Enrollment
305
Elementary
DISTRICT 264 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SELMA CITY·NCES 010297000152
Sophia P Kingston Elementary School
2224 Selma Ave, Selma, AL 36701 · (334) 874-1635 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL305 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of Alabama public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
23.5:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
234 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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 | 53 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 4% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 288% larger than its 6th grade class (16).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
Based on grade levels within Selma City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
37.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
18.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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
22.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% 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 Sophia P Kingston Elementary School
Sophia P Kingston Elementary School's state test result (22.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sophia P Kingston Elementary School this school | 305 | 76.7% | 22.3% |
| Legacy Prep Birmingham | 317 | 77.3% | 34.8% |
| Choctaw County Elementary Butler | 295 | 76.9% | 20.4% |
| WD Robbins Elementary School Prichard | 265 | 73.6% | 43.6% |
| J E Hobbs Elementary School Camden | 359 | 80.2% | 21.4% |
| LEAD Academy Building A Montgomery | 358 | 77.7% | 38.3% |
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 Sophia P Kingston Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #584 of 626 | #7 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #536 of 626 | #6 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #566 of 626 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 305 | #562 of 709 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.5:1 | #648 of 655 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.3% | #643 of 658 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.7% | #135 of 696 | #10 of 11 |
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
305
+155 (+103%) vs 2020
+35% since 2000-01, when it was 226
Student : Teacher
23.5:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 305 | 13 | 23.5:1 | 77% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 302 | 14 | 21.6:1 | 74% (224) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 12 | 24.2:1 | 64% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 150 | 7 | 21.4:1 | 93% (139) |
| 2017-18 | 142 | 10.5 | 13.5:1 | 93% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 189 | 13 | 14.5:1 | 79% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 263 | 18 | 14.6:1 | 79% (209) |
| 2000-01 | 226 | 17 | 13.3:1 | 99% (223) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sophia P Kingston Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 115% (142 to 305); teachers up 24% (10.5 to 13).
About Sophia P Kingston Elementary School
Sophia P Kingston Elementary School is a small elementary school with an address in Selma, Alabama. It enrolls 305 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 6. It has 36% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Alabama (about 480).
Selma City has 2,301 students spread across 8 schools.
Roughly 96% of students at Sophia P Kingston Elementary School are Black. Other students are 3% multiracial. By comparison, Dallas County residents are about 70% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 8%.
Sophia P Kingston Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.5:1, with 13 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Alabama is 17.0:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 77% at Sophia P Kingston Elementary School.
On the allk12 Grade, Sophia P Kingston Elementary School lands at D, ahead of 5% of Alabama public elementary schools.
Sophia P Kingston Elementary School scores 22.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 28.2%.
In Dallas County, the median household earns about $35,627 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 26% of people live in poverty. Dallas County has 23 public schools with about 4,584 students, including Sophia P Kingston Elementary School.
Clark Elementary School is the nearest public school to Sophia P Kingston Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Sophia P Kingston Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Sophia P Kingston Elementary School is ahead of the 19.8% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 8.
Sophia P Kingston Elementary School falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Sophia P Kingston Elementary School had 150 students in 2020-21 and 305 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 23.5:1, from 21.4:1.
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Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,858
Census ACS
Median income
$35,627
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
26%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
4,584 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Selma City
- Selma High SchoolHigh · 680 students
- Edgewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 402 students
- Meadowview Elementary SchoolElementary · 334 students
- The RBHudson STEAM AcademyMiddle · 279 students
- Payne Elementary SchoolElementary · 164 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolElementary · 113 students
Other schools in Selma
- Selma High SchoolHigh · 680 students
- Edgewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 402 students
- Meadowview Elementary SchoolElementary · 334 students
- Southside High SchoolHigh · 285 students
- The RBHudson STEAM AcademyMiddle · 279 students
- Brantley Elementary SchoolElementary · 204 students
Nearby schools
- Clark Elementary School0.6 mi · 113
- Payne Elementary School0.9 mi · 164
- Selma High School1.3 mi · 680
- Saints Virtual Academy1.4 mi · 24
- The RBHudson STEAM Academy1.6 mi · 279
- Edgewood Elementary School1.8 mi · 402
Frequently asked questions
About Sophia P Kingston Elementary SchoolHow large is Sophia P Kingston Elementary School?
Sophia P Kingston Elementary School enrolls approximately 305 students in grades PK-06.
Is Sophia P Kingston Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sophia P Kingston Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Sophia P Kingston Elementary School have?
Sophia P Kingston Elementary School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Sophia P Kingston Elementary School?
Student demographics at Sophia P Kingston Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 1% Hispanic, 96% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Sophia P Kingston Elementary School public or private?
Sophia P Kingston Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Selma City.
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