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Saks Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

570^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Saks Elementary School is a public elementary school in Anniston, Alabama, serving 616 students in grades PK-6 as part of the Calhoun County School District. While the district is ranked 64 out of 135 in the state, Saks Elementary has consistently underperformed academically compared to both the county and state averages.

Saks Elementary's proficiency rates in mathematics and English language arts (ELA) are significantly below the Calhoun County and Alabama state averages across all grade levels. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of its student subgroups, with rankings for African American, White, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students all in the bottom half of Alabama elementary schools. Additionally, Saks Elementary has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 7.1% to 17.9% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average.

When comparing Saks Elementary to nearby schools in the Calhoun County and Oxford City districts, it is clear that Saks is underperforming academically. Schools like Alexandria Elementary, Weaver Elementary, and Coldwater Elementary all have significantly higher proficiency rates in mathematics and ELA, as well as higher overall school rankings. To address these challenges, the district and school leadership should consider implementing targeted interventions and support programs to improve academic achievement, address chronic absenteeism, and provide additional resources and support for economically disadvantaged students and underperforming subgroups.

625

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,934

Per pupil spending ?

77.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

31 Watson
Anniston, AL 36206

(256) 741-6800

District: Calhoun County

Students who attend Saks Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Saks Middle School
High:	Saks High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.3%

White:

39.8%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (26% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg49%

Alabama avg50%

570^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Calhoun County

64^th of 135Calhoun County among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	570 of 680	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	501 of 684	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	523 of 680	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	502 of 687	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	449 of 692	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	458 of 681	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	482 of 680	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.8	592 of 688	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.3	444 of 691	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.3	521 of 691	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.1	541 of 695	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	55.0	379 of 696	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.9	286 of 696	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	40.4	514 of 709	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	61.8	295 of 704	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.1	193 of 696	72.3%	★★★★☆
2008	77.4	103 of 698	85.2%	★★★★☆
2007	75.4	130 of 698	81.4%	★★★★☆
2006	78.4	99 of 689	85.6%	★★★★☆
2005	73.8	133 of 688	80.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	379 of 427	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.2	199 of 420	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.2	278 of 427	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	235 of 426	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.5	194 of 426	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.5	269 of 426	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	288 of 423	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	12.6	325 of 336	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	585 of 649	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	493 of 650	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	493 of 645	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	480 of 656	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	432 of 656	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	478 of 646	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	458 of 640	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.0	538 of 639	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	542 of 660	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	494 of 670	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	468 of 623	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	474 of 651	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.6	392 of 653	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	350 of 649	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	405 of 651	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	15.1	504 of 567	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	518 of 651	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	462 of 655	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	491 of 649	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	481 of 669	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.3	421 of 669	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	375 of 650	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	449 of 650	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	15.3	563 of 639	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	376 of 403	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	279 of 395	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	275 of 373	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	281 of 345	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	332 of 392	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	272 of 344	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.7	255 of 280	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	503 of 532	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	495 of 535	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	498 of 528	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	496 of 540	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	427 of 539	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	366 of 529	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.6	424 of 508	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.2	363 of 369	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

African American (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English40%-22 vs state

