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How has Pike Road Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
888
Elementary
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PIKE ROAD CITY·NCES 010019502407
Pike Road Elementary School
500 Avenue of Learning, Pike Road, AL 36064 · (334) 420-5310 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL888 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Alabama public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
17.4:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
200 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 189 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 196 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 233 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 222 | 25% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Pike Road Elementary School→Pike Road Intermediate School→Pike Road Jr High School→Pike Road High School
Based on grade levels within Pike Road City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
74.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
58.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
66.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Pike Road Elementary School
Pike Road Elementary School's state test result (66.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Road Elementary School this school | 888 | 22.5% | 66.1% |
| Rainbow Elementary School Madison | 725 | 26.2% | 72.6% |
| MidTown Elementary School Madison | 1,097 | 28.9% | 70.9% |
| Oak Mountain Elementary School Birmingham | 675 | 22.2% | 79.4% |
| Mill Creek Elementary School Madison | 965 | 24.6% | 72.2% |
| Oak Mountain Intermediate School Birmingham | 636 | 28.3% | 73.8% |
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 Pike Road Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #118 of 626 | #4 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #125 of 626 | #3 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #175 of 626 | #5 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 888 | #37 of 709 | #1 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #386 of 655 | #13 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #124 of 658 | #2 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.5% | #667 of 696 | #33 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.3% | #84 of 364 | #6 of 22 |
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
888
+25 (+3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 888 | 51 | 17.4:1 | 23% (200) |
| 2023-24 | 955 | 54 | 17.7:1 | 23% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 855 | 43 | 19.9:1 | 22% (191) |
| 2020-21 | 863 | 43 | 20.1:1 | 13% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 1,128 | 53 | 21.3:1 | 15% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 1,125 | 41 | 27.4:1 | 15% (171) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pike Road Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (1,128 to 888); teachers down 4% (53 to 51).
About Pike Road Elementary School
This page covers Pike Road Elementary School, a high-enrollment elementary school in Pike Road, Alabama. Its grade span covers pre-K through 3, with 888 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 480 students for elementary schools in Alabama.
Pike Road City operates 4 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,822 students.
Federal enrollment data show Pike Road Elementary School is 55% White. Other groups make up 26% Black, 8% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Montgomery County as a whole is about 31% White, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at Pike Road Elementary School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 17.4 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Alabama is about 17.0:1. Pike Road Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 23%. The average for public schools in Montgomery County is 67%.
Pike Road Elementary School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 52% of Alabama public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Pike Road Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 66.1%; the prediction is 67.6%.
In the wider Montgomery County area, the median household earns about $59,386 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Pike Road Elementary School shares Montgomery County with 59 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Pike Road High School, is about 4.5 miles. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Pike Road Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.
Pike Road Elementary School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 3%. The school's ratio dropped from 20.1:1 to 17.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
226,718
Census ACS
Median income
$59,386
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
31,131 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pike Road City
- Pike Road High SchoolHigh · 833 students
- Pike Road Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 652 students
- Pike Road Jr High SchoolMiddle · 449 students
Other schools in Pike Road
- Pike Road High SchoolHigh · 833 students
- Pike Road Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 652 students
- Pike Road Jr High SchoolMiddle · 449 students
Nearby schools
- Pike Road High School4.5 mi · 833
- Pike Road Jr High School4.5 mi · 449
- Pike Road Intermediate School5.7 mi · 652
- Blount Elementary School6.4 mi · 359
- Carr Middle School6.5 mi · 774
- Wilson Elementary School7.5 mi · 376
Frequently asked questions
About Pike Road Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pike Road Elementary School?
Pike Road Elementary School enrolls approximately 888 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Pike Road Elementary School serve?
Pike Road Elementary School serves grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pike Road Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pike Road Elementary School is approximately 17.4:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pike Road Elementary School?
At Pike Road Elementary School, the student body is approximately 55% White, 8% Hispanic, 26% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Pike Road Elementary School in?
Pike Road Elementary School is part of Pike Road City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.