Enrollment
174
Elementary
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PICKENS COUNTY·NCES 010273001106
Reform Elementary School
815 7th Ave Sw, Reform, AL 35481 · (205) 375-6351 · Pickens County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL174 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% 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.
- CBeats 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
15.4:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
133 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 | 5 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 27% larger than its 4th grade class (30).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Reform Elementary School→Pickens County High School
Based on grade levels within Pickens County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
59.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
14.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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
29.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Reform Elementary School
Reform Elementary School's state test result (29.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reform Elementary School this school | 174 | 76.4% | 29.3% |
| Repton Junior High School Repton | 129 | 70.5% | 31.8% |
| Jackson Intermediate School Jackson | 282 | 75.9% | 42.6% |
| McIntosh Elementary School McIntosh | 234 | 73.1% | 25.5% |
| Meadowlane Elementary School Phenix City | 155 | 83.2% | 35.4% |
| Linden Elementary School Linden | 184 | 81.5% | 36.6% |
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 Reform Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #516 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #567 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #364 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 174 | #673 of 709 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.4% | #143 of 696 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.4% | #15 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
174
-31 (-15%) vs 2020
-70% since 1990-91, when it was 588
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 174 | 11.3 | 15.4:1 | 76% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 177 | 12.3 | 14.3:1 | 77% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 209 | 13.3 | 15.7:1 | 77% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 205 | 12 | 17.1:1 | 77% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 302 | 17.3 | 17.5:1 | 87% (263) |
| 2015-16 | 288 | 17 | 16.9:1 | 88% (254) |
| 2010-11 | 409 | 25 | 16.4:1 | 83% (338) |
| 2000-01 | 415 | 26 | 16.0:1 | 69% (285) |
| 1990-91 | 588 | 29 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Reform Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (302 to 174); teachers down 35% (17.3 to 11.3).
About Reform Elementary School
At 815 7th Ave Sw in Reform, Alabama, Reform Elementary School operates as a small elementary school. The school had 174 students in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Alabama) has about 480 students.
Reform Elementary School is one of the 6 schools that make up Pickens County (2,210 students in total).
Black students account for 70% of enrollment at Reform Elementary School. Enrollment also includes 25% White and 4% Hispanic. The school's Black share is 29 points above the 41% share among Pickens County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Reform Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 45%.
The school has about 15.4 students per teacher and 11.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Alabama is 17.0:1, higher than at this school. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
Reform Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 18% of Alabama public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Reform Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.3%; the prediction is 28.4%.
Among Pickens County residents, median household income is about $46,274, about 13% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Reform Elementary School is one of 7 public schools in Pickens County, which together enroll about 2,210 students.
The nearest other public school, Pickens County High School, is about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 3. Reform Elementary School is 8th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
The student count in 2024-25 was 174, 15% below the 205 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 17.1:1 to 15.4:1.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Pickens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,721
Census ACS
Median income
$46,274
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,210 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pickens County
- Gordo Elementary SchoolElementary · 545 students
- Gordo High SchoolHigh · 473 students
- Aliceville Elementary SchoolElementary · 415 students
- Aliceville High SchoolHigh · 338 students
- Pickens County High SchoolHigh · 265 students
- Pickens County College and Career CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Pickens County High School0.7 mi · 265
- Gordo High School7.8 mi · 473
- Gordo Elementary School7.8 mi · 545
- South Lamar School12.9 mi · 624
- New Hope Elementary17.6 mi · 1,191
- New Hope Middle School17.7 mi · 604
Frequently asked questions
About Reform Elementary SchoolHow large is Reform Elementary School?
Reform Elementary School enrolls approximately 174 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Reform Elementary School serve?
Reform Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Reform Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Reform Elementary School is approximately 15.4:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Reform Elementary School?
At Reform Elementary School, the student body is approximately 25% White, 4% Hispanic, 70% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Reform Elementary School in?
Reform Elementary School is part of Pickens County.
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