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Lafayette Eastside Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

525^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Lafayette Eastside Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 306 students in grades PK-5 in Lafayette, Alabama, which is part of the Chambers County School District. The school faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom half of Alabama elementary schools and performing significantly below state and county averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in math.

Only 30.95% of 3rd graders at Lafayette Eastside were proficient in math in 2024-2025, compared to 45.47% statewide and 34% in Chambers County. The school's English language arts (ELA) proficiency is slightly better, but still below state and county levels, ranging from 32.2% to 62.22% at Lafayette Eastside compared to 60.93% to 67.41% statewide. The school serves a predominantly minority student population, with 73.2% of students being African American and 88.24% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While Lafayette Eastside's performance lags behind both the state and local averages, as well as nearby schools in higher-performing districts such as Auburn City and Opelika City, the school's relatively strong performance for its special education students indicates that it may be providing effective support in certain areas. Addressing the broader academic and socioeconomic challenges at Lafayette Eastside will be crucial for improving outcomes for its students.

311

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,267

Per pupil spending ?

76.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Ave A SE
Lafayette, AL 36862-2700

(334) 864-8274

District: Chambers County

Students who attend Lafayette Eastside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	John P Powell Middle School
High:	Lafayette High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

73.6%

White:

20.6%

Hispanic:

5.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (32% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Mathematics scores 28 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg42%

Alabama avg52%

525^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Chambers County

108^th of 135Chambers 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	22.4	525 of 680	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	617 of 684	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	548 of 680	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	569 of 687	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	514 of 692	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	599 of 681	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	632 of 680	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.5	639 of 688	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.2	649 of 691	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.1	617 of 691	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.7	640 of 695	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.7	647 of 696	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.8	656 of 696	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.8	674 of 709	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.1	679 of 704	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.9	678 of 696	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	20.7	636 of 698	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.9	647 of 698	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	19.7	626 of 689	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	21.3	610 of 688	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.0	555 of 623	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	273 of 427	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.1	362 of 420	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	305 of 427	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	280 of 426	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.3	189 of 426	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.7	341 of 426	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	371 of 423	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	496 of 649	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	583 of 650	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	534 of 645	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	534 of 656	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	450 of 656	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.0	566 of 646	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	618 of 640	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	598 of 639	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	508 of 660	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	624 of 670	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	506 of 623	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	524 of 651	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	450 of 653	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.9	562 of 649	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	614 of 651	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.7	523 of 567	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	521 of 651	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	594 of 655	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	510 of 649	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	557 of 669	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	545 of 669	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	576 of 650	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	579 of 650	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.0	581 of 639	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	53.9	146 of 392	62.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	490 of 532	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	426 of 528	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2019)63rd percentile+51 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English52%-13 vs state

Science24%-18 vs state

Mathematics15%-28 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
Lafayette Eastside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Ave A SE	Lafayette	36862	Chambers County	Chambers County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 864-8274	311	18	17.2	76.8%	64 (20.6%)	229 (73.6%)	16 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	22.4	525^th of 680 public elementary schools	22.8%		12	617^th of 684 public elementary schools	9.8%	92	31.0	8.5	4.4		24.1	61.0	32.2	62.2		$11,267	$2,574	$8,680
Huguley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3011 Phillips Rd	Lanett	36863	Chambers County	Chambers County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 576-2572	383	22	17.4	52.7%	231 (60.3%)	112 (29.2%)	22 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	57.6	298^th of 680 public elementary schools	56.2%		64.2	228^th of 684 public elementary schools	66.7%	70	43.6	56.6	37.1		52.8	60.0	66.0	60.7		$8,700	$1,133	$7,554
W O Lance Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	200 S 8th Ave	Lanett	36863	Chambers County	Lanett City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 644-5915	564	35	16.1	64.7%	27 (4.8%)	339 (60.1%)	177 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	7.6	663^rd of 680 public elementary schools	2.5%		11.5	621^st of 684 public elementary schools	9.2%	42	20.5	12.0	9.2	4.1	14.7	37.0	27.1	23.6	22.4	$9,031	$1,278	$7,750
Bob HardingShawmut Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	3301 23rd Dr	Valley	36854	Chambers County	Chambers County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 710-2803	232	13	17.8	43.1%	87 (37.5%)	78 (33.6%)	54 (23.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)								(n/a)										$10,550	$1,603	$8,933
Fairfax Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	502 Blvd	Valley	36854	Chambers County	Chambers County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 756-2966	689	35	19.6	58.2%	335 (48.6%)	230 (33.4%)	88 (12.8%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.4%)	33.5	457^th of 680 public elementary schools	32.8%		30.2	490^th of 684 public elementary schools	28.4%	33	30.8	25.0	28.1		31.8	58.5	53.5	59.0		$9,507	$1,748	$7,744
Morris Avenue Intermediate School	Public	3-5	8 Morris Ave	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9734	397	23	17.6	70.5%	138 (34.8%)	209 (52.6%)	29 (7.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.3%)	41.8	411^th of 680 public elementary schools	39.6%		50.4	346^th of 684 public elementary schools	49.4%	65	38.7	33.3	26.7		28.7	57.5	59.3	71.0		$11,678	$2,234	$9,403
Northside School	Public	3-5	601 N 5th St	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9731	464	26	17.6	63.8%	175 (37.7%)	219 (47.2%)	54 (11.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.9%)	58.1	291^st of 680 public elementary schools	57.2%		64.2	229^th of 684 public elementary schools	66.5%	62	45.5	37.4	52.3		38.7	69.4	59.6	72.9		$10,139	$1,909	$8,170
Jeter Primary School	Public	K-3	700 Jeter Ave	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9723	435	27	15.8	64.6%	162 (37.2%)	202 (46.4%)	35 (8.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (6.7%)								(n/a)										$10,721	$1,733	$8,934
West Forest Intermediate School	Public	3-5	2801 Waverly Pkwy	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9737	393	25	15.5	91.6%	31 (7.9%)	187 (47.6%)	160 (40.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	28.2	488^th of 680 public elementary schools	28.2%		24.4	518^th of 684 public elementary schools	24.3%	30	29.1	21.8	41.5		18.6	59.4	42.4	50.8		$10,727	$2,419	$8,241
Beulah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4747 Lee Road 270	Valley	36854	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 705-6021	696	45	15.4	59.2%	497 (71.4%)	98 (14.1%)	58 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.2%)	45.7	385^th of 680 public elementary schools	43.4%		35.8	458^th of 684 public elementary schools	33.0%	73	46.7	28.6	29.4	28.7	38.4	77.1	47.3	59.0	58.5	$8,119	$1,028	$7,075

Frequently Asked Questions about Lafayette Eastside Elementary School

How many students attend Lafayette Eastside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 311 students attended Lafayette Eastside Elementary School.

What district is Lafayette Eastside Elementary School in?

Chambers County

What schools do graduates of Lafayette Eastside Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lafayette Eastside Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : John P Powell Middle School
High : Lafayette High School

What is the racial makeup of Lafayette Eastside Elementary School?

Students at Lafayette Eastside Elementary School are 74% African American, 21% White, 5% Hispanic.

Is Lafayette Eastside Elementary School a good school?

Lafayette Eastside Elementary School ranks in the bottom 22.8% of Alabama elementary schools.

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