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Tharptown Elementary School

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Tharptown Elementary School ranks 481 st of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

481^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Tharptown Elementary School in Russellville, AL, serves 541 students from Pre-K through 6th grade and is part of the Franklin County district, which ranks in the middle of the pack statewide.

One of the most encouraging trends at Tharptown is its dramatic improvement in attendance. Chronic absenteeism has dropped from 16.3% in 2021-2022 to just 8.4% in 2024-2025—now better than both the district (10.3%) and state (12.0%) averages. This is especially impressive when compared to nearby schools like Leighton Elementary (18.5%) and Colbert Heights Elementary (20.7%). The school also shines in supporting English Language Learners and Hispanic students, earning 4 stars for ELL performance—a standout achievement given that 66.54% of students come from low-income households. This suggests the school has developed effective strategies for students facing both language and economic challenges.

However, math proficiency remains a significant concern, especially in upper grades. While 3rd graders show 34.67% proficiency, that number drops to just 16.67% in 4th grade and 18.31% in 5th grade—far below district and state averages. By contrast, English proficiency is comparatively stronger, ranging from 47.3% to 57.33% across grades. The gap is stark when compared to New Bethel Elementary, just 12 miles away, where 4th-grade math proficiency reaches 77.78%. While New Bethel has fewer low-income students (43.4% vs. 66.54%), the size of the academic gap suggests other factors are at play. Tharptown's overall rating has fluctuated between 1 and 2 stars in recent years, indicating room for growth, but its success with ELL students and improving attendance show the school has clear strengths to build upon.

541

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,738

Per pupil spending ?

66.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

145 Highway 80
Russellville, AL 35654-9128

(256) 332-3404

District: Franklin County

Students who attend Tharptown Elementary School usually attend:

High:	Red Bay High School
	Tharptown High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.7%

White:

46.8%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 34th percentile in 2016 → 30th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (39% vs 51% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg51%

Alabama avg51%

481^st of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Franklin County

67^th of 139Franklin 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	31.6	481 of 686	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.0	384 of 680	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	440 of 684	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	488 of 680	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	518 of 687	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.0	324 of 692	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	386 of 681	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	432 of 680	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.0	376 of 688	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.5	458 of 691	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.6	455 of 691	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.5	442 of 695	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	22.2	633 of 696	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	28.6	576 of 696	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.3	557 of 709	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	51.4	397 of 704	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.7	562 of 696	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.1	526 of 698	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.6	508 of 698	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.3	469 of 689	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.9	546 of 688	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.6	558 of 623	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	43 of 143	69.9%	★★★★☆
2025	70.6	26 of 142	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	58.2	43 of 131	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.1	84 of 123	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	65 of 110	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.5	40 of 100	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.1	13 of 74	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	58.4	15 of 65	76.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	30.9	470 of 652	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.3	373 of 649	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	431 of 650	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	483 of 645	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	509 of 656	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.9	295 of 656	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.4	317 of 646	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.1	405 of 640	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.9	307 of 639	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	50.1	38 of 90	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.6	75 of 206	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	90 of 196	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	93 of 184	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.0	117 of 175	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.3	48 of 164	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	61.2	42 of 152	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	61.1	41 of 140	70.7%	★★★★☆
2017	53.4	49 of 130	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	401 of 668	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.5	253 of 660	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	373 of 670	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	392 of 623	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	425 of 651	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.4	167 of 653	74.4%	★★★★☆
2019	54.3	291 of 649	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	290 of 651	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.3	200 of 567	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	449 of 660	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.9	366 of 651	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	420 of 655	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	459 of 649	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	489 of 669	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.7	341 of 669	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	438 of 650	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	412 of 650	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.9	395 of 639	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	58 of 97	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	57 of 82	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	52 of 70	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	14 of 53	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	35.6	38 of 59	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	27 of 57	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.6	40 of 65	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.3	19 of 63	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	59.4	19 of 58	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	295 of 403	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	350 of 395	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	323 of 373	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.5	163 of 345	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.8	237 of 398	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	178 of 392	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	164 of 344	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.6	111 of 280	60.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	17.1	461 of 500	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	35.5	363 of 532	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	427 of 535	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	493 of 528	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	517 of 540	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	38.2	334 of 539	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	418 of 529	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	443 of 508	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.4	279 of 369	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2025)74th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)70th percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2026)58th percentile+28 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)40th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)28th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile-17 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English52%-10 vs state

