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Enrollment
509
Elementary
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESCAMBIA COUNTY·NCES 010135001661
Rachel Patterson Elementary School
1102 W Craig St, Atmore, AL 36502 · (251) 368-4860 · Escambia County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% 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
21.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
434 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 1 | 120 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 16% |
This year's 1st grade class (120) is 50% larger than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
40%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Escambia County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
46.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
18.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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
29.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Rachel Patterson Elementary School
Rachel Patterson Elementary School's state test result (29.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Patterson Elementary School this school | 509 | 85.3% | 29.4% |
| CollinsRhodes Elementary School Eight Mile | 537 | 85.8% | 20.6% |
| Hidden Lake Primary School Dothan | 476 | 83.4% | N/A |
| Leinkauf Elementary School Mobile | 542 | 87.3% | 43.8% |
| Forest Hill Elementary School Mobile | 478 | 88.1% | 36.0% |
| Orchard Elementary School Mobile | 622 | 82.5% | 31.3% |
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 Rachel Patterson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Escambia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #515 of 626 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #529 of 626 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #499 of 626 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 509 | #281 of 709 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #631 of 655 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.4% | #401 of 658 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.3% | #39 of 696 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #245 of 262 | 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
509
+73 (+17%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 585
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 509 | 24 | 21.2:1 | 85% (434) |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 29 | 17.6:1 | 93% (474) |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 23.3 | 22.8:1 | 77% (412) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 27 | 16.1:1 | 85% (369) |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 32 | 15.7:1 | 87% (435) |
| 2015-16 | 403 | 26 | 15.5:1 | 92% (370) |
| 2010-11 | 433 | 28 | 15.5:1 | 90% (389) |
| 2000-01 | 556 | 41 | 13.6:1 | 76% (425) |
| 1990-91 | 585 | 35 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rachel Patterson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (502 to 509); teachers down 25% (32 to 24).
About Rachel Patterson Elementary School
Rachel Patterson Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Alabama, with an address in Atmore. Its enrollment is 509 students, spread over grades 1 through 5.
Besides Rachel Patterson Elementary School, Escambia County runs 10 other schools. The district enrolls 4,072 students.
Federal enrollment data show Rachel Patterson Elementary School is 75% Black. Enrollment also includes 15% White, 6% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. The school's Black share is 46 points above the 30% share among Escambia County residents. A diversity index of 40% means there is a 40% chance two randomly chosen students at Rachel Patterson Elementary School are from different groups.
Rachel Patterson Elementary School reports a ratio of 21.2 students per teacher, from 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 21.2:1 compares with an average of 17.0:1 for elementary schools in Alabama. Lunch program data show 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 64% average for public schools in Escambia County.
Rachel Patterson Elementary School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 28% of Alabama public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Rachel Patterson Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 29.4%; the prediction is 22.0%.
Looking at the county, Escambia County, the median household earns about $48,225 a year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Escambia County has 16 public schools with about 5,240 students, including Rachel Patterson Elementary School.
Rachel Patterson Elementary School's nearest public school is A C Moore Primary School (about 1.1 miles). There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Rachel Patterson Elementary School is 6th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 436 to 509, a 17% rise. Federal data show the ratio rising from 16.1:1 to 21.2:1.
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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
- 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
- W S Neal High SchoolHigh · 370 students
Other schools in Atmore
- Escambia County High SchoolHigh · 390 students
- Escambia County Middle SchoolMiddle · 278 students
- Huxford Elementary SchoolElementary · 276 students
- A C Moore Primary SchoolElementary · 216 students
Nearby schools
- A C Moore Primary School1.1 mi · 216
- Escambia County High School1.3 mi · 390
- Escambia County Middle School2.0 mi · 278
- BRATT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.8 mi · 472
- NORTHVIEW HIGH SCHOOL6.7 mi · 527
- Perdido Elementary School7.1 mi · 572
Frequently asked questions
About Rachel Patterson Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Rachel Patterson Elementary School?
Rachel Patterson Elementary School enrolls approximately 509 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does Rachel Patterson Elementary School serve?
Rachel Patterson Elementary School serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rachel Patterson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rachel Patterson Elementary School is approximately 21.2:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rachel Patterson Elementary School?
At Rachel Patterson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 15% White, 2% Hispanic, 75% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Rachel Patterson Elementary School?
Rachel Patterson Elementary School is overseen by Escambia County in Escambia County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.