Enrollment
361
Elementary
DISTRICT 481 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GENEVA COUNTY·NCES 010166001771
Samson Elementary School
823 North State Hwy 87, Samson, AL 36477 · (334) 898-7439 · Geneva County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
252 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 | 34 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
57.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
36.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
47.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Samson Elementary School
Samson Elementary School's state test result (47.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samson Elementary School this school | 361 | 69.8% | 47.1% |
| Vincent Elementary School Vincent | 397 | 71.0% | 47.7% |
| Falkville Elementary School Falkville | 381 | 68.2% | 56.5% |
| Lineville Elementary School Lineville | 459 | 68.0% | 53.3% |
| Iola Roberts Elementary School Pell City | 402 | 73.4% | 61.0% |
| Brindlee Mountain Primary School Guntersville | 278 | 69.8% | N/A |
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 Samson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #342 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #346 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #385 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #495 of 709 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #356 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.1% | #381 of 658 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.8% | #224 of 696 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.7% | #134 of 262 |
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
361
+39 (+12%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 394
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 361 | 21 | 17.2:1 | 70% (252) |
| 2023-24 | 358 | 23 | 15.6:1 | 81% (290) |
| 2022-23 | 379 | 20 | 18.9:1 | 80% (302) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | 22 | 14.6:1 | 74% (239) |
| 2017-18 | 329 | 20 | 16.4:1 | 74% (242) |
| 2015-16 | 303 | 21 | 14.4:1 | 78% (235) |
| 2010-11 | 367 | 25 | 14.7:1 | 73% (269) |
| 2000-01 | 497 | 34 | 14.6:1 | 61% (302) |
| 1990-91 | 394 | 22 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Samson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (329 to 361); teachers up 5% (20 to 21).
About Samson Elementary School
Samson Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school with an address in Samson, Alabama. Enrollment stands at 361 students, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 25% below the 480-student average for elementary schools in Alabama.
Geneva County has a total of 9 schools and 2,814 students, Samson Elementary School among them.
More than half of enrollment at Samson Elementary School is White: 75%. Next come 11% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 84% White. The diversity index for Samson Elementary School is 42%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Samson Elementary School is 17.2:1, based on 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Alabama is about 17.0:1. Samson Elementary School counts 70% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Geneva County, the average is 56%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Samson Elementary School is +13.8 points: 47.1% actual, 33.3% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Geneva County show that the median household earns about $52,771 a year, about 13% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Across Geneva County, 13 public schools serve about 4,043 students.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, Samson High School, is the closest to Samson Elementary School. Samson Elementary School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 46.6% proficiency; Samson Elementary School posts 47.1%.
NCES assigns Samson Elementary School the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 322 (2020-21) to 361 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 17.2:1, from 14.6:1.
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Geneva County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,887
Census ACS
Median income
$52,771
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,043 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Geneva County
- Slocomb Elementary SchoolElementary · 609 students
- Geneva County Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Slocomb High SchoolHigh · 354 students
- Slocomb Middle SchoolMiddle · 265 students
- Geneva County High SchoolHigh · 234 students
- Samson High SchoolHigh · 183 students
Other schools in Samson
- Samson High SchoolHigh · 183 students
- Samson Middle SchoolMiddle · 156 students
Nearby schools
- Samson High School0.5 mi · 183
- Samson Middle School0.5 mi · 156
- Kinston School9.9 mi · 524
- Mulkey Elementary School10.7 mi · 562
- Geneva High School11.2 mi · 369
- Geneva Middle School11.3 mi · 298
Frequently asked questions
About Samson Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Samson Elementary School?
Samson Elementary School enrolls approximately 361 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Samson Elementary School serve?
Samson Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Samson Elementary School?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Samson Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Samson Elementary School?
Student demographics at Samson Elementary School are roughly 75% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Samson Elementary School?
Samson Elementary School is overseen by Geneva County in Geneva County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.