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Stevenson Elementary School

930 Old Mt Carmel Rd, Stevenson, AL 35772 · (256) 437-2203 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Alabama public elementary schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
360
Elementary
DISTRICT 183 · STATE 480
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
194 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K3610%
Kindergarten6518%
Grade 17220%
Grade 25616%
Grade 35916%
Grade 47220%

This year's kindergarten class (65) is 10% smaller than its 4th grade class (72).

Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
25270%
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
7120%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
175%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Two+
185%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
17649%
Female
18451%

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
72.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
46.5%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Stevenson Elementary School

Stevenson Elementary School's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Stevenson Elementary School this school36053.9%56.0%
Elsanor School
Robertsdale
37550.4%54.8%
Coldwater Elementary School
Anniston
39156.8%56.8%
Concord Elementary School
Bessemer
40056.5%42.8%
Vance Elementary School
Vance
45151.7%39.1%
Memorial Park Elementary School
Jasper
48354.7%68.6%
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 Stevenson Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn AlabamaIn Jackson County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
56.0%#231 of 626#3 of 8
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
46.5%#233 of 626#2 of 8
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
72.4%#193 of 626#2 of 8
Enrollment
ranked largest first
360#498 of 709#2 of 10
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
19.5:1#569 of 655N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
46.6%#341 of 658N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
53.9%#427 of 696#5 of 9
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+1.1%#248 of 262N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
360
+31 (+9%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 386
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 19.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2536018.519.5:154% (194)
2023-2435620.517.4:167% (237)
2022-2335420.517.3:165% (229)
2020-213291719.4:166% (218)
2017-1835620.517.4:168% (242)
2015-163642315.8:168% (247)
2010-113872913.3:162% (241)
2000-014222914.6:163% (267)
1990-913861821.4:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stevenson Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 1% (356 to 360); teachers down 10% (20.5 to 18.5).

About Stevenson Elementary School

As a small elementary school, Stevenson Elementary School serves students in Stevenson, Alabama. Students in pre-K through 4 attend the school, which enrolls 360 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Alabama average about 480 students.

Jackson County (16 schools, 5,159 students) runs Stevenson Elementary School.

At Stevenson Elementary School, White students make up 70% of the student body. The remaining shares are 20% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 5% Black. Jackson County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school's share is lower. Pick two students at random and there is a 47% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Its 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 19.5:1. This ratio sits 2.5 above the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 54%. That tracks the 51% average for public schools in Jackson County.

allk12 grades Stevenson Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

Compared with Alabama schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Stevenson Elementary School's results are 11.2 points above predicted: 56.0% against 44.8%.

Stevenson Elementary School is located in Jackson County, where the median household income is $51,908, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Stevenson Elementary School is one of 23 public schools in the county.

The closest public school, Stevenson Middle School, is about 1.4 miles from Stevenson Elementary School. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Stevenson Elementary School is 1st among 7 schools close by.

Federal data place Stevenson Elementary School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Enrollment is up 9% from 2020-21, when Stevenson Elementary School had 329 students, to 2024-25, when it had 360.

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Jackson County at a glance

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Population
53,053
Census ACS
Median income
$51,908
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,616 students

Quick facts

School name
Stevenson Elementary School
District
Jackson County
Address
930 Old Mt Carmel Rd, Stevenson, AL 35772
Phone
(256) 437-2203
County
Jackson County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
360
Teachers (FTE)
19
Student–teacher ratio
19.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
194 (54%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
010183001533
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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11 other US public schools in 7 states are named Stevenson Elementary. Stevenson Elementary School is the 9th largest of the 12.

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Frequently asked questions

About Stevenson Elementary School
How many students attend Stevenson Elementary School?
Stevenson Elementary School enrolls approximately 360 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Stevenson Elementary School serve?
Stevenson Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Stevenson Elementary School?
Approximately 19.5:1 students per teacher at Stevenson Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stevenson Elementary School?
At Stevenson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 70% White, 20% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Stevenson Elementary School?
Stevenson Elementary School is overseen by Jackson County in Jackson County.
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