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Frances Nungester Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

523^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Frances Nungester Elementary School is a public elementary school in Decatur, Alabama, serving 399 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Decatur City School District, which is ranked 82 out of 135 districts in the state.

While Frances Nungester Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking in recent years, its performance on standardized tests is generally below the district and state averages, particularly in mathematics and science. However, the school's performance in English/Language Arts is relatively stronger, with 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students outperforming their peers in some years. The school also faces challenges with high rates of chronic absenteeism, which have increased significantly in recent years.

Interestingly, the nearby Eastwood Elementary School stands out with consistently higher academic performance and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, suggesting that there may be successful practices or resources at this school that could be replicated at Frances Nungester. Additionally, while the school's overall academic performance is relatively low, its African American and Hispanic students tend to outperform their White peers, as well as the district and state averages for their respective subgroups, indicating that the school may be effectively supporting the learning needs of its diverse student population.

428

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,759

Per pupil spending ?

75.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

726 Tammy St SW
Decatur, AL 35603-1328

(256) 552-3079

District: Decatur City

Students who attend Frances Nungester Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Decatur Middle School
High:	Decatur High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.4%

Hispanic:

26.6%

White:

15.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (35% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg47%

Alabama avg52%

523^rd of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Decatur City

82^nd of 135Decatur City 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	22.8	523 of 680	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	487 of 684	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.1	332 of 680	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	202 of 687	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	64.2	231 of 692	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	300 of 681	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	307 of 680	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.4	300 of 688	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.2	389 of 691	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.5	438 of 691	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.7	376 of 695	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	71.3	150 of 696	78.4%	★★★★☆
2012	59.3	335 of 696	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	42.4	501 of 709	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.4	574 of 704	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.4	640 of 696	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	38.7	493 of 698	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.6	597 of 698	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.0	572 of 689	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.4	570 of 688	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	44.8	372 of 623	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	262 of 427	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	224 of 420	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.0	124 of 427	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	45 of 426	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	81.0	44 of 426	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	69 of 426	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	92 of 423	78.3%	★★★★☆
2017	43.4	181 of 336	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	36.7	86 of 131	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	87.5	6 of 110	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	34.3	52 of 74	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	486 of 649	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	483 of 650	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.1	398 of 645	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.3	165 of 656	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.8	171 of 656	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	55.0	281 of 646	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	217 of 640	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.8	282 of 639	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	120 of 206	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	93 of 196	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.7	28 of 184	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	90.2	10 of 175	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	79.4	21 of 164	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	30 of 152	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	17 of 140	87.9%	★★★★☆
2017	80.3	15 of 130	88.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	464 of 660	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.7	447 of 670	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.3	231 of 623	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.4	106 of 651	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.3	145 of 653	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	67.6	164 of 649	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	162 of 651	75.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	511 of 651	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	444 of 655	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.3	242 of 649	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	246 of 669	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.2	266 of 669	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	301 of 650	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	325 of 650	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.3	288 of 639	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	342 of 403	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	488 of 532	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	468 of 535	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.4	276 of 528	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.2	177 of 540	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.1	188 of 539	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.8	333 of 529	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.4	121 of 508	76.2%	★★★★☆
2017	74.1	81 of 369	78.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)39th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)34th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English47%-17 vs state

Mathematics28%-14 vs state

Science17%-26 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, August 17, 2011

We absolutely LOVE Frances Nungester Elementary... Everyone on staff has a love for children and support their education... We have 2 children in this school and they both have really progressed in all areas of education... Don't be fooled by our being a Title 1 school, the teachers here love what they do and they TEACH all o their students... From the principal to the cafeteria workers, including the custodians, everyone here at FNES is blessed!!!! Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Love this school! Great teachers, staff, and administration! Don't let someone else perception sway you - go in visit, meet the people, get involved, and pay attention and you will see for yourself that this school is wonderful!

