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Enrollment
647
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUSCLE SHOALS CITY·NCES 010252001424
McBride Elementary School
1400 Avalon Ave, Muscle Shoals, AL 35661 · (256) 389-2610 · Colbert County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL647 STUDENTS
A
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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
17.4:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
221 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 214 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 218 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 215 | 33% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
McBride Elementary School→Muscle Shoals Middle School
Based on grade levels within Muscle Shoals City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
81.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
71.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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
74.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 McBride Elementary School
McBride Elementary School's state test result (74.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McBride Elementary School this school | 647 | 34.2% | 74.1% |
| Inverness Elementary School Birmingham | 563 | 34.8% | 71.2% |
| Helena Elementary School Helena | 778 | 30.1% | N/A |
| Hall Kent Elementary School Homewood | 717 | 36.0% | 64.7% |
| Rocky Ridge Elementary School Hoover | 577 | 36.4% | 62.8% |
| Oak Mountain Intermediate School Birmingham | 636 | 28.3% | 73.8% |
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 McBride Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Colbert County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #58 of 626 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #43 of 626 | #2 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.6% | #82 of 626 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 647 | #139 of 709 | #1 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #383 of 655 | #10 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.3% | #315 of 658 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.2% | #621 of 696 | #12 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #356 of 364 | N/A |
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
647
+52 (+9%) vs 2020
+10% since 2000-01, when it was 587
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 647 | 37.2 | 17.4:1 | 34% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 631 | 36 | 17.5:1 | 47% (298) |
| 2022-23 | 614 | N/A | N/A | 47% (291) |
| 2020-21 | 595 | 35 | 17.0:1 | 30% (180) |
| 2017-18 | 650 | 37 | 17.6:1 | 34% (218) |
| 2015-16 | 654 | 36 | 18.2:1 | 31% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 649 | 37 | 17.5:1 | 37% (241) |
| 2000-01 | 587 | 35 | 16.8:1 | 27% (158) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McBride Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (650 to 647); teachers up 1% (37 to 37.2).
About McBride Elementary School
Students in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, attend McBride Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. It enrolled 647 students in grades 3 through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 35% higher than the average for elementary schools in Alabama, which is about 480.
Muscle Shoals City has 6 schools; together they serve 2,979 students.
Roughly 69% of students at McBride Elementary School are White. Other groups make up 13% Black, 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 77% of Colbert County residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 49% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at McBride Elementary School is 37.2 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 17.4:1. That matches the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama fairly closely. Around 34% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Colbert County report 50%.
Measured against Alabama public elementary schools, McBride Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 59.1% for McBride Elementary School. The school posts 74.1%, 15.0 points above the prediction.
Colbert County has about 58,022 residents, and the median household income is $60,628, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides McBride Elementary School, Colbert County has 24 other public schools.
Muscle Shoals Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around McBride Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts McBride Elementary School at 1st of 6.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
McBride Elementary School's enrollment grew from 595 in 2020-21 to 647 in 2024-25.
Community posts for McBride Elementary School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Colbert County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,022
Census ACS
Median income
$60,628
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
8,178 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Muscle Shoals City
- Muscle Shoals High SchoolHigh · 864 students
- Muscle Shoals Middle SchoolMiddle · 642 students
- Howell Graves PreschoolElementary · 356 students
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 236 students
- Webster Elementary SchoolElementary · 234 students
- Muscle Shoals Career AcademyHigh
Other schools in Muscle Shoals
- Muscle Shoals High SchoolHigh · 864 students
- Muscle Shoals Middle SchoolMiddle · 642 students
- Howell Graves PreschoolElementary · 356 students
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 236 students
- Webster Elementary SchoolElementary · 234 students
- Muscle Shoals Career AcademyHigh
Other McBride Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named McBride Elementary. McBride Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- McBride Elementary SchoolSt Helens, OR · 452 students
- MCBRIDE ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MO · 380 students
- McBride Elementary SchoolGreenville, MS · 163 students
Nearby schools
- Muscle Shoals Middle School0.1 mi · 642
- Muscle Shoals High School0.3 mi · 864
- Highland Park Elementary School0.7 mi · 236
- Howell Graves Preschool1.0 mi · 356
- Webster Elementary School1.9 mi · 234
- Deshler Middle School2.6 mi · 336
Frequently asked questions
About McBride Elementary SchoolHow many students attend McBride Elementary School?
McBride Elementary School enrolls approximately 647 students in grades 03-05.
Is McBride Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
McBride Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does McBride Elementary School have?
McBride Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
What is the student diversity at McBride Elementary School?
Student demographics at McBride Elementary School are roughly 69% White, 9% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is McBride Elementary School in?
McBride Elementary School is part of Muscle Shoals City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.