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Moulton Elementary School

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Moulton Elementary School ranks 258 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

258^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Moulton Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 694 students in grades PK-4 in Moulton, Alabama. The school is part of the Lawrence County School District, which is ranked 95 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Moulton Elementary School has seen fluctuating performance over the past several years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 186 out of 688 schools in 2016-2017 (4-star rating) to 365 out of 681 schools in 2018-2019 (2-star rating). In the most recent school year (2024-2025), the school ranked 258 out of 680 Alabama elementary schools and maintained a 3-star rating. The school consistently outperforms the Lawrence County and Alabama state averages in English/Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science assessments across grades 3 and 4. Additionally, Moulton Elementary School performs particularly well for its Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status student populations, ranking 132 and 224 out of Alabama elementary schools in these subgroups, respectively, in 2024-2025.

When compared to nearby schools, Moulton Elementary School generally outperforms other schools in the Lawrence County district, such as Hazlewood Elementary, Mount Hope, East Lawrence Elementary, and Hatton Elementary. However, when compared to schools in the Decatur City district, such as Chestnut Grove Elementary, Woodmeade Elementary, and Julian Harris Elementary, Moulton Elementary School's performance is more mixed, with some areas where the Decatur City schools outperform Moulton.

695

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,067

Per pupil spending ?

48.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

412 Main St
Moulton, AL 35650

(256) 905-2450

District: Lawrence County

Students who attend Moulton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Moulton Middle School
High:	Lawrence County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.3%

African American:

6.8%

Hispanic:

5.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lawrence County

✓Above the Alabama median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg47%

Alabama avg51%

258^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	62.0	258 of 680	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	288 of 684	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	261 of 680	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.9	242 of 687	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.3	224 of 692	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.0	365 of 681	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.7	324 of 680	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.3	186 of 688	73.0%	★★★★☆
2016	53.4	317 of 691	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.6	391 of 691	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.4	313 of 695	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.4	317 of 696	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.5	215 of 696	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.4	292 of 709	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	255 of 649	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	342 of 650	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	294 of 645	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	291 of 656	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.5	275 of 656	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	378 of 646	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.0	284 of 640	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.4	256 of 639	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	224 of 660	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	284 of 670	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	170 of 623	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	54.3	299 of 651	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.9	111 of 653	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	51.2	327 of 649	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.7	348 of 651	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	63.6	170 of 567	70.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	258 of 651	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	232 of 655	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	227 of 649	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	199 of 669	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	70.2	174 of 669	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	50.6	328 of 650	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.3	326 of 650	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	74.6	132 of 639	79.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	132 of 403	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.1	54 of 395	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	54.1	128 of 373	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	111 of 345	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.0	51 of 398	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	51.6	158 of 392	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.4	216 of 344	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	328 of 532	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	354 of 535	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	299 of 528	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	302 of 540	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	282 of 539	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	402 of 529	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	396 of 508	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	47.4	181 of 369	50.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)67th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile~ school

Male (2025)60th percentile~ school

White (2025)38th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English68%+4 vs state

Science52%+10 vs state

Mathematics44%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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	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
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
DanvilleNeel Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8688 Danville Rd	Danville	35619	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 773-7183	504	28	17.7	53.6%	398 (79.0%)	10 (2.0%)	58 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.7%)	78.9	128^th of 680 public elementary schools	81.2%		78.6	130^th of 684 public elementary schools	81.0%	2	67.4	72.0			38.3	84.9	72.8			$11,043	$1,900	$9,127
West Morgan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	571 Old Hwy 24	Trinity	35673	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 350-8818	512	33	15.3	71.7%	242 (47.3%)	35 (6.8%)	206 (40.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)								(n/a)	59.7					63.1				$9,489	$1,563	$7,909
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
Julian Harris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1922 McAuliffe Dr SW	Decatur	35603	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3096	349	23	15.5	51.9%	134 (38.4%)	132 (37.8%)	33 (9.5%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (10.3%)	64.9	232^nd of 680 public elementary schools	65.9%		49.3	353^rd of 684 public elementary schools	48.4%	121	35.3	31.3	61.4		47.9	79.4	64.6	86.0
Chestnut Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3205 Cedarhurst Dr SW	Decatur	35603	Morgan County	Decatur City	No	No	No	No	(256) 552-3092	436	33	13.4	58.3%	154 (35.3%)	117 (26.8%)	112 (25.7%)	15 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	35 (8.0%)	42.5	406^th of 680 public elementary schools	40.3%		36.4	453^rd of 684 public elementary schools	33.8%	47	39.1	46.3	21.9		32.8	58.1	56.9	63.9		$10,662	$27	$10,635

Frequently Asked Questions about Moulton Elementary School

How many students attend Moulton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 695 students attended Moulton Elementary School.

What district is Moulton Elementary School in?

Lawrence County

What is the racial makeup of Moulton Elementary School?

Students at Moulton Elementary School are 82% White, 7% African American, 5% Hispanic, 4% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Moulton Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Moulton Middle School
High : Lawrence County High School

Is Moulton Elementary School a good school?

Moulton Elementary School ranks 258^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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