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Which teacher or staff member at Rogers Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
592
Elementary
DISTRICT 611 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAUDERDALE COUNTY·NCES 010201002550
Rogers Elementary School
300 Rogers Lane, Florence, AL 35630 · (256) 757-3106 · Lauderdale County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL592 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
280 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 45 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 20% larger than its 6th grade class (70).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
63.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
38.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Rogers Elementary School
Rogers Elementary School's state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rogers Elementary School this school | 592 | 47.3% | 48.6% |
| Hokes Bluff Elementary School Hokes Bluff | 610 | 45.4% | 58.8% |
| Wilson Elementary School Florence | 552 | 49.8% | 54.3% |
| Arab Elementary School Arab | 599 | 45.7% | 77.9% |
| Perdido Elementary School Perdido | 572 | 50.5% | 47.9% |
| Straughn Elementary School Andalusia | 569 | 52.2% | 65.3% |
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 Rogers Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Lauderdale County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #320 of 626 | #9 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #324 of 626 | #10 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #318 of 626 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 592 | #186 of 709 | #5 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #579 of 655 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.2% | #618 of 658 | #10 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.3% | #512 of 696 | #5 of 12 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 592 | 30 | 19.7:1 | 47% (280) |
| 2023-24 | 585 | 32.4 | 18.1:1 | 62% (363) |
| 2022-23 | 604 | 33 | 18.3:1 | 61% (367) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rogers Elementary School.
About Rogers Elementary School
Rogers Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Alabama, with an address in Florence. There are 592 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 6. That puts enrollment 23% larger than the 480-student average for elementary schools in Alabama.
The district, Lauderdale County, operates 14 schools serving 7,952 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Rogers Elementary School is White, at 93%. After that, the student body is 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Lauderdale County, the White share is about 83%. The diversity index for Rogers Elementary School is 13%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Rogers Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.7:1, with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Alabama, 17.0:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 47% at Rogers Elementary School. Public schools in Lauderdale County average a similar 47%.
On BeatsExpectations, Rogers Elementary School is 1.0 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Alabama schools.
Lauderdale County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $62,649 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Lauderdale County number 24, with about 12,526 students.
Rogers High School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. Rogers Elementary School's average proficiency of 48.6% compares with 48.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Rogers Elementary School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
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Lauderdale County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
95,830
Census ACS
Median income
$62,649
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
12,526 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lauderdale County
- Brooks Elementary SchoolElementary · 874 students
- Lauderdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 746 students
- Brooks High SchoolHigh · 729 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 713 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 596 students
- Wilson High SchoolHigh · 585 students
Other schools in Florence
- Florence High SchoolHigh · 1,101 students
- Forest Hills SchoolElementary · 906 students
- Florence Middle SchoolMiddle · 663 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 596 students
- Wilson High SchoolHigh · 585 students
- Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 552 students
Other Rogers Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 10 states are named Rogers Elementary. Rogers Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 14.
- Rogers Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 790 students
- ROGERS ELEMENTARYROGERS, MN · 693 students
- ROGERS ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITY, MO · 592 students
- Rogers Elementary SchoolAMARILLO, TX · 490 students
- Rogers Elementary SchoolFRISCO, TX · 472 students
Nearby schools
- Rogers High School0.0 mi · 510
- Brooks Elementary School6.9 mi · 874
- Brooks High School7.4 mi · 729
- South Lawrence Elementary8.1 mi · 624
- Lexington High School8.4 mi · 379
- Lexington Elementary School8.4 mi · 454
Frequently asked questions
About Rogers Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Rogers Elementary School?
Rogers Elementary School enrolls approximately 592 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Rogers Elementary School serve?
Rogers Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rogers Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rogers Elementary School is approximately 19.7:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rogers Elementary School?
At Rogers Elementary School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Rogers Elementary School public or private?
Rogers Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lauderdale County.
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