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Central Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

626^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Central Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hayneville, Alabama, serving 181 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Lowndes County School District, which is ranked 122 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Alabama elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 509 and 681 out of around 680-690 schools. The school significantly underperforms compared to the Lowndes County and Alabama state averages across various subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 3.7% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 25.71% in Lowndes County and 45.47% statewide. Central Elementary School also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.8% to 26.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby Fort Deposit Elementary School and JacksonSteele Elementary School, which are also part of the Lowndes County School District, generally outperform Central Elementary School in academic metrics, despite serving similarly disadvantaged student populations. Additionally, Central Elementary School's performance is particularly low for female students, male students, and students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with rankings in the bottom quarter of Alabama elementary schools for these subgroups. Despite the higher spending per student at Central Elementary School compared to some nearby schools, the school's performance has remained stagnant or even declined over the past several years, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to the school's challenges.

200

Students ?

25.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,290

Per pupil spending ?

82.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

141 Main St
Hayneville, AL 36040

(334) 563-7319

District: Lowndes County

Students who attend Central Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Central High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

98.0%

White:

1.0%

Hispanic:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2022 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 8th (2025) from a 1st-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (25% vs 12% Alabama)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg30%

Alabama avg52%

626^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Lowndes County

122^nd of 135Lowndes 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	11.2	626 of 680	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	652 of 684	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	673 of 680	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	681 of 687	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	667 of 692	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	509 of 681	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	519 of 680	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.3	545 of 688	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.1	620 of 691	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.3	587 of 691	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.4	563 of 695	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.9	616 of 696	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.0	499 of 696	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.6	575 of 709	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.8	655 of 704	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.2	645 of 696	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.5	681 of 698	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	23.3	604 of 698	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.3	657 of 689	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	31.4	543 of 688	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.8	541 of 623	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	368 of 427	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	361 of 420	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	405 of 427	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	420 of 426	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	402 of 426	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.7	193 of 426	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	222 of 423	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.5	217 of 336	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	628 of 649	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	599 of 650	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	631 of 645	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	631 of 656	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	634 of 656	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	462 of 646	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	452 of 640	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.9	517 of 639	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	608 of 660	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	622 of 670	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	593 of 623	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	642 of 651	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	629 of 653	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	455 of 649	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.0	517 of 651	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	545 of 651	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	601 of 655	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	633 of 649	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	668 of 669	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	636 of 669	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	514 of 650	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	568 of 650	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.5	455 of 639	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)16th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile+6 vs school

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

Female (2025)3rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English36%-29 vs state

Science27%-16 vs state

Mathematics8%-34 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
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	141 Main St	Hayneville	36040	Lowndes County	Lowndes County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 563-7319	200	8	25.0	82.5%	2 (1.0%)	196 (98.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.2	626^th of 680 public elementary schools	7.9%		9.7	652^nd of 684 public elementary schools	4.7%	26	3.7	16.7	3.3		26.7	48.2	33.3	26.7		$12,290	$2,893	$9,357
JacksonSteele Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	570 Freedom Rd	Hayneville	36040	Lowndes County	Lowndes County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 872-0758	114	7	16.2	74.6%	5 (4.4%)	107 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	35.4	451^st of 680 public elementary schools	33.7%		38.4	445^th of 684 public elementary schools	34.9%	6		5.9	31.8		17.7		47.1	86.4		$14,946	$3,336	$11,569
Fort Deposit Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Gilmer Hills Rd	Fort Deposit	36032	Lowndes County	Lowndes County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 227-8704	186	12	15.5	87.1%	12 (6.5%)	167 (89.8%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	21.8	530^th of 680 public elementary schools	22.1%		11.5	622^nd of 684 public elementary schools	9.1%	92	48.5	8.0	3.2		4.0	60.6	48.0	38.7		$11,888	$3,047	$8,802
Catoma Elementary School	Public	K-5	1780 Mitchell Young Rd	Montgomery	36108	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 288-5799	216	14	16.0	76.9%	18 (8.3%)	56 (25.9%)	138 (63.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	5.4	671^st of 680 public elementary schools	1.3%		5.5	676^th of 684 public elementary schools	1.2%	5	17.7	3.3	8.6		10.0	23.5	20.0	34.3		$10,393	$2,075	$8,267
Pintlala Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	215 Federal Rd	Hope Hull	36043	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 288-9523	170	10	17.8	63.5%	62 (36.5%)	72 (42.4%)	23 (13.5%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.7%)	11.1	627^th of 680 public elementary schools	7.8%		16.2	575^th of 684 public elementary schools	15.9%	52	17.2	8.0	10.0	10.0	8.0	34.5	25.0	60.0	25.0	$13,724	$2,785	$10,890

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Central Elementary School attend?

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

High : Central High School

Is Central Elementary School a good school?

Central Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.9% of Alabama elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Central Elementary School?

Students at Central Elementary School are 98% African American.

How many students attend Central Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 200 students attended Central Elementary School.

What district is Central Elementary School in?

Lowndes County

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