Enrollment
288
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALKER COUNTY·NCES 010345001321
Parrish ElementaryMiddle School
95 Engle St, Parrish, AL 35580 · (205) 686-5061 · Walker County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
177 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 31 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 42% larger than its 8th grade class (26).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
63.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
29.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 63 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
44.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Parrish ElementaryMiddle School
Parrish ElementaryMiddle School's state test result (44.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parrish ElementaryMiddle School this school | 288 | 61.5% | 44.9% |
| WS Harlan Elementary School Lockhart | 293 | 63.1% | 45.5% |
| Henagar Junior High School Henagar | 261 | 61.7% | 51.1% |
| Vernon Elementary School Vernon | 277 | 58.5% | 83.3% |
| Brindlee Mountain Elementary School Arab | 286 | 61.2% | 47.3% |
| Woodstock Elementary School Woodstock | 324 | 60.8% | 50.6% |
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 Parrish ElementaryMiddle School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Walker County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #368 of 626 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #413 of 626 | #8 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #316 of 626 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 288 | #584 of 709 | #10 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #57 of 655 | #1 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.2% | #462 of 658 | #4 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.5% | #321 of 696 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +32.7% | #32 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
288
+17 (+6%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 376
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 288 | 20 | 14.4:1 | 61% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 308 | 21 | 14.7:1 | 73% (224) |
| 2022-23 | 324 | 20.2 | 16.0:1 | 76% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 271 | 18 | 15.1:1 | 53% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 217 | 12 | 18.1:1 | 64% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 228 | 12 | 19.0:1 | 66% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 254 | 18 | 14.1:1 | 77% (196) |
| 2000-01 | 282 | 18 | 15.7:1 | 68% (192) |
| 1990-91 | 376 | 17 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parrish ElementaryMiddle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 33% (217 to 288); teachers up 67% (12 to 20).
About Parrish ElementaryMiddle School
Parrish ElementaryMiddle School is a low-enrollment elementary school. Its address is in Parrish, Alabama. School enrollment was 288 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 8. For comparison, elementary schools in Alabama average about 480 students.
Parrish ElementaryMiddle School is in Walker County, a district with 7,091 students across 17 schools.
The student body at Parrish ElementaryMiddle School is 80% White. The rest of enrollment is 9% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Parrish ElementaryMiddle School's diversity index is 34%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 20 full-time equivalents, or about 14.4 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Alabama have 17.0:1, compared with 14.4:1 here. About 61% of students, or 177, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Parrish ElementaryMiddle School is 5.6 points above its prediction. Actual: 44.9%. Predicted: 39.3%.
Federal survey data for Walker County show that the median household income is $56,509, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Walker County is home to 24 public schools and about 10,041 public school students.
The nearest public school is Cordova High School, at about 5.9 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Parrish ElementaryMiddle School is 4th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Parrish ElementaryMiddle School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment grew 6% from its 2020-21 level of 271.
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Walker County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,841
Census ACS
Median income
$56,509
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Walker County
- Sumiton Elementary SchoolElementary · 720 students
- Valley Junior High SchoolElementary · 602 students
- Curry Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Dora High SchoolHigh · 476 students
- Sumiton Middle SchoolMiddle · 476 students
- Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High SchoolElementary · 475 students
Nearby schools
- Cordova High School5.9 mi · 451
- Bankhead Middle School6.0 mi · 298
- Cordova Elementary School6.1 mi · 321
- Oakman High School6.2 mi · 315
- Oakman Elementary School6.3 mi · 356
- Oakman Middle School6.3 mi · 249
Frequently asked questions
About Parrish ElementaryMiddle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Parrish ElementaryMiddle School?
Parrish ElementaryMiddle School enrolls approximately 288 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Parrish ElementaryMiddle School serve?
Parrish ElementaryMiddle School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Parrish ElementaryMiddle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Parrish ElementaryMiddle School is approximately 14.4:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Parrish ElementaryMiddle School?
At Parrish ElementaryMiddle School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 7% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Parrish ElementaryMiddle School public or private?
Parrish ElementaryMiddle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Walker County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.