Enrollment
138
Elementary
DISTRICT 183 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON COUNTY·NCES 010183001674
Macedonia School
196 County Road 49, Section, AL 35771 · (256) 228-4483 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL138 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Alabama public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
72 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 10 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 7 | 5% |
| Grade 7 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 10% larger than its 8th grade class (20).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Macedonia School→North Jackson High School
Based on grade levels within Jackson County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
69.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
25.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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
44.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Macedonia School
Macedonia School's state test result (44.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macedonia School this school | 138 | 52.2% | 44.6% |
| Mount Hope Mt Hope | 117 | 55.6% | 56.0% |
| PollardMcCall Junior High School Brewton | 200 | 53.5% | 51.6% |
| Highland Elementary School Gadsden | 216 | 53.7% | 42.6% |
| Stapleton School Stapleton | 203 | 47.8% | 58.4% |
| Meek Elementary School Arley | 211 | 54.0% | 73.2% |
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 Macedonia School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #374 of 626 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #456 of 626 | #6 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #237 of 626 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 138 | #689 of 709 | #8 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.2% | #457 of 696 | #7 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. 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
138
+23 (+20%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 161
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 138 | 7 | 19.7:1 | 52% (72) |
| 2023-24 | 131 | 7 | 18.7:1 | 52% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 130 | 6.5 | 20.0:1 | 49% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 115 | 6 | 19.2:1 | 57% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 134 | 9.5 | 14.1:1 | 57% (77) |
| 2015-16 | 150 | 11 | 13.6:1 | 65% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 176 | 19 | 9.3:1 | 59% (104) |
| 2000-01 | 167 | 11 | 15.2:1 | 57% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 161 | 8 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Macedonia School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (134 to 138); teachers down 26% (9.5 to 7).
About Macedonia School
Macedonia School is a small elementary school in Section, Alabama, (ZIP code 35771). The school serves 138 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Alabama is roughly 480 students; this school is 71% smaller than that.
Macedonia School is one of 16 schools in Jackson County, which enrolls 5,159 students in total.
White students are the large majority at Macedonia School, with 80% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 17% Native American. Macedonia School has a diversity index of 32%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 19.7:1, with 7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Alabama, the typical ratio is 17.0:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Macedonia School is 52%. Across public schools in Jackson County, the average is about the same, 51%.
Macedonia School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 31% of Alabama public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Macedonia School would be expected to post about 46.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.6%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Jackson County show that median household income is about $51,908, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Macedonia School is one of 23 public schools in Jackson County, which together enroll about 7,616 students.
Nearest public school: Section High School, about 4.6 miles away. The ten-mile area around Macedonia School holds 7 other public schools. Macedonia School ranks 7th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 44.6% against a local average of 53.7%.
Federal data place Macedonia School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 115 in 2020-21 and 138 in 2024-25, a 20% gain.
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Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,053
Census ACS
Median income
$51,908
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,616 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jackson County
- North Sand Mountain SchoolCombined · 694 students
- Pisgah High SchoolCombined · 598 students
- Skyline High SchoolCombined · 586 students
- Woodville High SchoolCombined · 504 students
- Section High SchoolCombined · 503 students
- North Jackson High SchoolHigh · 432 students
Nearby schools
- Section High School4.6 mi · 503
- Fyffe High School7.2 mi · 954
- Thurston T Nelson Primary School7.8 mi · 257
- Dutton Elementary School7.9 mi · 201
- Collins Intermediate School9.5 mi · 538
- Scottsboro Junior High School9.8 mi · 356
Frequently asked questions
About Macedonia SchoolHow large is Macedonia School?
Macedonia School enrolls approximately 138 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Macedonia School serve?
Macedonia School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Macedonia School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Macedonia School is approximately 19.7:1 (7 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Macedonia School?
Macedonia School reports a student body of 80% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Macedonia School?
Macedonia School is overseen by Jackson County in Jackson County.
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