Pick Elementary School

Pick Elementary School is an elementary school of mid-sized scale in Auburn, Alabama, part of Auburn City, caters to 464 students in grades 3 through 5.

Within Auburn City, which oversees 14 schools and 9,488 students, Pick Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Pick Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is White (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 19% Black, 16% Asian, 15% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Pick Elementary School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.1:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 38% of students at Pick Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Lee County (around 48%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Pick Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.3%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Lee County indicate median household earnings sit near $65,824, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lee County runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,812 students), of which Pick Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Cary Woods Elementary School, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pick Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pick Elementary School at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 40.5%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Pick Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 9% since 2018, when it stood at 509 (now 464). White enrollment moved from 56% to 45% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 today.

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