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Enrollment
586
Elementary
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HALE COUNTY·NCES 010171000589
Moundville Elementary School
537 Alabama Ave, Moundville, AL 35474 · (205) 371-2679 · Hale County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL586 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Alabama public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
16.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
316 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 72 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
58.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
28.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Moundville Elementary School
Moundville Elementary School's state test result (40.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moundville Elementary School this school | 586 | 53.9% | 40.2% |
| Blossomwood Elementary School Huntsville | 596 | 50.5% | 49.5% |
| Westside Elementary School Demopolis | 499 | 56.5% | N/A |
| Brent Elementary School Brent | 603 | 58.7% | 35.8% |
| Oliver Elementary School Seale | 481 | 55.1% | 38.5% |
| Prattville Primary School Prattville | 544 | 55.0% | N/A |
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 Moundville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #415 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #426 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #375 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 586 | #190 of 709 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #238 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.3% | #249 of 658 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.9% | #426 of 696 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #265 of 364 |
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
586
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 478
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 586 | 36 | 16.3:1 | 54% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 604 | 34 | 17.8:1 | 55% (333) |
| 2022-23 | 590 | 36 | 16.4:1 | 55% (322) |
| 2020-21 | 577 | 36 | 16.0:1 | 54% (311) |
| 2017-18 | 623 | 36 | 17.3:1 | 64% (397) |
| 2015-16 | 636 | 36 | 17.7:1 | 51% (327) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 35 | 15.9:1 | 57% (317) |
| 2000-01 | 502 | 32 | 15.7:1 | 55% (278) |
| 1990-91 | 478 | 24 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Moundville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (623 to 586); teachers unchanged (36 to 36).
About Moundville Elementary School
Moundville Elementary School is an elementary school located in Moundville, Alabama, in Hale County. A federal count lists 586 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Alabama) has about 480 students.
Moundville Elementary School is among 6 schools run by Hale County, which serves 2,193 students.
Moundville Elementary School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 48%. Smaller groups are 47% Black and 2% Hispanic. County-wide, 38% of Hale County residents are White. Moundville Elementary School's diversity index is 54%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers at Moundville Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.3:1. That is lower than the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. The lunch program counts 54% of students at Moundville Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Hale County average 68%.
Measured against Alabama public elementary schools, Moundville Elementary School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Moundville Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.2%; the prediction is 44.8%.
Hale County has about 14,829 residents, and the median household income is $39,250, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. In all, Hale County has 7 public schools and roughly 2,193 students.
Hale County High School is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 3. The nearest schools with test data average 31.9%, lower than Moundville Elementary School's 40.2%.
The NCES locale for Moundville Elementary School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 586, starting from 577.
The Moundville Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Hale County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,829
Census ACS
Median income
$39,250
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,193 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hale County
- Greensboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 519 students
- Hale County High SchoolHigh · 354 students
- Greensboro High SchoolHigh · 276 students
- Hale County Middle SchoolMiddle · 243 students
- Greensboro Middle SchoolMiddle · 215 students
- College and Career AcademyHigh
Other schools in Moundville
- Big Sandy ElementaryElementary · 522 students
- Hale County High SchoolHigh · 354 students
- Hale County Middle SchoolMiddle · 243 students
Nearby schools
- Hale County High School0.6 mi · 354
- Hale County Middle School0.6 mi · 243
- Big Sandy Elementary4.4 mi · 522
- Myrtlewood Elementary School7.4 mi · 280
- Englewood Elementary School8.8 mi · 522
- Taylorville Primary School10.0 mi · 578
Frequently asked questions
About Moundville Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Moundville Elementary School?
Moundville Elementary School enrolls approximately 586 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Moundville Elementary School serve?
Moundville Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Moundville Elementary School?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Moundville Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Moundville Elementary School?
Student demographics at Moundville Elementary School are roughly 48% White, 2% Hispanic, 47% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Moundville Elementary School public or private?
Moundville Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hale County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.