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What's one thing Pick Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
464
Elementary
DISTRICT 432 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUBURN CITY·NCES 010021002363
Pick Elementary School
1320 N College St, Auburn, AL 36830 · (334) 887-2110 · Lee County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
177 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 156 | 34% |
| Grade 4 | 152 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 156 | 34% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
84.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
65.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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
72.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Pick Elementary School
Pick Elementary School's state test result (72.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pick Elementary School this school | 464 | 38.1% | 72.3% |
| Ogletree Elementary School Auburn | 523 | 35.8% | 72.4% |
| Creekside Elementary School Auburn | 458 | 30.6% | 73.2% |
| Riverchase Elementary School Hoover | 562 | 39.3% | 66.3% |
| Auburn Early Education Center Auburn | 492 | 44.7% | N/A |
| Cary Woods Elementary School Auburn | 439 | 44.4% | N/A |
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 Pick Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #70 of 626 | #5 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #78 of 626 | #5 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.1% | #57 of 626 | #1 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 464 | #355 of 709 | #11 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #218 of 655 | #18 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.8% | #11 of 658 | #3 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.1% | #591 of 696 | #17 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #221 of 364 | #10 of 14 |
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
464
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 464 | 28.8 | 16.1:1 | 38% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 442 | 24.5 | 18.0:1 | 34% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 488 | 19.5 | 25.0:1 | 36% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 453 | 25 | 18.1:1 | 30% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 26 | 19.6:1 | 32% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 501 | 28 | 17.9:1 | 35% (174) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pick Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (509 to 464); teachers up 11% (26 to 28.8).
About Pick Elementary School
Pick Elementary School is an elementary school located in Auburn, Alabama, in Lee County. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 464 students in grades 3 through 5.
Pick Elementary School falls under Auburn City, which has 14 schools enrolling 9,488 students.
Pick Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 45%. After that, the student body is 19% Black, 16% Asian, 15% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Lee County, the White share is about 66%. By the diversity index, Pick Elementary School comes in at 71%.
The school reports 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 16.1 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 38% of students. The rate at public schools in Lee County averages 48%, higher than here.
Test results at Pick Elementary School are 16.1 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (72.3% actual, 56.2% predicted).
Lee County has about 181,134 residents, and median household income is about $65,824, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The public schools of Lee County number 41 and enroll about 24,812.
The nearest other public school, Cary Woods Elementary School, is about 0.9 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Pick Elementary School. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, Pick Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Pick Elementary School as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 453 to 464, a small change. The ratio was 18.1:1 in 2020-21 and 16.1:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
181,134
Census ACS
Median income
$65,824
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
24,812 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Auburn City
- Auburn High SchoolHigh · 2,227 students
- Auburn Junior High SchoolHigh · 1,491 students
- East Samford SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- Drake Middle SchoolMiddle · 720 students
- Ogletree Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Auburn Early Education CenterElementary · 492 students
Other schools in Auburn
- Auburn High SchoolHigh · 2,227 students
- Auburn Junior High SchoolHigh · 1,491 students
- East Samford SchoolMiddle · 733 students
- Drake Middle SchoolMiddle · 720 students
- Ogletree Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Auburn Early Education CenterElementary · 492 students
Nearby schools
- Cary Woods Elementary School0.9 mi · 439
- Drake Middle School1.4 mi · 720
- Margaret Yarbrough Elementary School1.7 mi · 396
- Richland Elementary School2.3 mi · 426
- Creekside Elementary School2.4 mi · 458
- Dean Road Elementary School2.4 mi · 383
Frequently asked questions
About Pick Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Pick Elementary School?
Pick Elementary School enrolls approximately 464 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Pick Elementary School serve?
Pick Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pick Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pick Elementary School is approximately 16.1:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pick Elementary School?
At Pick Elementary School, the student body is approximately 45% White, 15% Hispanic, 19% Black, 16% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Pick Elementary School public or private?
Pick Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Auburn City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.