Science30%-13 vs state

Mathematics11%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)				Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Saks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	31 Watson	Anniston	36206	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 741-6800	625	38	16.4	77.6%	249 (39.8%)	258 (41.3%)	57 (9.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.3%)	16.6	570^th of 680 public elementary schools	16.2%		27.8	501^st of 684 public elementary schools	26.8%	69	6.7	17.8	16.9	2.7	29.7	39.5	55.6	50.0	16.4	$9,934	$1,686	$8,203
Cobb Preparatory Academy	Public	PK-K	1325 Cobb Ave	Anniston	36201	Calhoun County	Anniston City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 231-5030	270	16	16.8	50.7%	9 (3.3%)	241 (89.3%)	9 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)								(n/a)										$9,058	$2,272	$6,786
Randolph Park Elementary School	Public	1-5	2200 W 17th St	Anniston	36201	Calhoun County	Anniston City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 231-5080	339	17	19.9	84.4%	10 (2.9%)	306 (90.3%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	14	596^th of 680 public elementary schools	12.4%		19.5	555^th of 684 public elementary schools	18.9%	41	28.1	8.8	3.8		11.8	38.5	30.9	60.4		$10,425	$2,196	$8,225
Weaver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	444 School Dr	Weaver	36277	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 741-7100	544	33	16.4	66.4%	366 (67.3%)	95 (17.5%)	33 (6.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	45 (8.3%)	42.9	403^rd of 680 public elementary schools	40.7%		51.3	337^th of 684 public elementary schools	50.7%	66	43.7	22.4	16.2	27.1	50.0	67.8	60.3	60.3	48.6	$8,759	$1,501	$7,212
Wellborn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	525 Cooper Cir	Anniston	36201	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 741-7500	598	35	17.2	74.6%	449 (75.1%)	65 (10.9%)	64 (10.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	29.4	478^th of 680 public elementary schools	29.7%		38.8	443^rd of 684 public elementary schools	35.2%	35	29.2	22.9	19.0	11.8	26.5	51.7	52.5	59.7	58.1	$9,170	$1,946	$7,177
Golden Springs Elementary School	Public	1-5	100 Feary Dr	Anniston	36207	Calhoun County	Anniston City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 231-5050	357	20	17.8	77.9%	30 (8.4%)	278 (77.9%)	22 (6.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.7%)	12.9	609^th of 680 public elementary schools	10.4%		13.5	595^th of 684 public elementary schools	13.0%	14	15.3	13.5	18.0		16.2	40.3	37.8	48.0		$11,040	$1,760	$9,275
Alexandria Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2525 AlexandriaWellington Rd	Alexandria	36250	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 741-4300	712	47	15.2	51.1%	570 (80.1%)	63 (8.8%)	40 (5.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.6%)	67.1	216^th of 680 public elementary schools	68.2%		77.4	143^rd of 684 public elementary schools	79.1%	73	44.3	43.8			66.1	68.0	72.1			$8,861	$1,189	$7,626
Kitty Stone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1200 James Hopkins Rd SW	Jacksonville	36265	Calhoun County	Jacksonville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 782-5191	929	49	18.9	57.8%	440 (47.4%)	282 (30.4%)	63 (6.8%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (14.6%)	62.1	256^th of 680 public elementary schools	62.4%		70.2	189^th of 684 public elementary schools	72.4%	67	41.3	40.9	42.5	37.4	39.4	65.8	75.2	72.7	75.4	$8,982	$1,627	$7,333
De Armanville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	170 School Road	Anniston	36207	Calhoun County	Oxford City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 241-3918	478	35	13.8	54.0%	212 (44.4%)	151 (31.6%)	65 (13.6%)	20 (4.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)	77.2	139^th of 680 public elementary schools	79.6%		71.9	175^th of 684 public elementary schools	74.4%	36	59.7	44.7			56.4	81.8	77.4			$11,608	$1,535	$10,053
Oxford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1401 Caffey Dr	Oxford	36203	Calhoun County	Oxford City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 241-3844	837	66	12.7	56.3%	376 (44.9%)	234 (28.0%)	153 (18.3%)	26 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.5%)	68.9	208^th of 680 public elementary schools	69.4%		75.9	151^st of 684 public elementary schools	77.9%	57	41.9	54.4			52.9	69.3	78.1			$10,229	$1,608	$8,601

Frequently Asked Questions about Saks Elementary School

Is Saks Elementary School a good school?

Saks Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.2% of Alabama elementary schools.

What district is Saks Elementary School in?

Calhoun County

What is the racial makeup of Saks Elementary School?

Students at Saks Elementary School are 41% African American, 40% White, 9% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic.

How many students attend Saks Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 625 students attended Saks Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Saks Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Saks Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Saks Middle School
High : Saks High School

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