Enrollment
293
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COVINGTON COUNTY·NCES 010093000364
WS Harlan Elementary School
1641 Mohegan St, Lockhart, AL 36455 · (334) 858-3294 · Covington County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of Alabama public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
15.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
185 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 13 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 13% smaller than its 6th grade class (47).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
WS Harlan Elementary School→Florala High School
Based on grade levels within Covington County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
56.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
30.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 WS Harlan Elementary School
WS Harlan Elementary School's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WS Harlan Elementary School this school | 293 | 63.1% | 45.5% |
| Parrish ElementaryMiddle School Parrish | 288 | 61.5% | 44.9% |
| Vernon Elementary School Vernon | 277 | 58.5% | 83.3% |
| Dixie Elementary School Opelika | 251 | 61.8% | 46.7% |
| Henagar Junior High School Henagar | 261 | 61.7% | 51.1% |
| Newton Elementary School Newton | 293 | 57.7% | 65.8% |
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 WS Harlan Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #358 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #405 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #398 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 293 | #572 of 709 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #185 of 655 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.8% | #397 of 658 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.1% | #303 of 696 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.8% | #185 of 262 |
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
293
+16 (+6%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 302
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 293 | 18.5 | 15.9:1 | 63% (185) |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 19 | 16.4:1 | 69% (214) |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 17.5 | 18.9:1 | 72% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 277 | 18 | 15.4:1 | 72% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 277 | 20 | 13.8:1 | 74% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 282 | 19 | 14.8:1 | 78% (221) |
| 2010-11 | 296 | 21 | 14.1:1 | 76% (226) |
| 2000-01 | 247 | 18 | 13.7:1 | 78% (193) |
| 1990-91 | 302 | 17 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WS Harlan Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (277 to 293); teachers down 8% (20 to 18.5).
About WS Harlan Elementary School
Federal records list WS Harlan Elementary School as an elementary school in Lockhart, Alabama. It is open to students in pre-K through 6 and enrolls 293 students. That is 39% below the average of about 480 students for elementary schools in Alabama.
Covington County has 3,028 students spread across 8 schools.
Federal enrollment data show WS Harlan Elementary School is 75% White. Other groups include 13% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 41, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at WS Harlan Elementary School, there are about 15.9 students; the school has 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Alabama, 17.0:1, is higher. There are 185 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 63% of enrollment.
WS Harlan Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 43% of Alabama public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, WS Harlan Elementary School would score about 38.1%. It scores 45.5%, 7.4 points above that figure.
Census data for Covington County show median household income comes to about $52,456, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. There are 14 public schools in the county, enrolling about 6,173, WS Harlan Elementary School among them.
WS Harlan Elementary School's nearest public school is Florala High School (about 1.5 miles). There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, WS Harlan Elementary School ranks 6th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
NCES assigns WS Harlan Elementary School the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment increased by 6% across 4 years, from 277 in 2020-21 to 293 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at WS Harlan Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Covington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,628
Census ACS
Median income
$52,456
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
6,173 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Covington County
- Straughn Elementary SchoolElementary · 569 students
- Red Level SchoolCombined · 535 students
- Pleasant Home SchoolCombined · 508 students
- Straughn High SchoolHigh · 433 students
- Straughn Middle SchoolMiddle · 287 students
- Florala High SchoolHigh · 233 students
Nearby schools
- Florala High School1.5 mi · 233
- PAXTON SCHOOL4.2 mi · 783
- LAUREL HILL SCHOOL7.4 mi · 432
- Kinston School18.0 mi · 524
- Pleasant Home School18.1 mi · 508
- MOSSY HEAD SCHOOL18.8 mi · 521
Frequently asked questions
About WS Harlan Elementary SchoolHow many students attend WS Harlan Elementary School?
WS Harlan Elementary School enrolls approximately 293 students in grades PK-06.
Is WS Harlan Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
WS Harlan Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at WS Harlan Elementary School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at WS Harlan Elementary School.
How diverse is WS Harlan Elementary School?
WS Harlan Elementary School reports a student body of 75% White, 5% Hispanic, 13% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees WS Harlan Elementary School?
WS Harlan Elementary School is overseen by Covington County in Covington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.