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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Saint Elmo Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
451
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOBILE COUNTY·NCES 010237001732
Saint Elmo Elementary School
8666 McDonald Rd, Irvington, AL 36544 · (251) 957-6314 · Mobile County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% 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.
- A-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
18.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
320 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 32 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
64.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
45.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
49.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Alabama's top 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 Saint Elmo Elementary School
Saint Elmo Elementary School's state test result (49.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Elmo Elementary School this school | 451 | 71.0% | 49.7% |
| Dixon Elementary School Irvington | 526 | 70.2% | 36.3% |
| Anna F Booth Elementary School Irvington | 391 | 70.6% | 59.7% |
| Meadowlake Elementary Mobile | 373 | 63.0% | 42.6% |
| Carver School of Mathematics Science and Technology Dothan | 429 | 55.2% | 79.7% |
| Rucker Boulevard Elementary School Enterprise | 517 | 63.4% | 61.2% |
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 Saint Elmo Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Mobile County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #304 of 626 | #19 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #248 of 626 | #14 of 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #298 of 626 | #19 of 52 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #373 of 709 | #35 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #476 of 655 | #22 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #36 of 658 | #3 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.0% | #207 of 696 | #33 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.1% | #179 of 262 | #13 of 21 |
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
451
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 571
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 451 | 24.8 | 18.2:1 | 71% (320) |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 22.8 | 18.4:1 | 75% (313) |
| 2022-23 | 412 | 23.8 | 17.3:1 | 75% (309) |
| 2020-21 | 447 | 23 | 19.4:1 | 74% (332) |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 22.6 | 18.8:1 | 78% (331) |
| 2015-16 | 465 | 25 | 18.6:1 | 51% (235) |
| 2010-11 | 462 | 33 | 14.0:1 | 75% (346) |
| 2000-01 | 634 | 40 | 15.8:1 | 62% (391) |
| 1990-91 | 571 | 29 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Saint Elmo Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (425 to 451); teachers up 10% (22.6 to 24.8).
About Saint Elmo Elementary School
Saint Elmo Elementary School is a public mid-sized elementary school in Irvington, Alabama. It had 451 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5.
The 85 schools of Mobile County, including Saint Elmo Elementary School, enroll 49,946 students.
The share of White students at Saint Elmo Elementary School is 51%, a majority. The school is also 17% Black, 14% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 8% Asian. A diversity index of 68% means there is a 68% chance two randomly chosen students at Saint Elmo Elementary School are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Saint Elmo Elementary School totals 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Alabama, 17.0:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Saint Elmo Elementary School is about 71%.
Among Alabama public elementary schools, Saint Elmo Elementary School outscored 65%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Saint Elmo Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Alabama schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 49.7%. Predicted: 32.4%. Difference: 17.3 points.
In Mobile County, home to about 412,590 people, the median household earns about $58,880 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Public schools in Mobile County number 107, with about 59,070 students.
The closest school to Saint Elmo Elementary School is Pearl Haskew Elementary, located about 2.4 miles away. Saint Elmo Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Saint Elmo Elementary School at 1st of 9.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (447) and 2024-25 (451). The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.4:1 to 18.2:1 over the same years.
The allk12 page for Saint Elmo Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Mobile County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
412,590
Census ACS
Median income
$58,880
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
107
59,070 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mobile County
- Baker High SchoolHigh · 2,271 students
- Mary G Montgomery High SchoolHigh · 1,888 students
- Alma Bryant High SchoolHigh · 1,624 students
- WP Davidson High SchoolHigh · 1,470 students
- Bernice J Causey Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,339 students
- Theodore High SchoolHigh · 1,218 students
Other schools in Irvington
- Alma Bryant High SchoolHigh · 1,624 students
- Pearl Haskew ElementaryElementary · 546 students
- Dixon Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
- Anna F Booth Elementary SchoolElementary · 391 students
- George H Bryant VocationalAgricultural CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Pearl Haskew Elementary2.4 mi · 546
- Nan Gray Davis Elementary School4.1 mi · 499
- Theodore High School4.1 mi · 1,218
- Dixon Elementary School4.6 mi · 526
- Katherine H Hankins Middle School5.0 mi · 771
- Alma Bryant High School5.2 mi · 1,624
Frequently asked questions
About Saint Elmo Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Saint Elmo Elementary School?
Saint Elmo Elementary School enrolls approximately 451 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Saint Elmo Elementary School serve?
Saint Elmo Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Saint Elmo Elementary School?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at Saint Elmo Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Saint Elmo Elementary School?
Student demographics at Saint Elmo Elementary School are roughly 51% White, 14% Hispanic, 17% Black, 8% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Saint Elmo Elementary School in?
Saint Elmo Elementary School is part of Mobile County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.