J E Hobbs Elementary School

J E Hobbs Elementary School is a close-knit K-5 school in Camden, Alabama, operated by Wilcox County. The school teaches 359 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 480 students per school, that is 25% smaller than typical.

J E Hobbs Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Wilcox County, a district that educates 1,147 students overall.

Demographically, J E Hobbs Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (97%). That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, J E Hobbs Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.7%, the actual is 21.4%, a residual of -4.3 points.

In the surrounding community, Wilcox County reports that median household income runs about $40,640, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 24%. J E Hobbs Elementary School is one of 6 public schools in Wilcox County (combined enrollment of about 1,147 students).

The closest other public school is Camden School Of Arts Technology, roughly 0.5 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts J E Hobbs Elementary School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 38.1%.

J E Hobbs Elementary School operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at J E Hobbs Elementary School has edged down 31%, going from 519 students in 2018 to 359 in 2025.

On this page, members of the J E Hobbs Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.