Tharptown Elementary School

Located at 145 Highway 80, in Russellville, Alabama, Tharptown Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary-level community that hosts 541 students (grades pre-K through 6), part of Franklin County.

Within Franklin County, which oversees 9 schools and 3,563 students, Tharptown Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Tharptown Elementary School records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 47% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Franklin County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Tharptown Elementary School reports 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Franklin County (around 57%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Tharptown Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.9%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Franklin County shows median household income runs about $53,338, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. In all, Franklin County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,178 students), of which Tharptown Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Tharptown High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Tharptown Elementary School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 33.4%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Tharptown Elementary School's enrollment has increased 4% since 2018, when it stood at 519 (now 541). White enrollment moved from 60% to 47% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

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