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Enrollment
631
Elementary
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIMESTONE COUNTY·NCES 010210000805
Sugar Creek Elementary School
26595 Salem Minor Hill Road, Lester, AL 35647 · (256) 233-6669 · Limestone County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL631 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% 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.
- A-Beats 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
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
391 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 35 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
68.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
44.5%
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 45 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
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Sugar Creek Elementary School
Sugar Creek Elementary School's state test result (54.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Creek Elementary School this school | 631 | 62.0% | 54.0% |
| Elkmont Elementary School Elkmont | 599 | 63.6% | 53.0% |
| Hanceville Elementary School Hanceville | 648 | 61.0% | 47.3% |
| Blountsville Elementary School Blountsville | 648 | 61.3% | 41.2% |
| Hamilton Elementary School Hamilton | 638 | 60.3% | 76.0% |
| Haleyville Elementary School Haleyville | 785 | 58.9% | 60.0% |
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 Sugar Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Limestone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #256 of 626 | #6 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #257 of 626 | #5 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #250 of 626 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 631 | #149 of 709 | #2 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #73 of 655 | #3 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.4% | #362 of 658 | #11 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.0% | #314 of 696 | #7 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #254 of 262 | #9 of 9 |
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
631
+55 (+10%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 537
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 631 | 43 | 14.7:1 | 62% (391) |
| 2023-24 | 625 | 44 | 14.2:1 | 68% (426) |
| 2022-23 | 646 | 43 | 15.0:1 | 63% (409) |
| 2020-21 | 576 | 40 | 14.4:1 | 56% (322) |
| 2017-18 | 626 | 38.7 | 16.2:1 | 57% (355) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 26 | 16.1:1 | 68% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 548 | 33 | 16.6:1 | 65% (354) |
| 2000-01 | 500 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 46% (231) |
| 1990-91 | 537 | 31 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sugar Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (626 to 631); teachers up 11% (38.7 to 43).
About Sugar Creek Elementary School
Sugar Creek Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in Lester, Alabama. There are 631 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 31% above the average for elementary schools in Alabama.
Limestone County has 16,694 students spread across 16 schools.
Of every 100 students at Sugar Creek Elementary School, about 72 are White. The school is also 19% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Black. Among Limestone County residents, the White share is about 74%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 44%.
Sugar Creek Elementary School has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. Across elementary schools in Alabama, the average ratio is 17.0:1. The school has 62% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in Limestone County is 8 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Sugar Creek Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 68% of Alabama public elementary schools.
Test results at Sugar Creek Elementary School are 15.1 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (54.0% actual, 39.0% predicted).
In Limestone County, home to about 111,233 people, the median household earns about $83,629 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Sugar Creek Elementary School shares Limestone County with 26 other public schools.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, West Limestone High School, is the closest to Sugar Creek Elementary School. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 40.7%, lower than Sugar Creek Elementary School's 54.0%.
Under the NCES locale system, Sugar Creek Elementary School is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment figures show a gain of 55 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The discussion board for Sugar Creek Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Limestone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
111,233
Census ACS
Median income
$83,629
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
24,258 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Limestone County
- Alabama Connections AcademyCombined · 7,822 students
- East Limestone High SchoolHigh · 1,216 students
- Ardmore High SchoolHigh · 964 students
- West Limestone High SchoolHigh · 736 students
- Elkmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 599 students
- Elkmont High SchoolHigh · 597 students
Other Sugar Creek Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Sugar Creek Elementary. Sugar Creek Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 8.
- Sugar Creek ElementaryFort Mill, SC · 755 students
- Sugar Creek ElementaryVerona, WI · 645 students
- Sugar Creek Elementary SchoolWaukee, IA · 630 students
- Sugar Creek Elementary SchoolNormal, IL · 468 students
- SUGAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBENTONVILLE, AR · 381 students
Nearby schools
- West Limestone High School0.5 mi · 736
- Elkmont Elementary School7.2 mi · 599
- Alabama Connections Academy7.3 mi · 7,822
- Minor Hill School8.0 mi · 307
- Elkmont High School8.3 mi · 597
- Blue Springs Elementary School10.3 mi · 558
Frequently asked questions
About Sugar Creek Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sugar Creek Elementary School?
Sugar Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 631 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sugar Creek Elementary School serve?
Sugar Creek Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Sugar Creek Elementary School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Sugar Creek Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sugar Creek Elementary School?
At Sugar Creek Elementary School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 19% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Sugar Creek Elementary School public or private?
Sugar Creek Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Limestone County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.