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What tradition at Thomasville Elementary School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
427
Elementary
DISTRICT 338 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THOMASVILLE CITY·NCES 010330001247
Thomasville Elementary School
300 Quincy Ingram St, Thomasville, AL 36784 · (334) 636-0063 · Clarke County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Alabama public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
16.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
279 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 48 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 28% larger than its 4th grade class (68).
Student demographics
54%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Thomasville City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
72.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
39.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Alabama's top 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 Thomasville Elementary School
Thomasville Elementary School's state test result (54.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomasville Elementary School this school | 427 | 65.3% | 54.0% |
| Stemley Road Elementary School Talladega | 356 | 67.7% | 32.1% |
| Goshen Elementary School Goshen | 446 | 66.6% | 37.3% |
| Pinecrest Elementary School Sylacauga | 426 | 62.7% | 44.8% |
| Jeter Primary School Opelika | 435 | 64.6% | N/A |
| US Jones Elementary School Demopolis | 431 | 60.1% | 51.8% |
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 Thomasville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #259 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #313 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #197 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 427 | #403 of 709 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #253 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #245 of 658 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.3% | #282 of 696 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #350 of 364 |
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
427
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 777
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 427 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 65% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 30 | 15.6:1 | 57% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 29 | 16.2:1 | 58% (273) |
| 2020-21 | 417 | 27 | 15.4:1 | 59% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 431 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 67% (287) |
| 2015-16 | 497 | 29 | 17.1:1 | 67% (335) |
| 2010-11 | 522 | 36 | 14.5:1 | 61% (320) |
| 2000-01 | 708 | 52 | 13.6:1 | 56% (400) |
| 1990-91 | 777 | 43 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomasville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (431 to 427); teachers down 7% (28 to 26).
About Thomasville Elementary School
Families in Thomasville, Alabama, are served by Thomasville Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment is 427 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 4.
Thomasville City operates 3 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,013 students.
At 53%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Thomasville Elementary School combined. Smaller groups are 41% White and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 45% of Clarke County residents are Black. By the diversity index, Thomasville Elementary School comes in at 54%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 16.4:1, with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. Elementary schools in Alabama average about 17.0:1, a similar figure. The school's lunch program data list 65% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Thomasville Elementary School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Alabama schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Thomasville Elementary School does better than predicted by 17.5 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 54.0%; the prediction is 36.5%.
Clarke County census figures show that median household income is about $49,249, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Thomasville Elementary School is among the 10 public schools in Clarke County.
Thomasville Middle School is the public school closest to Thomasville Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 32.3%; Thomasville Elementary School's is 54.0%, ranking 1st of 9.
Thomasville Elementary School is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 417 to 427.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Thomasville Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Clarke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,543
Census ACS
Median income
$49,249
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,143 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Thomasville City
- Thomasville High SchoolHigh · 305 students
- Thomasville Middle SchoolMiddle · 281 students
Other schools in Thomasville
- Thomasville High SchoolHigh · 305 students
- Thomasville Middle SchoolMiddle · 281 students
Nearby schools
- Thomasville Middle School0.3 mi · 281
- Thomasville High School0.3 mi · 305
- F S Ervin Elementary School10.0 mi · 197
- Marengo High School11.8 mi · 223
- Grove Hill Elementary School13.0 mi · 348
- Clarke County High School13.0 mi · 256
Frequently asked questions
About Thomasville Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Thomasville Elementary School?
Thomasville Elementary School enrolls approximately 427 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Thomasville Elementary School serve?
Thomasville Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Thomasville Elementary School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Thomasville Elementary School.
How diverse is Thomasville Elementary School?
Thomasville Elementary School reports a student body of 41% White, 1% Hispanic, 53% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Thomasville Elementary School public or private?
Thomasville Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Thomasville City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.