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Enrollment
683
Elementary
DISTRICT 505 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHENIX CITY·NCES 010270001548
Phenix City Elementary School
2307 South Railroad Street, Phenix City, AL 36867 · (334) 732-1160 · Russell County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL683 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% of Alabama public elementary schools
- C-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
17.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
503 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 122 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 118 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (118).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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 Phenix City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
21.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
30.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Phenix City Elementary School
Phenix City Elementary School's state test result (30.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phenix City Elementary School this school | 683 | 73.6% | 30.1% |
| Kate Shepard Elementary School Mobile | 576 | 75.3% | 39.3% |
| The Alberta School of Performing Arts Tuscaloosa | 632 | 71.2% | 44.8% |
| Dalraida Elementary School Montgomery | 711 | 74.5% | 36.2% |
| UW Clemon Elementary School Adamsville | 590 | 77.6% | 25.4% |
| Olive J Dodge Elementary School Mobile | 862 | 72.0% | 34.4% |
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 Phenix City Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Russell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #510 of 626 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #494 of 626 | #9 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #505 of 626 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 683 | #115 of 709 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #428 of 655 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.9% | #307 of 658 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.6% | #174 of 696 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #305 of 364 | 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
683
-16 (-2%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 710
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 683 | 38.5 | 17.7:1 | 74% (503) |
| 2023-24 | 657 | 38 | 17.3:1 | 91% (595) |
| 2022-23 | 715 | 39.5 | 18.1:1 | 90% (641) |
| 2020-21 | 699 | 42 | 16.6:1 | 80% (557) |
| 2017-18 | 711 | 41 | 17.3:1 | 86% (613) |
| 2015-16 | 773 | 45 | 17.2:1 | 90% (695) |
| 2010-11 | 710 | 45 | 15.8:1 | 82% (581) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Phenix City Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (711 to 683); teachers down 6% (41 to 38.5).
About Phenix City Elementary School
Phenix City Elementary School runs as a mid-sized elementary school in Phenix City, Alabama. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 683 students. Elementary schools in Alabama average about 480 students, which makes this school 42% bigger than average.
Phenix City, which runs Phenix City Elementary School, has 11 schools and 7,198 students.
The share of Black students at Phenix City Elementary School is 68%, a majority. The remaining students are 14% White, 9% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Census figures show Russell County is about 46% Black. A diversity index of 50% means there is a 50% chance two randomly chosen students at Phenix City Elementary School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Phenix City Elementary School is 17.7:1, based on 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Alabama is 17.0:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Phenix City Elementary School counts 74% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Russell County report 56%.
Phenix City Elementary School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 15% of Alabama public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 30.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 30.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Russell County show that the median household earns about $51,197 a year, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. Russell County has 18 public schools with about 10,127 students, including Phenix City Elementary School.
A public school about 0.1 miles away, Phenix City Intermediate School, is the closest to Phenix City Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Phenix City Elementary School ranks 6th on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Phenix City Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Phenix City Elementary School enrolled 699; in 2024-25, 683. The school's ratio increased from 16.6:1 to 17.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Russell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,811
Census ACS
Median income
$51,197
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
10,127 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Phenix City
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,579 students
- Phenix City Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,068 students
- Ridgecrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 722 students
- Westview Elementary SchoolElementary · 563 students
- Central Freshman AcademyHigh · 513 students
- South Girard SchoolMiddle · 501 students
Other schools in Phenix City
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,579 students
- Phenix City Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,068 students
- Ridgecrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 722 students
- Westview Elementary SchoolElementary · 563 students
- Central Freshman AcademyHigh · 513 students
- South Girard SchoolMiddle · 501 students
Nearby schools
- Phenix City Intermediate School0.1 mi · 1,068
- Central Freshman Academy0.8 mi · 513
- Central High School0.9 mi · 1,579
- Westview Elementary School1.1 mi · 563
- Sherwood Elementary School1.5 mi · 493
- Lakewood Primary School2.0 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About Phenix City Elementary SchoolHow large is Phenix City Elementary School?
Phenix City Elementary School enrolls approximately 683 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Phenix City Elementary School serve?
Phenix City Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Phenix City Elementary School have?
Phenix City Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
How diverse is Phenix City Elementary School?
Phenix City Elementary School reports a student body of 14% White, 9% Hispanic, 68% Black, 8% Two or more.
Is Phenix City Elementary School public or private?
Phenix City Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Phenix City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.