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Locust Fork Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

57^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Locust Fork Elementary in Locust Fork, AL, is a PK-6 school serving 534 students in the Blount County district, and it has become one of the top-performing elementary schools in the state, ranking 57th out of 686 schools (92nd percentile) with a 5-star rating for 2025-2026.

What truly sets this school apart is its remarkable success with all students, especially those who often face the biggest challenges. In 2025-2026, Locust Fork ranked 4th in the entire state for special education student performance (99th percentile) and 30th for students from low-income families (96th percentile). This "equity excellence" means your child will be in a school where high achievement isn't reserved for a select few—it's the standard across the board. Academically, the math scores are stunning: 5th graders hit an 84.51% proficiency rate, more than double the state average of 39.06%, and even the lowest grade level (6th at 53.45%) beats the state by 18 points. English proficiency is equally strong, ranging from 71.93% to 88.73% across grades, which builds a solid foundation for learning in every subject.

Compared to nearby options, Locust Fork is the clear academic leader in the area. It outranks Cleveland Elementary (81st), Hayden Elementary (121st), and Blountsville Elementary (276th) statewide, and it even surpasses schools in neighboring districts like Springville Elementary (137th) and Warrior Elementary (173rd)—all while serving a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students (50.56%) than many of those peers. The school also boasts a chronic absenteeism rate of just 4.0%, far below the state's 12.0%, and does all this with per-student spending ($8,021) that's actually lower than several schools it outperforms. For parents, this is a school that delivers exceptional results efficiently, making it a standout choice in rural Alabama.

534

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,603

Per pupil spending ?

50.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

155 School Rd
Locust Fork, AL 35097

(205) 681-9512

District: Blount County

Students who attend Locust Fork Elementary usually attend:

High:

Locust Fork High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.3%

Hispanic:

9.9%

Two or more races:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 66th percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (76% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Alabama elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg61%

Alabama avg51%

57^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 25 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to top 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Blount County

44^th of 140Blount 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
2026	89.4	57 of 686	91.7%	★★★★★
2025	87.4	70 of 680	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.8	69 of 684	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	78.7	126 of 680	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	136 of 687	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	70.4	179 of 692	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	61.4	253 of 681	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	321 of 680	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.7	281 of 688	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.9	232 of 691	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.1	220 of 691	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.8	262 of 695	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.1	170 of 696	75.6%	★★★★☆
2012	63.1	283 of 696	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.9	384 of 709	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.3	530 of 704	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.9	525 of 696	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.1	450 of 698	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.7	380 of 698	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.0	329 of 689	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.0	251 of 688	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	37.5	424 of 623	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	90.2	42 of 651	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	88.3	52 of 649	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	70 of 650	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	104 of 645	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	141 of 656	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	61.5	232 of 656	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	188 of 646	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	60.7	259 of 640	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.5	242 of 639	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	91.0	30 of 667	95.5%	★★★★★
2025	92.0	24 of 660	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	18 of 670	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	31 of 623	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	85.9	43 of 651	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	79.6	81 of 653	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	58.1	264 of 649	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	343 of 651	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.1	292 of 567	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	83.1	87 of 659	86.8%	★★★★☆
2025	83.0	84 of 651	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	77 of 655	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	135 of 649	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	117 of 669	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	76.2	120 of 669	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	53.8	303 of 650	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	351 of 650	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.3	297 of 639	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	96.1	4 of 403	99.0%	★★★★★
2025	89.6	24 of 403	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	25 of 373	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	76.1	41 of 345	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	36.0	260 of 398	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.0	156 of 392	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	83 of 344	75.9%	★★★★☆
2017	70.5	50 of 280	82.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	81.3	72 of 501	85.6%	★★★★☆
2025	79.5	85 of 532	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	83 of 535	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	143 of 528	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.5	173 of 540	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.8	226 of 539	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.7	308 of 529	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	391 of 508	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)99th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)96th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

Male (2026)87th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)86th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English81%+19 vs state

