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Enrollment
572
Elementary
DISTRICT 690 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALDWIN COUNTY·NCES 010027000062
Perdido Elementary School
23589 County Road 47, Perdido, AL 36562 · (251) 937-8456 · Baldwin County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL572 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
289 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 73 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 30% smaller than its 8th grade class (73).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
61.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
34.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 61 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
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Perdido Elementary School
Perdido Elementary School's state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perdido Elementary School this school | 572 | 50.5% | 47.9% |
| Wilson Elementary School Florence | 552 | 49.8% | 54.3% |
| Straughn Elementary School Andalusia | 569 | 52.2% | 65.3% |
| Rogers Elementary School Florence | 592 | 47.3% | 48.6% |
| West Point Elementary School Cullman | 496 | 51.8% | 53.9% |
| Winfield Elementary School Winfield | 499 | 53.7% | 71.8% |
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 Perdido Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Baldwin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #330 of 626 | #17 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #361 of 626 | #16 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #343 of 626 | #18 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 572 | #209 of 709 | #19 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #63 of 655 | #3 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.3% | #512 of 658 | #24 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.5% | #478 of 696 | #11 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.5% | #110 of 262 | #7 of 12 |
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
572
+25 (+5%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 384
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 572 | 39.4 | 14.5:1 | 51% (289) |
| 2023-24 | 596 | 36.7 | 16.2:1 | 65% (386) |
| 2022-23 | 631 | 33.3 | 18.9:1 | 66% (419) |
| 2020-21 | 547 | 30 | 18.2:1 | 53% (291) |
| 2017-18 | 504 | 28.6 | 17.6:1 | 58% (294) |
| 2015-16 | 462 | 25 | 18.5:1 | 57% (262) |
| 2010-11 | 499 | 32 | 15.6:1 | 54% (269) |
| 2000-01 | 405 | 32 | 12.7:1 | 44% (177) |
| 1990-91 | 384 | 22 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Perdido Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (504 to 572); teachers up 38% (28.6 to 39.4).
About Perdido Elementary School
This page covers Perdido Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school in Perdido, Alabama. Federal data show 572 students enrolled in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25.
The district, Baldwin County, operates 42 schools serving 31,965 students.
Roughly 85% of students at Perdido Elementary School are White. Other students are 8% multiracial, 4% Native American, and 2% Hispanic. Baldwin County residents are about 82% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 27%.
Perdido Elementary School has 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.5:1. Elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1, 2.5 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 51% at Perdido Elementary School. The rate at public schools in Baldwin County averages 40%, lower than here.
After adjusting for student poverty, Perdido Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 47.9%; the prediction is 47.3%.
In Baldwin County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $78,775, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 51 public schools and about 35,975 students.
Rachel Patterson Elementary School is about 7.1 miles from Perdido Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Perdido Elementary School is 3rd on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 572, compared with 547 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.5:1, from 18.2:1.
On allk12, people connected to Perdido Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Baldwin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
246,989
Census ACS
Median income
$78,775
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
35,975 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Baldwin County
- Daphne High SchoolHigh · 1,639 students
- Fairhope High SchoolHigh · 1,536 students
- Foley High SchoolHigh · 1,520 students
- Robertsdale High SchoolHigh · 1,418 students
- Spanish Fort High SchoolHigh · 1,115 students
- Robertsdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,081 students
Nearby schools
- Rachel Patterson Elementary School7.1 mi · 509
- Escambia County High School8.1 mi · 390
- Escambia County Middle School8.1 mi · 278
- A C Moore Primary School8.1 mi · 216
- ERNEST WARD MIDDLE SCHOOL11.4 mi · 434
- BRATT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.8 mi · 472
Frequently asked questions
About Perdido Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Perdido Elementary School?
Perdido Elementary School enrolls approximately 572 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Perdido Elementary School serve?
Perdido Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Perdido Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Perdido Elementary School is approximately 14.5:1 (39 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Perdido Elementary School?
Perdido Elementary School reports a student body of 85% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Two or more.
What district is Perdido Elementary School in?
Perdido Elementary School is part of Baldwin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.