Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School

Set in Auburn, Alabama, Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School is a tight-knit primary school, part of Auburn City. It educates 396 students across grades 3 through 5.

Auburn City comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 9,488 students; Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School records that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 29% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Lee County (around 48%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.3%; this one delivers 73.1%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Lee County indicate median household earnings sit near $65,824, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School is one of 41 public schools in Lee County (combined enrollment of about 24,812 students).

The closest other public school is Woodland Pines Elementary School, roughly 1.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 40.7%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School's enrollment has fell 31% since 2018, when it stood at 573 (now 396). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 60% to 54%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.5:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

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