Moody Elementary School

Moody Elementary School is a primary school of big scale in Moody, Alabama, operated by St Clair County, serveing 839 students in grades pre-K through 3. That puts it 75% above the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 480 students.

Across the 18 schools in St Clair County (9,658 students total), Moody Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Moody Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 14% Black, 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, St. Clair County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Moody Elementary School records 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Moody Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against St. Clair County (around 49%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Moody Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 62.4%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for St. Clair County indicate median household income runs about $77,463, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, St. Clair County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,737 students), of which Moody Elementary School is one.

SCC Virtual Preparatory Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Moody Elementary School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 35.6%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 5%: 886 students in 2018 compared to 839 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 77% to 69%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 today.

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