Lynn Elementary School

Lynn Elementary School is an one-room-style elementary-level community in Lynn, Alabama, operated by Winston County. The school teaches 168 students in grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 65% leaner than the state mean of about 480.

Lynn Elementary School is one of 9 schools operated by Winston County, a district that hosts 2,309 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Lynn Elementary School logs that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lynn Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.4%; this one delivers 47.6%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Winston County put the typical household earns roughly $57,256 per year, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Winston County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,906 students), of which Lynn Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Lynn High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lynn Elementary School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 36.7%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 5%: 160 students in 2018 compared to 168 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 today.

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