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Lynn Elementary School

531 E Main St, Lynn, AL 35575 · (205) 717-3333 · Winston County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL168 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Alabama public elementary schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
168
Elementary
DISTRICT 269 · STATE 480
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
103 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K159%
Kindergarten2414%
Grade 12917%
Grade 22716%
Grade 33621%
Grade 43722%

This year's kindergarten class (24) is 35% smaller than its 4th grade class (37).

Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
16196%
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
32%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
32%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Two+
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
8048%
Female
8852%

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
62.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
52.1%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Lynn Elementary School

Lynn Elementary School's state test result (47.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Lynn Elementary School this school16861.3%47.6%
Ivalee Elementary School
Attalla
20062.0%63.8%
Rock Mills Junior High School
Roanoke
17766.7%39.9%
Speake
Danville
17867.4%50.4%
Meek Elementary School
Arley
21154.0%73.2%
Rosalie Elementary School
Pisgah
17359.5%43.6%
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 Lynn Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Alabama
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
47.6%#334 of 626
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
52.1%#174 of 626
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
62.0%#334 of 626
Enrollment
ranked largest first
168#678 of 709
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
61.3%#326 of 696
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 2024-25
Enrollment
168
+4 (+2%) vs 2020
-41% since 2000-01, when it was 285
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251689.517.7:161% (103)
2023-241619.516.9:170% (112)
2022-23151916.8:168% (102)
2020-211641114.9:151% (84)
2017-1816012.912.4:158% (93)
2015-162371614.8:159% (139)
2010-112592211.8:158% (151)
2000-012851815.8:153% (152)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lynn Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 5% (160 to 168); teachers down 26% (12.9 to 9.5).

About Lynn Elementary School

Families in Lynn, Alabama, are served by Lynn Elementary School, a small elementary school. The school reports 168 students in pre-K through 4. The typical figure for elementary schools in Alabama is about 480 students.

Winston County serves 2,309 students across 9 schools.

White students are the large majority at Lynn Elementary School, with 96% of enrollment. By the diversity index, Lynn Elementary School comes in at 8%.

Lynn Elementary School operates with 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 17.7:1. Elementary schools in Alabama have a similar average ratio of 17.0:1. Lynn Elementary School reports 61% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.

Measured against Alabama public elementary schools, Lynn Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for Lynn Elementary School is 39.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.6%.

County data help place the school in context: in Winston County, median household income is about $57,256, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. The public schools of Winston County number 14 and enroll about 3,906.

Lynn High School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Lynn Elementary School. On proficiency, Lynn Elementary School is ahead of the 39.0% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 9.

The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 164 to 168, a small change. The number of students per teacher rose from 14.9 to 17.7 over 4 years.

Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Lynn Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Winston County at a glance

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Population
23,682
Census ACS
Median income
$57,256
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,906 students

Quick facts

School name
Lynn Elementary School
District
Winston County
Address
531 E Main St, Lynn, AL 35575
Phone
(205) 717-3333
County
Winston County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
168
Teachers (FTE)
10
Student–teacher ratio
17.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
103 (61%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
010358001465
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Lynn Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Lynn Elementary School?
Lynn Elementary School enrolls approximately 168 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Lynn Elementary School serve?
Lynn Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Lynn Elementary School have?
Lynn Elementary School employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Lynn Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lynn Elementary School are roughly 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Lynn Elementary School public or private?
Lynn Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Winston County.
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