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If you could change one rule at Paine Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,338
Elementary
DISTRICT 757 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRUSSVILLE CITY·NCES 010001301498
Paine Elementary School
7600 Gadsden Highway, Trussville, AL 35173 · (205) 228-3200 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,338 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% of Alabama public elementary schools
- ATest 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
15.6:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
203 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 | 33 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 207 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 204 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 220 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 229 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 213 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 232 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (207) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (232).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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 Trussville City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
86.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
73.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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
78.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Paine Elementary School
Paine Elementary School's state test result (78.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paine Elementary School this school | 1,338 | 15.2% | 78.2% |
| GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary Big Cove | 935 | 12.9% | 71.2% |
| Edgewood Elementary School Homewood | 935 | 12.0% | 84.3% |
| Belforest Elementary School Daphne | 1,069 | 23.9% | 68.8% |
| Fairhope East Elementary Fairhope | 913 | 20.7% | 74.8% |
| Fairhope West Elementary Fairhope | 972 | 27.0% | 76.1% |
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 Paine Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.2% | #37 of 626 | #13 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #30 of 626 | #10 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.6% | #44 of 626 | #18 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,338 | #1 of 709 | #1 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #146 of 655 | #23 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.8% | #367 of 658 | #40 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.2% | #680 of 696 | #86 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.7% | #43 of 262 | #9 of 31 |
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
1,338
+148 (+12%) vs 2020
+41% since 2010-11, when it was 952
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 1,338 | 86 | 15.6:1 | 15% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 1,342 | 80 | 16.8:1 | 17% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 1,350 | 84 | 16.1:1 | 16% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 1,190 | 72 | 16.5:1 | 9% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 1,056 | 60 | 17.6:1 | 6% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 999 | 48 | 20.8:1 | 11% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 952 | 51 | 18.7:1 | 7% (70) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Paine Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (1,056 to 1,338); teachers up 43% (60 to 86).
About Paine Elementary School
Paine Elementary School is a large elementary school in Trussville, Alabama. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,338 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 480-student average for elementary schools in Alabama, enrollment here is 179% higher.
Trussville City is made up of 5 schools with 5,005 students in all.
At 73%, White students outnumber all other groups at Paine Elementary School combined. Smaller groups are 15% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. County-wide, 48% of Jefferson County residents are White. By the diversity index, Paine Elementary School comes in at 44%.
Teacher staffing is 86 full-time equivalents, or about 15.6 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Alabama, the typical ratio is 17.0:1. About 15% of students, or 203, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 52% for public schools in Jefferson County.
The allk12 Grade for Paine Elementary School is A-. Compared with Alabama public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 75% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Paine Elementary School are 5.3 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (78.2% actual, 72.9% predicted).
In the county around the school, Jefferson County, median household income is about $66,388, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. A total of 181 public schools operate in Jefferson County, serving about 97,401 students.
The nearest other public school, HewittTrussville Middle School, is about 1.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 48.0%; Paine Elementary School's is 78.2%, ranking 2nd of 9.
NCES assigns Paine Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students climbed from 1,190 to 1,338 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Paine Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
667,755
Census ACS
Median income
$66,388
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
181
97,401 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Trussville City
- HewittTrussville High SchoolHigh · 1,571 students
- HewittTrussville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,163 students
- Cahaba Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
- Magnolia Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
Other schools in Trussville
- HewittTrussville High SchoolHigh · 1,571 students
- HewittTrussville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,163 students
- ClayChalkville Middle SchoolMiddle · 952 students
- Cahaba Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
- Magnolia Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
Nearby schools
- HewittTrussville Middle School1.6 mi · 1,163
- HewittTrussville High School1.7 mi · 1,571
- Cahaba Elementary School2.5 mi · 542
- ClayChalkville Middle School3.7 mi · 952
- ClayChalkville High School3.8 mi · 1,377
- Clay Elementary School4.0 mi · 606
Frequently asked questions
About Paine Elementary SchoolHow large is Paine Elementary School?
Paine Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,338 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Paine Elementary School serve?
Paine Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Paine Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Paine Elementary School is approximately 15.6:1 (86 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Paine Elementary School?
At Paine Elementary School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 4% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Paine Elementary School public or private?
Paine Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Trussville City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.