Enrollment
184
Elementary
DISTRICT 129 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINDEN CITY·NCES 010213000812
Linden Elementary School
201 S Shiloh Street, Linden, AL 36748 · (334) 295-5860 · Marengo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL184 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% 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
13.1:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
150 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (22).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Based on grade levels within Linden City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
46.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
28.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Linden Elementary School
Linden Elementary School's state test result (36.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linden Elementary School this school | 184 | 81.5% | 36.6% |
| F S Ervin Elementary School Pine Hill | 197 | 83.2% | 27.7% |
| Central Elementary School Hayneville | 200 | 82.5% | 22.9% |
| Bruce K Craig Elementary School Selma | 151 | 80.8% | 19.1% |
| Meadowlane Elementary School Phenix City | 155 | 83.2% | 35.4% |
| Livingston Junior High School Livingston | 216 | 83.3% | 30.7% |
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 Linden Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #445 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #423 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #489 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 184 | #667 of 709 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.5% | #74 of 696 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #102 of 364 |
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
184
-44 (-19%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 368
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 184 | 14 | 13.1:1 | 82% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 202 | 14 | 14.4:1 | 83% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 196 | 14 | 14.0:1 | 80% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 228 | 13 | 17.5:1 | 81% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 228 | 14 | 16.3:1 | 81% (184) |
| 2015-16 | 248 | 16 | 15.5:1 | 61% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 213 | 19 | 11.2:1 | 88% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 264 | 21 | 12.6:1 | 94% (248) |
| 1990-91 | 368 | 19 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Linden Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (228 to 184); teachers unchanged (14 to 14).
About Linden Elementary School
Linden Elementary School is a very small elementary school serving families in Linden, Alabama. It reports enrollment of 184 students in pre-K through 5. The school is 62% below the average for elementary schools in Alabama.
Linden City enrolls 387 students, and its 3 schools include Linden Elementary School.
By race and ethnicity, Linden Elementary School is 91% Black. Next come 4% White and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 51% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 16%.
The school lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Alabama is 17.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 150 students, or 82%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Marengo County, the average is 64%.
On the allk12 Grade, Linden Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 42% of Alabama public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Linden Elementary School would score about 24.8%. It scores 36.6%, 11.8 points above that figure.
In Marengo County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $43,825, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. The county has 10 public schools and about 3,270 students.
Linden High School, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Linden Elementary School, there are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, Linden Elementary School is 4th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Linden Elementary School is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
In 2020-21, Linden Elementary School enrolled 228 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 184. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.1:1) than in 2020-21 (17.5:1).
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Marengo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,851
Census ACS
Median income
$43,825
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,270 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Linden City
- Linden High SchoolHigh · 126 students
- George P Austin Junior High SchoolMiddle · 77 students
Other schools in Linden
- Linden High SchoolHigh · 126 students
- George P Austin Junior High SchoolMiddle · 77 students
Other Linden Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Linden Elementary. Linden Elementary School is the 10th largest of the 10.
- Linden Elementary SchoolHamilton, OH · 674 students
- Linden ElementaryOak Ridge, TN · 524 students
- Linden ElementaryLinden, CA · 414 students
- Linden Elementary SchoolDoylestown, PA · 353 students
- LINDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFREMONT, NE · 339 students
Nearby schools
- Linden High School0.3 mi · 126
- George P Austin Junior High School0.6 mi · 77
- Amelia L Johnson High School9.7 mi · 142
- Demopolis High School13.4 mi · 594
- Demopolis Middle School14.3 mi · 394
- Westside Elementary School14.4 mi · 499
Frequently asked questions
About Linden Elementary SchoolHow large is Linden Elementary School?
Linden Elementary School enrolls approximately 184 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Linden Elementary School serve?
Linden Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Linden Elementary School have?
Linden Elementary School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Linden Elementary School?
Student demographics at Linden Elementary School are roughly 4% White, 1% Hispanic, 91% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Linden Elementary School?
Linden Elementary School is overseen by Linden City in Marengo County.
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