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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Tharptown Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
541
Elementary
DISTRICT 464 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN COUNTY·NCES 010159000547
Tharptown Elementary School
145 Highway 80, Russellville, AL 35654 · (256) 332-3404 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL541 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Alabama public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
360 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 | 25 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (73).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
53.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
39.1%
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 39 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
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Tharptown Elementary School
Tharptown Elementary School's state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tharptown Elementary School this school | 541 | 66.5% | 45.9% |
| Corley Elementary School Boaz | 429 | 71.6% | 45.5% |
| Wills Valley Elementary School Fort Payne | 738 | 66.0% | N/A |
| Douglas Elementary School Douglas | 521 | 73.1% | 41.4% |
| West Morgan Elementary School Trinity | 512 | 71.7% | 61.4% |
| Athens Elementary School Athens | 474 | 67.5% | 49.0% |
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 Tharptown Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #354 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #316 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #437 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 541 | #244 of 709 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #26 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #228 of 658 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.5% | #264 of 696 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.2% | #209 of 262 |
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
541
+50 (+10%) vs 2020
+130% since 1990-91, when it was 235
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
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 | 541 | 40.3 | 13.4:1 | 67% (360) |
| 2023-24 | 548 | 35.5 | 15.4:1 | 80% (437) |
| 2022-23 | 549 | 34 | 16.1:1 | 74% (409) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 34 | 14.4:1 | 61% (299) |
| 2017-18 | 519 | 33.3 | 15.6:1 | 80% (417) |
| 2015-16 | 433 | 26 | 16.6:1 | 49% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 398 | 25 | 15.9:1 | 80% (320) |
| 2000-01 | 362 | 24 | 15.1:1 | 77% (280) |
| 1990-91 | 235 | 16 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tharptown Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (519 to 541); teachers up 21% (33.3 to 40.3).
About Tharptown Elementary School
Tharptown Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Russellville, Alabama. Classes run from pre-K through 6, and the school has 541 students.
Tharptown Elementary School is a school in Franklin County. The district has 9 schools and 3,563 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Tharptown Elementary School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 48%. The next largest groups are 47% White and 3% multiracial. In Franklin County overall, about 21% of residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 55%, meaning two students picked at random have a 55% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 40.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.4:1. That is lower than the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 67%. The 57% average for public schools in Franklin County is 10 points lower.
Tharptown Elementary School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 48% of Alabama public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Tharptown Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (45.9%) and its predicted rate (35.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools.
Tharptown Elementary School is located in Franklin County, where the median household income is $53,338, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Tharptown Elementary School is one of 15 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Tharptown High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within ten miles are 7 other public schools. On proficiency, Tharptown Elementary School is ahead of the 43.9% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school enrolled 541 students in 2024-25, 50 more than the 491 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.4:1 in 2020-21 to 13.4:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,966
Census ACS
Median income
$53,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,178 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin County
- Belgreen High SchoolCombined · 588 students
- Phil Campbell Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
- Red Bay ElementaryElementary · 410 students
- Tharptown High SchoolHigh · 410 students
- Phil Campbell High SchoolHigh · 382 students
- Red Bay High SchoolHigh · 322 students
Other schools in Russellville
- Russellville High SchoolHigh · 753 students
- West Elementary SchoolElementary · 686 students
- Russellville Middle SchoolMiddle · 600 students
- Belgreen High SchoolCombined · 588 students
- Russellville Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- Tharptown High SchoolHigh · 410 students
Nearby schools
- Tharptown High School0.1 mi · 410
- Russellville Middle School6.7 mi · 600
- Russellville High School6.7 mi · 753
- Russellville Elementary School7.0 mi · 576
- West Elementary School7.0 mi · 686
- Mount Hope9.6 mi · 117
Frequently asked questions
About Tharptown Elementary SchoolHow large is Tharptown Elementary School?
Tharptown Elementary School enrolls approximately 541 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Tharptown Elementary School serve?
Tharptown Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tharptown Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tharptown Elementary School is approximately 13.4:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tharptown Elementary School?
At Tharptown Elementary School, the student body is approximately 47% White, 48% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Tharptown Elementary School in?
Tharptown Elementary School is part of Franklin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.