Munford Elementary School

Located at 365 Cedars Road, in Munford, Alabama, Munford Elementary School is a high-enrollment K-5 school that teaches 770 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Talladega County. That puts it 60% above the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 480 students.

Talladega County runs 17 schools in total, collectively educating 7,321 students. Munford Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Munford Elementary School shows that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 16% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Talladega County as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Munford Elementary School has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Munford Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 53% of students at Munford Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Talladega County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Munford Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.5%, the actual is 53.5%, a residual of +8.0 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Talladega County shows median household earnings sit near $57,776, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Across Talladega County's 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,973 students), Munford Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Munford Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Munford Elementary School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 35.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Munford Elementary School has expanded 5%, going from 731 students in 2018 to 770 in 2025. The White share of enrollment grew from 73% to 78% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 in 2025.

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