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Enrollment
615
Elementary
DISTRICT 690 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALDWIN COUNTY·NCES 010027000069
Summerdale School
400 E Broadway, Summerdale, AL 36580 · (251) 989-6850 · Baldwin County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL615 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Alabama public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
17.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
395 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 17 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 48 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 77 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 19% smaller than its 8th grade class (77).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
52.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
23.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Summerdale School
Summerdale School's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summerdale School this school | 615 | 64.2% | 39.5% |
| Jemison Elementary School Jemison | 752 | 65.6% | 37.3% |
| Susan Moore Elementary School Blountsville | 582 | 68.0% | 55.4% |
| Robert D Sloman Primary Douglas | 613 | 60.7% | N/A |
| Little Ridge Intermediate School Fort Payne | 792 | 64.1% | 50.0% |
| Wills Valley Elementary School Fort Payne | 738 | 66.0% | N/A |
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 Summerdale School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Baldwin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #419 of 626 | #23 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #475 of 626 | #24 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #440 of 626 | #25 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 615 | #160 of 709 | #17 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #398 of 655 | #25 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.7% | #143 of 658 | #4 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.2% | #291 of 696 | #4 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.3% | #44 of 262 | #4 of 12 |
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
615
+119 (+24%) vs 2020
+69% since 1990-91, when it was 363
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 615 | 35.2 | 17.5:1 | 64% (395) |
| 2023-24 | 617 | 35.2 | 17.6:1 | 83% (510) |
| 2022-23 | 573 | 33.9 | 16.9:1 | 77% (443) |
| 2020-21 | 496 | 33 | 15.0:1 | 72% (355) |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 27.9 | 17.4:1 | 76% (371) |
| 2015-16 | 505 | 30 | 16.8:1 | 70% (353) |
| 2010-11 | 520 | 48 | 10.8:1 | 66% (341) |
| 2000-01 | 326 | 23 | 14.2:1 | 57% (186) |
| 1990-91 | 363 | 20 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Summerdale School.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (487 to 615); teachers up 26% (27.9 to 35.2).
About Summerdale School
Summerdale School is a medium-sized elementary school in Baldwin County, located in Summerdale, Alabama. Students in pre-K through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 615 students. The average among elementary schools in Alabama is roughly 480 students; this school is 28% above that.
The 42 schools in Baldwin County enroll 31,965 students altogether, Summerdale School among them.
At Summerdale School, White students make up 51% of the student body. It is also 35% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 4% Black. For comparison, the population of Baldwin County is roughly 82% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 61% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Summerdale School is 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 17.5:1. That is close to the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. About 64% of students, or 395, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Baldwin County averages 40%, lower than here.
Measured against Alabama public elementary schools, Summerdale School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Summerdale School are 2.2 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (39.5% actual, 37.3% predicted).
Baldwin County has about 246,989 residents, and the median household income is $78,775, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. In all, Baldwin County has 51 public schools and roughly 35,975 students.
Robertsdale High School is the public school closest to Summerdale School, about 3.6 miles away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 41.8% on proficiency, and Summerdale School is below that at 39.5%.
Federal data place Summerdale School in the Town: Fringe locale, which means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Summerdale School's enrollment grew from 496 in 2020-21 to 615 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.5:1) than in 2020-21 (15.0:1).
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Baldwin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
246,989
Census ACS
Median income
$78,775
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
35,975 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Baldwin County
- Daphne High SchoolHigh · 1,639 students
- Fairhope High SchoolHigh · 1,536 students
- Foley High SchoolHigh · 1,520 students
- Robertsdale High SchoolHigh · 1,418 students
- Spanish Fort High SchoolHigh · 1,115 students
- Robertsdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,081 students
Nearby schools
- Robertsdale High School3.6 mi · 1,418
- Robertsdale Elementary School4.3 mi · 1,081
- Silverhill School5.1 mi · 497
- Foley Elementary School5.5 mi · 1,022
- Magnolia School5.6 mi · 944
- Foley Middle School5.7 mi · 823
Frequently asked questions
About Summerdale SchoolHow large is Summerdale School?
Summerdale School enrolls approximately 615 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Summerdale School serve?
Summerdale School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Summerdale School?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at Summerdale School.
How diverse is Summerdale School?
Summerdale School reports a student body of 51% White, 35% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Summerdale School?
Summerdale School is overseen by Baldwin County in Baldwin County.
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