Enrollment
221
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 010192000724
Lipscomb Elementary School
5605 10th St S, Lipscomb, AL 35020 · (205) 379-4550 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL221 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
163 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (33).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
64.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
51.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
51.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 30% 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 21 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 Lipscomb Elementary School
Lipscomb Elementary School's state test result (51.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lipscomb Elementary School this school | 221 | 73.8% | 51.4% |
| Catoma Elementary School Montgomery | 216 | 76.9% | 16.4% |
| Tarrant Elementary School Tarrant | 307 | 76.9% | N/A |
| Woodmeade Elementary School Decatur | 361 | 67.6% | 38.1% |
| Tarrant Intermediate School Tarrant | 404 | 77.5% | 22.0% |
| Brighton School Brighton | 336 | 82.7% | 31.1% |
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 Lipscomb Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #289 of 626 | #34 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #185 of 626 | #29 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #297 of 626 | #35 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 221 | #638 of 709 | #92 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #424 of 655 | #57 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.9% | #236 of 658 | #27 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.8% | #172 of 696 | #37 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #168 of 364 | #34 of 58 |
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
221
-23 (-9%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 439
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 221 | 12.5 | 17.7:1 | 74% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 236 | 13.5 | 17.5:1 | 96% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 259 | 13.5 | 19.2:1 | 96% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 244 | 13 | 18.8:1 | 94% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 254 | 15.8 | 16.1:1 | 93% (235) |
| 2015-16 | 233 | 13 | 17.9:1 | 88% (204) |
| 2010-11 | 199 | 18 | 11.1:1 | 92% (184) |
| 2000-01 | 226 | 18 | 12.6:1 | 84% (189) |
| 1990-91 | 439 | 24 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lipscomb Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (254 to 221); teachers down 21% (15.8 to 12.5).
About Lipscomb Elementary School
Lipscomb Elementary School is a small elementary school found in Lipscomb, Alabama. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 221 students. It has 54% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Alabama (about 480).
Jefferson County has 55 schools; together they serve 35,444 students.
More than half of the students at Lipscomb Elementary School are Hispanic (57%). The remaining shares are 36% Black and 6% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Jefferson County's population at about 6%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lipscomb Elementary School scores 55%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.7:1. The school has 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama is close to this figure. In all, 74% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 52% average for public schools in Jefferson County is 22 points.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 51.4%, is 21.0 points above the 30.4% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Alabama schools.
Jefferson County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $66,388, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 181 public schools in the county, enrolling about 97,401, Lipscomb Elementary School among them.
Lipscomb Elementary School is about 1.6 miles from Midfield High School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 19.2% on proficiency, and Lipscomb Elementary School is above that at 51.4%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment fell 9% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.7:1) than in 2020-21 (18.8:1).
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Lipscomb Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
667,755
Census ACS
Median income
$66,388
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
181
97,401 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County
- ClayChalkville High SchoolHigh · 1,377 students
- McAdory High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- Hueytown High SchoolHigh · 1,200 students
- Shades Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,094 students
- Gardendale High SchoolHigh · 1,076 students
- Pinson Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,025 students
Other Lipscomb Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Lipscomb Elementary. Lipscomb Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Lipscomb ElementaryBrentwood, TN · 532 students
Nearby schools
- Midfield High School1.6 mi · 327
- Charles F Hard Elementary School1.6 mi · 364
- Rutledge School1.8 mi · 288
- Empower Community SchoolLower School2.0 mi · 201
- Brighton School2.1 mi · 336
- Glen Oaks Intermediate School2.2 mi · 275
Frequently asked questions
About Lipscomb Elementary SchoolHow large is Lipscomb Elementary School?
Lipscomb Elementary School enrolls approximately 221 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lipscomb Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lipscomb Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lipscomb Elementary School have?
Lipscomb Elementary School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Lipscomb Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lipscomb Elementary School are roughly 6% White, 57% Hispanic, 36% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Lipscomb Elementary School in?
Lipscomb Elementary School is part of Jefferson County.
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