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Samson Elementary School

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Samson Elementary School ranks 448 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

448^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Samson Elementary School in Samson, AL, serves 361 students from Pre-K through 5th grade in a rural part of the Geneva County district, with about 70% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

Samson Elementary has seen a significant academic decline over the past two years. After peaking in the 2023-2024 school year, its state ranking has dropped from the 64th percentile to the 35th percentile. This downward trend is visible across core subjects—for example, 3rd-grade math proficiency fell from 43.4% to 22.2% in just two years. When compared to nearby schools, the gap is striking. Most neighboring schools in the Enterprise City district, such as Holly Hill Elementary and Rucker Boulevard Elementary, rank in the 66th to 92nd percentile. Even demographically similar schools like WS Harlan Elementary (54th percentile) and Fleeta School (48th percentile) outperform Samson, suggesting the issue isn't simply about student demographics.

There are some bright spots worth noting. The school has a remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 7.0%, well below the state average of 12.0%, indicating strong attendance. Additionally, 4th-grade science proficiency (43.5%) remains close to the state average and is a potential area of strength. However, the school's performance with specific student groups has reversed sharply—subgroup rankings for Special Education and low-income students fell from the mid-70s percentiles to the 20s and 30s. Spending per student ($9,056) and class sizes (17.1:1) are in line with peers, so the decline isn't due to lack of funding. For parents, this is a school with solid attendance and engaged students, but one that is currently struggling to translate those positives into academic gains, especially in math and reading.

361

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,056

Per pupil spending ?

69.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

823 North State Hwy 87
Samson, AL 36477

(334) 898-7439

District: Geneva County

Students who attend Samson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Samson Middle School
High:	Samson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.8%

Hispanic:

10.5%

African American:

7.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2016 → 35th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (43% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg63%

Alabama avg53%

448^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Geneva County

39^th of 140Geneva 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	37.3	448 of 686	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.2	389 of 680	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.7	246 of 684	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	302 of 680	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.5	453 of 687	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	406 of 692	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.6	381 of 681	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	392 of 680	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.2	395 of 688	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.3	406 of 691	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.1	362 of 691	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.8	426 of 695	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.5	579 of 696	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.6	680 of 696	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.6	670 of 709	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	21.3	630 of 704	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.5	618 of 696	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.0	658 of 698	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.8	661 of 698	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	17.5	639 of 689	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	36.2	500 of 688	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	51.1	325 of 623	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	32.5	296 of 427	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	493 of 651	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.0	468 of 649	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	57.4	267 of 650	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	327 of 645	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	461 of 656	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	379 of 656	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	356 of 646	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	342 of 640	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.6	354 of 639	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	426 of 667	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.3	337 of 660	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.1	175 of 670	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	55.3	273 of 623	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.0	393 of 651	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.1	302 of 653	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	254 of 649	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	306 of 651	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	33.0	413 of 567	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	368 of 659	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.2	290 of 651	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	233 of 655	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	258 of 649	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.8	412 of 669	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.7	392 of 669	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	373 of 650	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	389 of 650	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.1	404 of 639	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	318 of 403	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.6	277 of 403	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.4	96 of 395	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	42.2	203 of 373	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.5	305 of 345	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	378 of 398	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	26.7	220 of 280	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	16.2	463 of 501	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	439 of 532	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.5	266 of 535	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	319 of 528	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.3	464 of 540	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	438 of 539	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	406 of 529	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	381 of 508	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.5	320 of 369	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)44th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile~ school

African American (2023)31st percentile-25 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)21st percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English61%-4 vs state

Science43%-7 vs state

Mathematics25%-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 (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
Samson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	823 North State Hwy 87	Samson	36477	Geneva County	Geneva County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 898-7439	361	21	17.1	69.8%	270 (74.8%)	26 (7.2%)	38 (10.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.1%)	37.3	448^th of 686 public elementary schools	34.7%		45.2	389^th of 680 public elementary schools	42.8%	59	22.2	34.8	19.2				43.5		66.7	43.5	72.3				$9,056	$1,898	$7,105
Mulkey Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	800 W Meadow Ave	Geneva	36340	Geneva County	Geneva City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(334) 684-2294	562	39	14.4	51.2%	437 (77.8%)	47 (8.4%)	24 (4.3%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.2%)	69.9	194^th of 686 public elementary schools	71.7%		75	155^th of 680 public elementary schools	77.2%	39	59.8	48.3	71.9				41.6		70.6	61.8	86.5				$8,986	$1,218	$7,747
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Samson Elementary School

How many students attend Samson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 361 students attended Samson Elementary School.

Is Samson Elementary School a good school?

Samson Elementary School ranks 448^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Samson Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Samson Middle School
High : Samson High School

What is the racial makeup of Samson Elementary School?

Students at Samson Elementary School are 75% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Samson Elementary School in?

Geneva County

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