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Enrollment
804
Elementary
DISTRICT 690 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALDWIN COUNTY·NCES 010027000660
J Larry Newton School
9761 County Road 32, Fairhope, AL 36532 · (251) 990-3858 · Baldwin County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL804 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Alabama public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
14.6:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
287 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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 | 36 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 129 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 121 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 120 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 34% smaller than its 6th grade class (120).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
80.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
68.9%
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 69 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
72.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Larry Newton School
J Larry Newton School's state test result (72.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J Larry Newton School this school | 804 | 35.7% | 72.2% |
| Moody Elementary School Moody | 839 | 40.0% | 62.4% |
| Elberta Elementary School Elberta | 1,034 | 38.4% | 61.2% |
| Cullman City Primary School Cullman | 782 | 40.0% | N/A |
| Central School Huntsville | 610 | 36.2% | 56.0% |
| Mt Carmel Elementary School Huntsville | 638 | 32.4% | 67.7% |
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 Larry Newton School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Baldwin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #72 of 626 | #6 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #54 of 626 | #2 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.3% | #98 of 626 | #9 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 804 | #54 of 709 | #12 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #68 of 655 | #6 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.4% | #352 of 658 | #12 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.7% | #614 of 696 | #18 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.4% | #68 of 262 | #5 of 12 |
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
804
+120 (+18%) vs 2020
+9% since 2000-01, when it was 738
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 804 | 55 | 14.6:1 | 36% (287) |
| 2023-24 | 846 | 51.3 | 16.5:1 | 53% (449) |
| 2022-23 | 827 | 51.3 | 16.1:1 | 49% (409) |
| 2020-21 | 684 | 40 | 17.1:1 | 40% (271) |
| 2017-18 | 668 | 35.9 | 18.6:1 | 44% (296) |
| 2015-16 | 634 | 37 | 17.1:1 | 45% (286) |
| 2010-11 | 590 | 44 | 13.4:1 | 38% (225) |
| 2000-01 | 738 | 51 | 14.5:1 | 29% (212) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J Larry Newton School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (668 to 804); teachers up 53% (35.9 to 55).
About J Larry Newton School
J Larry Newton School is a public elementary school run by Baldwin County in Fairhope, Alabama. A federal count lists 804 students at the school, in pre-K through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Alabama) has about 480 students.
Baldwin County has 42 schools; together they serve 31,965 students.
White students account for 72% of enrollment at J Larry Newton School. Other students are 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Black. That is lower than the 82% White share among all Baldwin County residents. J Larry Newton School has a diversity index of 45%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 14.6:1 comes from the school's 55 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 36% in 2024-25.
J Larry Newton School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 89% of Alabama public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, J Larry Newton School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 72.2%; the prediction is 58.0%.
County data help place the school in context: in Baldwin County, median household income is about $78,775, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. J Larry Newton School is among the 51 public schools in Baldwin County.
Fairhope Middle School is the public school closest to J Larry Newton School, about 2.1 miles away. J Larry Newton School has 4 other public schools within five miles. J Larry Newton School ranks 3rd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 72.2% against a local average of 61.1%.
Federal data place J Larry Newton School in the Suburb: Small locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
The student count in 2024-25 was 804, 18% above the 684 of 2020-21. Students per teacher fell from 17.1 in 2020-21 to 14.6 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Baldwin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
246,989
Census ACS
Median income
$78,775
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
35,975 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Baldwin County
- Daphne High SchoolHigh · 1,639 students
- Fairhope High SchoolHigh · 1,536 students
- Foley High SchoolHigh · 1,520 students
- Robertsdale High SchoolHigh · 1,418 students
- Spanish Fort High SchoolHigh · 1,115 students
- Robertsdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,081 students
Other schools in Fairhope
- Fairhope High SchoolHigh · 1,536 students
- Fairhope West ElementaryElementary · 972 students
- Fairhope East ElementaryElementary · 913 students
- Fairhope Middle SchoolMiddle · 775 students
Nearby schools
- Fairhope Middle School2.1 mi · 775
- Fairhope High School2.3 mi · 1,536
- Fairhope East Elementary3.8 mi · 913
- Fairhope West Elementary4.7 mi · 972
- Magnolia School7.7 mi · 944
- Silverhill School7.8 mi · 497
Frequently asked questions
About J Larry Newton SchoolHow many students attend J Larry Newton School?
J Larry Newton School enrolls approximately 804 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does J Larry Newton School serve?
J Larry Newton School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at J Larry Newton School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at J Larry Newton School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at J Larry Newton School?
At J Larry Newton School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is J Larry Newton School in?
J Larry Newton School is part of Baldwin County.
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