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Alumni: what's one memory from Madison County Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
421
Elementary
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON COUNTY·NCES 010222000837
Madison County Elementary School
173 Wood St, Gurley, AL 35748 · (256) 851-3290 · Madison County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% 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
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
235 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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 | 45 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 44 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 25% smaller than its 8th grade class (44).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
68.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
38.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Madison County Elementary School
Madison County Elementary School's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison County Elementary School this school | 421 | 55.8% | 51.9% |
| Coosa Valley Elementary School Cropwell | 404 | 57.2% | 69.5% |
| Ashville Elementary School Ashville | 476 | 54.6% | 59.8% |
| Geneva County Elementary School Hartford | 474 | 57.6% | 68.8% |
| Winfield Elementary School Winfield | 499 | 53.7% | 71.8% |
| Colbert Heights Elementary School Tuscumbia | 486 | 56.0% | 47.8% |
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 Madison County Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #283 of 626 | #29 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #330 of 626 | #31 of 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #251 of 626 | #24 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #416 of 709 | #36 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #157 of 655 | #8 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.8% | #377 of 658 | #44 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.8% | #400 of 696 | #13 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.9% | #227 of 262 | #15 of 17 |
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
421
+32 (+8%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 970
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 421 | 26.9 | 15.6:1 | 56% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 28.5 | 14.3:1 | 61% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 412 | 29.5 | 14.0:1 | 59% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 389 | 26 | 15.0:1 | 45% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 409 | 25 | 16.4:1 | 50% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 472 | 29 | 16.3:1 | 53% (250) |
| 2010-11 | 447 | 39 | 11.5:1 | 55% (248) |
| 2000-01 | 567 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 52% (297) |
| 1990-91 | 970 | 45 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madison County Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (409 to 421); teachers up 8% (25 to 26.9).
About Madison County Elementary School
Madison County Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Madison County, located in Gurley, Alabama. It offers pre-K through 8 and has 421 students enrolled.
The district, Madison County, operates 28 schools serving 20,691 students.
About 75% of the student body at Madison County Elementary School is White. Other students are 8% multiracial, 6% Native American, 6% Black, and 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Madison County residents are about 63% White. A diversity index of 43% means there is a 43% chance two randomly chosen students at Madison County Elementary School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Madison County Elementary School is 15.6:1, based on 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Alabama, 17.0:1, is higher. Madison County Elementary School counts 56% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Madison County, the average is 41%.
Among Alabama public elementary schools, Madison County Elementary School outscored 54%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Madison County Elementary School is 8.5 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 51.9% actual, 43.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Alabama.
Madison County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $86,499 a year, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Madison County number 89, with about 55,800 students.
Madison County Elementary School's nearest public school is Madison County High School (about 4.0 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Madison County Elementary School is 7th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment increased by 8% across 4 years, from 389 in 2020-21 to 421 in 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Madison County Elementary School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
405,718
Census ACS
Median income
$86,499
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
55,800 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison County
- Sparkman High SchoolHigh · 1,770 students
- Hazel Green High SchoolHigh · 1,454 students
- Buckhorn High SchoolHigh · 1,320 students
- Meridianville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,100 students
- Monrovia Middle SchoolMiddle · 988 students
- Hazel Green Elementary SchoolElementary · 963 students
Nearby schools
- Madison County High School4.0 mi · 451
- Central School6.3 mi · 610
- Hampton Cove Elementary6.5 mi · 711
- Hampton Cove Middle School6.5 mi · 785
- Woodville High School8.0 mi · 504
- GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary8.5 mi · 935
Frequently asked questions
About Madison County Elementary SchoolHow large is Madison County Elementary School?
Madison County Elementary School enrolls approximately 421 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Madison County Elementary School serve?
Madison County Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Madison County Elementary School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Madison County Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Madison County Elementary School?
Student demographics at Madison County Elementary School are roughly 75% White, 5% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Madison County Elementary School in?
Madison County Elementary School is part of Madison County.
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