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Enrollment
727
Elementary
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COFFEE COUNTY·NCES 010081001748
New Brockton Elementary School
504 North John Street, New Brockton, AL 36351 · (334) 894-6152 · Coffee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL727 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% 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.
- B+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
18.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
360 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 42 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 124 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 136 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 125 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (125).
Student demographics
51%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 Coffee County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
69.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
51.6%
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 52 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
59.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 New Brockton Elementary School
New Brockton Elementary School's state test result (59.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Brockton Elementary School this school | 727 | 49.5% | 59.4% |
| Rehobeth Primary School Dothan | 761 | 52.4% | 75.3% |
| Leeds Elementary School Leeds | 678 | 49.0% | 47.9% |
| East Smiths Station Elementary School Smiths Station | 785 | 48.2% | 60.2% |
| Beauregard Elementary School Opelika | 783 | 53.8% | 58.5% |
| Clanton Elementary School Clanton | 942 | 52.7% | 62.5% |
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 New Brockton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Coffee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #197 of 626 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #176 of 626 | #6 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #233 of 626 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 727 | #89 of 709 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #540 of 655 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.1% | #293 of 658 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.5% | #489 of 696 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +70.7% | #8 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. 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
727
+14 (+2%) vs 2020
+75% since 1990-91, when it was 415
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 727 | 38.5 | 18.9:1 | 50% (360) |
| 2023-24 | 702 | 38.7 | 18.1:1 | 64% (450) |
| 2022-23 | 708 | 39.4 | 18.0:1 | 64% (453) |
| 2020-21 | 713 | 39 | 18.3:1 | 59% (423) |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 21.5 | 19.9:1 | 60% (255) |
| 2015-16 | 389 | 22 | 17.7:1 | 61% (237) |
| 2010-11 | 341 | 27 | 12.6:1 | 57% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 393 | 25 | 15.7:1 | 53% (209) |
| 1990-91 | 415 | 23 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Brockton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 71% (426 to 727); teachers up 79% (21.5 to 38.5).
About New Brockton Elementary School
New Brockton Elementary School is a public elementary school in New Brockton, Alabama. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 727 students enrolled. That is 51% bigger than the average of about 480 students for elementary schools in Alabama.
New Brockton Elementary School is a school in Coffee County. The district has 5 schools and 2,953 students.
More than half of the students at New Brockton Elementary School are White (67%). Beyond that, enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 5% multiracial. That is in line with Coffee County, where about 71% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 51%.
New Brockton Elementary School has 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.9:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Alabama is 17.0:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 50% at New Brockton Elementary School. The average for public schools in Coffee County is similar, at 51%.
New Brockton Elementary School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 70% of Alabama public elementary schools.
A school with New Brockton Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Alabama is predicted to score 48.0%. New Brockton Elementary School scores 59.4%, 11.4 points above that line.
In Coffee County, home to about 54,920 people, median household income comes to about $68,353, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Coffee County's 18 public schools enroll about 10,168 students and include New Brockton Elementary School.
New Brockton High School, about 1.0 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 2. New Brockton Elementary School is 4th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal data show 713 students in 2020-21 and 727 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
The New Brockton Elementary School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Coffee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,920
Census ACS
Median income
$68,353
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
10,168 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Coffee County
- Zion Chapel High SchoolCombined · 887 students
- Kinston SchoolCombined · 524 students
- New Brockton High SchoolHigh · 455 students
- New Brockton Middle SchoolMiddle · 360 students
Other schools in New Brockton
- New Brockton High SchoolHigh · 455 students
- New Brockton Middle SchoolMiddle · 360 students
Nearby schools
- New Brockton High School1.0 mi · 455
- New Brockton Middle School1.0 mi · 360
- Enterprise High School5.3 mi · 2,177
- Dauphin Junior High School5.5 mi · 481
- Holly Hill Elementary School5.7 mi · 666
- Hillcrest Elementary School6.1 mi · 753
Frequently asked questions
About New Brockton Elementary SchoolHow many students attend New Brockton Elementary School?
New Brockton Elementary School enrolls approximately 727 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does New Brockton Elementary School serve?
New Brockton Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at New Brockton Elementary School?
Approximately 18.9:1 students per teacher at New Brockton Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at New Brockton Elementary School?
Student demographics at New Brockton Elementary School are roughly 67% White, 15% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees New Brockton Elementary School?
New Brockton Elementary School is overseen by Coffee County in Coffee County.
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