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Hatton Elementary School

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Hatton Elementary School ranks 359 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

359^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Hatton Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Town Creek, Alabama, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 437 students. The school is part of the Lawrence County School District, which is ranked 95 out of 135 districts in the state.

Hatton Elementary School has experienced fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from a high of 190 out of 680 Alabama elementary schools in 2017-2018 to a low of 420 out of 680 in 2022-2023. The school's current ranking for the 2024-2025 school year is 359 out of 680, with a 2-star rating. Performance has varied among different student subgroups, with Native American students performing particularly well in the past but more recently declining. White students at Hatton Elementary have consistently underperformed, ranking in the bottom quartile of Alabama elementary schools in recent years.

One significant concern at Hatton Elementary is the increasing trend of chronic absenteeism, which has risen from 8.4% in 2023-2024 to 17.9% in 2022-2023. Academically, the school has generally outperformed the Lawrence County average in mathematics but has struggled to match the state average, particularly in the upper grades. In English language arts, the school has performed better than the county average but below the state average. While Hatton Elementary's performance is on par with or slightly better than other schools in the district, it lags behind some higher-performing schools in neighboring districts, such as Tharptown Elementary School and Leighton Elementary School.

424

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,716

Per pupil spending ?

43.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6536 County Road 236
Town Creek, AL 35672-5812

(256) 685-4000

District: Lawrence County

Students who attend Hatton Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Hatton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.7%

American Indian:

11.1%

Hispanic:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg44%

Alabama avg50%

359^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Lawrence County

95^th of 135Lawrence 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	49.3	359 of 680	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.8	255 of 684	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.9	420 of 680	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	369 of 687	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.4	373 of 692	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.5	281 of 681	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.7	190 of 680	72.1%	★★★★☆
2017	52.7	335 of 688	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.8	303 of 691	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.6	217 of 691	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	77.1	114 of 695	83.6%	★★★★☆
2013	61.2	304 of 696	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.7	344 of 696	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.9	334 of 709	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.4	153 of 704	78.3%	★★★★☆
2009	64.7	230 of 696	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	81.4	65 of 698	90.7%	★★★★★
2007	76.2	125 of 698	82.1%	★★★★☆
2006	77.5	105 of 689	84.8%	★★★★☆
2005	71.2	158 of 688	77.0%	★★★★☆
2004	84.1	59 of 623	90.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	306 of 649	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	234 of 650	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.5	415 of 645	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	392 of 656	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.1	344 of 656	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.3	310 of 646	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	230 of 640	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.6	344 of 639	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	409 of 660	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.2	261 of 670	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.7	405 of 623	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.9	435 of 651	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.1	384 of 653	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	355 of 649	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.1	139 of 651	78.6%	★★★★☆
2017	47.1	311 of 567	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	378 of 651	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.0	269 of 655	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	384 of 649	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	335 of 669	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.7	359 of 669	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.1	223 of 650	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.3	149 of 650	77.1%	★★★★☆
2017	52.2	316 of 639	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	76.9	10 of 58	82.8%	★★★★☆
2017	35.4	12 of 13	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	152 of 403	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.0	216 of 395	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.1	153 of 373	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	138 of 345	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.9	154 of 398	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.2	273 of 392	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.3	74 of 344	78.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	405 of 532	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.2	327 of 535	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.3	451 of 528	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	407 of 540	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	400 of 539	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	369 of 529	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	274 of 508	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.4	301 of 369	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)83rd percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English61%~ state avg

Science39%-4 vs state

Mathematics38%-3 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
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%)	49.3	359^th of 680 public elementary schools	47.2%		61.8	255^th of 684 public elementary schools	62.7%	104	40.7	31.5	46.9	31.1	38.9	64.8	53.7	57.8	66.7	$8,716	$1,495	$7,205
Hazlewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	334 Hazelwood St	Town Creek	35672	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 685-4020	221	13	17.0	85.1%	90 (40.7%)	108 (48.9%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.9%)	17.3	566^th of 680 public elementary schools	16.8%		6.7	668^th of 684 public elementary schools	2.3%	102	19.2	27.6	6.5	17.4	10.3	34.6	53.3	51.6	30.4	$10,991	$2,077	$8,898
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%)	61.9	259^th of 680 public elementary schools	61.9%		48	368^th of 684 public elementary schools	46.2%	109	76.5	27.3	35.7	46.2	54.6	64.7	63.6	57.1	76.9	$11,107	$2,424	$8,668
Moulton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	412 Main St	Moulton	35650	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 905-2450	695	40	17.3	48.9%	572 (82.3%)	47 (6.8%)	35 (5.0%)	3 (0.4%)	29 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.3%)	62	258^th of 680 public elementary schools	62.1%		57.7	288^th of 684 public elementary schools	57.9%	30	52.0	36.8			52.1	65.4	69.8			$10,067	$2,352	$7,700
Leighton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	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%)	39	433^rd of 680 public elementary schools	36.3%		41.4	421^st of 684 public elementary schools	38.5%	12	43.2	20.9	26.9	29.2	32.6	70.3	36.4	65.4	52.1	$12,176	$2,081	$10,095
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%)	46	384^th of 680 public elementary schools	43.5%		39	440^th of 684 public elementary schools	35.7%	56	47.1	57.8	31.9	22.2	42.2	58.5	63.5	58.0	34.7	$9,738	$2,626	$7,109
East Lawrence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	263 County Road 370	Trinity	35673	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 905-2514	576	36	16.0	66.5%	435 (75.5%)	54 (9.4%)	56 (9.7%)	4 (0.7%)	15 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	36.4	448^th of 680 public elementary schools	34.1%		55.5	309^th of 684 public elementary schools	54.8%	139	13.8	37.6			45.9	56.0	49.5			$10,220	$2,045	$8,161
Hatton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2130 Hatton School Rd	Leighton	35646	Colbert County	Colbert County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 446-5679	236	18	13.2	65.3%	156 (66.1%)	48 (20.3%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.7%)	67.6	215^th of 680 public elementary schools	68.4%		60.5	263^rd of 684 public elementary schools	61.5%	48	58.8	57.1	69.6	26.3	42.9	70.6	64.3	87.0	52.6	$13,061	$1,843	$11,218
Speake	Public	PK, KG-6	7323 Alabama Highway 36	Danville	35619	Lawrence County	Lawrence County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 974-9201	178	12	15.4	67.4%	147 (82.6%)	10 (5.6%)	10 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	53	333^rd of 680 public elementary schools	51.0%		43.8	401^st of 684 public elementary schools	41.4%	68	48.3	31.6	15.8	23.5	57.9	69.0	79.0	68.4	52.9	$11,770	$1,945	$9,809
Howell Graves Preschool	Public	PK-K	3201 Alabama Ave	Muscle Shoals	35661	Colbert County	Muscle Shoals City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 389-2630	356	19	18.7	19.9%	238 (66.9%)	53 (14.9%)	28 (7.9%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.7%)								(n/a)										$11,965	$1,916	$10,013

Frequently Asked Questions about Hatton Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Hatton Elementary School attend?

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

High : Hatton High School

What district is Hatton Elementary School in?

Lawrence County

What is the racial makeup of Hatton Elementary School?

Students at Hatton Elementary School are 84% White, 11% American Indian, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Hatton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 424 students attended Hatton Elementary School.

Is Hatton Elementary School a good school?

Hatton Elementary School ranks 359^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 27, 2025

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