Phillips Elementary School

As a low-enrollment K-5 school in Bear Creek, Alabama, Phillips Elementary School teaches 240 students from grades pre-K through 6, overseen by Marion County. Enrollment runs roughly 50% smaller than the state mean of about 480.

Phillips Elementary School is one of 10 schools operated by Marion County, a district that educates 3,302 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Phillips Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). Beyond that, the school records 5% Hispanic. Compared to Marion County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, Phillips Elementary School has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Marion County (around 55%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Phillips Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.0%, the actual is 42.8%, a residual of +8.7 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Marion County put median household earnings sit near $50,088, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Phillips Elementary School is one of 14 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 4,506 students).

The closest other public school is Phillips High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Phillips Elementary School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 32.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Phillips Elementary School's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 241 (now 240). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.