Meek Elementary School

Meek Elementary School is one of the small elementary-level communitys in Arley, Alabama, run under Winston County, with 211 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 56% smaller than the state mean of about 480.

Meek Elementary School is one of 9 schools operated by Winston County, a district that enrolls 2,309 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Meek Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). Other groups include 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Meek Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Alabama schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 44.7%; actual is 73.2%, +28.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Winston County put the typical household earns roughly $57,256 per year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Meek Elementary School is one of 14 public schools in Winston County (combined enrollment of about 3,906 students).

The closest other public school is Meek High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Meek Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.4%.

Meek Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 42%: 149 students in 2018 compared to 211 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.