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Enrollment
542
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PIEDMONT CITY·NCES 010276001109
Piedmont Elementary School
504 Hood St West, Piedmont, AL 36272 · (256) 447-7483 · Calhoun County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL542 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of Alabama public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
18.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
319 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 48 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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 Piedmont City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
83.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
75.9%
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 76 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
76.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+35.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 35 points, placing it in Alabama's top 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 Piedmont Elementary School
Piedmont Elementary School's state test result (76.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Elementary School this school | 542 | 58.9% | 76.5% |
| Cottonwood Elementary School Cottonwood | 502 | 61.0% | 59.6% |
| J E Turner Elementary Wilmer | 529 | 61.4% | 66.4% |
| Opp Elementary School Opp | 547 | 61.6% | 61.5% |
| Breitling Elementary School Grand Bay | 471 | 59.4% | 49.2% |
| Geneva County Elementary School Hartford | 474 | 57.6% | 68.8% |
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 Piedmont Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Calhoun County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.5% | #43 of 626 | #1 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.9% | #22 of 626 | #1 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.9% | #61 of 626 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 542 | #243 of 709 | #7 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #464 of 655 | #13 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.3% | #439 of 658 | #10 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.9% | #354 of 696 | #6 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.2% | #296 of 364 | #5 of 6 |
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
542
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
+53% since 1990-91, when it was 354
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 542 | 30 | 18.1:1 | 59% (319) |
| 2023-24 | 523 | 29 | 18.0:1 | 65% (342) |
| 2022-23 | 534 | 29 | 18.4:1 | 64% (340) |
| 2020-21 | 527 | 32 | 16.5:1 | 59% (312) |
| 2017-18 | 566 | 34 | 16.6:1 | 62% (353) |
| 2015-16 | 593 | 33 | 18.0:1 | 63% (376) |
| 2010-11 | 538 | 33 | 16.3:1 | 64% (346) |
| 2000-01 | 355 | 24 | 14.8:1 | 56% (200) |
| 1990-91 | 354 | 18 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Piedmont Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (566 to 542); teachers down 12% (34 to 30).
About Piedmont Elementary School
Piedmont Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Piedmont, Alabama. A federal count lists 542 students at the school, in pre-K through 5.
Piedmont City is responsible for 3 schools, Piedmont Elementary School included, with 1,080 students in all.
Piedmont Elementary School is 79% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 10% Black, 8% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Calhoun County's population at about 70%. Piedmont Elementary School's diversity index is 36%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers at Piedmont Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 18.1:1. That is higher than the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. The lunch program counts 59% of students at Piedmont Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Calhoun County average 58%.
allk12 grades Piedmont Elementary School an A+. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Piedmont Elementary School is among the top 10% of schools in Alabama. Predicted: 41.2%. Actual: 76.5%.
In the county around the school, Calhoun County, the median household income is $55,029, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 38 public schools in Calhoun County, enrolling about 16,686 students in all.
Nearest public school: Piedmont Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 48.7%; Piedmont Elementary School's is 76.5%, ranking 1st of 9.
Locale data from NCES put Piedmont Elementary School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment at Piedmont Elementary School grew 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 527 to 542 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.1:1) than in 2020-21 (16.5:1).
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Calhoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
116,090
Census ACS
Median income
$55,029
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
16,686 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Piedmont City
- Piedmont High SchoolHigh · 315 students
- Piedmont Middle SchoolMiddle · 223 students
Other schools in Piedmont
- Piedmont High SchoolHigh · 315 students
- Piedmont Middle SchoolMiddle · 223 students
Other Piedmont Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Piedmont Elementary. Piedmont Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- PIEDMONT ELEMENTARYDULUTH, MN · 410 students
- Piedmont Elementary SchoolPiedmont, OK · 397 students
- Piedmont ElementaryDandridge, TN · 367 students
Nearby schools
- Piedmont Middle School0.0 mi · 223
- Piedmont High School0.5 mi · 315
- Spring Garden High School5.8 mi · 550
- Pleasant Valley Elementary School11.6 mi · 458
- Pleasant Valley High School11.9 mi · 393
- White Plains High School13.1 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About Piedmont Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Piedmont Elementary School?
Piedmont Elementary School enrolls approximately 542 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Piedmont Elementary School serve?
Piedmont Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Piedmont Elementary School?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at Piedmont Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Piedmont Elementary School?
At Piedmont Elementary School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 4% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Piedmont Elementary School?
Piedmont Elementary School is overseen by Piedmont City in Calhoun County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.