Enrollment
356
Elementary
DISTRICT 494 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TALLADEGA COUNTY·NCES 010318001806
Stemley Road Elementary School
2760 Stemley Bridge Rd, Talladega, AL 35160 · (256) 315-5325 · Talladega County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
241 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 33 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 150% larger than its 6th grade class (18).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
57.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
13.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% 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 Stemley Road Elementary School
Stemley Road Elementary School's state test result (32.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stemley Road Elementary School this school | 356 | 67.7% | 32.1% |
| Thomasville Elementary School Thomasville | 427 | 65.3% | 54.0% |
| Morris Avenue Intermediate School Opelika | 397 | 70.5% | 44.0% |
| Childersburg Elementary School Childersburg | 278 | 69.4% | 47.3% |
| Elba Elementary School Elba | 379 | 70.2% | 50.8% |
| Southern Choctaw Elementary School Gilbertown | 288 | 70.8% | 34.7% |
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 Stemley Road Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Talladega County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #487 of 626 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #573 of 626 | #9 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #392 of 626 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #504 of 709 | #6 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #602 of 655 | #9 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #270 of 658 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.7% | #250 of 696 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #206 of 364 | #4 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
356
+20 (+6%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 549
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 356 | 17.7 | 20.1:1 | 68% (241) |
| 2023-24 | 346 | 20 | 17.3:1 | 80% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 361 | 18.3 | 19.7:1 | 79% (284) |
| 2020-21 | 336 | 21 | 16.0:1 | 74% (247) |
| 2017-18 | 395 | 25 | 15.8:1 | 83% (327) |
| 2015-16 | 429 | 23 | 18.6:1 | 86% (367) |
| 2010-11 | 443 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 91% (403) |
| 2000-01 | 609 | 36 | 16.9:1 | 81% (495) |
| 1990-91 | 549 | 29 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stemley Road Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (395 to 356); teachers down 29% (25 to 17.7).
About Stemley Road Elementary School
Stemley Road Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Talladega, Alabama, one of the schools in Talladega County. Its 356 students are spread across pre-K through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Alabama is about 480 students.
Talladega County has 17 schools and 7,321 students, and Stemley Road Elementary School is one of those schools.
Stemley Road Elementary School's enrollment is 57% Black. Other groups include 38% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Talladega County residents are about 30% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Stemley Road Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 53%.
Federal staffing data show 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Stemley Road Elementary School and a ratio of 20.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Alabama is 17.0:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 68% of enrollment.
Schools in Alabama with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 34.8%. Stemley Road Elementary School scores 32.1%.
Stemley Road Elementary School is located in Talladega County, where median household income is about $57,776, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Stemley Road Elementary School is one of 33 public schools in Talladega County, which together enroll about 10,973 students.
Nearest public school: Talladega County Central High, about 1.6 miles away. The ten-mile area around Stemley Road Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Stemley Road Elementary School ranks 4th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 32.1% against a local average of 36.7%.
Stemley Road Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
The number of students climbed from 336 to 356 over 4 years. Students per teacher rose from 16.0 in 2020-21 to 20.1 in 2024-25.
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Talladega County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
81,021
Census ACS
Median income
$57,776
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
10,973 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Talladega County
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 902 students
- Munford Elementary SchoolElementary · 770 students
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 607 students
- Fayetteville High SchoolCombined · 580 students
- BB Comer Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Charles R Drew Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
Other schools in Talladega
- Talladega High SchoolHigh · 634 students
- C L Salter Elementary SchoolElementary · 353 students
- Evelyn D Houston Elementary SchoolMiddle · 302 students
- Zora Ellis Junior High SchoolMiddle · 213 students
- Raymond L Young Elementary SchoolElementary · 174 students
- Talladega County Central HighHigh · 143 students
Nearby schools
- Talladega County Central High1.6 mi · 143
- C L Salter Elementary School5.0 mi · 353
- Zora Ellis Junior High School5.9 mi · 213
- Evelyn D Houston Elementary School6.7 mi · 302
- Raymond L Young Elementary School6.9 mi · 174
- Talladega High School6.9 mi · 634
Frequently asked questions
About Stemley Road Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Stemley Road Elementary School?
Stemley Road Elementary School enrolls approximately 356 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Stemley Road Elementary School serve?
Stemley Road Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Stemley Road Elementary School?
Approximately 20.1:1 students per teacher at Stemley Road Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stemley Road Elementary School?
At Stemley Road Elementary School, the student body is approximately 38% White, 2% Hispanic, 57% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Stemley Road Elementary School in?
Stemley Road Elementary School is part of Talladega County.
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