Enrollment
297
Elementary
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DECATUR CITY·NCES 010117000431
Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School
801 Wilson St NW, Decatur, AL 35601 · (256) 552-3056 · Morgan County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL297 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% 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
17.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
136 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 103 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 33% |
Student demographics
65%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Decatur City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
90.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
78.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
77.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+27.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 51% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 27 points, placing it in Alabama's top 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 Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School
Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School's state test result (77.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School this school | 297 | 45.8% | 77.9% |
| Bob HardingShawmut Elementary Valley | 232 | 43.1% | N/A |
| Myrtlewood Elementary School Fosters | 280 | 46.1% | 54.0% |
| Highland Park Elementary School Muscle Shoals | 236 | 44.9% | N/A |
| Vance Elementary School Vance | 451 | 51.7% | 39.1% |
| Brookhill Elementary School Athens | 380 | 41.3% | 75.5% |
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 Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Morgan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #39 of 626 | #3 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.1% | #15 of 626 | #1 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.8% | #23 of 626 | #2 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 297 | #569 of 709 | #19 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #353 of 655 | #20 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #81 of 658 | #8 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.8% | #525 of 696 | #19 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #254 of 364 | #8 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
297
-30 (-9%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 331
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 297 | 17.3 | 17.2:1 | 46% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 290 | 16.1 | 18.0:1 | 61% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 16.1 | 18.8:1 | 58% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 327 | 16 | 20.4:1 | 49% (161) |
| 2017-18 | 319 | 19 | 16.8:1 | 44% (139) |
| 2015-16 | 348 | 20 | 17.4:1 | 41% (144) |
| 2000-01 | 333 | 21 | 15.9:1 | 28% (94) |
| 1990-91 | 331 | 19 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (319 to 297); teachers down 9% (19 to 17.3).
About Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School
Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School is the name of a small elementary school in Decatur, Alabama. The school counts 297 students across grades 3 through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Alabama is about 480 students.
The 19 schools of Decatur City, including Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School, enroll 8,902 students.
Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 48%. The remaining students are 29% Black, 17% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Morgan County, the White share is about 74%. By the diversity index, Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School comes in at 65%.
Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School counts 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17.2 students for each one. Elementary schools in Alabama average about 17.0:1, a similar figure. About 46% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Public schools in Morgan County average 56%.
Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 96% of Alabama public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School would score about 50.7%. It scores 77.9%, a top-10% result among Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations.
Morgan County has these Census figures: median household income is about $68,845, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The public schools of Morgan County number 46 and enroll about 20,204.
The nearest public school is Benjamin Davis Elementary School, at about 0.9 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School places 1st of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The student count in 2024-25 was 297, 9% below the 327 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 20.4:1 to 17.2:1.
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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
- Benjamin Davis Elementary School0.9 mi · 251
- West Decatur Elementary School1.6 mi · 407
- BanksCaddell Elementary School1.6 mi · 477
- Decatur Middle School2.2 mi · 818
- Decatur High Developmental2.3 mi · 37
- Decatur High School2.3 mi · 915
Frequently asked questions
About Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary SchoolHow large is Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School?
Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School enrolls approximately 297 students in grades 03-05.
Is Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School have?
Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School?
At Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School, the student body is approximately 48% White, 17% Hispanic, 29% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School in?
Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School is part of Decatur City.
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