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Enrollment
410
Elementary
DISTRICT 464 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN COUNTY·NCES 010159002475
Red Bay Elementary
800 8th Street, Red Bay, AL 35582 · (256) 331-2270 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Alabama public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
16.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
169 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 31 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 22% larger than its 6th grade class (49).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
63.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
48.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Red Bay Elementary
Red Bay Elementary's state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bay Elementary this school | 410 | 41.2% | 59.0% |
| Good Hope Primary School Cullman | 401 | 40.9% | N/A |
| Whitesboro Elementary School Boaz | 423 | 42.8% | 66.6% |
| Hatton Elementary School Town Creek | 424 | 43.9% | 47.5% |
| Barkley Bridge Elementary School Hartselle | 419 | 36.8% | 84.6% |
| Cold Springs Elementary School Bremen | 500 | 40.2% | 58.7% |
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 Red Bay Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #200 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #206 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #309 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #425 of 709 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #249 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.8% | #575 of 658 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.2% | #567 of 696 |
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
410
-33 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 410 | 25 | 16.4:1 | 41% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 27 | 16.0:1 | 49% (211) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 28 | 15.0:1 | 51% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 443 | 27 | 16.4:1 | 44% (195) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Red Bay Elementary.
About Red Bay Elementary
Red Bay Elementary is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Red Bay, Alabama. Enrollment totals 410 students across pre-K through 6.
Franklin County has 9 schools; together they serve 3,563 students.
Red Bay Elementary is 89% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 7% Hispanic. That compares with about 75% White among all Franklin County residents. The diversity index for Red Bay Elementary is 20%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.4:1. The 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama is close to this figure. Roughly 41% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 57% average among public schools in Franklin County.
Among Alabama public elementary schools, Red Bay Elementary outscored 55%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 54.0% for Red Bay Elementary. The school posts 59.0%, 5.0 points above the prediction.
In Franklin County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $53,338, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. There are 15 public schools in the county, enrolling about 6,178, Red Bay Elementary among them.
Red Bay High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Red Bay Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. By average proficiency, Red Bay Elementary is 5th among 9 schools close by.
In the federal locale system, Red Bay Elementary is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 443 to 410, a 7% decline.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,966
Census ACS
Median income
$53,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,178 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin County
- Belgreen High SchoolCombined · 588 students
- Tharptown Elementary SchoolElementary · 541 students
- Phil Campbell Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
- Tharptown High SchoolHigh · 410 students
- Phil Campbell High SchoolHigh · 382 students
- Red Bay High SchoolHigh · 322 students
Nearby schools
- Red Bay High School0.0 mi · 322
- Vina High School6.1 mi · 257
- Belmont Schools6.8 mi · 855
- Fairview Attendance Center11.4 mi · 120
- Tishomingo Elementary School14.6 mi · 254
- Tremont Attendance Center15.2 mi · 312
Frequently asked questions
About Red Bay ElementaryHow large is Red Bay Elementary?
Red Bay Elementary enrolls approximately 410 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Red Bay Elementary serve?
Red Bay Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Red Bay Elementary?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Red Bay Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Red Bay Elementary?
Student demographics at Red Bay Elementary are roughly 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Red Bay Elementary in?
Red Bay Elementary is part of Franklin County.
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