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Enrollment
472
Elementary
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALHOUN COUNTY·NCES 010054001428
Ohatchee Elementary School
365 J Street, Ohatchee, AL 36271 · (256) 741-4800 · Calhoun County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL472 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% 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.
- 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
16.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
253 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 36 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 16% larger than its 6th grade class (61).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
65.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
35.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
49.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% 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 →
Schools most like Ohatchee Elementary School
Ohatchee Elementary School's state test result (49.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohatchee Elementary School this school | 472 | 53.6% | 49.6% |
| Winfield Elementary School Winfield | 499 | 53.7% | 71.8% |
| Pleasant Valley Elementary School Jacksonville | 458 | 52.2% | 63.2% |
| Lupton Junior High School Nauvoo | 448 | 53.1% | 62.8% |
| Colbert Heights Elementary School Tuscumbia | 486 | 56.0% | 47.8% |
| West Point Elementary School Cullman | 496 | 51.8% | 53.9% |
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 Ohatchee Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Calhoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #305 of 626 | #9 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #350 of 626 | #9 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #290 of 626 | #9 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 472 | #345 of 709 | #10 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #316 of 655 | #8 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.8% | #564 of 658 | #12 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.6% | #434 of 696 | #11 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.5% | #149 of 262 | #5 of 8 |
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
472
+24 (+5%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 556
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 472 | 28 | 16.9:1 | 54% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 26 | 17.7:1 | 71% (327) |
| 2022-23 | 440 | 27 | 16.3:1 | 65% (287) |
| 2020-21 | 448 | 26 | 17.2:1 | 58% (258) |
| 2017-18 | 435 | 24 | 18.1:1 | 57% (248) |
| 2015-16 | 506 | 29 | 17.4:1 | 60% (305) |
| 2010-11 | 556 | 31 | 17.9:1 | 60% (331) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ohatchee Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (435 to 472); teachers up 17% (24 to 28).
About Ohatchee Elementary School
Ohatchee Elementary School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in Ohatchee, Alabama. It covers pre-K through 6, with a total enrollment of 472 students.
Calhoun County counts 7,997 students in its 17 schools, and Ohatchee Elementary School is one of them.
White students make up 89% of enrollment at Ohatchee Elementary School. The school is also 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Calhoun County is about 70% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 21% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 16.9 students per teacher and 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama fairly closely. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 54%.
allk12 grades Ohatchee Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Alabama with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 45.0%. Ohatchee Elementary School scores 49.6%.
In the county around the school, Calhoun County, the median household income is $55,029, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Calhoun County is home to 38 public schools and about 16,686 public school students.
Ohatchee High School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. In all, 7 other public schools sit within ten miles of Ohatchee Elementary School. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Ohatchee Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Ohatchee Elementary School is Rural: Distant.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 24 more students in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Calhoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
116,090
Census ACS
Median income
$55,029
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
16,686 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calhoun County
- Alexandria Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
- Saks Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Wellborn Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- Weaver Elementary SchoolElementary · 544 students
- White Plains Elementary SchoolElementary · 530 students
- Alexandria Middle SchoolMiddle · 503 students
Nearby schools
- Ohatchee High School0.2 mi · 391
- Alexandria High School6.7 mi · 480
- Alexandria Middle School6.7 mi · 503
- Alexandria Elementary School6.9 mi · 712
- Southside Elementary School8.9 mi · 585
- Ragland High School9.1 mi · 411
Frequently asked questions
About Ohatchee Elementary SchoolHow large is Ohatchee Elementary School?
Ohatchee Elementary School enrolls approximately 472 students in grades PK-06.
Is Ohatchee Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ohatchee Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Ohatchee Elementary School?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Ohatchee Elementary School.
How diverse is Ohatchee Elementary School?
Ohatchee Elementary School reports a student body of 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Ohatchee Elementary School?
Ohatchee Elementary School is overseen by Calhoun County in Calhoun County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.