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JE Terry Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

Summary

JE Terry Elementary School is a small K-6 school in Plantersville, AL, serving 110 students within the Dallas County district, where the vast majority of families qualify for free or reduced lunch.

One of the most encouraging stories at JE Terry is its dramatic improvement in attendance. Chronic absenteeism dropped from 30.8% in 2022-2023 to just 9.2% in 2024-2025—a remarkable 70% reduction that now beats both the district average (17.2%) and the state average (12.0%). This suggests the school has implemented effective initiatives to get kids to school consistently, which is a strong foundation for learning. Academically, the school shows real strengths in English Language Arts across all grade levels, with proficiency rates in 2024-2025 ranging from 47% in 4th grade to nearly 55% in 3rd grade—all well above district averages. Sixth-grade math is another standout, with a 31.58% proficiency rate that more than triples the district average of 10.11% and even surpasses the performance at nearby Randolph Elementary School in Bibb County.

However, the school's overall performance has been volatile. After an exceptional 2022-2023 year when it earned 4 stars and ranked in the 72nd percentile statewide, scores dropped sharply in subsequent years. Tracking the same group of students shows a concerning pattern: a cohort that had 61.54% math proficiency in 3rd grade fell to just 10% by 5th grade. This "middle school cliff" in math—where proficiency declines as students get older—is less pronounced in reading. Still, JE Terry consistently outperforms its district peers like Brantley Elementary School and Valley Grande Elementary School in most subjects. With a favorable 13.7:1 student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending ($12,312) than most nearby schools, JE Terry has solid resources. The key question is whether it can replicate its 2022-2023 success consistently across all grade levels.

110

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,312

Per pupil spending ?

85.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

70 Academy St
Plantersville, AL 36758-2517

(334) 266-2838

District: Dallas County

Students who attend JE Terry Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	William R Martin Middle School
High:	Dallas County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.6%

African American:

37.3%

Two or more races:

9.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (34% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg26%

Alabama avg50%

Not ranked this year

JE Terry Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

128^th of 139Dallas 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
2025	25.8	506 of 680	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	461 of 684	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.9	191 of 680	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	39.8	412 of 687	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.6	452 of 692	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.6	217 of 681	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	253 of 680	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.8	368 of 688	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	57.9	280 of 691	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.0	364 of 691	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.3	275 of 695	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.9	443 of 696	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	68.3	209 of 696	70.0%	★★★★☆
2011	58.9	335 of 709	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.1	344 of 704	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.8	282 of 696	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.6	391 of 698	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.5	304 of 698	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	34.5	519 of 689	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	40.0	477 of 688	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	29.3	487 of 623	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	445 of 660	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	423 of 670	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	417 of 653	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.4	239 of 649	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.6	212 of 567	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	70.0	173 of 650	73.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	51.7	239 of 529	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	21.4	448 of 508	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2019)73rd percentile+5 vs school

White (2019)55th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+7 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English51%-12 vs state

Science29%-13 vs state

Mathematics18%-22 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 Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dallas County High School	Public	9-12	335 5th Ave	Plantersville	36758	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 366-2232	334	24	14.0	76.0%	77 (23.1%)	231 (69.2%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	29.3	270^th of 380 public high schools	28.9%		30.7	247^th of 374 public high schools	34.0%	23							7.6			13.6							32.3	$9,853	$1,685	$8,145
William R Martin Middle School	Public	6-8	2863 County Road 81	Valley Grande	36703	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 872-6417	180	8	24.0	85.0%	32 (17.8%)	130 (72.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.9%)	29.2	318^th of 443 public middle schools	28.2%		28.4	318^th of 439 public middle schools	27.6%					17.3	13.1	6.2			42.0					39.5	52.5	44.4		$9,601	$1,507	$8,071
Valley Grande Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2765 Dallas County Road 81	Valley Grande	36701	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 872-7661	353	17	20.7	77.1%	103 (29.2%)	207 (58.6%)	12 (3.4%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.4%)	27.8	502^nd of 686 public elementary schools	26.8%		28.2	491^st of 680 public elementary schools	27.8%	11	43.1	21.6	9.4					25.5			69.0	43.1	50.9					$8,689	$1,547	$7,121
Brantley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5585 Water Ave	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-8185	204	10	20.4	86.8%	27 (13.2%)	155 (76.0%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.8%)	10.8	637^th of 686 public elementary schools	7.1%		10.6	632^nd of 680 public elementary schools	7.1%	5	16.1	15.4	12.9					30.8			29.0	38.5	25.8					$10,642	$2,130	$8,491
Edgewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	709 Highland Ave	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1640	402	22	18.3	88.6%	3 (0.7%)	385 (95.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	7.4	668^th of 686 public elementary schools	2.6%		10	638^th of 680 public elementary schools	6.2%	30	9.5	8.9	9.5	10.5				15.6			35.9	26.7	28.6	31.0				$9,321	$1,918	$7,396
Selma High School	Public	9-12	2180 Broad St	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1683	680	37	18.6	87.1%	1 (0.1%)	664 (97.6%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	18.2	317^th of 380 public high schools	16.6%		26.1	262^nd of 374 public high schools	29.9%	55							6.8			17.7							15.2	$10,857	$2,009	$8,841
Payne Elementary School	Public	K-6	1529 N Franklin St	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1660	164	10	16.4	96.3%	0 (0.0%)	163 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	17.2	578^th of 686 public elementary schools	15.7%		17.5	563^rd of 680 public elementary schools	17.2%	15	50.0	13.0	33.3	7.7				8.7			38.9	29.2	33.3	23.1				$10,444	$2,016	$8,420
The RBHudson STEAM Academy	Public	7-8	1701 Summerfield Rd	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1675	279	22	12.9	93.2%	0 (0.0%)	273 (97.8%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	14.3	390^th of 443 public middle schools	12.0%		13.6	391^st of 439 public middle schools	10.9%	1					5.3	0.8			29.0						29.0	40.8		$10,243	$1,965	$8,271
Randolph Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7259 Highway 36	Randolph	36792	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 366-2897	225	15	15.0	49.3%	180 (80.0%)	21 (9.3%)	15 (6.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	57.3	292^nd of 686 public elementary schools	57.4%		56.5	311^th of 680 public elementary schools	54.3%	19	50.0	46.4	25.0	30.4				50.0			76.3	67.9	71.4	56.5				$10,616	$1,558	$9,043
Sophia P Kingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2224 Selma Ave	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1635	305	13	23.4	76.7%	2 (0.7%)	292 (95.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	15.4	590^th of 686 public elementary schools	14.0%		13.5	603^rd of 680 public elementary schools	11.3%	13	8.5	24.4	0.0	25.0				19.5			36.2	26.8	55.2	41.7				$13,079	$3,106	$9,965

Frequently Asked Questions about JE Terry Elementary School

How many students attend JE Terry Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 110 students attended JE Terry Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of JE Terry Elementary School?

Students at JE Terry Elementary School are 54% White, 37% African American, 9% Two or more races.

What district is JE Terry Elementary School in?

Dallas County

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2025–26 Summative Assessment scoresAug 14, 2026

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