Science79%+29 vs state

Mathematics70%+29 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 (2023)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Locust Fork Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	155 School Rd	Locust Fork	35097	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 681-9512	534	30	17.5	50.6%	466 (87.3%)	4 (0.7%)	53 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	89.4	57^th of 686 public elementary schools	91.7%		87.4	70^th of 680 public elementary schools	89.7%	13	63.0	77.6	84.5	53.5	79.1	87.7	77.6	88.7	71.9	$9,603	$1,418	$8,159
Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	115 Stadium Dr	Cleveland	35049	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 775-2040	499	32	15.5	46.7%	393 (78.8%)	4 (0.8%)	89 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	86	81^st of 686 public elementary schools	88.2%		80.6	114^th of 680 public elementary schools	83.2%	33	68.2	72.5	47.3	52.6	79.7	91.0	78.3	89.2	66.7	$8,967	$1,468	$7,473
Oneonta Elementary School	Public	K-5	27605 State Hwy 75	Oneonta	35121	Blount County	Oneonta City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 536-7756	663	40	16.7	45.7%	433 (65.3%)	33 (5.0%)	162 (24.4%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.4%)	72	179^th of 686 public elementary schools	73.9%		71.8	178^th of 680 public elementary schools	73.8%	1	51.7	64.9	24.5		59.7	85.0	70.2	85.3		$11,891	$2,467	$9,404
Hayden Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	160 Bracken Ln	Hayden	35079	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 647-2103	530	34	15.5	36.0%	477 (90.0%)	11 (2.1%)	21 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)								(n/a)										$11,032	$2,982	$8,024
Hayden Elementary School	Public	3-4	4111 State Highway 160	Hayden	35079	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 647-6578	298	15	20.3	35.6%	280 (94.0%)	5 (1.7%)	8 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	79.2	122^nd of 686 public elementary schools	82.2%		79.1	124^th of 680 public elementary schools	81.8%	2	57.5	55.8			61.1	85.6	73.5			$12,318	$3,052	$9,239
Kermit Johnson Elementary School	Public	3-5	8300 Kermit Johnson Rd	Pinson	35126	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-4350	646	37	17.4	69.8%	104 (16.1%)	310 (48.0%)	210 (32.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	21.3	543^rd of 686 public elementary schools	20.8%		26.7	498^th of 680 public elementary schools	26.8%	45	21.1	23.0	18.8		38.3	45.0	39.2	56.6		$11,776	$3,088	$8,672
Springville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	75 Wilson Street	Springville	35146	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	No	(205) 467-6550	779	45	17.3	23.5%	661 (84.9%)	39 (5.0%)	21 (2.7%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.7%)	77.5	136^th of 686 public elementary schools	80.2%		81.5	102^nd of 680 public elementary schools	85.0%	34	47.2	45.9			75.2	85.2	81.5			$8,161	$186	$7,900
Blountsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	260 Page St	Blountsville	35031	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 775-1990	648	36	17.8	61.3%	467 (72.1%)	10 (1.5%)	165 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	59.7	276^th of 686 public elementary schools	59.8%		38.6	437^th of 680 public elementary schools	35.7%	161	40.9	46.3	28.2	39.0	75.0	61.4	76.3	67.9	59.0	$9,656	$2,298	$7,332
Hanceville Elementary School	Public	3-5	799 Commercial Street SE	Hanceville	35077	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 352-9196	648	35	18.4	61.0%	496 (76.5%)	16 (2.5%)	87 (13.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.9%)	46.7	385^th of 686 public elementary schools	43.9%		48	363^rd of 680 public elementary schools	46.6%	22	32.5	39.1	41.1		35.7	66.7	47.8	77.6		$9,710	$943	$8,722
Hanceville Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	740 Stadium Street SE	Hanceville	35077	Cullman County	Cullman County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(256) 939-1500	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Locust Fork Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Locust Fork Elementary?

Students at Locust Fork Elementary are 87% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Locust Fork Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 534 students attended Locust Fork Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Locust Fork Elementary attend?

Students who attend Locust Fork Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Locust Fork High School

What district is Locust Fork Elementary in?

Blount County

Is Locust Fork Elementary a good school?

Yes. Locust Fork Elementary ranks in the top 8.3% of Alabama elementary schools.

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