Enrollment
332
Elementary
DISTRICT 664 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE COUNTY·NCES 010207000290
Loachapoka Elementary School
685 Lee Road 61, Loachapoka, AL 36865 · (334) 705-6031 · Lee County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
252 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 15 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 45 | 14% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
40.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
22.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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
28.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 →
Where Loachapoka Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #519 of 626 | #16 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #479 of 626 | #16 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #542 of 626 | #16 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 332 | #545 of 709 | #25 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #19 of 655 | #1 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #160 of 658 | #16 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.9% | #148 of 696 | #3 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.1% | #178 of 262 | #8 of 9 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
332
+27 (+9%) vs 2020
-6% since 2000-01, when it was 352
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 332 | 25 | 13.3:1 | 76% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 314 | 25 | 12.6:1 | 89% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 19 | 17.6:1 | 85% (283) |
| 2020-21 | 305 | 21 | 14.5:1 | 67% (203) |
| 2017-18 | 313 | 21.5 | 14.6:1 | 91% (286) |
| 2015-16 | 306 | 19 | 16.1:1 | 92% (283) |
| 2010-11 | 330 | 25 | 13.2:1 | 94% (309) |
| 2000-01 | 352 | 29 | 12.1:1 | 84% (296) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Loachapoka Elementary School.
About Loachapoka Elementary School
Loachapoka Elementary School is a small elementary school in Loachapoka, Alabama. It covers pre-K through 6, with a total enrollment of 332 students. Enrollment is 31% lower than the average for elementary schools in Alabama, which is about 480.
Lee County counts 9,026 students in its 13 schools, and Loachapoka Elementary School is one of them.
Black students account for 55% of enrollment at Loachapoka Elementary School. The remaining students are 29% Hispanic, 12% White, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Lee County is about 22% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Loachapoka Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 59%.
Loachapoka Elementary School's 25 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.3:1. That ratio is under the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 76%. The gap from the 48% average for public schools in Lee County is 28 points.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Loachapoka Elementary School is -0.0 points: 28.8% actual, 28.8% predicted.
In Lee County (population about 181,134), median household income is about $65,824, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 41 public schools operate in Lee County, serving about 24,812 students.
Loachapoka High School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Loachapoka Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 3. Loachapoka Elementary School comes in 5th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 305 to 332. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 14.5:1 to 13.3:1.
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Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
181,134
Census ACS
Median income
$65,824
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
24,812 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lee County
- Smiths Station High SchoolHigh · 1,588 students
- Smiths Station Junior High SchoolMiddle · 910 students
- West Smiths Station Elementary SchoolElementary · 811 students
- East Smiths Station Elementary SchoolElementary · 785 students
- Beauregard Elementary SchoolElementary · 783 students
- Beulah Elementary SchoolElementary · 696 students
Nearby schools
- Loachapoka High School0.1 mi · 277
- Creekside Elementary School4.2 mi · 458
- Richland Elementary School4.3 mi · 426
- Notasulga High School5.3 mi · 258
- Drake Middle School5.3 mi · 720
- Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School5.5 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About Loachapoka Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Loachapoka Elementary School?
Loachapoka Elementary School enrolls approximately 332 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Loachapoka Elementary School serve?
Loachapoka Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Loachapoka Elementary School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Loachapoka Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Loachapoka Elementary School?
Student demographics at Loachapoka Elementary School are roughly 12% White, 29% Hispanic, 55% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Loachapoka Elementary School in?
Loachapoka Elementary School is part of Lee County.
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