Enrollment
178
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAWRENCE COUNTY·NCES 010204000788
Speake
7323 Alabama Highway 36, Danville, AL 35619 · (256) 974-9201 · Lawrence County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL178 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
120 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 | 12 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 53% larger than its 6th grade class (19).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
67.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
32.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Speake
Speake's state test result (50.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speake this school | 178 | 67.4% | 50.4% |
| Ruhuma Junior High School Ft Payne | 175 | 67.4% | 30.7% |
| Duck Springs Elementary School Attalla | 207 | 65.2% | 48.1% |
| Cherokee Elementary School Cherokee | 226 | 65.9% | 58.2% |
| Rock Mills Junior High School Roanoke | 177 | 66.7% | 39.9% |
| Ivalee Elementary School Attalla | 200 | 62.0% | 63.8% |
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 Speake ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Lawrence County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #297 of 626 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #388 of 626 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #255 of 626 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 178 | #669 of 709 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.4% | #259 of 696 | #2 of 6 |
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
178
-12 (-6%) vs 2020
-66% since 1990-91, when it was 529
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 178 | 11.5 | 15.5:1 | 67% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 182 | 12.5 | 14.6:1 | 74% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 180 | 12.5 | 14.4:1 | 72% (129) |
| 2020-21 | 190 | 11 | 17.3:1 | 74% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 184 | 12 | 15.3:1 | 73% (134) |
| 2015-16 | 188 | 12 | 15.7:1 | 77% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 273 | 25 | 10.9:1 | 73% (199) |
| 2000-01 | 584 | 33 | 17.7:1 | 59% (345) |
| 1990-91 | 529 | 25 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Speake.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (184 to 178); teachers down 4% (12 to 11.5).
About Speake
The public elementary school Speake is located in Danville, Alabama. Enrollment stands at 178 students, covering pre-K through 6. The school is 63% below the average for elementary schools in Alabama.
Lawrence County has 4,676 students in 12 schools, and Speake is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at Speake, about 83 are White. Other students are 6% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 6% Native American. A diversity index of 31% means there is a 31% chance two randomly chosen students at Speake are from different groups.
The school had 11.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.5:1. Across elementary schools in Alabama, the average ratio is 17.0:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 67%. The gap from the 57% average for public schools in Lawrence County is 10 points.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Speake would be expected to post about 35.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 50.4%.
For Lawrence County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $66,071 a year, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Lawrence County number 14, with about 4,676 students.
Danville Middle School, about 4.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Speake is 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 12 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.3:1 in 2020-21, and 15.5:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Speake lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,276
Census ACS
Median income
$66,071
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,676 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lawrence County
- Moulton Elementary SchoolElementary · 695 students
- Lawrence County High SchoolHigh · 586 students
- East Lawrence Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- Hatton High SchoolHigh · 536 students
- Moulton Middle SchoolMiddle · 505 students
- Hatton Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
Other schools in Danville
- DanvilleNeel Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Danville High SchoolHigh · 374 students
- Danville Middle SchoolMiddle · 372 students
Nearby schools
- Danville Middle School4.4 mi · 372
- Danville High School4.5 mi · 374
- DanvilleNeel Elementary School4.8 mi · 504
- Moulton Middle School7.8 mi · 505
- Moulton Elementary School7.9 mi · 695
- Lawrence County High School8.2 mi · 586
Frequently asked questions
About SpeakeWhat is the total enrollment at Speake?
Speake enrolls approximately 178 students in grades PK-06.
Is Speake an elementary, middle, or high school?
Speake is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Speake have?
Speake employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Speake?
At Speake, the student body is approximately 83% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Speake public or private?
Speake is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lawrence County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.