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Greenville Elementary School

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Greenville Elementary School ranks 337 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-4

337^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Greenville Elementary School in Greenville, AL, serves 268 students in grades 3-4 as part of the Butler County school district, and it has become a standout success story in Alabama's educational landscape.

The most remarkable thing about Greenville Elementary is its consistent, year-over-year improvement. Over the past several years, the school has climbed from the 11th percentile statewide to the 51st percentile—a dramatic turnaround that now places it in the top half of Alabama elementary schools. This isn't a one-time spike; the school has improved its ranking nearly every single year, suggesting real, lasting changes in instruction and school culture. The school is particularly strong in English Language Arts, with 71.9% of 3rd graders and 62.1% of 4th graders scoring proficient—both above state averages. It also earns high marks for its work with students from low-income backgrounds (85% of the student body qualifies for free/reduced lunch), ranking in the 68th percentile for this group. Even with a chronic absenteeism rate of 25.3%—more than double the state average—the school continues to make impressive academic gains, which speaks to the effectiveness of its classroom instruction.

While the overall picture is positive, there are a couple of areas that need attention. Fourth-grade math remains a challenge, with only 37.1% of students proficient compared to the state average of 42.07%, and science proficiency (35.48%) trails the state by nearly 15 points. When compared to nearby Fort Deposit Elementary School in the Lowndes County district—which serves a similar demographic but has shown far less progress—Greenville's achievements are even more notable. Its sister school, WO Parmer Elementary School, shares a similar attendance challenge, suggesting this is a district-wide issue rather than a school-specific problem. For parents, the key takeaway is that Greenville Elementary is a school on the rise, demonstrating that significant improvement is possible even when facing economic and attendance hurdles.

268

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,052

Per pupil spending ?

85.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

102 Butler Cir
Greenville, AL 36037

(334) 382-7614

District: Butler County

Students who attend Greenville Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Greenville Middle School
High:	Greenville High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

67.5%

White:

23.5%

Hispanic:

6.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2016 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Alabama median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 12% Alabama)

!Science scores 15 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg55%

Alabama avg52%

337^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 25 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to top 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

86^th of 140Butler 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	52.7	337 of 686	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.4	379 of 680	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	434 of 684	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	496 of 680	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	482 of 687	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	494 of 692	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	605 of 681	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	603 of 680	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.6	566 of 688	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.8	512 of 691	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.9	555 of 691	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.4	495 of 695	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.5	486 of 696	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.1	338 of 696	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	42.8	494 of 709	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.4	485 of 704	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.7	479 of 696	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.1	448 of 698	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.1	482 of 698	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.6	501 of 689	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	11.7	667 of 688	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	64.8	111 of 428	74.1%	★★★★☆
2025	61.6	132 of 427	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	173 of 420	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	226 of 427	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	207 of 426	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.5	254 of 426	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.2	393 of 426	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	367 of 423	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.7	262 of 336	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	55.5	292 of 651	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.6	296 of 649	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.3	420 of 650	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	484 of 645	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	451 of 656	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.3	470 of 656	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	588 of 646	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	592 of 640	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	19.4	533 of 639	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	63.3	216 of 667	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.9	249 of 660	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	355 of 670	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	404 of 623	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	430 of 651	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	460 of 653	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	578 of 649	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	585 of 651	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.1	459 of 567	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	356 of 659	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.7	415 of 651	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	418 of 655	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	478 of 649	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	487 of 669	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	481 of 669	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	559 of 650	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	539 of 650	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.7	505 of 639	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	65.8	99 of 403	75.4%	★★★★☆
2025	29.9	300 of 403	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.8	140 of 395	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	167 of 373	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	169 of 345	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.3	349 of 398	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	390 of 392	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	336 of 344	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	23.4	231 of 280	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	69.0	140 of 501	72.1%	★★★★☆
2025	60.6	198 of 532	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	255 of 535	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.4	431 of 528	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	417 of 540	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	352 of 539	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	404 of 529	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	477 of 508	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.0	356 of 369	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)75th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2026)74th percentile+23 vs school

White (2026)72nd percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)55th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English67%+5 vs state

Mathematics44%~ state avg

Science35%-15 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 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
Greenville Elementary School	Public	3-4	102 Butler Cir	Greenville	36037	Butler County	Butler County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 382-7614	268	15	17.8	85.1%	63 (23.5%)	181 (67.5%)	16 (6.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	52.7	337^th of 686 public elementary schools	50.9%		46.4	379^th of 680 public elementary schools	44.3%	42	50.4	37.1		35.5	71.9	62.1		$8,052	$820	$7,206
WO Parmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	100 Butler Circle	Greenville	36037	Butler County	Butler County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 382-8720	528	30	17.6	69.5%	109 (20.6%)	364 (68.9%)	19 (3.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.9%)								(n/a)								$9,924	$2,290	$7,609
Fort Deposit Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Gilmer Hills Rd	Fort Deposit	36032	Lowndes County	Lowndes County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 227-8704	186	12	15.5	87.1%	12 (6.5%)	167 (89.8%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	40.1	432^nd of 686 public elementary schools	37.0%		21.8	530^th of 680 public elementary schools	22.1%	98	53.1	40.7	4.4	46.4	58.1	59.3	47.8	$11,888	$3,047	$8,802

Frequently Asked Questions about Greenville Elementary School

What district is Greenville Elementary School in?

Butler County

Is Greenville Elementary School a good school?

Greenville Elementary School ranks 337^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Greenville Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 268 students attended Greenville Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Greenville Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Greenville Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Greenville Middle School
High : Greenville High School

What is the racial makeup of Greenville Elementary School?

Students at Greenville Elementary School are 68% African American, 24% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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2025–26 Summative Assessment scoresAug 14, 2026

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