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Enrollment
839
Elementary
DISTRICT 533 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST CLAIR COUNTY·NCES 010306201779
Moody Elementary School
1006 H L Blocker Cir, Moody, AL 35004 · (205) 640-2180 · St. Clair County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL839 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
336 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 115 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 184 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 174 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 187 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 179 | 21% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Based on grade levels within St Clair County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
80.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
44.1%
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 44 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
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Moody Elementary School
Moody Elementary School's state test result (62.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moody Elementary School this school | 839 | 40.0% | 62.4% |
| West Smiths Station Elementary School Smiths Station | 811 | 42.0% | 58.1% |
| Lake View Elementary School McCalla | 744 | 41.5% | 43.6% |
| South Smiths Station Elementary School Smiths Station | 669 | 42.3% | 60.4% |
| Cullman City Primary School Cullman | 782 | 40.0% | N/A |
| J Larry Newton School Fairhope | 804 | 35.7% | 72.2% |
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 Moody Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In St. Clair County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #154 of 626 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #262 of 626 | #8 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.7% | #93 of 626 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 839 | #45 of 709 | #1 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #478 of 655 | #9 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.3% | #314 of 658 | #3 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.0% | #575 of 696 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #278 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
839
+51 (+6%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 608
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 839 | 46 | 18.2:1 | 40% (336) |
| 2023-24 | 784 | 43 | 18.2:1 | 54% (420) |
| 2022-23 | 835 | 45 | 18.6:1 | 54% (449) |
| 2020-21 | 788 | 58 | 13.6:1 | 41% (325) |
| 2017-18 | 886 | 55 | 16.1:1 | 39% (347) |
| 2015-16 | 834 | 48 | 17.4:1 | 40% (333) |
| 2010-11 | 759 | 59 | 12.9:1 | 42% (318) |
| 2000-01 | 651 | 46 | 14.2:1 | 31% (200) |
| 1990-91 | 608 | 32 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Moody Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (886 to 839); teachers down 16% (55 to 46).
About Moody Elementary School
Moody Elementary School is an elementary school in Moody, Alabama, reachable at (205) 640-2180. The school's 839 students are in pre-K through 3. Statewide, elementary schools in Alabama average about 480 students each.
St Clair County, which runs Moody Elementary School, has 18 schools and 9,658 students.
Moody Elementary School is 69% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 14% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. That compares with about 84% White among all St. Clair County residents. The school's diversity index is 49%, meaning two students picked at random have a 49% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Moody Elementary School operates with 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 18.2:1. On average, elementary schools in Alabama have 17.0:1, compared with 18.2:1 here. Moody Elementary School reports 40% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is lower than the 49% average for public schools in St. Clair County.
Test results at Moody Elementary School are 7.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (62.4% actual, 54.9% predicted).
Recent Census Bureau figures for St. Clair County show that the median household income is $77,463, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Besides Moody Elementary School, St. Clair County has 28 other public schools.
The closest public school to Moody Elementary School is SCC Virtual Preparatory Academy, about 0.9 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Moody Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Moody Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is up 6% from 2020-21, when Moody Elementary School had 788 students, to 2024-25, when it had 839. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 18.2:1, from 13.6:1.
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St. Clair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
94,166
Census ACS
Median income
$77,463
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
13,737 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St Clair County
- Springville Elementary SchoolElementary · 779 students
- Springville High SchoolHigh · 772 students
- Springville Middle SchoolMiddle · 723 students
- Moody High SchoolHigh · 708 students
- Margaret ElementaryElementary · 707 students
- Saint Clair County High SchoolHigh · 665 students
Other schools in Moody
- Moody High SchoolHigh · 708 students
- Moody Middle SchoolMiddle · 573 students
- Moody Junior High SchoolMiddle · 373 students
Other Moody Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Moody Elementary. Moody Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- MOODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWHITE HALL, AR · 408 students
- Moody Elementary SchoolMOODY, TX · 284 students
- Moody ElementaryLowell, MA · 248 students
Nearby schools
- SCC Virtual Preparatory Academy0.9 mi · 418
- Moody Middle School2.2 mi · 573
- Moody Junior High School2.5 mi · 373
- Moody High School2.5 mi · 708
- Leeds Middle School3.9 mi · 452
- Leeds Elementary School4.5 mi · 678
Frequently asked questions
About Moody Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Moody Elementary School?
Moody Elementary School enrolls approximately 839 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Moody Elementary School serve?
Moody Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Moody Elementary School?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at Moody Elementary School.
How diverse is Moody Elementary School?
Moody Elementary School reports a student body of 69% White, 9% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Moody Elementary School public or private?
Moody Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by St Clair County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.