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Enrollment
770
Elementary
DISTRICT 494 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TALLADEGA COUNTY·NCES 010318001443
Munford Elementary School
365 Cedars Road, Munford, AL 36268 · (256) 315-5250 · Talladega County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL770 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
408 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 64 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 127 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 139 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 14% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
69.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
46.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% 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 →
Where Munford Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Talladega County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #265 of 626 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #239 of 626 | #2 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #232 of 626 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 770 | #67 of 709 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #582 of 655 | #8 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.0% | #432 of 658 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.0% | #446 of 696 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.3% | #198 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
770
+119 (+18%) vs 2020
+8% since 2010-11, when it was 710
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 770 | 39 | 19.7:1 | 53% (408) |
| 2023-24 | 748 | 42 | 17.8:1 | 67% (498) |
| 2022-23 | 748 | 37.8 | 19.8:1 | 66% (495) |
| 2020-21 | 651 | 39 | 16.7:1 | 53% (343) |
| 2017-18 | 731 | 44 | 16.6:1 | 65% (478) |
| 2015-16 | 761 | 47 | 16.2:1 | 67% (513) |
| 2010-11 | 710 | 54 | 13.2:1 | 74% (522) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Munford Elementary School.
About Munford Elementary School
Munford Elementary School operates as a large elementary school in Munford, Alabama. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 770 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Alabama) has about 480 students.
Besides Munford Elementary School, Talladega County runs 16 other schools. The district enrolls 7,321 students.
Munford Elementary School's enrollment is 78% White. The next largest groups are 16% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. In Talladega County overall, about 62% of residents are White. Munford Elementary School has a diversity index of 37%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Munford Elementary School is 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 19.7:1. That ratio is over the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 53%. For comparison, public schools in Talladega County average 62%.
Munford Elementary School is 8.0 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (53.5% versus 45.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Alabama.
Talladega County has these Census figures: median household income is about $57,776, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Munford Elementary School is among the 33 public schools in Talladega County.
Munford High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Munford Elementary School ranks 4th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 53.5% against a local average of 43.1%.
The federal government classifies Munford Elementary School's location as Rural: Fringe.
The student count in 2024-25 was 770, 18% above the 651 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 19.7:1, from 16.7:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Munford Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Talladega County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
81,021
Census ACS
Median income
$57,776
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
10,973 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Talladega County
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 902 students
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 607 students
- Fayetteville High SchoolCombined · 580 students
- BB Comer Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Charles R Drew Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
- BB Comer Memorial High SchoolHigh · 395 students
Other schools in Munford
- Munford High SchoolHigh · 385 students
- Munford Middle SchoolMiddle · 308 students
Nearby schools
- Munford High School0.2 mi · 385
- Munford Middle School0.2 mi · 308
- Coldwater Elementary School5.4 mi · 391
- Oxford Middle School6.3 mi · 619
- CE Hanna School6.5 mi · 536
- Oxford Elementary School6.5 mi · 837
Frequently asked questions
About Munford Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Munford Elementary School?
Munford Elementary School enrolls approximately 770 students in grades PK-05.
Is Munford Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Munford Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Munford Elementary School have?
Munford Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Munford Elementary School?
Student demographics at Munford Elementary School are roughly 78% White, 3% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Munford Elementary School?
Munford Elementary School is overseen by Talladega County in Talladega County.
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