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GW Long Elementary School

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GW Long Elementary School ranks 73 rd of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

73^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

GW Long Elementary School in Skipperville, AL, is a PK-6 school serving 492 students in the Dale County district, and it has become one of the top-performing elementary schools in the state.

This school is a standout academic performer. In the most recent rankings, GW Long placed 73rd out of 686 elementary schools in Alabama, putting it in the 89th percentile statewide. That's a remarkable jump from just a few years ago, when it ranked 218th. Your child will be well ahead of state averages in every subject. For example, in 5th grade math, 80.3% of students are proficient, compared to just 39% statewide. Even in 6th grade, where scores dip slightly, proficiency rates are still 26 percentage points above the state average. The school also excels in English, with proficiency rates 13 to 18 points higher than the state average in every grade. What's especially impressive is that this high achievement is consistent across all student groups—girls, boys, and students from low-income backgrounds all rank in the 86th to 92nd percentile nationally, meaning socioeconomic status is not a barrier to success here.

Compared to nearby schools, GW Long is in a league of its own. It outperforms the next-best local option, Newton Elementary School, by 94 ranking positions, and it's a staggering 544 positions ahead of Barbour County Intermediate School. The school also does more with less, spending just $7,786 per student—the lowest among its peers—while achieving the highest results. Additionally, chronic absenteeism has plummeted from 18.4% to just 6.7% in two years, well below the state average. This improvement in attendance goes hand-in-hand with the school's academic rise, showing a clear commitment to getting every child to school and learning.

492

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,786

Per pupil spending ?

44.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2567 Co Rd 60
Skipperville, AL 36374

(334) 774-0021

District: Dale County

Students who attend GW Long Elementary School usually attend:

High:

George W Long High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.1%

African American:

10.4%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (73% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Alabama elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg62%

Alabama avg51%

73^rd of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Dale County

25^th of 139Dale 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	86.9	73 of 686	89.4%	★★★★☆
2025	83.6	93 of 680	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	168 of 684	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	218 of 680	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.8	152 of 687	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	70.3	182 of 692	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	126 of 681	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	110 of 680	83.8%	★★★★☆
2017	80.2	116 of 688	83.1%	★★★★☆
2016	78.4	124 of 691	82.1%	★★★★☆
2015	77.8	123 of 691	82.2%	★★★★☆
2014	68.7	185 of 695	73.4%	★★★★☆
2013	60.2	319 of 696	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.3	321 of 696	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.2	186 of 709	73.8%	★★★★☆
2010	69.3	187 of 704	73.4%	★★★★☆
2009	58.9	302 of 696	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.7	193 of 698	72.3%	★★★★☆
2007	57.2	331 of 698	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.3	290 of 689	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.3	197 of 688	71.4%	★★★★☆
2004	74.9	117 of 623	81.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	20.5	374 of 427	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	89.2	49 of 652	92.5%	★★★★★
2025	82.2	91 of 649	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	181 of 650	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.6	221 of 645	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	197 of 656	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.6	172 of 656	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	124 of 646	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	58 of 640	90.9%	★★★★★
2017	89.7	48 of 639	92.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	80.4	83 of 668	87.6%	★★★★☆
2025	74.5	127 of 660	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	209 of 670	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	267 of 623	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.1	223 of 651	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.7	211 of 653	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.7	80 of 649	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	94 of 651	85.6%	★★★★☆
2017	76.6	75 of 567	86.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	82.6	90 of 660	86.4%	★★★★☆
2025	82.0	88 of 651	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	169 of 655	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	198 of 649	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.6	119 of 669	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	67.2	193 of 669	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	73.6	143 of 650	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	135 of 650	79.2%	★★★★☆
2017	68.8	170 of 639	73.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	76.6	97 of 500	80.6%	★★★★☆
2025	77.4	96 of 532	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	171 of 535	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	227 of 528	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.1	168 of 540	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.2	193 of 539	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.2	166 of 529	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.7	136 of 508	73.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)88th percentile~ school

Male (2026)86th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)81st percentile-9 vs school

African American (2023)12th percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English80%+17 vs state

Mathematics69%+28 vs state

Science62%+12 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, July 15, 2010

They need to keep the school clean and it would be nice if the school supplies I send for my kid stays with my kid and not given to some one else my kid came home with some girls folders and my kids was given to some one else that's not right! And her Name was on it. As well as the Teachers do not let you know any thing in till last mint and all they are not really teaching my kids any thing . They learned more in midland city than this one . Close Quote

