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Bruce K Craig Elementary School

Public Grades 3-5

Summary

Bruce K Craig Elementary School is a small school in Selma, AL, serving 151 students in grades 3-5 as part of the Dallas County school district, where about 81% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The most encouraging news is a dramatic turnaround in attendance. Chronic absenteeism has plummeted from 37.7% in 2021-2022 to just 4.6% in 2024-2025—far better than the district average of 17.2% and the state average of 12.0%. This means kids are now showing up to school consistently, which is a critical first step. We're also seeing early academic gains. Third-grade English proficiency jumped from 20% to 46.67% over two years, nearly matching the district average. Math proficiency, while still low, has climbed from 0% to 13.33% in 3rd grade and 10.53% in 4th grade. These improvements suggest that foundational skills are starting to take hold, even though the school still ranks in the bottom 5% of Alabama elementary schools overall.

However, challenges remain. Science proficiency in 4th grade is at 0%, a decline from previous years, and 5th-grade English has dipped. When compared to Valley Grande Elementary School—which serves a similar demographic just 9 miles away—Bruce K Craig lags significantly (13.33% vs. 32.5% in 3rd grade math). Yet it actually outperforms its immediate neighbor, Southside Primary School, in 3rd grade math. With such a small student body, year-to-year swings can be large, so it's important to view these numbers as a trajectory rather than a final verdict. The school is clearly moving in the right direction, but sustained focus on instruction—especially in science and upper grades—will be key to building on this momentum.

151

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,288

Per pupil spending ?

80.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

Building 108 Craig Ind Park
Selma, AL 36701-8138

(334) 875-7937

District: Dallas County

Students who attend Bruce K Craig Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Tipton Durant Middle School
High:	Southside High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.7%

Two or more races:

5.3%

White:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (21% vs 52% meeting standards)

!Science scores 43 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg27%

Alabama avg52%

Not ranked this year

Bruce K Craig 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	8.9	646 of 680	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	677 of 684	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	668 of 680	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	682 of 687	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	666 of 692	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	539 of 681	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	614 of 680	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.7	603 of 688	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.7	634 of 691	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.9	680 of 691	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.5	654 of 695	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	34.3	561 of 696	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	51.1	421 of 696	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.0	493 of 709	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	19.3	641 of 704	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	18.1	641 of 696	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	25.6	602 of 698	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.1	583 of 698	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.2	561 of 689	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.5	561 of 688	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.1	604 of 623	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	381 of 427	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	406 of 420	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	402 of 427	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	416 of 426	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	398 of 426	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	222 of 426	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	336 of 423	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	635 of 649	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	638 of 650	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	626 of 645	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	645 of 656	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	644 of 656	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	530 of 646	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	584 of 640	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	18.3	545 of 639	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	636 of 660	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	664 of 670	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	600 of 623	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	647 of 651	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	618 of 653	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	500 of 649	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	566 of 651	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.3	485 of 567	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	566 of 651	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	646 of 655	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	635 of 649	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	665 of 669	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	617 of 669	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	501 of 650	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	585 of 650	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.4	577 of 639	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	19.2	359 of 392	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	337 of 344	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	21.0	244 of 280	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)13th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2019)8th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English36%-29 vs state

Mathematics12%-30 vs state

Science0%-43 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	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
Southside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3104 Old Montgomery Hwy	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-9566	147	8	18.3	87.8%	2 (1.4%)	137 (93.2%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)	9.3	648^th of 686 public elementary schools	5.5%					(n/a)	14.0	10.9	11.4					19.6			42.0	32.6	40.0					$11,494	$2,250	$9,221
Tipton Durant Middle School	Public	6-8	2500 Tipton St	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 872-8080	176	7	24.0	92.6%	2 (1.1%)	163 (92.6%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	6.6	436^th of 443 public middle schools	1.6%		5.9	437^th of 439 public middle schools	0.5%	1				8.9	0.0	0.0			12.7					17.8	23.2	21.8		$13,056	$6,699	$6,335
Dallas County Career Technical Center	Public	7-12	1306 Roosevelt Ave	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	No	(334) 267-0788																			(n/a)
Dallas County Alternative Learning Center	Public	7-12	2500 Tipton Street	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(334) 872-6761	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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
Clark Elementary School	Public	K-6	405 Lawrence St	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1630	113	8	14.1	97.3%	4 (3.5%)	105 (92.9%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	5	680^th of 686 public elementary schools	0.9%		22.7	524^th of 680 public elementary schools	22.9%	156	5.6	11.1	0.0	4.2				11.1			11.1	22.2	16.7	33.3				$10,376	$2,448	$7,920
School Of Discovery Genesis Center	Public, Magnet	6	400 Washington St	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(334) 874-1670																			(n/a)																		$10,162	$2,062	$8,093
Southside High School	Public	9-12	7975 US Highway 80 E	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 872-0518	285	21	13.4	89.1%	4 (1.4%)	268 (94.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	9.9	356^th of 380 public high schools	6.3%		10.3	361^st of 374 public high schools	3.5%	5							3.9			11.5							5.9	$13,183	$3,453	$9,707
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Bruce K Craig Elementary School

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Dallas County

How many students attend Bruce K Craig Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 151 students attended Bruce K Craig Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Bruce K Craig Elementary School?

Students at Bruce K Craig Elementary School are 93% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% White.

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2025–26 Summative Assessment scoresAug 14, 2026

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