Sumiton Elementary School

As a big primary school in Sumiton, Alabama, Sumiton Elementary School works with 720 students from grades pre-K through 4, overseen by Walker County. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 480 students each, so Sumiton Elementary School sits 50% above that benchmark.

Across the 17 schools in Walker County (7,091 students total), Sumiton Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Sumiton Elementary School shows that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 10% Black, 7% multiracial, 2% Hispanic.

On the resource side, Sumiton Elementary School records 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Sumiton Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 63% of students at Sumiton Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Walker County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Sumiton Elementary School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 36.7%; actual is 31.9%, a gap of -4.8 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Walker County indicate median household income runs about $56,509, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Walker County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,041 students), of which Sumiton Elementary School is one.

Sumiton Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sumiton Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 34.8%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 15%: 627 students in 2018 compared to 720 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 85% to 80%.

On the community side, members of the Sumiton Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.