Enrollment
349
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DECATUR CITY·NCES 010117001728
Julian Harris Elementary School
1922 McAuliffe Dr SW, Decatur, AL 35603 · (256) 552-3096 · Morgan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Alabama public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
15.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
181 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 18 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
77.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
42.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
57.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Julian Harris Elementary School
Julian Harris Elementary School's state test result (57.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Harris Elementary School this school | 349 | 51.9% | 57.4% |
| Prattville Kindergarten School Prattville | 408 | 50.2% | N/A |
| Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology Dothan | 429 | 55.2% | 79.7% |
| De Armanville Elementary School Anniston | 478 | 54.0% | 63.4% |
| Taylor White Elementary School Mobile | 446 | 49.1% | 60.0% |
| FaucettVestavia Elementary School Northport | 343 | 46.9% | 61.4% |
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 Julian Harris Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Morgan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #219 of 626 | #10 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #276 of 626 | #13 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #134 of 626 | #6 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #513 of 709 | #17 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #142 of 655 | #10 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.9% | #24 of 658 | #4 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.9% | #461 of 696 | #17 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #151 of 364 | #1 of 11 |
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
349
-21 (-6%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 389
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 349 | 22.5 | 15.5:1 | 52% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 348 | 23.5 | 14.8:1 | 67% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 364 | 21.3 | 17.1:1 | 65% (236) |
| 2020-21 | 370 | 22 | 16.8:1 | 55% (203) |
| 2017-18 | 409 | 24.3 | 16.8:1 | 51% (210) |
| 2015-16 | 391 | 22 | 17.8:1 | 50% (196) |
| 2000-01 | 488 | 29 | 16.8:1 | 18% (89) |
| 1990-91 | 389 | 24 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Julian Harris Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (409 to 349); teachers down 8% (24.3 to 22.5).
About Julian Harris Elementary School
Among the schools in Decatur, Alabama, is Julian Harris Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 349 students enrolled. It has 27% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Alabama (about 480).
Decatur City is the district for Julian Harris Elementary School. It has 19 schools and 8,902 students.
The largest group at Julian Harris Elementary School is White students, at 38%. The school is also 38% Black, 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. That is lower than the 74% White share among all Morgan County residents. The diversity index for Julian Harris Elementary School is 69%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Julian Harris Elementary School, giving a ratio of 15.5:1. Elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1, 1.5 more students per teacher than here. A total of 181 students, or 52%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Julian Harris Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 66% of Alabama public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Julian Harris Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.4%; the prediction is 46.3%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Morgan County show that the median household earns about $68,845 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Morgan County has 46 public schools with about 20,204 students, including Julian Harris Elementary School.
Of the public schools around it, Julian Harris Elementary School is closest to Austin High School, about 1.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Julian Harris Elementary School is 2nd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Julian Harris Elementary School had a net loss of 21 students, or 6%. By 2024-25, the school had 15.5 students per teacher, compared with 16.8 in 2020-21.
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Morgan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
124,471
Census ACS
Median income
$68,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
20,204 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Decatur City
- Austin High SchoolHigh · 999 students
- Decatur High SchoolHigh · 915 students
- Decatur Middle SchoolMiddle · 818 students
- Austin Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
- Austin Junior High SchoolHigh · 664 students
- Oak Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
Other schools in Decatur
- Austin High SchoolHigh · 999 students
- Decatur High SchoolHigh · 915 students
- Decatur Middle SchoolMiddle · 818 students
- Austin Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
- Austin Junior High SchoolHigh · 664 students
- Priceville High SchoolHigh · 506 students
Nearby schools
- Austin High School1.2 mi · 999
- Woodmeade Elementary School1.3 mi · 361
- Austin Middle School1.5 mi · 727
- Austin Junior High School1.6 mi · 664
- Career Academies of Decatur1.6 mi · 269
- West Morgan Elementary School2.2 mi · 512
Frequently asked questions
About Julian Harris Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Julian Harris Elementary School?
Julian Harris Elementary School enrolls approximately 349 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Julian Harris Elementary School serve?
Julian Harris Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Julian Harris Elementary School have?
Julian Harris Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Julian Harris Elementary School?
At Julian Harris Elementary School, the student body is approximately 38% White, 9% Hispanic, 38% Black, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Julian Harris Elementary School public or private?
Julian Harris Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Decatur City.
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