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Elba Elementary School

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Elba Elementary School ranks 341 st of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

341^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Elba Elementary School serves 379 students from Pre-K through 6th grade in the small town of Elba, Alabama, operating within the Elba City district. The school has shown a positive trajectory in recent years, climbing from a 2-star rating in 2021-2022 to 3 stars in 2025-2026, with its statewide rank improving from the 33rd to the 50th percentile. With 70.18% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch and a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1, the school serves a predominantly low-income population while making notable strides in academic performance.

One of the school's most impressive achievements is its dramatic improvement in chronic absenteeism, which dropped from 21.5% in 2021-2022 to 12.6% in 2024-2025—now nearly matching the state average of 12.0% and significantly better than its own district average of 17.8%. This improvement coincides with rising academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts, where 5th graders achieved 74.36% proficiency and 6th graders reached 63.83% proficiency in 2025-2026, both above state averages. Third-grade mathematics is another bright spot, with 58.21% proficiency exceeding the state's 44.89% and competitive with higher-ranked nearby schools like Pinedale Elementary (45.24%) and New Brockton Elementary (51%).

However, the school faces significant challenges that parents should understand. Fourth-grade mathematics shows a concerning pattern of volatility, dropping sharply to just 32.61% proficiency in 2025-2026—a 25.6 percentage point decline from the previous year and well below the state average of 42.07%. Science performance also lags, with only 32.61% of 4th graders proficient compared to the state's 50.23%, while nearby Holly Hill Elementary achieves 86.36% in this subject. Most concerning is the declining performance for low-income students, who represent over 70% of the student body—their ranking fell from the 75th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 52nd percentile in 2025-2026. While the school spends $10,647 per student—higher than most nearby schools—its mixed results suggest that resources alone aren't the answer, and parents may want to ask about specific support for 4th grade math and science instruction.

379

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,647

Per pupil spending ?

70.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

145 Tiger Dr
Elba, AL 36323-4019

(334) 897-2814

District: Elba City

Students who attend Elba Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Elba High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.1%

African American:

44.6%

Hispanic:

5.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Above the Alabama median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Science scores 18 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg50%

Alabama avg51%

341^st of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

99^th of 140Elba City 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	52.0	341 of 686	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.2	301 of 680	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	256 of 684	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	360 of 680	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	462 of 687	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	391 of 692	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	459 of 681	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	399 of 680	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.9	439 of 688	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.6	393 of 691	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.9	401 of 691	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.4	430 of 695	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.2	321 of 696	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	44.6	473 of 696	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.8	553 of 709	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.6	587 of 704	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.9	476 of 696	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.3	332 of 698	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.6	277 of 698	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.1	352 of 689	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	54.0	328 of 688	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.2	282 of 623	54.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	55.5	161 of 428	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.9	135 of 427	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	95 of 420	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	45.0	215 of 427	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.1	272 of 426	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	252 of 426	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	171 of 426	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	166 of 423	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	28.8	255 of 336	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	43.1	394 of 651	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.4	362 of 649	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.0	262 of 650	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.5	379 of 645	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	448 of 656	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	413 of 656	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	428 of 646	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	365 of 640	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.8	393 of 639	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	323 of 667	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.2	230 of 660	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.2	167 of 670	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	45.7	348 of 623	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	452 of 651	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	426 of 653	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	473 of 649	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.9	360 of 651	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.4	288 of 567	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	262 of 659	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.5	260 of 651	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	262 of 655	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	325 of 649	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.7	440 of 669	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.7	330 of 669	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.5	456 of 650	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.3	377 of 650	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.6	435 of 639	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	48.6	253 of 501	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.4	177 of 532	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	185 of 535	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	221 of 528	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.5	349 of 540	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.8	249 of 539	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.6	441 of 529	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.9	321 of 508	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.0	259 of 369	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)62nd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)60th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile~ school

White (2026)50th percentile~ school

Female (2026)39th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English62%~ state avg