Science50%~ state avg

Mathematics23%-17 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 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
Tharptown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	145 Highway 80	Russellville	35654	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 332-3404	541	40	13.4	66.5%	253 (46.8%)	5 (0.9%)	258 (47.7%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	31.6	481^st of 686 public elementary schools	29.9%		46	384^th of 680 public elementary schools	43.5%	97	34.7	16.7	18.3	24.0	50.0	57.3	47.7	56.3	47.3	$9,738	$2,626	$7,109
Russellville Elementary School	Public	3-6	133 Chucky Mullins Memorial Dr	Russellville	35653	Franklin County	Russellville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 331-2123	576	33	17.5	62.0%	186 (32.3%)	30 (5.2%)	344 (59.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	62.7	252^nd of 686 public elementary schools	63.3%		71.3	186^th of 680 public elementary schools	72.6%	66	58.6	49.5	37.0		72.0	68.0	63.4	59.4		$10,187	$2,552	$7,616
West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1340 Clay Ave	Russellville	35653	Franklin County	Russellville City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 331-2122	686	41	16.6	52.6%	209 (30.5%)	21 (3.1%)	416 (60.6%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.5%)								(n/a)										$10,499	$1,997	$8,484
Mount Hope	Public	PK, KG-6	8455 County Road 23	Mount Hope	35651	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 905-2470	117	9	13.0	55.6%	98 (83.8%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.5%)	49.8	357^th of 686 public elementary schools	48.0%		61.9	259^th of 680 public elementary schools	61.9%	98	33.3	38.9	33.3	53.9	27.8	86.7	50.0	66.7	53.9	$11,107	$2,424	$8,668
Colbert Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1551 Sunset Dr	Tuscumbia	35674	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 381-6132	486	32	15.1	56.0%	429 (88.3%)	9 (1.9%)	25 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	55.5	312^th of 686 public elementary schools	54.5%		50.2	355^th of 680 public elementary schools	47.8%	43	48.2	44.3	38.5		49.2	63.6	50.8	80.0		$8,666	$1,990	$6,676
Hatton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6536 County Road 236	Town Creek	35672	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 685-4000	424	26	16.6	43.9%	355 (83.7%)	4 (0.9%)	13 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	47 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	57.1	293^rd of 686 public elementary schools	57.3%		49.3	359^th of 680 public elementary schools	47.2%	66	62.0	36.5	51.0	40.4	42.3	74.0	48.1	65.3	59.7	$8,716	$1,495	$7,205
New Bethel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 New Bethel Road	Tuscumbia	35674	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 383-6471	159	11	15.0	43.4%	148 (93.1%)	2 (1.3%)	5 (3.1%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	91.2	44^th of 686 public elementary schools	93.6%		92.1	37^th of 680 public elementary schools	94.6%	7	72.7	77.8	73.9		88.9	77.3	94.4	82.6		$11,103	$1,876	$9,226
Leighton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8100 Old Highway 20	Leighton	35646	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 446-8351	355	26	13.8	61.4%	216 (60.8%)	63 (17.7%)	38 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	33 (9.3%)	35.7	459^th of 686 public elementary schools	33.1%		39	433^rd of 680 public elementary schools	36.3%	26	48.6	29.7	20.9		37.8	71.4	43.2	48.8		$12,176	$2,081	$10,095
Phil Campbell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	148 Camp Street	Phil Campbell	35581	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 331-2170	441	27	16.3	59.6%	389 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	65.2	236^th of 686 public elementary schools	65.6%		58.3	290^th of 680 public elementary schools	57.4%	54	63.3	51.0	31.0	63.3	52.9	77.6	51.0	69.1	65.0	$8,612	$491	$8,117
G W Trenholm Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	601 Joe Wheeler Hwy	Tuscumbia	35674	Colbert County	Tuscumbia City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 389-2940	413	28	14.5	55.9%	247 (59.8%)	115 (27.8%)	14 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.3%)								(n/a)										$9,760	$1,698	$8,038

Frequently Asked Questions about Tharptown Elementary School

Is Tharptown Elementary School a good school?

Tharptown Elementary School ranks 481^st of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Tharptown Elementary School?

Students at Tharptown Elementary School are 48% Hispanic, 47% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Tharptown Elementary School in?

Franklin County

What schools do graduates of Tharptown Elementary School attend?

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

High : Red Bay High School
High : Tharptown High School

How many students attend Tharptown Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 541 students attended Tharptown Elementary School.

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