Linden Elementary School

Linden Elementary School operates as a very small elementary-level community in Linden, Alabama, part of Linden City. Current enrollment sits at 184 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 480 students per school, that is 62% smaller than typical.

Linden Elementary School is one of 3 schools operated by Linden City, a district that instructs 387 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Linden Elementary School records that 91% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 4% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Marengo County as a whole is about 51% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Linden Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 82% of students at Linden Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Marengo County (around 64%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Linden Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 24.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.6%.

Around the school, Marengo County reports that the typical household earns roughly $43,825 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Linden Elementary School is one of 10 public schools in Marengo County (combined enrollment of about 3,270 students).

Linden High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Linden Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 34.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 19%: 228 students in 2018 compared to 184 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.