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Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 570 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALEXANDER CITY·NCES 010003000005
Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School
851 Laurel St, Alexander City, AL 35010 · (256) 234-8631 · Tallapoosa County
GRADES 03–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% 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.
- C+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
21.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
311 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 233 | 53% |
| Grade 4 | 203 | 47% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School→William L Radney Elementary School→Alexander City Middle School→Benjamin Russell High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Alexander City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
48.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
30.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School
Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School's state test result (36.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School this school | 436 | 71.3% | 36.6% |
| Elba Elementary School Elba | 379 | 70.2% | 50.8% |
| Joseph W Lisenby Primary School Ozark | 494 | 71.1% | N/A |
| Morris Avenue Intermediate School Opelika | 397 | 70.5% | 44.0% |
| Webb Elementary School Webb | 419 | 72.8% | 68.7% |
| Pine Grove Elementary School Bay Minette | 449 | 74.4% | 37.4% |
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 Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #442 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #407 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #475 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #391 of 709 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #638 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.5% | #103 of 658 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.3% | #198 of 696 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.7% | #162 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
436
-27 (-6%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 571
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 | 436 | 20 | 21.8:1 | 71% (311) |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 21 | 20.4:1 | 54% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 22 | 19.0:1 | 54% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | N/A | N/A | 73% (337) |
| 2017-18 | 505 | 28 | 18.0:1 | 67% (338) |
| 2015-16 | 457 | 25 | 18.3:1 | 63% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 469 | 30 | 15.6:1 | 60% (280) |
| 2000-01 | 581 | 40 | 14.5:1 | 41% (237) |
| 1990-91 | 571 | 32 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (505 to 436); teachers down 29% (28 to 20).
About Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School
Families in Alexander City, Alabama, are served by Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school reports 436 students in grades 3 through 4.
The district, Alexander City, has 2,836 students enrolled across 5 schools.
Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 43%. Other students are 41% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Tallapoosa County residents are about 68% White. Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School has a diversity index of 64%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 20 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School was 21.8:1. The 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 71%. On average, public schools in Tallapoosa County report 60%.
Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 30% of Alabama public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Alabama with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 32.1%. Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School scores 36.6%.
Across Tallapoosa County, median household income is about $59,356, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. The public schools of Tallapoosa County number 11 and enroll about 5,658.
Alexander City Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School's average proficiency of 36.6% compares with 36.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School has an NCES locale of Town: Distant.
Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School had 463 students in 2020-21 and 436 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease.
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Tallapoosa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,938
Census ACS
Median income
$59,356
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
5,658 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alexander City
- Benjamin Russell High SchoolHigh · 852 students
- Jim Pearson Elementary SchoolElementary · 704 students
- Alexander City Middle SchoolMiddle · 430 students
- William L Radney Elementary SchoolMiddle · 414 students
Other schools in Alexander City
- Benjamin Russell High SchoolHigh · 852 students
- Jim Pearson Elementary SchoolElementary · 704 students
- Alexander City Middle SchoolMiddle · 430 students
- William L Radney Elementary SchoolMiddle · 414 students
Nearby schools
- Alexander City Middle School0.7 mi · 430
- Benjamin Russell High School1.2 mi · 852
- Jim Pearson Elementary School2.0 mi · 704
- William L Radney Elementary School2.2 mi · 414
- Horseshoe Bend High School9.3 mi · 776
- Dadeville Elementary School14.2 mi · 571
Frequently asked questions
About Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School?
Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School enrolls approximately 436 students in grades 03-04.
Is Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 03-04.
How many teachers does Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School have?
Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School?
Student demographics at Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School are roughly 43% White, 11% Hispanic, 41% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School in?
Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School is part of Alexander City.
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