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Enrollment
396
Elementary
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUBURN CITY·NCES 010021001259
Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School
1555 N Donahue Dr, Auburn, AL 36830 · (334) 887-1970 · Lee County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of Alabama public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
15.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
145 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 58%
Community
2
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 132 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 143 | 36% |
| Grade 5 | 121 | 31% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
81.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
68.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
73.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School
Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School's state test result (73.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School this school | 396 | 36.6% | 73.1% |
| Woodland Pines Elementary School Auburn | 348 | 36.2% | N/A |
| Richland Elementary School Auburn | 426 | 37.6% | N/A |
| Wrights Mill Road Elementary School Auburn | 388 | 34.8% | 74.7% |
| Highlands Elementary School Dothan | 501 | 38.7% | 54.5% |
| Shades Mountain Elementary School Hoover | 328 | 42.1% | 76.0% |
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 Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #65 of 626 | #3 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #55 of 626 | #4 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.3% | #85 of 626 | #5 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #448 of 709 | #20 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #122 of 655 | #9 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.0% | #126 of 658 | #14 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.6% | #606 of 696 | #19 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.9% | #31 of 364 | #1 of 14 |
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
396
-88 (-18%) vs 2020
-3% since 2000-01, when it was 407
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 22.0:1
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 | 396 | 25.9 | 15.3:1 | 37% (145) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 25 | 16.2:1 | 36% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 518 | 28 | 18.5:1 | 34% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 484 | 22 | 22.0:1 | 23% (113) |
| 2017-18 | 573 | 28 | 20.5:1 | 24% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 508 | 25 | 20.3:1 | 31% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 511 | 31 | 16.5:1 | 32% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 407 | 28 | 14.5:1 | 39% (159) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (573 to 396); teachers down 7% (28 to 25.9).
About Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School
Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School is a small elementary school in Auburn, Alabama, administered by Auburn City. Its 396 students are spread across grades 3 through 5.
Enrollment across the 14 schools in Auburn City totals 9,488 students.
White students make up a majority at Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School, at 54%. The remaining shares are 29% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Lee County's population at about 66%. Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.3:1. That is lower than the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. Eligible students account for 37% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. On average, public schools in Lee County report 48%.
The allk12 Grade for Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School is A. Compared with Alabama public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 92% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 57.3% for a school in Alabama with Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School posts 73.1%.
Lee County has these Census figures: the median household income is $65,824, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Lee County is home to 41 public schools and about 24,812 public school students.
The nearest public school is Woodland Pines Elementary School, at about 1.3 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School is 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment is down 18% from 2020-21, when Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School had 484 students, to 2024-25, when it had 396. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 22.0:1 to 15.3:1.
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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 Auburn City
- Auburn High SchoolHigh · 2,227 students
- Auburn Junior High SchoolHigh · 1,491 students
- East Samford SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- Drake Middle SchoolMiddle · 720 students
- Ogletree Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Auburn Early Education CenterElementary · 492 students
Other schools in Auburn
- Auburn High SchoolHigh · 2,227 students
- Auburn Junior High SchoolHigh · 1,491 students
- East Samford SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- Drake Middle SchoolMiddle · 720 students
- Ogletree Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Auburn Early Education CenterElementary · 492 students
Nearby schools
- Woodland Pines Elementary School1.3 mi · 348
- Creekside Elementary School1.3 mi · 458
- Richland Elementary School1.5 mi · 426
- Drake Middle School1.7 mi · 720
- Pick Elementary School1.7 mi · 464
- Cary Woods Elementary School1.8 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About Margaret Yarbrough Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School?
Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School enrolls approximately 396 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School serve?
Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School is approximately 15.3:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School?
Student demographics at Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School are roughly 54% White, 6% Hispanic, 29% Black, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School?
Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School is overseen by Auburn City in Lee County.
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