Enrollment
397
Elementary
DISTRICT 618 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHELBY COUNTY·NCES 010303001186
Vincent Elementary School
40800 Highway 25, Vincent, AL 35178 · (205) 682-7320 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
282 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 | 17 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
50%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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
58.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
38.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
47.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Vincent Elementary School
Vincent Elementary School's state test result (47.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Elementary School this school | 397 | 71.0% | 47.7% |
| Lineville Elementary School Lineville | 459 | 68.0% | 53.3% |
| Iola Roberts Elementary School Pell City | 402 | 73.4% | 61.0% |
| Samson Elementary School Samson | 361 | 69.8% | 47.1% |
| W S Neal Elementary School East Brewton | 500 | 67.6% | 42.6% |
| Midland City Elementary School Midland City | 478 | 69.7% | 53.5% |
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 Vincent Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #332 of 626 | #19 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #320 of 626 | #18 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #378 of 626 | #19 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #447 of 709 | #20 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #236 of 655 | #14 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.8% | #308 of 658 | #13 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.0% | #206 of 696 | #2 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.7% | #335 of 364 | #13 of 13 |
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
397
+31 (+8%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 612
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 397 | 24.4 | 16.3:1 | 71% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 23.6 | 16.1:1 | 70% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 393 | 24.2 | 16.2:1 | 68% (267) |
| 2020-21 | 366 | 26 | 14.1:1 | 52% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 404 | 26.1 | 15.5:1 | 64% (260) |
| 2015-16 | 456 | 34 | 13.4:1 | 64% (291) |
| 2010-11 | 443 | 42 | 10.6:1 | 69% (305) |
| 2000-01 | 515 | 41 | 12.6:1 | 62% (317) |
| 1990-91 | 612 | 35 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vincent Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (404 to 397); teachers down 7% (26.1 to 24.4).
About Vincent Elementary School
This page covers Vincent Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school in Vincent, Alabama. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 397 students.
Shelby County counts 20,638 students in its 29 schools, and Vincent Elementary School is one of them.
A majority of students at Vincent Elementary School, 67%, are White. Next come 21% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 76% White. Vincent Elementary School has a diversity index of 50%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.3:1, with 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Alabama, the typical ratio is 17.0:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Vincent Elementary School is 71%. Across public schools in Shelby County, the average is 42%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Vincent Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Alabama schools: 47.7% actual against 32.4% predicted.
Shelby County has these Census figures: median household income is about $97,961, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Vincent Elementary School is among the 48 public schools in Shelby County.
Vincent Middle High School is the closest public school, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line. Vincent Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within ten miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Vincent Elementary School ranks 5th on proficiency.
NCES assigns Vincent Elementary School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students climbed from 366 to 397 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 16.3:1, from 14.1:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Vincent Elementary School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,211
Census ACS
Median income
$97,961
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
35,120 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shelby County
- Oak Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
- Helena High SchoolHigh · 1,383 students
- Chelsea High SchoolHigh · 1,235 students
- Oak Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,168 students
- Calera HighHigh · 1,018 students
- Helena MiddleMiddle · 957 students
Other Vincent Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Vincent Elementary. Vincent Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Vincent Elementary SchoolLorain, OH · 456 students
Nearby schools
- Vincent Middle High School1.7 mi · 447
- Childersburg Elementary School6.1 mi · 278
- Childersburg Middle School7.7 mi · 245
- AH Watwood Elementary School7.8 mi · 289
- Childersburg High School7.8 mi · 374
- Chelsea Park Elementary School9.0 mi · 891
Frequently asked questions
About Vincent Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Vincent Elementary School?
Vincent Elementary School enrolls approximately 397 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Vincent Elementary School serve?
Vincent Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Vincent Elementary School have?
Vincent Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Vincent Elementary School?
Student demographics at Vincent Elementary School are roughly 67% White, 8% Hispanic, 21% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Vincent Elementary School in?
Vincent Elementary School is part of Shelby County.
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