Enrollment
343
Elementary
DISTRICT 292 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEBURNE COUNTY·NCES 010078001726
Ranburne Elementary School
181 Young Dr, Ranburne, AL 36273 · (256) 568-9722 · Cleburne County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
154 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 19 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 24% larger than its 4th grade class (58).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
76.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
53.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
57.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Ranburne Elementary School
Ranburne Elementary School's state test result (57.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranburne Elementary School this school | 343 | 44.9% | 57.1% |
| Underwood Elementary School Florence | 343 | 46.9% | 55.6% |
| Harmony School Logan | 337 | 46.6% | 47.1% |
| Tanner Williams Elementary School Wilmer | 304 | 48.7% | 60.6% |
| Whitesboro Elementary School Boaz | 423 | 42.8% | 66.6% |
| Hatton Elementary School Town Creek | 424 | 43.9% | 47.5% |
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 Ranburne Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #220 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #164 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #156 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 343 | #523 of 709 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #149 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.0% | #646 of 658 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.9% | #534 of 696 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.3% | #262 of 364 |
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
343
-20 (-6%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 399
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 343 | 22 | 15.6:1 | 45% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 363 | 22 | 16.5:1 | 59% (214) |
| 2022-23 | 375 | 23 | 16.3:1 | 59% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 24 | 15.1:1 | 50% (182) |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 22 | 16.6:1 | 54% (199) |
| 2015-16 | 345 | 21 | 16.4:1 | 57% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 316 | 27 | 11.7:1 | 53% (168) |
| 2000-01 | 497 | 29 | 17.1:1 | 44% (221) |
| 1990-91 | 399 | 20 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ranburne Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (366 to 343); teachers unchanged (22 to 22).
About Ranburne Elementary School
Ranburne Elementary School operates as a small elementary school in Ranburne, Alabama. Classes run from pre-K through 4, and the school has 343 students. Against the 480-student average for elementary schools in Alabama, enrollment here is 29% lower.
Federal data list 7 schools in Cleburne County, with 2,490 students enrolled.
The student body at Ranburne Elementary School is 96% White. The county population is about 93% White, within a few points of the school. Ranburne Elementary School's diversity index is 8%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers at Ranburne Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.6:1. That is 1.4 students per teacher below the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 45%. For comparison, public schools in Cleburne County average 47%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Ranburne Elementary School would be expected to post about 51.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 57.1%.
Within Cleburne County, the median household income is $55,345, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Ranburne Elementary School, Cleburne County has 8 other public schools.
Nearby, Ranburne High School is less than a tenth of a mile away. Within ten miles of Ranburne Elementary School, there are 6 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 39.6%; Ranburne Elementary School's is 57.1%, ranking 2nd of 9.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment has fallen by 20 students since 2020-21, to 343.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Ranburne Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cleburne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,426
Census ACS
Median income
$55,345
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,490 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cleburne County
- Cleburne County High SchoolHigh · 555 students
- Ranburne High SchoolHigh · 526 students
- Cleburne County Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
- Cleburne County Middle SchoolMiddle · 243 students
- Fruithurst Elementary SchoolElementary · 226 students
- Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 206 students
Nearby schools
- Ranburne High School0.1 mi · 526
- Bowdon High School5.0 mi · 428
- Bowdon Elementary School5.6 mi · 781
- KidsPeace6.7 mi · 50
- Bowdon Middle School7.4 mi · 338
- Ephesus Elementary School9.8 mi · 180
Frequently asked questions
About Ranburne Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Ranburne Elementary School?
Ranburne Elementary School enrolls approximately 343 students in grades PK-04.
Is Ranburne Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ranburne Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Ranburne Elementary School have?
Ranburne Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Ranburne Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ranburne Elementary School are roughly 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Ranburne Elementary School in?
Ranburne Elementary School is part of Cleburne County.
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