Sophia P Kingston Elementary School

As an intimate K-5 school in Selma, Alabama, Sophia P Kingston Elementary School serves 305 students from grades pre-K through 6, run under Selma City. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 480 students each, so Sophia P Kingston Elementary School sits 36% below that benchmark.

Sophia P Kingston Elementary School is one of 8 schools operated by Selma City, a district that teaches 2,301 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Sophia P Kingston Elementary School records that nearly all students (96%) are Black; the rest comes out to 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

Looking at school resources, Sophia P Kingston Elementary School reports 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Sophia P Kingston Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Sophia P Kingston Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 28.2%, the actual is 22.3%, a residual of -5.9 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Dallas County) records that median household earnings sit near $35,627, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 26% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dallas County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,584 students), of which Sophia P Kingston Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Clark Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Sophia P Kingston Elementary School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 38.4%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 115%: 142 students in 2018 compared to 305 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 100% to 96% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 23.5:1 in 2025.

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