Enrollment
240
Elementary
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION COUNTY·NCES 010231001455
Phillips Elementary School
160 School Ave, Bear Creek, AL 35543 · (205) 486-5062 · Marion County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL240 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% 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.
- BBeats 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
16.0:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
165 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 17 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 24% larger than its 6th grade class (21).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
54.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
30.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 54 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
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Phillips Elementary School
Phillips Elementary School's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phillips Elementary School this school | 240 | 68.8% | 42.8% |
| Brindlee Mountain Primary School Guntersville | 278 | 69.8% | N/A |
| Cherokee Elementary School Cherokee | 226 | 65.9% | 58.2% |
| Hollingers Island Elementary School Mobile | 255 | 69.4% | 45.1% |
| Gaston Elementary School Gadsden | 290 | 67.6% | 49.1% |
| Speake Danville | 178 | 67.4% | 50.4% |
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 Phillips Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #392 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #408 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #427 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 240 | #619 of 709 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #205 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.8% | #629 of 658 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.8% | #238 of 696 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #360 of 364 |
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
240
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-30% since 2000-01, when it was 344
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 240 | 15 | 16.0:1 | 69% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 263 | 18 | 14.6:1 | 73% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 254 | 16 | 15.9:1 | 74% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 239 | 13 | 18.4:1 | 60% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 241 | 14 | 17.2:1 | 76% (184) |
| 2015-16 | 208 | 14 | 14.9:1 | 83% (172) |
| 2010-11 | 271 | 27 | 10.0:1 | 81% (219) |
| 2000-01 | 344 | 21 | 16.4:1 | 70% (241) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Phillips Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (241 to 240); teachers up 7% (14 to 15).
About Phillips Elementary School
Phillips Elementary School is a small elementary school. Its address is in Bear Creek, Alabama. It enrolled 240 students in pre-K through 6 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 50% lower than the average for elementary schools in Alabama, which is about 480.
Marion County (10 schools, 3,302 students) runs Phillips Elementary School.
At Phillips Elementary School, White students make up 94% of the student body. The remaining students are 5% Hispanic. The county population is about 90% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Phillips Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 12%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.0:1, with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Alabama, the typical ratio is 17.0:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Phillips Elementary School is 69%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Marion County is 55%.
allk12 grades Phillips Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Phillips Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.8% is 8.7 points above the 34.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Marion County census figures show that median household income is about $50,088, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 13% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. A total of 14 public schools operate in Marion County, serving about 4,506 students.
Phillips High School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Phillips Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 239 in 2020-21 and 240 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 18.4:1 to 16.0:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,184
Census ACS
Median income
$50,088
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,506 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marion County
- Hamilton Elementary SchoolElementary · 638 students
- Hamilton Middle SchoolMiddle · 463 students
- Hamilton High SchoolHigh · 449 students
- Guin Elementary SchoolElementary · 308 students
- Hackleburg High SchoolHigh · 265 students
- Brilliant SchoolCombined · 258 students
Other Phillips Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Phillips Elementary. Phillips Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 7.
- Phillips Elementary SchoolFRISCO, TX · 607 students
- Phillips ElementaryHampton, VA · 435 students
- Phillips Elementary SchoolHarrisburg, PA · 393 students
- Phillips ElementaryNapa, CA · 373 students
- Phillips ElementaryPhillips, WI · 302 students
Nearby schools
- Phillips High School0.0 mi · 200
- Phil Campbell High School4.9 mi · 382
- Phil Campbell Elementary School4.9 mi · 441
- Haleyville Middle School6.2 mi · 348
- Haleyville Elementary School6.3 mi · 785
- Haleyville High School6.4 mi · 464
Frequently asked questions
About Phillips Elementary SchoolHow large is Phillips Elementary School?
Phillips Elementary School enrolls approximately 240 students in grades PK-06.
Is Phillips Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Phillips Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Phillips Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Phillips Elementary School is approximately 16.0:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Phillips Elementary School?
Student demographics at Phillips Elementary School are roughly 94% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Phillips Elementary School in?
Phillips Elementary School is part of Marion County.
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