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What tradition at Mulkey Elementary School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
562
Elementary
DISTRICT 410 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GENEVA CITY·NCES 010164000568
Mulkey Elementary School
800 W Meadow Ave, Geneva, AL 36340 · (334) 684-2294 · Geneva County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL562 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Alabama public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
14.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
288 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 18 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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 Geneva City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
76.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
58.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
61.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Mulkey Elementary School
Mulkey Elementary School's state test result (61.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mulkey Elementary School this school | 562 | 51.2% | 61.8% |
| Perdido Elementary School Perdido | 572 | 50.5% | 47.9% |
| Centre Elementary School Centre | 665 | 53.2% | 53.4% |
| Guntersville Elementary School Guntersville | 486 | 50.8% | N/A |
| New Hope Elementary School New Hope | 534 | 47.2% | 58.0% |
| Alexandria Elementary School Alexandria | 712 | 51.1% | 59.3% |
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 Mulkey Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #158 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #126 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #146 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 562 | #219 of 709 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #61 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.0% | #427 of 658 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.2% | #466 of 696 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #240 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
562
-21 (-4%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 688
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 562 | 38.8 | 14.5:1 | 51% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 565 | 37.8 | 14.9:1 | 67% (376) |
| 2022-23 | 572 | 39.8 | 14.4:1 | 65% (371) |
| 2020-21 | 583 | 36 | 16.2:1 | 52% (305) |
| 2017-18 | 608 | 39.8 | 15.3:1 | 49% (299) |
| 2015-16 | 642 | 38 | 16.9:1 | 60% (383) |
| 2010-11 | 608 | 39 | 15.6:1 | 57% (345) |
| 2000-01 | 605 | 43 | 14.1:1 | 57% (345) |
| 1990-91 | 688 | 36 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mulkey Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (608 to 562); teachers down 3% (39.8 to 38.8).
About Mulkey Elementary School
Mulkey Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Geneva, Alabama. The student body numbers 562 students, from pre-K through 5.
Mulkey Elementary School reports to Geneva City, which has 3 schools and 1,229 students.
At Mulkey Elementary School, White students make up 78% of the student body. The school is also 8% Black, 8% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 38%, meaning two students picked at random have a 38% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Mulkey Elementary School counts 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.5 students for each one. This ratio sits 2.5 below the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. About 51% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
allk12 grades Mulkey Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Alabama, Mulkey Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 61.8% actual against a predicted 46.7%.
In the county around the school, Geneva County, the median household income is $52,771, roughly 13% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 13 public schools in Geneva County, enrolling about 4,043 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Geneva High School, is about 0.5 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Mulkey Elementary School places 2nd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, Mulkey Elementary School's enrollment dropped 4%, to 562. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.2:1 to 14.5:1.
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Geneva County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,887
Census ACS
Median income
$52,771
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,043 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Geneva City
- Geneva High SchoolHigh · 369 students
- Geneva Middle SchoolMiddle · 298 students
Other schools in Geneva
- Geneva High SchoolHigh · 369 students
- Geneva Middle SchoolMiddle · 298 students
- Geneva Regional Career Technical CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Geneva High School0.5 mi · 369
- Geneva Middle School0.7 mi · 298
- Samson High School10.7 mi · 183
- Samson Middle School10.7 mi · 156
- Samson Elementary School10.7 mi · 361
- Geneva County Elementary School11.4 mi · 474
Frequently asked questions
About Mulkey Elementary SchoolHow large is Mulkey Elementary School?
Mulkey Elementary School enrolls approximately 562 students in grades PK-05.
Is Mulkey Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mulkey Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mulkey Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mulkey Elementary School is approximately 14.5:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mulkey Elementary School?
At Mulkey Elementary School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 4% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Mulkey Elementary School in?
Mulkey Elementary School is part of Geneva City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.