Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 220 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILCOX COUNTY·NCES 010351001344
J E Hobbs Elementary School
30 Claiborne St, Camden, AL 36726 · (334) 682-9310 · Wilcox County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of Alabama public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
288 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 40 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 16% smaller than its 6th grade class (50).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Wilcox County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
39.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
6.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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
21.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 J E Hobbs Elementary School
J E Hobbs Elementary School's state test result (21.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J E Hobbs Elementary School this school | 359 | 80.2% | 21.4% |
| Erwin Craighead Elementary School Mobile | 380 | 81.6% | 33.2% |
| Legacy Prep Birmingham | 317 | 77.3% | 34.8% |
| Monroeville Elementary School Monroeville | 406 | 79.6% | 24.6% |
| Sophia P Kingston Elementary School Selma | 305 | 76.7% | 22.3% |
| LEAD Academy Building A Montgomery | 358 | 77.7% | 38.3% |
Matched among Alabama elementary 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 J E Hobbs Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #592 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.9% | #621 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #554 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #501 of 709 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #453 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.0% | #653 of 658 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.2% | #86 of 696 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.8% | #32 of 364 |
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. 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
359
-66 (-16%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 499
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 359 | 20 | 17.9:1 | 80% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 370 | 23 | 16.1:1 | 90% (333) |
| 2022-23 | 378 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 85% (323) |
| 2020-21 | 425 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 90% (381) |
| 2017-18 | 519 | 28 | 18.5:1 | 90% (468) |
| 2015-16 | 562 | 29 | 19.4:1 | 68% (380) |
| 2010-11 | 552 | 31 | 17.8:1 | 94% (520) |
| 2000-01 | 636 | 42 | 15.1:1 | 100% (633) |
| 1990-91 | 499 | 28 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J E Hobbs Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (519 to 359); teachers down 29% (28 to 20).
About J E Hobbs Elementary School
Among the schools in Camden, Alabama, is J E Hobbs Elementary School, a small elementary school. Enrolled students number 359 students, in pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 25% lower than the average for elementary schools in Alabama, which is about 480.
Enrollment across the 5 schools in Wilcox County totals 1,147 students.
Most students at J E Hobbs Elementary School are Black: 97% of enrollment. That is higher than the 70% Black share among all Wilcox County residents. J E Hobbs Elementary School has a diversity index of 6%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 20 full-time positions, a ratio of 17.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 80%.
J E Hobbs Elementary School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 5% of Alabama public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
J E Hobbs Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (21.4%) and its predicted rate (25.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools.
Wilcox County has about 10,172 residents, and median household income is about $40,640, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 24% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Wilcox County number 6 and enroll about 1,147.
Camden School Of Arts Technology is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, J E Hobbs Elementary School is 4th of 8 on proficiency.
J E Hobbs Elementary School falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
J E Hobbs Elementary School saw enrollment fall 16% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 17.9 students per teacher, compared with 16.4 in 2020-21.
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Wilcox County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,172
Census ACS
Median income
$40,640
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
24%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,147 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wilcox County
- Wilcox Central High SchoolHigh · 340 students
- F S Ervin Elementary SchoolElementary · 197 students
- Camden School Of Arts TechnologyMiddle · 148 students
- ABC ElementaryElementary · 103 students
- Wilcox County Alternative SchoolCombined
Other schools in Camden
- Wilcox Central High SchoolHigh · 340 students
- Camden School Of Arts TechnologyMiddle · 148 students
- Wilcox County Alternative SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Camden School Of Arts Technology0.5 mi · 148
- Wilcox Central High School2.3 mi · 340
- ABC Elementary14.7 mi · 103
- F S Ervin Elementary School18.1 mi · 197
- J F Shields High School18.9 mi · 179
- Monroe Intermediate School19.3 mi · 55
Frequently asked questions
About J E Hobbs Elementary SchoolHow large is J E Hobbs Elementary School?
J E Hobbs Elementary School enrolls approximately 359 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does J E Hobbs Elementary School serve?
J E Hobbs Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at J E Hobbs Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at J E Hobbs Elementary School is approximately 17.9:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is J E Hobbs Elementary School?
J E Hobbs Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 1% Hispanic, 97% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees J E Hobbs Elementary School?
J E Hobbs Elementary School is overseen by Wilcox County in Wilcox County.
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