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Floyd Elementary School

Q: Is Floyd Elementary School a good school?

Floyd Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.2% of Alabama elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Floyd Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 384 students attended Floyd Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Floyd Elementary School?

Students at Floyd Elementary School are 43% African American, 34% Hispanic, 18% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Floyd Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Floyd Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Sansom Middle School High : Gadsden City High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

631^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Floyd Elementary School is a public elementary school in Gadsden, Alabama, serving around 350 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Gadsden City School District, which is ranked 97 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past several years, Floyd Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Alabama elementary schools, typically in the 400s to 600s range out of around 680-690 schools. The school's academic performance is a concern, with only 30.51% of 3rd graders proficient or better in math, compared to 40.84% for Gadsden City and 45.47% for the state. Similar gaps are seen in other grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, Floyd Elementary has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.8% to 22.0%, which is significantly higher than the desired target of less than 10%.

When comparing Floyd Elementary to other nearby schools in the Gadsden City district, it consistently underperforms. For example, Eura Brown Elementary, also in Gadsden City, ranks in the top 10 elementary schools in the state and significantly outperforms Floyd Elementary across all academic measures. Addressing the challenges at Floyd Elementary, including improving instructional quality, increasing student engagement, and providing targeted support for the school's most vulnerable populations, will be crucial for improving student outcomes.

384

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,258

Per pupil spending ?

82%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 Black Creek Rd
Gadsden, AL 35904-1655

(256) 546-0836

District: Gadsden City

Students who attend Floyd Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sansom Middle School
High:	Gadsden City High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

42.7%

Hispanic:

33.6%

White:

18.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (23% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg41%

Alabama avg52%

631^st of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Gadsden City

97^th of 135Gadsden 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
2025	10.7	631 of 680	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	516 of 684	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	486 of 680	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	504 of 687	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	470 of 692	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.8	555 of 681	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	493 of 680	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.1	480 of 688	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.7	494 of 691	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.7	478 of 691	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.6	474 of 695	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.4	521 of 696	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.8	623 of 696	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.4	657 of 709	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	29.5	573 of 704	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.2	516 of 696	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.1	537 of 698	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.0	549 of 698	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.9	632 of 689	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	19.5	618 of 688	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.1	526 of 623	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	403 of 427	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	41.7	223 of 420	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	237 of 427	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	253 of 426	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	217 of 426	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	270 of 426	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	235 of 423	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.1	190 of 336	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	73 of 142	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	58 of 131	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	604 of 649	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	482 of 650	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	423 of 645	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	459 of 656	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.6	421 of 656	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.5	532 of 646	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	485 of 640	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.2	512 of 639	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	158 of 206	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	120 of 196	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	90 of 164	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	606 of 660	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	471 of 670	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	365 of 623	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	383 of 651	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	345 of 653	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	486 of 649	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.7	408 of 651	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	595 of 651	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	504 of 655	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	472 of 649	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	508 of 669	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	469 of 669	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.8	508 of 650	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	448 of 650	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.6	368 of 639	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	41 of 53	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	41 of 59	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	1.7	532 of 532	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	464 of 535	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	476 of 528	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	465 of 540	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	413 of 539	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	492 of 529	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	452 of 508	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.5	329 of 369	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile+41 vs school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+16 vs school

Native American (2025)23rd percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

African American (2025)6th percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English33%-32 vs state

Mathematics18%-24 vs state

Science12%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)				Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)				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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Floyd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Black Creek Rd	Gadsden	35904	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-0836	384	16	23.8	82.0%	71 (18.5%)	164 (42.7%)	129 (33.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	10.7	631^st of 680 public elementary schools	7.2%		24.8	516^th of 684 public elementary schools	24.6%	115	30.5	17.0	5.8		11.9	28.3	23.7	46.2		$9,258	$2,678	$6,563
Mitchell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Noccalula Rd	Gadsden	35904	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	No	(256) 546-2711	262	18	14.8	59.2%	163 (62.2%)	50 (19.1%)	26 (9.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.6%)	71.4	184^th of 680 public elementary schools	72.9%		64.3	227^th of 684 public elementary schools	66.8%	43	72.5	63.9	44.4		33.3	70.0	80.6	72.2		$8,237	$807	$7,413
Therapeutic Academic Program	Public	1-5	201 College St	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	No	(256) 549-2961																			(n/a)
Walnut Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 Walnut St	Gadsden	35904	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-4665	218	13	16.4	78.9%	116 (53.2%)	55 (25.2%)	41 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	39.5	426^th of 680 public elementary schools	37.4%		28.7	494^th of 684 public elementary schools	27.8%	68	51.5	32.1	32.3		28.6	60.6	53.6	51.6		$11,169	$3,212	$7,941
W E Striplin Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 Cleveland Ave	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-8616	400	20	19.7	84.8%	37 (9.3%)	222 (55.5%)	122 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)	21.4	532^nd of 680 public elementary schools	21.8%		23.2	525^th of 684 public elementary schools	23.2%	7	35.3	22.5	15.6		24.5	42.7	49.0	45.3		$9,349	$2,460	$6,872
Donehoo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1109 E Broad St	Gadsden	35903	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-3604	225	12	18.3	73.3%	20 (8.9%)	158 (70.2%)	40 (17.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	50.7	349^th of 680 public elementary schools	48.7%		49.6	349^th of 684 public elementary schools	49.0%		46.7	40.0	50.0		26.7	65.5	60.0	61.3		$11,244	$2,746	$8,483
Eura Brown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1231 Alcott Rd	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	No	(256) 546-0011	340	21	16.0	32.6%	238 (70.0%)	59 (17.4%)	18 (5.3%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	93	31^st of 680 public elementary schools	95.4%		94.7	27^th of 684 public elementary schools	96.1%	4	76.2	77.8	74.5		66.7	90.5	77.8	93.6		$8,337	$710	$7,609
Thompson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	236 Goldenrod Ave	Gadsden	35901	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-7011	288	14	20.2	81.3%	50 (17.4%)	179 (62.2%)	40 (13.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.2%)	16.5	572^nd of 680 public elementary schools	15.9%		25.5	510^th of 684 public elementary schools	25.4%	62	12.8	6.9	8.9		24.1	40.4	51.7	53.3		$11,365	$3,097	$8,253
Adams Elementary School	Public	K-5	919 Raley St	Gadsden	35903	Etowah County	Gadsden City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 492-4952	433	23	18.6	90.8%	61 (14.1%)	196 (45.3%)	160 (37.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	9.7	641^st of 680 public elementary schools	5.7%		12.3	613^th of 684 public elementary schools	10.4%	28	14.1	11.1	5.5		15.6	39.1	35.5	45.8		$9,435	$2,672	$6,747
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3156 Tabor Rd	Gadsden	35904	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 546-7409	216	12	18.0	53.7%	185 (85.6%)	7 (3.2%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)	40.7	419^th of 680 public elementary schools	38.4%		45.3	390^th of 684 public elementary schools	43.0%	29	36.4	29.6	24.1	5.3	44.4	63.6	44.4	75.9	57.9	$10,660	$1,779	$8,880

Frequently Asked Questions about Floyd Elementary School

How many students attend Floyd Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 384 students attended Floyd Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Floyd Elementary School?

Students at Floyd Elementary School are 43% African American, 34% Hispanic, 18% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Floyd Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Sansom Middle School
High : Gadsden City High School

What district is Floyd Elementary School in?

Gadsden City

Is Floyd Elementary School a good school?

Floyd Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.2% of Alabama elementary schools.

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