Ivalee Elementary School

Located at 840 Gallant Rd, in Attalla, Alabama, Ivalee Elementary School is a compact primary school that teaches 200 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by Etowah County. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 480 students each, so Ivalee Elementary School sits 58% below that benchmark.

Across the 22 schools in Etowah County (8,739 students total), Ivalee Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Ivalee Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Other groups include 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Ivalee Elementary School has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 62% of students at Ivalee Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ivalee Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 38.9%; this one delivers 63.8%, a residual of +24.9 points.

Around the school, Etowah County reports that median household income runs about $54,563, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ivalee Elementary School is one of 42 public schools in Etowah County (combined enrollment of about 15,139 students).

The closest other public school is Attalla Elementary School, roughly 2.6 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ivalee Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 34.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Ivalee Elementary School's enrollment has increased 4% since 2018, when it stood at 193 (now 200). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged down from 9% to 4%. Class-load math has rose: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.