Enrollment
159
Elementary
DISTRICT 188 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMTER COUNTY·NCES 010309001195
York West End Junior High School
716 Country Club Road, Livingston, AL 35470 · (205) 379-4950 · Sumter County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL159 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of Alabama public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
12.2:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
123 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 19 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 16% smaller than its 4th grade class (31).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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
York West End Junior High School→Sumter Central High School
Based on grade levels within Sumter County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
29.0%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
11.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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
16.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 York West End Junior High School
York West End Junior High School's state test result (16.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| York West End Junior High School this school | 159 | 77.4% | 16.6% |
| Salem Elementary School Orrville | 155 | 78.1% | 30.1% |
| Bruce K Craig Elementary School Selma | 151 | 80.8% | 19.1% |
| Linden Elementary School Linden | 184 | 81.5% | 36.6% |
| Central Elementary School Hayneville | 200 | 82.5% | 22.9% |
| Meadowlane Elementary School Phenix City | 155 | 83.2% | 35.4% |
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 York West End Junior High School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #615 of 626 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.3% | #597 of 626 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #607 of 626 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 159 | #682 of 709 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.4% | #124 of 696 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.9% | #21 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
159
-59 (-27%) vs 2020
-74% since 1990-91, when it was 606
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 159 | 13 | 12.2:1 | 77% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 241 | 12.5 | 19.3:1 | 90% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 187 | 12.5 | 15.0:1 | 90% (169) |
| 2020-21 | 218 | 14 | 15.6:1 | 85% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 256 | 17.7 | 14.5:1 | 91% (233) |
| 2015-16 | 226 | 15 | 15.1:1 | 81% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 349 | N/A | N/A | 92% (322) |
| 2000-01 | 579 | 38 | 15.2:1 | 98% (565) |
| 1990-91 | 606 | 35 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for York West End Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (256 to 159); teachers down 26% (17.7 to 13).
About York West End Junior High School
York West End Junior High School sits in Livingston, Alabama, and is classified as an elementary school. It enrolled 159 students in pre-K through 4 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Alabama average about 480 students each.
Sumter County runs York West End Junior High School along with 3 other schools, enrolling 966 students in total.
Black students are the large majority at York West End Junior High School, with 97% of enrollment. Among people living in Sumter County, the Black share is about 68%. The chance that two students picked at random at York West End Junior High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 5%.
The teaching staff at York West End Junior High School is 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 77%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Sumter County is 66%.
York West End Junior High School is graded F by allk12, scoring above 1% of Alabama public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, York West End Junior High School would be expected to post about 27.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 16.6%.
Federal survey data for Sumter County show that median household income is about $33,310, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of people live in poverty. York West End Junior High School is among the 7 public schools in Sumter County.
The shortest distance from York West End Junior High School to another public school is about 6.5 miles, to Sumter Central High School. The ten-mile area around York West End Junior High School holds 3 other public schools. York West End Junior High School comes in 7th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was 218 in 2020-21 and 159 in 2024-25, a decrease of 59 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.6:1 to 12.2:1.
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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 Sumter County
- Sumter Central High SchoolHigh · 526 students
- Livingston Junior High SchoolElementary · 216 students
- Kinterbish Junior High SchoolCombined · 65 students
- BellBrown Career Technical CenterHigh
Other schools in Livingston
- University Charter School ElementaryElementary · 407 students
- University Charter School SecondaryHigh · 309 students
- Livingston Junior High SchoolElementary · 216 students
- BellBrown Career Technical CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Sumter Central High School6.5 mi · 526
- Kinterbish Junior High School7.2 mi · 65
- University Charter School Elementary10.0 mi · 407
- University Charter School Secondary10.8 mi · 309
- Livingston Junior High School11.4 mi · 216
- Southeast Middle School18.2 mi · 371
Frequently asked questions
About York West End Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at York West End Junior High School?
York West End Junior High School enrolls approximately 159 students in grades PK-04.
Is York West End Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
York West End Junior High School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at York West End Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at York West End Junior High School is approximately 12.2:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at York West End Junior High School?
At York West End Junior High School, the student body is approximately 1% Hispanic, 97% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees York West End Junior High School?
York West End Junior High School is overseen by Sumter County in Sumter County.
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