Moundville Elementary School

Moundville Elementary School operates as a mid-sized primary school in Moundville, Alabama, overseen by Hale County. Current enrollment sits at 586 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 480 students per school, that is 22% bigger than typical.

Across the 6 schools in Hale County (2,193 students total), Moundville Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Moundville Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 47% Black, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 38% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Moundville Elementary School has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.3:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Hale County runs at roughly 68%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Moundville Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.8%, the actual is 40.2%, a residual of -4.6 points.

Around the school, census data for Hale County shows median household income runs about $39,250, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Across Hale County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,193 students), Moundville Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Hale County High School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Moundville Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 37.0%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Moundville Elementary School has contracted 6%, going from 623 students in 2018 to 586 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 59% to 48% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

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