Enrollment
261
Middle
DISTRICT 238 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MACON COUNTY·NCES 010219000827
Tuskegee Public Elementary
101 E Price St, Tuskegee, AL 36083 · (334) 727-3222 · Macon County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL261 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of Alabama public middle schools
- CTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
225 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 80 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 38% |
| Grade 6 | 80 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Tuskegee Public Elementary→Macon County Area Vocational School
Based on grade levels within Macon County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
18.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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
29.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Tuskegee Public Elementary
Tuskegee Public Elementary's state test result (29.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuskegee Public Elementary this school | 261 | 86.2% | 29.2% |
| Legacy Prep Intermediate Birmingham | 219 | 84.5% | N/A |
| C J Donald Middle School Fairfield | 316 | 87.0% | 14.0% |
| Acceleration Preparatory Academy MOBILE | 322 | 83.5% | 13.2% |
| Robert Brown Middle School Eutaw | 309 | 90.0% | 13.8% |
| Greensboro Middle School Greensboro | 215 | 89.8% | 24.8% |
Matched among Alabama middle 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 Tuskegee Public Elementary ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #189 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #170 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #195 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 261 | #231 of 265 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #202 of 244 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.1% | #232 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.2% | #24 of 264 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.4% | #30 of 151 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
261
-36 (-12%) vs 2020
-66% since 1990-91, when it was 763
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 261 | 13 | 20.1:1 | 86% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 258 | 12.3 | 21.0:1 | 98% (254) |
| 2022-23 | 265 | 13.3 | 19.9:1 | 98% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 297 | 16 | 18.6:1 | 98% (292) |
| 2017-18 | 350 | 13 | 26.9:1 | 98% (344) |
| 2015-16 | 321 | 15 | 21.4:1 | 68% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 237 | 13 | 18.2:1 | 99% (234) |
| 2000-01 | 622 | 37 | 16.8:1 | 90% (561) |
| 1990-91 | 763 | 37 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tuskegee Public Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (350 to 261); teachers unchanged (13 to 13).
About Tuskegee Public Elementary
The public middle school Tuskegee Public Elementary is located in Tuskegee, Alabama. Its grade span covers grades 4 through 8, with 261 students on the rolls. Across middle schools in Alabama, the average enrollment is about 508.
Macon County oversees Tuskegee Public Elementary and 5 other schools, with 1,907 students in total.
The share of Black students at Tuskegee Public Elementary is 92%. The next largest groups are 6% multiracial. The school's Black share is 14 points above the 78% share among Macon County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 15%.
The school lists 13 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.1:1. Statewide, middle schools in Alabama average 17.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 86% of the student body.
Tuskegee Public Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 51% of Alabama public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Tuskegee Public Elementary is +7.8 points: 29.2% actual, 21.4% predicted.
The county, Macon County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $43,707, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 20% of people live in poverty. The county has 7 public schools and about 1,907 students.
Tuskegee Public Elementary's closest public school neighbor is George Washington Carver Elementary School, about 1.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Tuskegee Public Elementary holds 3 other public schools. Local comparison: Tuskegee Public Elementary ranks 3rd of 8 nearby schools, at 29.2% versus a 26.2% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 297 (2020-21) to 261 (2024-25). Students per teacher increased from 18.6 in 2020-21 to 20.1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Tuskegee Public Elementary can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Macon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,691
Census ACS
Median income
$43,707
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Macon County
- Booker T Washington HighHigh · 656 students
- George Washington Carver Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
- Notasulga High SchoolCombined · 258 students
- Tuskegee Institute Middle SchoolMiddle · 215 students
- DC Wolfe SchoolElementary · 111 students
- Macon County Area Vocational SchoolHigh
Other schools in Tuskegee
- Booker T Washington HighHigh · 656 students
- George Washington Carver Elementary SchoolElementary · 406 students
Nearby schools
- George Washington Carver Elementary School1.4 mi · 406
- Tuskegee Institute Middle School2.0 mi · 215
- Booker T Washington High3.1 mi · 656
- Notasulga High School9.7 mi · 258
- DC Wolfe School12.8 mi · 111
- Loachapoka High School13.2 mi · 277
Frequently asked questions
About Tuskegee Public ElementaryHow many students attend Tuskegee Public Elementary?
Tuskegee Public Elementary enrolls approximately 261 students in grades 04-08.
Is Tuskegee Public Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tuskegee Public Elementary is a middle school covering grades 04-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tuskegee Public Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tuskegee Public Elementary is approximately 20.1:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tuskegee Public Elementary?
At Tuskegee Public Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 0% Hispanic, 92% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Tuskegee Public Elementary?
Tuskegee Public Elementary is overseen by Macon County in Macon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.