Enrollment
277
Elementary
DISTRICT 532 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMAR COUNTY·NCES 010195000757
Vernon Elementary School
9700 Hwy 18 W, Vernon, AL 35592 · (205) 695-9728 · Lamar County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL277 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of Alabama public elementary schools
- A+Test 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
14.2:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
162 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 18 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 24% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Vernon Elementary School→Lamar County HighIntermediate
Based on grade levels within Lamar County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
84.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
82.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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
83.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+41.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% 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 42 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 Vernon Elementary School
Vernon Elementary School's state test result (83.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Elementary School this school | 277 | 58.5% | 83.3% |
| Newton Elementary School Newton | 293 | 57.7% | 65.8% |
| Parrish ElementaryMiddle School Parrish | 288 | 61.5% | 44.9% |
| Cordova Elementary School Cordova | 321 | 59.8% | 60.1% |
| WS Harlan Elementary School Lockhart | 293 | 63.1% | 45.5% |
| Shelby Elementary School Shelby | 242 | 58.7% | 63.4% |
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 Vernon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.3% | #14 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.5% | #9 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.1% | #59 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 277 | #595 of 709 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #50 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.1% | #441 of 658 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.5% | #364 of 696 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #138 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
277
-14 (-5%) vs 2020
-76% since 1990-91, when it was 1,144
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 277 | 19.5 | 14.2:1 | 58% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 18.7 | 15.0:1 | 71% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 278 | 18.4 | 15.1:1 | 72% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 291 | 19 | 15.3:1 | 65% (190) |
| 2017-18 | 328 | 20.5 | 16.0:1 | 65% (212) |
| 2015-16 | 343 | 21 | 16.3:1 | 66% (228) |
| 2010-11 | 308 | 27 | 11.4:1 | 60% (186) |
| 2000-01 | 1,030 | 60 | 17.2:1 | 42% (431) |
| 1990-91 | 1,144 | 59 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vernon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (328 to 277); teachers down 5% (20.5 to 19.5).
About Vernon Elementary School
Vernon Elementary School is a public elementary school in Vernon, Alabama. In all, 277 students attend the school in pre-K through 3. The school is 42% below the average for elementary schools in Alabama.
Vernon Elementary School is part of a district of 4 schools: Lamar County, with 2,129 students.
The student body at Vernon Elementary School is 79% White. After that, the student body is 13% Black, 4% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. A diversity index of 36% means there is a 36% chance two randomly chosen students at Vernon Elementary School are from different groups.
There are 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Vernon Elementary School, giving a ratio of 14.2:1. Elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1, 2.8 more students per teacher than here. A total of 162 students, or 58%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Vernon Elementary School lands at A+, ahead of 99% of Alabama public elementary schools.
Compared with Alabama schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Vernon Elementary School does better than predicted by 41.8 points. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 83.3%; the prediction is 41.5%.
Lamar County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $50,000 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 12% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Vernon Elementary School shares Lamar County with 4 other public schools.
Lamar County HighIntermediate sits about 0.7 miles from Vernon Elementary School. By average proficiency, Vernon Elementary School is 1st among 9 schools close by.
The federal government classifies Vernon Elementary School's location as Rural: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Vernon Elementary School had a net loss of 14 students, or 5%. By 2024-25, the school had 14.2 students per teacher, compared with 15.3 in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Vernon Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Lamar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,693
Census ACS
Median income
$50,000
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
2,129 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lamar County
- Sulligent SchoolCombined · 684 students
- South Lamar SchoolCombined · 624 students
- Lamar County HighIntermediateCombined · 544 students
- Lamar County School Of TechnologyHigh
Other schools in Vernon
- Lamar County HighIntermediateCombined · 544 students
- Lamar County School Of TechnologyHigh
Other Vernon Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Vernon Elementary. Vernon Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 7.
- VERNON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLVERNON, FL · 621 students
- Vernon Elementary SchoolPortland, OR · 564 students
- Vernon Elementary SchoolVERNON, TX · 494 students
- Vernon ElementaryKenosha, WI · 249 students
- Vernon Elementary SchoolVernon, VT · 170 students
Nearby schools
- Lamar County HighIntermediate0.7 mi · 544
- Sulligent School10.1 mi · 684
- Caledonia High School13.4 mi · 640
- Caledonia Middle School13.4 mi · 487
- Caledonia Elementary13.6 mi · 1,070
- South Lamar School13.9 mi · 624
Frequently asked questions
About Vernon Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Vernon Elementary School?
Vernon Elementary School enrolls approximately 277 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Vernon Elementary School serve?
Vernon Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Vernon Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Vernon Elementary School is approximately 14.2:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Vernon Elementary School?
At Vernon Elementary School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 4% Hispanic, 13% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Vernon Elementary School public or private?
Vernon Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lamar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.