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Enrollment
695
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAWRENCE COUNTY·NCES 010204000785
Moulton Elementary School
412 Main St, Moulton, AL 35650 · (256) 905-2450 · Lawrence County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL695 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
340 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 58%
Community
5
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 | 88 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 140 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 16% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
44.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
55.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
Where Moulton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Lawrence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #247 of 626 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #256 of 626 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #262 of 626 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 695 | #108 of 709 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #382 of 655 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.3% | #485 of 658 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.9% | #495 of 696 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.3% | #223 of 262 | 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
695
+49 (+8%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 505
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 695 | 40 | 17.4:1 | 49% (340) |
| 2023-24 | 694 | 46 | 15.1:1 | 56% (387) |
| 2022-23 | 644 | 45 | 14.3:1 | 58% (375) |
| 2020-21 | 646 | 45 | 14.4:1 | 58% (372) |
| 2017-18 | 673 | 41 | 16.4:1 | 57% (386) |
| 2015-16 | 696 | 42 | 16.6:1 | 62% (430) |
| 2000-01 | 545 | 42 | 13.0:1 | 49% (265) |
| 1990-91 | 505 | 25 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Moulton Elementary School.
About Moulton Elementary School
Moulton Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Moulton, Alabama. Students in pre-K through 4 attend the school, which enrolls 695 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Alabama average about 480 students.
Lawrence County enrolls 4,676 students in 12 schools, including Moulton Elementary School.
About 82% of the student body at Moulton Elementary School is White. Smaller groups are 7% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 4% Native American. The school's diversity index is 31%, meaning two students picked at random have a 31% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 17.4:1 comes from the school's 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 49% in 2024-25.
Moulton Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 55.0% is 6.6 points above the 48.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census Bureau estimates for Lawrence County show that the median household income is $66,071, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Moulton Elementary School is one of 14 public schools in the county.
Moulton Middle School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Nearby schools with test data average 29.3% proficiency; Moulton Elementary School posts 55.0%.
Federal data place Moulton Elementary School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is up 8% from 2020-21, when Moulton Elementary School had 646 students, to 2024-25, when it had 695. The ratio was 14.4:1 in 2020-21 and 17.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,276
Census ACS
Median income
$66,071
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,676 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lawrence County
- Lawrence County High SchoolHigh · 586 students
- East Lawrence Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- Hatton High SchoolHigh · 536 students
- Moulton Middle SchoolMiddle · 505 students
- Hatton Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- East Lawrence Middle SchoolMiddle · 409 students
Other schools in Moulton
- Lawrence County High SchoolHigh · 586 students
- Moulton Middle SchoolMiddle · 505 students
- Lawrence County Career Technical CenterHigh
- The Judy Jester Learning CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Moulton Middle School0.1 mi · 505
- Lawrence County High School0.4 mi · 586
- Speake7.9 mi · 178
- East Lawrence High School9.1 mi · 408
- Lawrence County Developmental9.1 mi · 21
- East Lawrence Middle School9.2 mi · 409
Frequently asked questions
About Moulton Elementary SchoolHow large is Moulton Elementary School?
Moulton Elementary School enrolls approximately 695 students in grades PK-04.
Is Moulton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Moulton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Moulton Elementary School have?
Moulton Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Moulton Elementary School?
At Moulton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 5% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Moulton Elementary School?
Moulton Elementary School is overseen by Lawrence County in Lawrence County.
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