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Enrollment
414
Middle
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 508
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALEXANDER CITY·NCES 010003000006
William L Radney Elementary School
140 Allison Drive, Alexander City, AL 35010 · (256) 234-8636 · Tallapoosa County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Alabama public middle schools
- B+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
290 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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 5 | 210 | 51% |
| Grade 6 | 204 | 49% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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 Alexander City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
65.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
35.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% 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 17 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 William L Radney Elementary School
William L Radney Elementary School's state test result (50.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William L Radney Elementary School this school | 414 | 70.0% | 50.5% |
| Alexander City Middle School Alexander City | 430 | 72.8% | 33.8% |
| D A Smith Middle School Ozark | 388 | 69.6% | 31.4% |
| South Dale Middle School Pinckard | 412 | 69.7% | 42.6% |
| Moorer Middle School Eufaula | 495 | 75.4% | 30.7% |
| Fox Run School Opelika | 392 | 74.5% | 44.3% |
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 William L Radney Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #83 of 260 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #76 of 260 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #90 of 260 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 414 | #151 of 265 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #118 of 244 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #37 of 246 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.0% | #80 of 264 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.6% | #134 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
414
-39 (-9%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 656
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 414 | 23 | 18.0:1 | 70% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 412 | 24 | 17.2:1 | 52% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 438 | 24 | 18.3:1 | 52% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 453 | 24 | 18.9:1 | 68% (306) |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 63% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 446 | 21 | 21.2:1 | 57% (255) |
| 2010-11 | 484 | 32 | 15.1:1 | 58% (280) |
| 2000-01 | 586 | 32 | 18.3:1 | 39% (227) |
| 1990-91 | 656 | 30 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William L Radney Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (425 to 414); teachers down 12% (26 to 23).
About William L Radney Elementary School
Alexander City, Alabama, is home to William L Radney Elementary School, a small middle-grades school. Enrollment stands at 414 students, covering grades 5 through 6.
William L Radney Elementary School is part of a district of 5 schools: Alexander City, with 2,836 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at William L Radney Elementary School is Black, with 44% of students. Other groups make up 39% White, 10% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Tallapoosa County as a whole is about 23% Black, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, William L Radney Elementary School scores 64%.
A staff of 23 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 18.0:1. It is about the same as the 17.9:1 average for middle schools in Alabama. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 70%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Tallapoosa County is 60%.
William L Radney Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 81% of Alabama public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, William L Radney Elementary School would score about 33.1%. It scores 50.5%, a top-10% result among Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for Tallapoosa County show median household income comes to about $59,356, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. The county has 11 public schools and about 5,658 students.
Of the public schools around it, William L Radney Elementary School is closest to Benjamin Russell High School, about 1.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. On average proficiency, William L Radney Elementary School is 1st of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The federal government classifies William L Radney Elementary School's location as Rural: Fringe.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 39 students, from 453 to 414.
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Tallapoosa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,938
Census ACS
Median income
$59,356
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
5,658 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alexander City
- Benjamin Russell High SchoolHigh · 852 students
- Jim Pearson Elementary SchoolElementary · 704 students
- Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
- Alexander City Middle SchoolMiddle · 430 students
Other schools in Alexander City
- Benjamin Russell High SchoolHigh · 852 students
- Jim Pearson Elementary SchoolElementary · 704 students
- Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
- Alexander City Middle SchoolMiddle · 430 students
Nearby schools
- Benjamin Russell High School1.4 mi · 852
- Alexander City Middle School1.8 mi · 430
- Nathaniel H Stephens Elementary School2.2 mi · 436
- Jim Pearson Elementary School2.5 mi · 704
- Horseshoe Bend High School11.4 mi · 776
- Central High School14.3 mi · 354
Frequently asked questions
About William L Radney Elementary SchoolHow large is William L Radney Elementary School?
William L Radney Elementary School enrolls approximately 414 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does William L Radney Elementary School serve?
William L Radney Elementary School serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at William L Radney Elementary School?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at William L Radney Elementary School.
How diverse is William L Radney Elementary School?
William L Radney Elementary School reports a student body of 39% White, 10% Hispanic, 44% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees William L Radney Elementary School?
William L Radney Elementary School is overseen by Alexander City in Tallapoosa County.
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