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Enrollment
929
Elementary
DISTRICT 843 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSONVILLE CITY·NCES 010186000672
Kitty Stone Elementary School
1200 James Hopkins Rd SW, Jacksonville, AL 36265 · (256) 782-5191 · Calhoun County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL929 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
537 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 32 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 124 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 130 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 152 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 139 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 118 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 120 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (124) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (120).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Kitty Stone Elementary School→Jacksonville High School
Based on grade levels within Jacksonville City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
72.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
40.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Kitty Stone Elementary School
Kitty Stone Elementary School's state test result (53.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitty Stone Elementary School this school | 929 | 57.8% | 53.5% |
| Allentown Elementary School Semmes | 843 | 58.7% | 52.9% |
| Wetumpka Elementary School Wetumpka | 868 | 53.7% | 51.7% |
| Madison Cross Roads Elementary School Toney | 841 | 58.0% | 49.9% |
| Andalusia Elementary School Andalusia | 1,082 | 54.3% | 65.8% |
| Fairfax Elementary School Valley | 689 | 58.2% | 40.4% |
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 Kitty Stone Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Calhoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #263 of 626 | #8 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #303 of 626 | #8 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #200 of 626 | #6 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 929 | #28 of 709 | #1 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #547 of 655 | #14 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #71 of 658 | #3 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.8% | #372 of 696 | #7 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.9% | #239 of 262 | #6 of 8 |
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
929
+36 (+4%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 843
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 929 | 49 | 19.0:1 | 58% (537) |
| 2023-24 | 941 | 49 | 19.2:1 | 65% (610) |
| 2022-23 | 970 | 51 | 19.0:1 | 65% (630) |
| 2020-21 | 893 | 55 | 16.2:1 | 46% (410) |
| 2017-18 | 912 | 52 | 17.5:1 | 55% (501) |
| 2015-16 | 852 | 51 | 16.7:1 | 54% (461) |
| 2010-11 | 892 | 61 | 14.6:1 | 53% (475) |
| 2000-01 | 931 | 58 | 16.1:1 | 44% (414) |
| 1990-91 | 843 | 44 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kitty Stone Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (912 to 929); teachers down 6% (52 to 49).
About Kitty Stone Elementary School
As a large elementary school, Kitty Stone Elementary School serves students in Jacksonville, Alabama. A federal count lists 929 students at the school, in pre-K through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Alabama is about 480, so this school runs 94% bigger than that.
Kitty Stone Elementary School is one school in Jacksonville City, a system of 2 schools with 1,685 students.
Kitty Stone Elementary School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 47%. Beyond that, enrollment is 30% Black, 15% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. In Calhoun County overall, about 70% of residents are White. Kitty Stone Elementary School's diversity index is 66%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 49 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 19.0:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. Eligible students account for 58% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Calhoun County average 58%.
Kitty Stone Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 53.5%, compared with a predicted 42.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Calhoun County (population about 116,090), the median household income is $55,029, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. There are 38 public schools in Calhoun County, enrolling about 16,686 students in all.
The closest public school to Kitty Stone Elementary School is Jacksonville High School, about 0.2 miles away. Kitty Stone Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 40.6% proficiency; Kitty Stone Elementary School posts 53.5%.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school enrolled 929 students in 2024-25, 36 more than the 893 it had in 2020-21. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.0:1) than in 2020-21 (16.2:1).
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Calhoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
116,090
Census ACS
Median income
$55,029
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
16,686 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jacksonville
- Jacksonville High SchoolHigh · 756 students
- Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
- Pleasant Valley High SchoolHigh · 393 students
- Calhoun County Career Technical CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Jacksonville High School0.2 mi · 756
- Weaver Elementary School3.2 mi · 544
- Weaver High School4.3 mi · 468
- Alexandria Elementary School6.1 mi · 712
- White Plains High School6.1 mi · 396
- Anniston Middle School6.3 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About Kitty Stone Elementary SchoolHow large is Kitty Stone Elementary School?
Kitty Stone Elementary School enrolls approximately 929 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Kitty Stone Elementary School serve?
Kitty Stone Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kitty Stone Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kitty Stone Elementary School is approximately 19.0:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kitty Stone Elementary School?
At Kitty Stone Elementary School, the student body is approximately 47% White, 7% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Kitty Stone Elementary School in?
Kitty Stone Elementary School is part of Jacksonville City.
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