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Enrollment
569
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COVINGTON COUNTY·NCES 010093000280
Straughn Elementary School
29324 Straughn School Road, Andalusia, AL 36421 · (334) 427-1311 · Covington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL569 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
297 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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 | 36 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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 Covington County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
81.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
49.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Alabama's top 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 Straughn Elementary School
Straughn Elementary School's state test result (65.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straughn Elementary School this school | 569 | 52.2% | 65.3% |
| Wilson Elementary School Florence | 552 | 49.8% | 54.3% |
| Perdido Elementary School Perdido | 572 | 50.5% | 47.9% |
| Pleasant Valley Elementary School Jacksonville | 458 | 52.2% | 63.2% |
| Ohatchee Elementary School Ohatchee | 472 | 53.6% | 49.6% |
| Lupton Junior High School Nauvoo | 448 | 53.1% | 62.8% |
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 Straughn Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #124 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #199 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.6% | #81 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 569 | #212 of 709 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #178 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.1% | #624 of 658 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.2% | #455 of 696 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #312 of 364 |
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
569
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
-4% since 2000-01, when it was 593
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 569 | 36 | 15.8:1 | 52% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 609 | 38 | 16.0:1 | 58% (355) |
| 2022-23 | 608 | 37 | 16.4:1 | 62% (374) |
| 2020-21 | 558 | 37 | 15.1:1 | 49% (271) |
| 2017-18 | 588 | 38 | 15.5:1 | 55% (322) |
| 2015-16 | 558 | 36 | 15.5:1 | 49% (272) |
| 2010-11 | 523 | 36 | 14.5:1 | 60% (312) |
| 2000-01 | 593 | 38 | 15.6:1 | 51% (301) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Straughn Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (588 to 569); teachers down 5% (38 to 36).
About Straughn Elementary School
Straughn Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Andalusia, Alabama, one of the schools in Covington County. It enrolled 569 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Covington County operates 8 schools. Combined enrollment is 3,028 students.
White students are the large majority at Straughn Elementary School, with 94% of enrollment. Other groups make up 2% multiracial and 2% Black. County-wide, 83% of Covington County residents are White. Straughn Elementary School has a diversity index of 12%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Straughn Elementary School employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.8:1. That ratio is under the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 52%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Straughn Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Alabama schools. It scores 65.3%; the prediction is 46.0%.
Across Covington County, median household income is about $52,456, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Covington County number 14 and enroll about 6,173.
The nearest public school is Straughn Middle School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Straughn Elementary School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 51.2% proficiency; Straughn Elementary School posts 65.3%.
In the federal locale system, Straughn Elementary School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at Straughn Elementary School was 558 in 2020-21 and 569 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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Covington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,628
Census ACS
Median income
$52,456
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
6,173 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Covington County
- Red Level SchoolCombined · 535 students
- Pleasant Home SchoolCombined · 508 students
- Straughn High SchoolHigh · 433 students
- WS Harlan Elementary SchoolElementary · 293 students
- Straughn Middle SchoolMiddle · 287 students
- Florala High SchoolHigh · 233 students
Other schools in Andalusia
- Andalusia Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,082 students
- Pleasant Home SchoolCombined · 508 students
- Andalusia High SchoolHigh · 471 students
- Straughn High SchoolHigh · 433 students
- Straughn Middle SchoolMiddle · 287 students
- Andalusia Junior HighMiddle · 270 students
Nearby schools
- Straughn Middle School0.0 mi · 287
- Straughn High School0.2 mi · 433
- Andalusia High School5.9 mi · 471
- Andalusia Junior High6.0 mi · 270
- Andalusia Elementary School8.8 mi · 1,082
- Fleeta School10.9 mi · 170
Frequently asked questions
About Straughn Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Straughn Elementary School?
Straughn Elementary School enrolls approximately 569 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Straughn Elementary School serve?
Straughn Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Straughn Elementary School have?
Straughn Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
How diverse is Straughn Elementary School?
Straughn Elementary School reports a student body of 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Straughn Elementary School in?
Straughn Elementary School is part of Covington County.
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