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Brantley Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

632^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Brantley Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Selma, Alabama, with 201 students enrolled. The school is part of the Dallas County School District, which is ranked 121 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Brantley Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Alabama elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 632 out of 680 schools.

Brantley Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently underperforming compared to state and district averages in academic proficiency, with only 17.86% of 3rd graders proficient in math in 2024-2025, compared to 45.47% statewide and 19.86% in the Dallas County district. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 33.7% over the past few years, and a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 75.62% to 79.26% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When comparing Brantley Elementary to nearby schools in the Selma City district, it becomes clear that Brantley is one of the lowest-performing schools in the area, with schools like Meadowview Elementary, Payne Elementary, and Sophia P. Kingston Elementary all outperforming Brantley across various academic metrics. Despite the challenges, Brantley Elementary has struggled to make meaningful improvements over the past several years, with its ranking and performance remaining stagnant.

204

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,642

Per pupil spending ?

86.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5585 Water Ave
Selma, AL 36703-8711

(334) 874-8185

District: Dallas County

Students who attend Brantley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	William R Martin Middle School
High:	Dallas County High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.0%

White:

13.2%

Two or more races:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (22% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg26%

Alabama avg50%

632^nd of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Dallas County

121^st of 135Dallas 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	632 of 680	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	636 of 684	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	637 of 680	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	614 of 687	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	610 of 692	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	621 of 681	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	618 of 680	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.7	594 of 688	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.4	586 of 691	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.5	571 of 691	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.6	561 of 695	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.9	634 of 696	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	26.3	594 of 696	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.0	623 of 709	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	9.2	678 of 704	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.3	692 of 696	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.5	694 of 698	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.6	691 of 698	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.7	678 of 689	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.2	680 of 688	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.2	607 of 623	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	336 of 427	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	369 of 420	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	380 of 427	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	327 of 426	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	332 of 426	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	337 of 426	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	385 of 423	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	606 of 649	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	601 of 650	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	597 of 645	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	590 of 656	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	588 of 656	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	589 of 646	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	534 of 640	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.7	560 of 639	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	14.9	603 of 660	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	611 of 670	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	560 of 623	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	585 of 651	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	544 of 653	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	612 of 649	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	550 of 651	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.0	472 of 567	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	620 of 651	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	612 of 655	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	607 of 649	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	600 of 669	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	579 of 669	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	565 of 650	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	604 of 650	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.1	557 of 639	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)21st percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English35%-28 vs state

Science17%-25 vs state

Mathematics10%-30 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
Brantley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5585 Water Ave	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-8185	204	10	20.4	86.8%	27 (13.2%)	155 (76.0%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.8%)	10.6	632^nd of 680 public elementary schools	7.1%		10.7	636^th of 684 public elementary schools	7.0%	4	17.9	6.9	6.7	7.7	17.2	35.7	17.2	40.0	46.2	$10,642	$2,130	$8,491
Sophia P Kingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2224 Selma Ave	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1635	305	13	23.4	76.7%	2 (0.7%)	292 (95.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	13.5	603^rd of 680 public elementary schools	11.3%		14.4	585^th of 684 public elementary schools	14.5%	18	28.6	6.1	30.8	6.3	0.0	52.4	24.2	38.5	25.0	$13,079	$3,106	$9,965
Clark Elementary School	Public	K-6	405 Lawrence St	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1630	113	8	14.1	97.3%	4 (3.5%)	105 (92.9%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	22.7	524^th of 680 public elementary schools	22.9%		7.8	661^st of 684 public elementary schools	3.4%	137	53.3	14.3	8.7	10.5	0.0	60.0	21.4	43.5	52.6	$10,376	$2,448	$7,920
Payne Elementary School	Public	K-6	1529 N Franklin St	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1660	164	10	16.4	96.3%	0 (0.0%)	163 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	17.5	563^rd of 680 public elementary schools	17.2%		21.3	540^th of 684 public elementary schools	21.1%	23	20.7	30.8	18.8	12.9	23.1	44.8	38.5	43.8	32.3	$10,444	$2,016	$8,420
Edgewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	709 Highland Ave	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1640	402	22	18.3	88.6%	3 (0.7%)	385 (95.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	10	638^th of 680 public elementary schools	6.2%		9.9	647^th of 684 public elementary schools	5.4%	9	9.8	13.3	11.1	9.3	22.2	31.4	33.3	48.2	14.0	$9,321	$1,918	$7,396
Southside Primary School	Public	K-2	3104 Old Montgomery Hwy	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-9566	147	8	18.3	87.8%	2 (1.4%)	137 (93.2%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)								(n/a)										$11,494	$2,250	$9,221
Bruce K Craig Elementary School	Public	3-5	Building 108 Craig Ind Park	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 875-7937	151	8	18.8	80.8%	3 (2.0%)	140 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	8.9	646^th of 680 public elementary schools	5.0%		5.4	677^th of 684 public elementary schools	1.0%	31	13.3	10.5	13.5		0.0	46.7	36.8	23.1		$9,288	$2,089	$7,177
Valley Grande Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2765 Dallas County Road 81	Valley Grande	36701	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 872-7661	353	17	20.7	77.1%	103 (29.2%)	207 (58.6%)	12 (3.4%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.4%)	28.2	491^st of 680 public elementary schools	27.8%		31.4	482^nd of 684 public elementary schools	29.5%	9	32.5	7.0	25.0	14.5	23.3	67.5	39.5	57.5	51.6	$8,689	$1,547	$7,121
Meadowview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1816 Orrville Rd	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1655	334	17	19.7	76.3%	17 (5.1%)	300 (89.8%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	28.3	487^th of 680 public elementary schools	28.4%		35	462^nd of 684 public elementary schools	32.5%	25	35.9	11.8	40.0	32.5	14.7	56.4	26.5	55.1	42.5	$10,109	$1,741	$8,361
JE Terry Elementary School	Public	K-6	70 Academy St	Plantersville	36758	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 266-2838	110	8	13.7	85.5%	59 (53.6%)	41 (37.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.1%)	25.8	506^th of 680 public elementary schools	25.6%		35.1	461^st of 684 public elementary schools	32.6%	45	18.2	11.8	10.0	31.6	29.4	54.6	47.1	50.0	52.6	$12,312	$2,048	$10,242

Frequently Asked Questions about Brantley Elementary School

Is Brantley Elementary School a good school?

Brantley Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.1% of Alabama elementary schools.

What district is Brantley Elementary School in?

Dallas County

How many students attend Brantley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 204 students attended Brantley Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Brantley Elementary School?

Students at Brantley Elementary School are 76% African American, 13% White, 8% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Brantley Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : William R Martin Middle School
High : Dallas County High School

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