Enrollment
114
Elementary
DISTRICT 167 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOWNDES COUNTY·NCES 010216000821
JacksonSteele Elementary School
570 Freedom Rd, Hayneville, AL 36040 · (334) 872-0758 · Lowndes County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL114 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Alabama public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
16.3:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
85 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 | 8 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 13 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (13) is 46% smaller than its 5th grade class (24).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
69.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
18.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 JacksonSteele Elementary School
JacksonSteele Elementary School's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| JacksonSteele Elementary School this school | 114 | 74.6% | 36.8% |
| DC Wolfe School Shorter | 111 | 77.5% | 24.8% |
| ABC Elementary Alberta | 103 | 80.6% | 22.8% |
| Salem Elementary School Orrville | 155 | 78.1% | 30.1% |
| York West End Junior High School Livingston | 159 | 77.4% | 16.6% |
| Bruce K Craig Elementary School Selma | 151 | 80.8% | 19.1% |
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 JacksonSteele Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #440 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #533 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #230 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 114 | #695 of 709 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.6% | #159 of 696 |
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
114
-13 (-10%) vs 2020
-64% since 1990-91, when it was 313
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 114 | 7 | 16.3:1 | 75% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 130 | 8.1 | 16.0:1 | 93% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 129 | 9.1 | 14.1:1 | 91% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 127 | 9 | 14.1:1 | 95% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 159 | 10 | 15.9:1 | 94% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 163 | 10 | 16.3:1 | 74% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 241 | 16 | 15.1:1 | 91% (220) |
| 2000-01 | 276 | 21 | 13.1:1 | 95% (263) |
| 1990-91 | 313 | 17 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for JacksonSteele Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (159 to 114); teachers down 30% (10 to 7).
About JacksonSteele Elementary School
JacksonSteele Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hayneville, Alabama. The school reports 114 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 76% smaller than the 480 average for elementary schools in Alabama.
District-wide, Lowndes County has 7 schools and 1,109 students.
The large majority of students at JacksonSteele Elementary School, 94%, are Black. The next largest groups are 4% White. The school's Black share is 20 points above the 74% share among Lowndes County residents. JacksonSteele Elementary School has a diversity index of 12%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 7 full-time positions, a ratio of 16.3:1. That ratio is under the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. Around 75% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Lowndes County, the average eligibility rate is 85%.
Measured against Alabama public elementary schools, JacksonSteele Elementary School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
JacksonSteele Elementary School scores 36.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 29.8%.
Federal survey data for Lowndes County show that median household income is about $37,052, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. JacksonSteele Elementary School is among the 9 public schools in Lowndes County.
The nearest other public school, Central High School, is about 9.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 2. Ranked by average proficiency, JacksonSteele Elementary School places 1st out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
JacksonSteele Elementary School had 127 students in 2020-21 and 114 in 2024-25, a 10% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.1:1 in 2020-21 to 16.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Lowndes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,833
Census ACS
Median income
$37,052
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,109 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lowndes County
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 200 students
- Calhoun High SchoolHigh · 186 students
- Fort Deposit Elementary SchoolElementary · 186 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 175 students
- Hayneville Middle SchoolMiddle · 144 students
- Lowndes County Middle SchoolMiddle · 104 students
Other schools in Hayneville
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 200 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 175 students
- Hayneville Middle SchoolMiddle · 144 students
- Lowndes County Career Technical CenterHigh
- Project Success Learning CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Central High School9.5 mi · 175
- Central Elementary School9.5 mi · 200
- Autaugaville School10.9 mi · 255
- Hayneville Middle School10.9 mi · 144
- Southside High School12.5 mi · 285
- Catoma Elementary School16.2 mi · 216
Frequently asked questions
About JacksonSteele Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at JacksonSteele Elementary School?
JacksonSteele Elementary School enrolls approximately 114 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does JacksonSteele Elementary School serve?
JacksonSteele Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JacksonSteele Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JacksonSteele Elementary School is approximately 16.3:1 (7 FTE teachers).
How diverse is JacksonSteele Elementary School?
JacksonSteele Elementary School reports a student body of 4% White, 94% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is JacksonSteele Elementary School public or private?
JacksonSteele Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lowndes County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.