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Golden Springs Elementary School

Public Grades 1-5

620^th

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of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Golden Springs Elementary School serves 357 students in grades 1-5 in Anniston, AL, as part of the Anniston City district, where about 78% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most encouraging news at Golden Springs is attendance. Chronic absenteeism has been cut by more than half over three years, dropping from 15% to just 6.5%—now roughly half the state average and the best rate among nearby schools, including De Armanville Elementary School (8.1%). Academically, the school shows a clear "5th grade recovery" pattern. While 3rd grade math proficiency sits at just 6% (compared to the state's 45%), 5th grade math has climbed to 16%, and 5th grade reading has nearly doubled over three years to 53%—exceeding the district average by 8 points. Reading scores in 3rd and 4th grades also hover near district averages, showing relative strength compared to math.

Math remains the critical challenge. Proficiency rates in 3rd and 4th grade are below 8%, creating a gap of nearly 40 percentage points versus the state. The school spends $11,040 per student—more than White Plains Elementary School ($8,696) or Weaver Elementary School ($8,759)—yet those schools achieve far higher outcomes. Just two miles away, De Armanville Elementary School posts 3rd grade math proficiency of 47% with a lower poverty rate (54%) and smaller class sizes (13.8 vs. 17.8). Golden Springs also outperforms its district sibling Randolph Park Elementary School in 5th grade reading and math. While the school's decade-long ranking has slipped from the 27th to the 10th percentile, the dramatic attendance turnaround and steady literacy gains suggest targeted interventions can work—and may offer a roadmap for addressing math instruction next.

357

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,040

Per pupil spending ?

77.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Feary Dr
Anniston, AL 36207

(256) 231-5050

District: Anniston City

Students who attend Golden Springs Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Anniston Middle School
High:	Anniston High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.9%

White:

8.4%

Two or more races:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (27% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg26%

Alabama avg53%

620^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Anniston City

125^th of 140Anniston 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
2026	12.6	620 of 686	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	609 of 680	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	595 of 684	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	562 of 680	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	580 of 687	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	592 of 692	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	563 of 681	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	575 of 680	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.2	547 of 688	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.1	506 of 691	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.2	514 of 691	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.1	434 of 695	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.6	464 of 696	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.8	453 of 696	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.8	434 of 709	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.6	283 of 704	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	39.4	493 of 696	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	51.4	369 of 698	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.3	480 of 698	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.4	457 of 689	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	57.3	293 of 688	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.2	193 of 623	69.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	345 of 428	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	340 of 427	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	322 of 420	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	297 of 427	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	304 of 426	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	359 of 426	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	284 of 426	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.7	342 of 423	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	11.6	602 of 651	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	595 of 649	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	612 of 650	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	566 of 645	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	541 of 656	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	594 of 656	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	481 of 646	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	547 of 640	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.5	493 of 639	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	605 of 667	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	601 of 660	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	595 of 670	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	499 of 623	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	539 of 651	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	561 of 653	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	581 of 649	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	583 of 651	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.9	431 of 567	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	14.9	575 of 659	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.4	562 of 651	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	551 of 655	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	516 of 649	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	567 of 669	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	554 of 669	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	600 of 650	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	548 of 650	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.1	536 of 639	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	336 of 403	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.8	275 of 403	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.7	327 of 395	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	64.2	86 of 373	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	44.6	170 of 345	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.2	267 of 398	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)19th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)13th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile~ school

Female (2026)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English45%-20 vs state

Science22%-28 vs state

Mathematics10%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)				Summative Assessment Science (2026)	Summative Assessment English (2026)				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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	12.6	620^th of 686 public elementary schools	9.6%		12.9	609^th of 680 public elementary schools	10.4%	11	6.1	7.8	16.4		21.9	43.9	37.5	52.7		$11,040	$1,760	$9,275
De Armanville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	170 School Road	Anniston	36257	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%)	69.3	201^st of 686 public elementary schools	70.7%		77.2	139^th of 680 public elementary schools	79.6%	62	47.1	50.6			59.3	74.7	70.4			$11,608	$1,535	$10,053
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%)	11.2	633^rd of 686 public elementary schools	7.7%		14	596^th of 680 public elementary schools	12.4%	37	21.0	13.9	10.8		16.9	39.3	41.5	38.5		$10,425	$2,196	$8,225
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%)	26.9	508^th of 686 public elementary schools	25.9%		16.6	570^th of 680 public elementary schools	16.2%	62	26.8	19.2	19.4	20.9	24.7	58.5	35.6	70.8	44.8	$9,934	$1,686	$8,203
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%)	67	221^st of 686 public elementary schools	67.8%		68.9	208^th of 680 public elementary schools	69.4%	13	49.0	51.9			57.0	69.2	68.9			$10,229	$1,608	$8,601
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%)	36.8	451^st of 686 public elementary schools	34.3%		29.4	478^th of 680 public elementary schools	29.7%	27	16.9	24.7	43.0	29.3	36.6	53.0	48.4	68.6	53.3	$9,170	$1,946	$7,177
White Plains Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5600 Alabama Hwy 9	Anniston	36207	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 741-7700	530	34	15.5	43.6%	410 (77.4%)	29 (5.5%)	68 (12.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.6%)	88.3	65^th of 686 public elementary schools	90.5%		75.5	148^th of 680 public elementary schools	78.2%	83	66.7	64.6			76.4	83.8	80.0			$8,696	$1,273	$7,377
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%)	43.7	407^th of 686 public elementary schools	40.7%		42.9	403^rd of 680 public elementary schools	40.7%	4	35.3	31.8	36.8	10.1	58.4	67.7	56.8	70.6	40.6	$8,759	$1,501	$7,212
Coldwater Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	530 Taylors Chapel Road	Anniston	36201	Calhoun County	Oxford City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 241-3870	391	26	14.8	56.8%	238 (60.9%)	59 (15.1%)	73 (18.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.1%)	63.6	246^th of 686 public elementary schools	64.1%		65	229^th of 680 public elementary schools	66.3%	17	55.6	35.6			52.5	77.8	65.5			$12,226	$1,961	$10,245

Frequently Asked Questions about Golden Springs Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Golden Springs Elementary School?

Students at Golden Springs Elementary School are 78% African American, 8% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

Is Golden Springs Elementary School a good school?

Golden Springs Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.6% of Alabama elementary schools.

What district is Golden Springs Elementary School in?

Anniston City

How many students attend Golden Springs Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 357 students attended Golden Springs Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Golden Springs Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Golden Springs Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Anniston Middle School
High : Anniston High School

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