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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
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K295%
Kindergarten367%
Grade 1336%
Grade 2469%
Grade 3448%
Grade 4469%
Grade 5336%
Grade 6418%
Grade 7357%
Grade 8428%
Grade 9458%
Grade 10428%
Grade 11367%
Grade 12275%

This year's kindergarten class (36) is 14% smaller than its 8th grade class (42).

Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
44984%
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
183%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
499%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Two+
173%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
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 →

Schools most like Red Level School

Red Level School's state test result (34.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Red Level School this school53563.7%34.3%
Verbena High School
Verbena
58966.6%26.1%
Ragland High School
Ragland
41167.6%31.5%
Section High School
Section
50358.4%43.0%
Lamar County HighIntermediate
Vernon
54457.7%51.5%
Billingsley High School
Billingsley
58657.7%33.4%
Matched among Alabama K-12 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 Level School ranks

Among K-12 schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Alabama
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
34.3%#42 of 62
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
27.7%#32 of 62
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
44.4%#48 of 62
Enrollment
ranked largest first
535#34 of 69
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.7:1#17 of 61
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
28.5%#39 of 61
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
63.7%#22 of 65
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+66.7%#1 of 21
Ranked against other public K-12 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
535
+246 (+85%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-255353415.7:164% (341)
2023-245213514.9:171% (371)
2022-234883414.3:173% (355)
2020-212891816.1:165% (188)
2017-183212016.1:169% (221)
2015-163792217.2:167% (255)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Red Level School.

Since 2017-18: students up 67% (321 to 535); teachers up 70% (20 to 34).

About Red Level School

Red Level School is a public low-enrollment school serving multiple grade levels in Red Level, Alabama. It teaches 535 students in pre-K through 12. It has 21% fewer students than the average for combined schools in Alabama (about 673).

The district, Covington County, has 3,028 students enrolled across 8 schools.

Of every 100 students at Red Level School, about 84 are White. Other students are 9% Black, 3% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put Covington County at about 83% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 29%.

Red Level School reports a ratio of 15.7 students per teacher, from 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for combined schools in Alabama is 17.9:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Red Level School, 64% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Red Level School scores 34.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 37.7%.

Census data for Covington County show median household income comes to about $52,456, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. The county has 14 public schools and about 6,173 students.

Red Level School's nearest public school is Andalusia High School (about 10.3 miles). Red Level School places 8th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

Red Level School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.

Red Level School reported 289 students in 2020-21 and 535 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades.

The allk12 page for Red Level School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

Covington County at a glance

View full county profile
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 and 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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