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Red Level School

28551 Barrow Road, Red Level, AL 36474 · (334) 469-5315 · Covington County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL535 STUDENTS
Enrollment
535
Combined
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 673
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
341 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 58%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
29
Kindergarten
36
Grade 1
33
Grade 2
46
Grade 3
44
Grade 4
46
Grade 5
33
Grade 6
41
Grade 7
35
Grade 8
42
Grade 9
45
Grade 10
42
Grade 11
36
Grade 12
27
Student demographics
White
44984%
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 50%
Hispanic
183%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 12%
Black
499%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 31%
Two+
173%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
27852%
Female
25748%

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
44.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
27.7%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
34.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
535
+214 (+67%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.1:1
% White
84%
was 83%
% Hispanic
3%
was 1%
% Black
9%
was 13%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Red Level School

Set in Red Level, Alabama, Red Level School is a small unified-grade school, operated by Covington County. It instructs 535 students across grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 21% smaller than the state mean of about 673.

Across the 8 schools in Covington County (3,028 students total), Red Level School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Red Level School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). The remainder looks like 9% Black, 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Red Level School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Red Level School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.7%, the actual is 34.3%, a residual of -3.3 points.

In the area at large, census data for Covington County shows median household earnings sit near $52,456, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Red Level School is one of 14 public schools in Covington County (combined enrollment of about 6,173 students).

Nearest neighbor: Andalusia High School, around 10.3 miles off. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Red Level School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 36.1%.

Red Level School operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Red Level School's enrollment has climbed 67% since 2018, when it stood at 321 (now 535).

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Red Level School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.

Covington County at a glance

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Population
37,628
Census ACS
Median income
$52,456
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
6,173 students

Quick facts

School name
Red Level School
District
Covington County
Address
28551 Barrow Road, Red Level, AL 36474
Phone
(334) 469-5315
County
Covington County
Level
Combined
Grade range
PK–12
Total enrollment
535
Teachers (FTE)
34
Student–teacher ratio
15.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
341 (64%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
010093002167
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Red Level School
How many students attend Red Level School?
Red Level School enrolls approximately 535 students in grades PK-12.
Is Red Level School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Red Level School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does Red Level School have?
Red Level School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Red Level School?
Student demographics at Red Level School are roughly 84% White, 3% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Red Level School public or private?
Red Level School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Covington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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