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What's the biggest difference between University Charter School Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
407
Elementary
DISTRICT 358 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNIVERSITY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 010019902452
University Charter School Elementary
108 North Street, Livingston, AL 35470 · (205) 652-3848 · Sumter County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL407 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% 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.
- CBeats 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
31.3:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
166 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 58%
Community
5
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 | 54 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
University Charter School Elementary→University Charter School Secondary
Based on grade levels within University Charter School. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
69.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
41.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
55.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 University Charter School Elementary
University Charter School Elementary's state test result (55.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Charter School Elementary this school | 407 | 40.8% | 55.7% |
| Big Sandy Elementary Moundville | 522 | 46.2% | 43.0% |
| Lakewood Primary School Phenix City | 466 | 34.8% | N/A |
| Lynn Fanning Elementary School Meridianville | 618 | 39.0% | N/A |
| Myrtlewood Elementary School Fosters | 280 | 46.1% | 54.0% |
| Lakewood Elementary School Phenix City | 455 | 35.6% | 68.0% |
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 University Charter School Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #236 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #293 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #238 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 407 | #428 of 709 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 31.3:1 | #655 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #240 of 658 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.8% | #570 of 696 |
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
407
-112 (-22%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
31.3:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 407 | 13 | 31.3:1 | 41% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 379 | 16.4 | 23.1:1 | 48% (182) |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 16 | 23.0:1 | 47% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 519 | 22 | 23.6:1 | 52% (271) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for University Charter School Elementary.
About University Charter School Elementary
A small elementary school in Livingston, Alabama, University Charter School Elementary is part of University Charter School. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 407 students.
University Charter School Elementary is part of University Charter School, where 2 schools serve 716 students.
University Charter School Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 49%. The remaining students are 46% Black and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Sumter County, the White share is about 26%. University Charter School Elementary has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 13 full-time equivalents, or about 31.3 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Alabama, the typical ratio is 17.0:1. About 41% of students, or 166, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Sumter County is 66%.
allk12 grades University Charter School Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at University Charter School Elementary are 1.4 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (55.7% actual, 54.3% predicted).
Across Sumter County, median household income is about $33,310, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 23%. University Charter School Elementary is among the 7 public schools in Sumter County.
University Charter School Secondary is the closest public school, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line. University Charter School Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 29.4% proficiency; University Charter School Elementary posts 55.7%.
NCES assigns University Charter School Elementary the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area. Charter status: University Charter School Elementary is a public charter school.
The student count in 2024-25 was 407, 22% below the 519 of 2020-21. The school's ratio rose from 23.6:1 to 31.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Sumter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,878
Census ACS
Median income
$33,310
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,682 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in University Charter School
- University Charter School SecondaryHigh · 309 students
Other schools in Livingston
- University Charter School SecondaryHigh · 309 students
- Livingston Junior High SchoolElementary · 216 students
- York West End Junior High SchoolElementary · 159 students
- BellBrown Career Technical CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- University Charter School Secondary1.1 mi · 309
- Livingston Junior High School1.7 mi · 216
- Sumter Central High School3.4 mi · 526
- York West End Junior High School10.0 mi · 159
- Kinterbish Junior High School16.8 mi · 65
- Westside Elementary School20.1 mi · 499
Frequently asked questions
About University Charter School ElementaryHow large is University Charter School Elementary?
University Charter School Elementary enrolls approximately 407 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does University Charter School Elementary serve?
University Charter School Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at University Charter School Elementary?
Approximately 31.3:1 students per teacher at University Charter School Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at University Charter School Elementary?
At University Charter School Elementary, the student body is approximately 49% White, 1% Hispanic, 46% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is University Charter School Elementary public or private?
University Charter School Elementary is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by University Charter School.
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