Summary:
Elberta, Alabama is home to a single elementary school, Elberta Elementary School, which serves students in grades PK through 6 and is part of the Baldwin County district.
For parents considering this school, the standout takeaway is that Elberta Elementary School is a consistently strong performer with a 4-star rating and a state ranking that has improved each year, moving from 158th to 149th out of roughly 680 Alabama elementary schools. The school’s biggest academic strength is English Language Arts, where proficiency rates run well above state averages in every grade—for example, 4th grade English hit 79.55% proficiency, a full 20 points above the state. Math is also a bright spot, particularly in 5th grade, where 60.16% of students are proficient, which is 21 points higher than the state average and 17 points above the district. However, there is a notable dip in 6th grade, where both math (42.65%) and English (65.44%) fall below district averages, suggesting a possible transition challenge as students move to the upper elementary grades.
Beyond test scores, the school serves a moderate-income population, with 38.39% of students receiving free or reduced lunch, and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. One area of concern is chronic absenteeism, which sits at 13.2%—slightly higher than both the district (11.2%) and state (12.0%). The school also shows significant year-over-year swings in some subjects, such as a 12.66-point jump in 4th grade science and a 14.14-point drop in 6th grade English, which may reflect cohort differences or instructional changes. Overall, Elberta Elementary School is a high-achieving school with clear strengths in literacy and 5th grade math, but parents should be aware of the 6th grade performance dip and the need to address attendance to help the school continue its upward trajectory.
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