Enrollment
355
Elementary
DISTRICT 292 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLBERT COUNTY·NCES 010084000338
Leighton Elementary School
8100 Old Highway 20, Leighton, AL 35646 · (256) 446-8351 · Colbert County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% 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.
- CBeats 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
13.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
218 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 47 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (48).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
54.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
29.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
41.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Leighton Elementary School
Leighton Elementary School's state test result (41.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leighton Elementary School this school | 355 | 61.4% | 41.1% |
| Odenville Intermediate School Odenville | 355 | 59.2% | 49.9% |
| Ladonia Elementary School Phenix City | 461 | 62.7% | 45.2% |
| Woodstock Elementary School Woodstock | 324 | 60.8% | 50.6% |
| R E Thompson Intermediate School Tuscumbia | 360 | 55.8% | 55.2% |
| WS Harlan Elementary School Lockhart | 293 | 63.1% | 45.5% |
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 Leighton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Colbert County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #411 of 626 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #411 of 626 | #7 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #429 of 626 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 355 | #506 of 709 | #5 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #41 of 655 | #2 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.8% | #189 of 658 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.4% | #324 of 696 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #232 of 262 | N/A |
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
355
+13 (+4%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 313
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 355 | 25.6 | 13.9:1 | 61% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 25.6 | 14.6:1 | 48% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 355 | 24.6 | 14.4:1 | 47% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 342 | 28 | 12.2:1 | 68% (234) |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 24.4 | 14.2:1 | 62% (215) |
| 2015-16 | 308 | 23 | 13.4:1 | 68% (210) |
| 2010-11 | 261 | 20 | 13.1:1 | 71% (186) |
| 2000-01 | 446 | 32 | 13.9:1 | 73% (327) |
| 1990-91 | 313 | 22 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leighton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (346 to 355); teachers up 5% (24.4 to 25.6).
About Leighton Elementary School
Leighton Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Leighton, Alabama. Students in pre-K through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 355 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Alabama average about 480 students.
Leighton Elementary School falls under Colbert County, which has 8 schools enrolling 2,573 students.
Leighton Elementary School's enrollment is 61% White. The remaining shares are 18% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Colbert County's population at about 77%. Leighton Elementary School has a diversity index of 58%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 13.9:1 comes from the school's 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 61% in 2024-25. Compared with the 50% average for public schools in Colbert County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for Leighton Elementary School is C. Compared with Alabama public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 29% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Leighton Elementary School is +1.8 points: 41.1% actual, 39.4% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Colbert County, median household income is about $60,628, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 25 public schools operate in Colbert County, serving about 8,178 students.
Nearby, Colbert County High School is about 0.2 miles away. Leighton Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Leighton Elementary School at 4th of 7.
Locale data from NCES put Leighton Elementary School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Leighton Elementary School went from 342 students to 355. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.2:1 to 13.9:1.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Leighton Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Colbert County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,022
Census ACS
Median income
$60,628
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
8,178 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Colbert County
- Colbert Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
- Colbert Heights High SchoolHigh · 467 students
- Colbert County High SchoolHigh · 438 students
- Hatton Elementary SchoolElementary · 236 students
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolElementary · 226 students
- Cherokee High SchoolHigh · 206 students
Other schools in Leighton
- Colbert County High SchoolHigh · 438 students
- Hatton Elementary SchoolElementary · 236 students
Other Leighton Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Leighton Elementary. Leighton Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Leighton Elementary SchoolAurora, OH · 657 students
- LEIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOSWEGO, NY · 294 students
Nearby schools
- Colbert County High School0.2 mi · 438
- Hatton Elementary School4.7 mi · 236
- Hazlewood Elementary School6.7 mi · 221
- Webster Elementary School6.9 mi · 234
- Howell Graves Preschool6.9 mi · 356
- Muscle Shoals High School7.6 mi · 864
Frequently asked questions
About Leighton Elementary SchoolHow large is Leighton Elementary School?
Leighton Elementary School enrolls approximately 355 students in grades PK-06.
Is Leighton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Leighton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Leighton Elementary School have?
Leighton Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
How diverse is Leighton Elementary School?
Leighton Elementary School reports a student body of 61% White, 11% Hispanic, 18% Black, 9% Two or more.
Is Leighton Elementary School public or private?
Leighton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Colbert County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.