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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	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
GW Long Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2567 Co Rd 60	Skipperville	36374	Dale County	Dale County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 774-0021	492	29	16.8	44.7%	389 (79.1%)	51 (10.4%)	20 (4.1%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	86.9	73^rd of 686 public elementary schools	89.4%		83.6	93^rd of 680 public elementary schools	86.3%	20	68.2	65.5	80.3	61.2	62.1	84.9	75.9	87.9	70.2	$7,786	$271	$7,514
Joseph W Lisenby Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	860 Faust Ave	Ozark	36360	Dale County	Ozark City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 774-4919	494	29	17.0	71.1%	156 (31.6%)	254 (51.4%)	45 (9.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.1%)								(n/a)										$9,925	$1,598	$8,328
Harry N Mixon Intermediate School	Public	1-6	349 Sherrill Ln	Ozark	36360	Dale County	Ozark City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 774-4912	383	25	15.3	80.2%	117 (30.5%)	211 (55.1%)	23 (6.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	23 (6.0%)	47.8	373^rd of 686 public elementary schools	45.6%		48.7	362^nd of 680 public elementary schools	46.8%	11	49.2	46.7	35.8		39.7	53.9	55.8	66.7		$9,386	$1,904	$7,482
Barbour County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	18 Beaty Drive	Louisville	36048	Barbour County	Barbour County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 266-6151	227	12	18.9	88.5%	22 (9.7%)	174 (76.7%)	27 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	12.6	617^th of 686 public elementary schools	10.1%		11.9	622^nd of 680 public elementary schools	8.5%	5	13.0	17.1	10.6	12.9	25.7	23.9	45.7	26.1	38.7	$10,951	$2,879	$8,042
Newton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	523 South College St	Newton	36352	Dale County	Dale County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 445-5564	293	16	18.3	57.7%	202 (68.9%)	54 (18.4%)	10 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.5%)	73.2	167^th of 686 public elementary schools	75.7%		78.9	127^th of 680 public elementary schools	81.3%	40	62.9	65.5	79.6	29.4	62.1	70.6	69.0	90.9	50.0	$10,232	$1,898	$8,333
Midland City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	48 Second Street	Midland City	36350	Dale County	Dale County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 983-4591	478	24	19.9	69.7%	260 (54.4%)	155 (32.4%)	27 (5.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.5%)	56.7	297^th of 686 public elementary schools	56.7%		61.5	263^rd of 680 public elementary schools	61.3%	34	41.4	51.8			52.4	62.6	61.5			$9,207	$1,340	$7,865
Abbeville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 Elm St	Abbeville	36310	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 585-3679	338	27	12.4	74.9%	140 (41.4%)	149 (44.1%)	20 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.6%)	16	582^nd of 686 public elementary schools	15.2%		15.8	577^th of 680 public elementary schools	15.1%	5	19.4	24.2	23.1	5.6	24.2	32.3	39.4	51.3	38.9	$10,642	$2,431	$8,194
Headland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	305 Mitchell St	Headland	36345	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 585-7080	898	51	17.6	44.3%	654 (72.8%)	159 (17.7%)	36 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.0%)	61.9	262^nd of 686 public elementary schools	61.8%		64.4	234^th of 680 public elementary schools	65.6%	28	59.7	37.1	51.7		50.9	68.2	57.9	74.5		$8,349	$1,080	$7,253
A M Windham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	626 N Daleville Ave	Daleville	36322	Dale County	Daleville City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 598-4466	507	25	20.2	75.5%	181 (35.7%)	146 (28.8%)	137 (27.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.5%)	24.4	523^rd of 686 public elementary schools	23.8%		38	441^st of 680 public elementary schools	35.1%	82	19.1	20.2			32.7	48.9	56.2			$8,742	$1,494	$7,234
Pike County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	186 Hillcrest Court	Brundidge	36010	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 735-2683	454	27	16.8	79.7%	81 (17.8%)	303 (66.7%)	58 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	55.2	315^th of 686 public elementary schools	54.1%		61.1	267^th of 680 public elementary schools	60.7%	48	58.7	23.3	66.7	21.6	43.3	73.9	41.7	77.8	64.7	$10,807	$1,687	$9,024

Frequently Asked Questions about GW Long Elementary School

What schools do graduates of GW Long Elementary School attend?

Students who attend GW Long Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : George W Long High School

How many students attend GW Long Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 492 students attended GW Long Elementary School.

Is GW Long Elementary School a good school?

GW Long Elementary School ranks 73^rd of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of GW Long Elementary School?

Students at GW Long Elementary School are 79% White, 10% African American, 4% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What district is GW Long Elementary School in?

Dale County

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