My son started kinder last year and I was hesitant - but I visited the school often, met the teachers, staff, and principal and love them! My daughter started PreK this year at FNES and she loves it! Test scores are up, higher than some of the better rated schools in the district! Get involved, parent involvement is a little low, but growing -- can only make this place a better place to be -- give it a chance, you might just love it! Close Quote

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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 Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Frances Nungester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	726 Tammy St SW	Decatur	35603	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 552-3079	428	27	16.1	75.5%	68 (15.9%)	203 (47.4%)	114 (26.6%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.5%)	22.8	523^rd of 680 public elementary schools	23.1%		30.5	487^th of 684 public elementary schools	28.8%	36	28.1	25.9	30.3	16.7	47.4	41.5	52.3	$10,759	$2,768	$7,991
Chestnut Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3205 Cedarhurst Dr SW	Decatur	35603	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3092	436	33	13.4	58.3%	154 (35.3%)	117 (26.8%)	112 (25.7%)	15 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	35 (8.0%)	42.5	406^th of 680 public elementary schools	40.3%		36.4	453^rd of 684 public elementary schools	33.8%	47	39.1	46.3	21.9	32.8	58.1	56.9	63.9	$10,662	$27	$10,635
Austinville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2320 Clara Ave SW	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 552-3050	463	28	16.3	67.6%	51 (11.0%)	119 (25.7%)	265 (57.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.8%)	38.7	436^th of 680 public elementary schools	35.9%		19.6	554^th of 684 public elementary schools	19.0%	118	43.5	29.0	38.9	19.4	64.5	55.9	53.1	$9,969	$885	$9,084
Woodmeade Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 19th Ave SW	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 552-3023	361	24	15.0	67.6%	55 (15.2%)	93 (25.8%)	179 (49.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	26 (7.2%)	30.8	471^st of 680 public elementary schools	30.7%		33.4	474^th of 684 public elementary schools	30.7%	3	30.2	26.9	28.3	23.1	55.8	45.1	65.3	$9,103	$1,156	$7,947
Walter Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1950 Park St SE	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3031	251	17	14.9	59.8%	113 (45.0%)	56 (22.3%)	51 (20.3%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.4%)	62.8	248^th of 680 public elementary schools	63.5%		59.8	272^nd of 684 public elementary schools	60.2%	24	39.4	48.5	58.1	39.4	72.7	57.6	79.6
Julian Harris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1922 McAuliffe Dr SW	Decatur	35603	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3096	349	23	15.5	51.9%	134 (38.4%)	132 (37.8%)	33 (9.5%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (10.3%)	64.9	232^nd of 680 public elementary schools	65.9%		49.3	353^rd of 684 public elementary schools	48.4%	121	35.3	31.3	61.4	47.9	79.4	64.6	86.0
Oak Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1218 16th Ave SE	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 552-3033	481	36	13.5	70.9%	76 (15.8%)	133 (27.7%)	236 (49.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	29 (6.0%)	8.7	648^th of 680 public elementary schools	4.7%		7	666^th of 684 public elementary schools	2.6%	18	20.0	22.0	8.3	10.0	26.2	30.6	32.1	$14,212	$2,829	$11,384
West Decatur Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	708 Memorial Dr Sw	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 552-3027	407	25	16.6	81.1%	41 (10.1%)	76 (18.7%)	276 (67.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.9%)	14.9	588^th of 680 public elementary schools	13.5%		11.3	625^th of 684 public elementary schools	8.6%	37	27.9	29.6	22.0	11.1	41.4	26.9	30.6	$10,695	$1,257	$9,437
Eastwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1802 26th Ave SE	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3043	272	18	15.2	37.1%	179 (65.8%)	46 (16.9%)	22 (8.1%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.4%)	73.1	167^th of 680 public elementary schools	75.4%		80.1	123^rd of 684 public elementary schools	82.0%	44	51.4	53.7	60.6	43.9	85.7	68.3	72.7	$15,088	$3,262	$11,825
BanksCaddell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	211 Gordon Dr SE	Decatur	35601	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 552-3040	477	29	16.7	76.5%	59 (12.4%)	130 (27.3%)	262 (54.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	17.4	565^th of 680 public elementary schools	16.9%		22	535^th of 684 public elementary schools	21.8%	30	26.6	19.3	16.4	24.6	38.5	44.4	46.2	$11,826	$2,971	$8,854

Frequently Asked Questions about Frances Nungester Elementary School

Is Frances Nungester Elementary School a good school?

Frances Nungester Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.1% of Alabama elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Frances Nungester Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Frances Nungester Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Decatur Middle School
High : Decatur High School

How many students attend Frances Nungester Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 428 students attended Frances Nungester Elementary School.

What district is Frances Nungester Elementary School in?

Decatur City

What is the racial makeup of Frances Nungester Elementary School?

Students at Frances Nungester Elementary School are 47% African American, 27% Hispanic, 16% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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