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Does Sumiton Elementary School have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
720
Elementary
DISTRICT 470 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALKER COUNTY·NCES 010345002377
Sumiton Elementary School
71 1st Street North, Sumiton, AL 35148 · (205) 648-5656 · Walker County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL720 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
453 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 61 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 141 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 133 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 158 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (141) is 27% larger than its 4th grade class (111).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
61.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
43.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Sumiton Elementary School
Sumiton Elementary School's state test result (53.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sumiton Elementary School this school | 720 | 62.9% | 53.3% |
| McDavidJones Elementary School Citronelle | 826 | 66.0% | 50.0% |
| J E Turner Elementary Wilmer | 529 | 61.4% | 66.4% |
| Opp Elementary School Opp | 547 | 61.6% | 61.5% |
| Beulah Elementary School Valley | 696 | 59.2% | 45.3% |
| Piedmont Elementary School Piedmont | 542 | 58.9% | 76.5% |
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 Sumiton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Walker County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #267 of 626 | #4 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #268 of 626 | #4 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #342 of 626 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 720 | #93 of 709 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #129 of 655 | #2 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.8% | #467 of 658 | #5 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.9% | #305 of 696 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.8% | #98 of 262 | N/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 2024-25Enrollment
720
+102 (+17%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 720 | 47 | 15.3:1 | 63% (453) |
| 2023-24 | 708 | 45 | 15.7:1 | 71% (504) |
| 2022-23 | 714 | 40 | 17.9:1 | 72% (511) |
| 2020-21 | 618 | 42 | 14.7:1 | 59% (366) |
| 2017-18 | 627 | 40 | 15.7:1 | 62% (389) |
| 2015-16 | 656 | 39 | 16.8:1 | 78% (512) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sumiton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (627 to 720); teachers up 18% (40 to 47).
About Sumiton Elementary School
Sumiton Elementary School is a large elementary school in Walker County, located in Sumiton, Alabama. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 720 students in pre-K through 4. The average for elementary schools in Alabama is about 480 students, so this school is 50% bigger than average.
The district, Walker County, has 7,091 students enrolled across 17 schools.
Sumiton Elementary School's enrollment is 80% White. The remaining shares are 10% Black, 7% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 34% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Sumiton Elementary School's 47 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.3:1. That is lower than the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 63%. Compared with the 54% average for public schools in Walker County, the school's rate is higher.
After adjusting for student poverty, Sumiton Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.3%; the prediction is 38.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Walker County, the median household income is $56,509, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. There are 24 public schools in Walker County, enrolling about 10,041 students in all.
Sumiton Middle School is the public school closest to Sumiton Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Sumiton Elementary School ranks 3rd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 53.3% against a local average of 42.6%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Federal data show a 17% enrollment gain, from 618 in 2020-21 to 720 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Walker County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,841
Census ACS
Median income
$56,509
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Walker County
- Valley Junior High SchoolElementary · 602 students
- Curry Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Dora High SchoolHigh · 476 students
- Sumiton Middle SchoolMiddle · 476 students
- Carbon Hill ElementaryJunior High SchoolElementary · 475 students
- Cordova High SchoolHigh · 451 students
Nearby schools
- Sumiton Middle School0.2 mi · 476
- Dora High School0.6 mi · 476
- Bagley Elementary School3.7 mi · 550
- Corner High School5.1 mi · 492
- West Jefferson Elementary School7.2 mi · 111
- Corner Middle School7.2 mi · 437
Frequently asked questions
About Sumiton Elementary SchoolHow large is Sumiton Elementary School?
Sumiton Elementary School enrolls approximately 720 students in grades PK-04.
Is Sumiton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sumiton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Sumiton Elementary School have?
Sumiton Elementary School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Sumiton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Sumiton Elementary School are roughly 80% White, 2% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Sumiton Elementary School in?
Sumiton Elementary School is part of Walker County.
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