Mathematics43%~ state avg

Science33%-18 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 Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elba Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	145 Tiger Dr	Elba	36323	Coffee County	Elba City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 897-2814	379	25	15.1	70.2%	171 (45.1%)	169 (44.6%)	22 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	52	341^st of 686 public elementary schools	50.3%		57.2	301^st of 680 public elementary schools	55.7%	40	58.2	32.6	46.2	34.0			32.6		56.7	52.2	74.4	63.8			$10,647	$1,943	$8,705
Fleeta School	Public	PK, KG-8	27463 County Road 30	Opp	36467	Covington County	Covington County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 493-6772	170	14	12.1	73.5%	160 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	49.9	356^th of 686 public elementary schools	48.1%		41.1	416^th of 680 public elementary schools	38.8%	60	52.2	18.5	20.0	27.3	26.7	46.2	70.4	69.2	78.3	66.7	53.3	54.6	53.3	61.5	$11,154	$2,414	$8,734
New Brockton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	504 N John St	New Brockton	36351	Coffee County	Coffee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 894-6152	727	38	18.8	49.5%	489 (67.3%)	77 (10.6%)	110 (15.1%)	5 (0.7%)	10 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	33 (4.5%)	60.4	272^nd of 686 public elementary schools	60.3%		69.3	201^st of 680 public elementary schools	70.4%	71	51.0	34.5	61.8				52.8		68.0	59.2	70.0				$7,712	$1,150	$6,548
Opp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	27098 Bobcat Drive	Opp	36467	Covington County	Opp City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 493-6031	547	33	16.5	61.6%	403 (73.7%)	75 (13.7%)	35 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.7%)	85.5	88^th of 686 public elementary schools	87.2%		73.6	163^rd of 680 public elementary schools	76.0%	75	72.5	60.0					69.3		87.9	71.0					$9,471	$1,538	$7,884
Hillcrest Elementary School	Public	K-6	400 East Watts Avenue	Enterprise	36330	Coffee County	Enterprise City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 347-6858	753	39	19.3	55.2%	387 (51.4%)	155 (20.6%)	154 (20.5%)	17 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	34 (4.5%)	81.2	107^th of 686 public elementary schools	84.4%		78.2	131^st of 680 public elementary schools	80.7%	24	53.5	66.4	57.0	73.4			70.1		72.5	74.8	77.0	72.2			$8,863	$1,225	$7,625
Holly Hill Elementary School	Public	K-6	201 Pineview	Enterprise	36330	Coffee County	Enterprise City	No	No	No	No	(334) 347-9700	666	32	20.8	39.8%	393 (59.0%)	109 (16.4%)	106 (15.9%)	28 (4.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.1%)	89.4	58^th of 686 public elementary schools	91.5%		89	54^th of 680 public elementary schools	92.1%	4	59.3	80.9	59.2	68.9			86.4		76.9	85.3	85.7	84.0			$6,904	$737	$6,153
Pinedale Elementary School	Public	K-6	207 Plaza Dr	Enterprise	36330	Coffee County	Enterprise City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 347-5460	350	18	19.4	67.4%	143 (40.9%)	92 (26.3%)	97 (27.7%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	65.8	232^nd of 686 public elementary schools	66.2%		74	160^th of 680 public elementary schools	76.5%	72	45.2	52.5	47.6	62.9			50.0		59.5	60.0	69.1	85.3			$8,877	$1,263	$7,600
Brookwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6500 Boll Weevil Circle	Enterprise	36330	Coffee County	Enterprise City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 393-9542	657	32	20.5	40.5%	356 (54.2%)	136 (20.7%)	102 (15.5%)	14 (2.1%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (6.4%)	81.2	108^th of 686 public elementary schools	84.3%		86.2	77^th of 680 public elementary schools	88.7%	31	55.4	66.7	64.2	56.9			66.7		72.3	71.6	80.0	73.6			$9,083	$1,158	$7,912
Harrand Creek Elementary School	Public	K-6	216 Morgan Ln	Enterprise	36330	Coffee County	Enterprise City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 347-5383	440	25	17.6	78.0%	135 (30.7%)	105 (23.9%)	170 (38.6%)	7 (1.6%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (3.9%)	53.3	331^st of 686 public elementary schools	51.7%		55.3	316^th of 680 public elementary schools	53.5%	15	60.4	41.9	41.7	36.5			40.3		66.0	43.6	73.6	53.9			$8,655	$1,345	$7,296
Rucker Boulevard Elementary School	Public	K-6	209 Regency Dr	Enterprise	36330	Coffee County	Enterprise City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 347-3535	517	24	21.5	63.4%	201 (38.9%)	158 (30.6%)	115 (22.2%)	16 (3.1%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.3%)	75.3	154^th of 686 public elementary schools	77.6%		73.4	164^th of 680 public elementary schools	75.9%	10	72.7	49.1	44.3	71.0			63.2		75.4	64.9	71.0	71.0			$9,825	$1,755	$8,057

Frequently Asked Questions about Elba Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Elba Elementary School?

Students at Elba Elementary School are 45% White, 45% African American, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Elba Elementary School in?

Elba City

What schools do graduates of Elba Elementary School attend?

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

High : Elba High School

Is Elba Elementary School a good school?

Elba Elementary School ranks 341^st of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Elba Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 379 students attended Elba Elementary School.

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2025–26 Summative Assessment scoresAug 14, 2026

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