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Priceville Elementary School

438 Cave Springs Road, Priceville, AL 35603 · (256) 341-9202 · Morgan County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL674 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% 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.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
674
Elementary
DISTRICT 453 · STATE 480
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
229 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K7211%
Kindergarten11417%
Grade 113220%
Grade 211217%
Grade 312418%
Grade 412018%

This year's kindergarten class (114) is 5% smaller than its 4th grade class (120).

Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
57685%
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
477%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
162%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
71%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
264%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
33249%
Female
34251%

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
73.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
68.3%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
67.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Priceville Elementary School

Priceville Elementary School's state test result (67.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Priceville Elementary School this school67434.0%67.5%
Southside Elementary School
Southside
58531.8%69.2%
Crestline Elementary School
Hartselle
71037.6%74.3%
Wicksburg Elementary School
Newton
63638.5%72.3%
Brooks Elementary School
Killen
87432.8%63.4%
Northport Elementary School
Northport
55831.2%N/A
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 Priceville Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn AlabamaIn Morgan County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
67.5%#105 of 626#5 of 22
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
68.3%#59 of 626#5 of 22
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
73.1%#185 of 626#9 of 22
Enrollment
ranked largest first
674#121 of 709#2 of 23
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.3:1#240 of 655#13 of 23
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
26.3%#524 of 658#18 of 23
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
34.0%#622 of 696#23 of 23
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+5.6%#191 of 262#10 of 12
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 2024-25
Enrollment
674
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 698
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 17.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2567441.416.3:134% (229)
2023-2469135.919.3:137% (256)
2022-236673618.5:139% (258)
2020-216633817.4:132% (209)
2017-186382922.0:140% (253)
2015-167203719.5:136% (258)
2010-116984415.9:139% (274)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Priceville Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 6% (638 to 674); teachers up 43% (29 to 41.4).

About Priceville Elementary School

In Priceville, Alabama, part of Morgan County, Priceville Elementary School is an elementary school. Enrolled students number 674 students, in pre-K through 4. Enrollment is 40% higher than the average for elementary schools in Alabama, which is about 480.

Morgan County enrolls 7,619 students in 16 schools, including Priceville Elementary School.

The large majority of students at Priceville Elementary School, 85%, are White. The remaining shares are 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. Morgan County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Priceville Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 26%.

The school employs the equivalent of 41.4 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 16.3:1. Among elementary schools in Alabama, the typical ratio is 17.0:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 34%. Public schools in Morgan County average 56%.

The allk12 Grade for Priceville Elementary School is A-. Compared with Alabama public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 75% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for Priceville Elementary School is 59.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 67.5%.

Morgan County census figures show that median household income is about $68,845, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. A total of 46 public schools operate in Morgan County, serving about 20,204 students.

Of nearby public schools, Priceville Junior High School is the closest, at about 1.2 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Priceville Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.

By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Small, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.

Enrollment has been fairly stable: 663 in 2020-21 and 674 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 17.4:1 to 16.3:1.

The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Morgan County at a glance

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Population
124,471
Census ACS
Median income
$68,845
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
20,204 students

Quick facts

School name
Priceville Elementary School
District
Morgan County
Address
438 Cave Springs Road, Priceville, AL 35603
Phone
(256) 341-9202
County
Morgan County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
674
Teachers (FTE)
41
Student–teacher ratio
16.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
229 (34%)
Locale
23-Suburb: Small
NCES ID
010248001440
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Priceville Elementary School
How large is Priceville Elementary School?
Priceville Elementary School enrolls approximately 674 students in grades PK-04.
Is Priceville Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Priceville Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Priceville Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Priceville Elementary School is approximately 16.3:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Priceville Elementary School?
At Priceville Elementary School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Priceville Elementary School public or private?
Priceville Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Morgan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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