Enrollment
200
Elementary
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESCAMBIA COUNTY·NCES 010135000489
PollardMcCall Junior High School
3975 Old Highway 31, Brewton, AL 36426 · (251) 867-4070 · Escambia County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL200 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
107 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 16 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 28 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 18 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 17% larger than its 8th grade class (18).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
69.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
37.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
51.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 PollardMcCall Junior High School
PollardMcCall Junior High School's state test result (51.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PollardMcCall Junior High School this school | 200 | 53.5% | 51.6% |
| Highland Elementary School Gadsden | 216 | 53.7% | 42.6% |
| Bridgeport Elementary School Bridgeport | 224 | 52.2% | 45.1% |
| Wilsonville Elementary School Wilsonville | 229 | 55.5% | 59.9% |
| Meek Elementary School Arley | 211 | 54.0% | 73.2% |
| Fruithurst Elementary School Fruithurst | 226 | 52.7% | 63.6% |
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 PollardMcCall Junior High School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Escambia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #287 of 626 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #339 of 626 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #227 of 626 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 200 | #656 of 709 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #290 of 655 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.2% | #473 of 658 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.5% | #437 of 696 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #176 of 364 | N/A |
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
200
0 (0%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 221
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 200 | 12 | 16.7:1 | 54% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 204 | 13 | 15.7:1 | 45% (91) |
| 2022-23 | 177 | 12 | 14.8:1 | 48% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 200 | 14 | 14.3:1 | 49% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 228 | 15.2 | 15.0:1 | 49% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 247 | 14 | 17.6:1 | 50% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 212 | 17 | 12.5:1 | 45% (96) |
| 2000-01 | 185 | 11 | 16.8:1 | 42% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 221 | 10 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PollardMcCall Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (228 to 200); teachers down 21% (15.2 to 12).
About PollardMcCall Junior High School
PollardMcCall Junior High School is a small elementary school located in Brewton, Alabama. A federal count lists 200 students at the school, in pre-K through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Alabama) has about 480 students.
PollardMcCall Junior High School is part of a district of 11 schools: Escambia County, with 4,072 students.
White students are the large majority at PollardMcCall Junior High School, with 81% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 8% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Native American, and 2% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Escambia County's population at about 61%. By the diversity index, PollardMcCall Junior High School comes in at 33%.
Its 12 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 16.7:1. Across elementary schools in Alabama, the average ratio is about 17.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 54%. Public schools in Escambia County average 64%.
After adjusting for student poverty, PollardMcCall Junior High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.6%; the prediction is 45.1%.
Across Escambia County, median household income is about $48,225, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 14%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. PollardMcCall Junior High School is among the 16 public schools in Escambia County.
The nearest public school is W S Neal Middle School, at about 6.4 miles. PollardMcCall Junior High School has at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. The nearest schools with test data average 45.1%, lower than PollardMcCall Junior High School's 51.6%.
Federal data place PollardMcCall Junior High School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (200) to 2024-25 (200). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 14.3:1 to 16.7:1.
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Escambia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,629
Census ACS
Median income
$48,225
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
5,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Escambia County
- Flomaton High SchoolHigh · 559 students
- Rachel Patterson Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
- W S Neal Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
- Escambia County High SchoolHigh · 390 students
- Flomaton Elementary SchoolElementary · 388 students
- W S Neal Middle SchoolMiddle · 386 students
Other schools in Brewton
- Brewton Elementary SchoolElementary · 476 students
- TR Miller High SchoolHigh · 373 students
- Brewton Middle SchoolMiddle · 319 students
- EscambiaBrewton Career Technical CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- W S Neal Middle School6.4 mi · 386
- W S Neal Elementary School6.5 mi · 500
- Flomaton Elementary School7.0 mi · 388
- Flomaton High School7.0 mi · 559
- W S Neal High School7.2 mi · 370
- Brewton Elementary School7.3 mi · 476
Frequently asked questions
About PollardMcCall Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at PollardMcCall Junior High School?
PollardMcCall Junior High School enrolls approximately 200 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does PollardMcCall Junior High School serve?
PollardMcCall Junior High School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at PollardMcCall Junior High School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at PollardMcCall Junior High School.
What is the student diversity at PollardMcCall Junior High School?
Student demographics at PollardMcCall Junior High School are roughly 81% White, 2% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is PollardMcCall Junior High School public or private?
PollardMcCall Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Escambia County.
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