Enrollment
338
Elementary
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIMESTONE COUNTY·NCES 010210002422
Tanner Elementary School
12067 Dowd Street, Tanner, AL 35671 · (256) 998-5266 · Limestone County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL338 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
268 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 18 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
71%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
35.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
26.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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
30.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Tanner Elementary School
Tanner Elementary School's state test result (30.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanner Elementary School this school | 338 | 79.3% | 30.0% |
| Harrand Creek Elementary School Enterprise | 440 | 78.0% | 50.4% |
| Floyd Elementary School Gadsden | 384 | 82.0% | 22.6% |
| Weeden Elementary School Florence | 477 | 84.3% | 48.6% |
| Cottondale Elementary School Cottondale | 438 | 70.5% | 28.4% |
| A M Windham Elementary School Daleville | 507 | 75.5% | 42.6% |
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 Tanner Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Limestone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #513 of 626 | #12 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #442 of 626 | #12 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #580 of 626 | #12 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 338 | #537 of 709 | #12 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #121 of 655 | #4 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #8 of 658 | #1 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.3% | #96 of 696 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #311 of 364 | 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
338
+29 (+9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 338 | 22.1 | 15.3:1 | 79% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 343 | 23.9 | 14.3:1 | 81% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 21 | 15.8:1 | 73% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 309 | 22 | 14.1:1 | 74% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 350 | 26.6 | 13.2:1 | 75% (263) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tanner Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (350 to 338); teachers down 17% (26.6 to 22.1).
About Tanner Elementary School
Tanner Elementary School is a small elementary school in Tanner, Alabama, one of the schools in Limestone County. In all, 338 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. That is 30% below the average of about 480 students for elementary schools in Alabama.
The Limestone County system has 16 schools and 16,694 students.
The largest group at Tanner Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 36%. The remaining students are 32% White, 23% Black, and 9% multiracial. Census figures show Limestone County is about 8% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Tanner Elementary School scores 71%.
Staffing at Tanner Elementary School comes to 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.3:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Alabama is 17.0:1. Tanner Elementary School counts 79% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 54% average for public schools in Limestone County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Tanner Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Alabama schools: 30.0% actual against 26.4% predicted.
In Limestone County, home to about 111,233 people, median household income comes to about $83,629, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Limestone County's 27 public schools enroll about 24,258 students and include Tanner Elementary School.
Measured in a straight line, Tanner High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Tanner Elementary School. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Tanner Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Tanner Elementary School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 9%, from 309 to 338. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 14.1:1 to 15.3:1.
The allk12 page for Tanner Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Sugar Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 631 students
- Elkmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 599 students
Other Tanner Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Tanner Elementary. Tanner Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Tanner Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 272 students
Nearby schools
- Tanner High School0.1 mi · 410
- Brookhill Elementary School3.4 mi · 380
- Julian Newman Elementary School4.3 mi · 409
- Athens Intermediate School4.4 mi · 641
- Athens Renaissance School4.7 mi · 606
- Athens Middle School5.0 mi · 935
Frequently asked questions
About Tanner Elementary SchoolHow large is Tanner Elementary School?
Tanner Elementary School enrolls approximately 338 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Tanner Elementary School serve?
Tanner Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Tanner Elementary School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Tanner Elementary School.
How diverse is Tanner Elementary School?
Tanner Elementary School reports a student body of 32% White, 36% Hispanic, 23% Black, 9% Two or more.
What district is Tanner Elementary School in?
Tanner Elementary School is part of Limestone County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.