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If you had an hour of school board time for Pinecrest Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SYLACAUGA CITY·NCES 010312001199
Pinecrest Elementary School
615 Coaling Rd, Sylacauga, AL 35150 · (256) 245-5700 · Talladega County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Alabama public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
20.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
267 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 155 | 36% |
| Grade 4 | 150 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 121 | 28% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sylacauga City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
59.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
30.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Pinecrest Elementary School
Pinecrest Elementary School's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinecrest Elementary School this school | 426 | 62.7% | 44.8% |
| Goshen Elementary School Goshen | 446 | 66.6% | 37.3% |
| Jeter Primary School Opelika | 435 | 64.6% | N/A |
| Knight Enloe Elementary School Roanoke | 506 | 62.6% | 59.8% |
| Banks School Banks | 384 | 65.1% | 51.5% |
| Thomasville Elementary School Thomasville | 427 | 65.3% | 54.0% |
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 Pinecrest Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Talladega County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #371 of 626 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #402 of 626 | #5 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #362 of 626 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #408 of 709 | #5 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #609 of 655 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #141 of 658 | #3 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.7% | #307 of 696 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.1% | #115 of 364 | #3 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
426
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 486
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 426 | 21 | 20.3:1 | 63% (267) |
| 2023-24 | 414 | 22 | 18.8:1 | 75% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 21 | 19.7:1 | 75% (310) |
| 2020-21 | 423 | 25 | 16.9:1 | 56% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 520 | 33 | 15.8:1 | 58% (303) |
| 2015-16 | 512 | 31 | 16.5:1 | 64% (328) |
| 2010-11 | 572 | 38 | 15.1:1 | 56% (321) |
| 2000-01 | 411 | 30 | 13.7:1 | 50% (207) |
| 1990-91 | 486 | 29 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pinecrest Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (520 to 426); teachers down 36% (33 to 21).
About Pinecrest Elementary School
Pinecrest Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of Sylacauga, Alabama. The school serves 426 students in grades 3 through 5 in 2024-25.
Pinecrest Elementary School is one school in Sylacauga City, a system of 4 schools with 1,976 students.
Enrollment at Pinecrest Elementary School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 46%. Beyond that, enrollment is 42% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. In Talladega County overall, about 62% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Pinecrest Elementary School comes in at 61%.
The school employs the equivalent of 21 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 20.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Alabama is 17.0:1, lower than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Pinecrest Elementary School is 63%. Across public schools in Talladega County, the average is about the same, 62%.
Pinecrest Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 40% of Alabama public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Pinecrest Elementary School scores 44.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 38.4%.
Talladega County census figures show that median household income is about $57,776, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 16%. A total of 33 public schools operate in Talladega County, serving about 10,973 students.
The shortest distance from Pinecrest Elementary School to another public school is about 1.8 miles, to BB Comer Memorial Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 5 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Pinecrest Elementary School ranks 4th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Pinecrest Elementary School as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 423 in 2020-21 and 426 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 16.9:1 to 20.3:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Talladega County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
81,021
Census ACS
Median income
$57,776
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
10,973 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sylacauga City
- Sylacauga High SchoolHigh · 627 students
- Indian Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- NicholsLawson Middle SchoolMiddle · 446 students
Other schools in Sylacauga
- Sylacauga High SchoolHigh · 627 students
- Fayetteville High SchoolCombined · 580 students
- BB Comer Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Indian Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 477 students
- NicholsLawson Middle SchoolMiddle · 446 students
- BB Comer Memorial High SchoolHigh · 395 students
Other Pinecrest Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Pinecrest Elementary. Pinecrest Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 7.
- PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMIAMI, FL · 1,001 students
- PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLITHIA, FL · 614 students
- PINECREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLIMMOKALEE, FL · 584 students
- Pinecrest ElementaryHASTINGS, MN · 436 students
- Pinecrest ElementaryBREMERTON, WA · 410 students
Nearby schools
- BB Comer Memorial Elementary School1.8 mi · 521
- BB Comer Memorial High School1.8 mi · 395
- Sylacauga High School1.9 mi · 627
- NicholsLawson Middle School2.9 mi · 446
- Indian Valley Elementary School3.5 mi · 477
- Fayetteville High School8.0 mi · 580
Frequently asked questions
About Pinecrest Elementary SchoolHow large is Pinecrest Elementary School?
Pinecrest Elementary School enrolls approximately 426 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Pinecrest Elementary School serve?
Pinecrest Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pinecrest Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pinecrest Elementary School is approximately 20.3:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Pinecrest Elementary School?
Pinecrest Elementary School reports a student body of 46% White, 4% Hispanic, 42% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Pinecrest Elementary School?
Pinecrest Elementary School is overseen by Sylacauga City in Talladega County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.