Piedmont Elementary School

Set in Piedmont, Alabama, Piedmont Elementary School is a mid-tier K-5 school, one of the schools within Piedmont City. It hosts 542 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Piedmont Elementary School is one of 3 schools operated by Piedmont City, a district that caters to 1,080 students overall.

Demographically, Piedmont Elementary School logs that 79% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 10% Black, 8% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Piedmont Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Piedmont Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 41.2%; this one delivers 76.5%, a residual of +35.4 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Calhoun County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $55,029 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Calhoun County runs 38 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,686 students), of which Piedmont Elementary School is one.

Piedmont Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Piedmont Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 34.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Piedmont Elementary School has shrank 4%, going from 566 students in 2018 to 542 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 in 2025.

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