35954 · (256) 538-9781 · Etowah County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL200 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
124 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 10 | 5% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
80.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
50.5%
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 51 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
63.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 25 points, placing it in Alabama's top 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 Ivalee Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Etowah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #133 of 626 | #5 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #189 of 626 | #6 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.4% | #97 of 626 | #3 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 200 | #657 of 709 | #20 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #248 of 655 | #8 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.3% | #579 of 658 | #18 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.0% | #312 of 696 | #11 of 20 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
200
-54 (-21%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 199
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 200 | 12.2 | 16.4:1 | 62% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 212 | 14.2 | 14.9:1 | 66% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 240 | 14.2 | 16.9:1 | 67% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 254 | 15 | 16.9:1 | 65% (164) |
| 2017-18 | 193 | 13.2 | 14.6:1 | 67% (129) |
| 2015-16 | 209 | 13 | 16.1:1 | 71% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 266 | 18 | 14.8:1 | 64% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 224 | 16 | 14.0:1 | 67% (149) |
| 1990-91 | 199 | 11 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ivalee Elementary School.
About Ivalee Elementary School
Ivalee Elementary School operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in Attalla, Alabama. It enrolled 200 students in pre-K through 6 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 58% lower than the average for elementary schools in Alabama, which is about 480.
Ivalee Elementary School is part of Etowah County, where 22 schools serve 8,739 students.
About 90% of the student body at Ivalee Elementary School is White. Smaller groups are 7% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. County-wide, 77% of Etowah County residents are White. Ivalee Elementary School's diversity index is 19%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 12.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Ivalee Elementary School was 16.4:1. That matches the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama fairly closely. Ivalee Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 62%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Ivalee Elementary School beats its 38.9% prediction with 63.8%, a top-10% result in Alabama.
Across Etowah County, the median household income is $54,563, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Etowah County is home to 42 public schools and about 15,139 public school students.
The closest public school, Attalla Elementary School, is about 2.6 miles from Ivalee Elementary School. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Ivalee Elementary School is 1st among 9 schools close by.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Ivalee Elementary School's enrollment dropped from 254 in 2020-21 to 200 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Etowah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,105
Census ACS
Median income
$54,563
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
42
15,139 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Attalla Elementary School2.6 mi · 665
- Etowah High School2.9 mi · 453
- Etowah Middle School2.9 mi · 342
- Walnut Park Elementary School4.3 mi · 218
- Sansom Middle School5.1 mi · 339
- Floyd Elementary School5.3 mi · 384
Frequently asked questions
About Ivalee Elementary SchoolHow large is Ivalee Elementary School?
Ivalee Elementary School enrolls approximately 200 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Ivalee Elementary School serve?
Ivalee Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Ivalee Elementary School have?
Ivalee Elementary School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
How diverse is Ivalee Elementary School?
Ivalee Elementary School reports a student body of 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 7% Two or more.
Is Ivalee Elementary School public or private?
Ivalee Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Etowah County.
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