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JacksonSteele Elementary School

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JacksonSteele Elementary School ranks 451 st of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

451^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

JacksonSteele Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Hayneville, Alabama, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 130 students. The school is part of the Lowndes County School District, which is ranked 122 out of 135 districts in Alabama and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

JacksonSteele Elementary School faces significant challenges, including low academic performance, with the school consistently ranking in the bottom half of Alabama elementary schools. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and county averages across all grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, the school has had high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14.8% to 26.7% over the past few years, which is well above the state and county averages. The school also has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 91.47% to 93.33% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While JacksonSteele Elementary School's overall performance is low, the school has shown some strengths in specific student subgroups, such as its African American students ranking in the top 30% of Alabama elementary schools for the past three years. When compared to other nearby schools, such as Central Elementary School, JacksonSteele Elementary School generally performs worse on academic measures, with lower proficiency rates in mathematics, science, and English language arts. However, the school's student-teacher ratio is slightly better than some of the nearby schools, which could be a potential area of strength.

114

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,946

Per pupil spending ?

74.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

570 Freedom Rd
Hayneville, AL 36040

(334) 872-0758

District: Lowndes County

Students who attend JacksonSteele Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Hayneville Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.9%

White:

4.4%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (38% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Science scores 25 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg25%

Alabama avg50%

451^st of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	35.4	451 of 680	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	445 of 684	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	478 of 680	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	665 of 687	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	688 of 692	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	515 of 681	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	611 of 680	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.4	588 of 688	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.5	608 of 691	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.1	537 of 691	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.9	550 of 695	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.2	480 of 696	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.2	496 of 696	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.0	547 of 709	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.5	583 of 704	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.6	644 of 696	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.1	679 of 698	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.2	686 of 698	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.7	668 of 689	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.2	668 of 688	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	19.3	545 of 623	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	179 of 427	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	114 of 420	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	59.9	126 of 427	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	18.3	400 of 426	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	425 of 426	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.4	212 of 426	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.2	319 of 423	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	48.2	156 of 336	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	36.0	434 of 650	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	465 of 645	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	448 of 646	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.2	570 of 640	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.1	605 of 639	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	410 of 660	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	402 of 670	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	381 of 623	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.6	627 of 651	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	648 of 653	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	501 of 649	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	589 of 651	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	33.8	408 of 567	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	43.6	386 of 655	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	468 of 649	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	642 of 669	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	668 of 669	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	546 of 650	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	564 of 650	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.0	601 of 639	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)58th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2024)41st percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2024)33rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English67%+3 vs state

Mathematics19%-22 vs state

Science18%-25 vs state

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by a citizen
Thursday, August 14, 2014

This school is phenomenal. Teaching and learning is taking place each day. The school is welcoming from the front office throughout the building. I am delighted to be in this school when visiting. The atmosphere of the school is like no other educational institute. I must say that the principal, teachers, and support workers are going above and beyond to educate these African American Students. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
Bruce K Craig Elementary School	Public	3-5	Building 108 Craig Ind Park	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 875-7937	151	8	18.8	80.8%	3 (2.0%)	140 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	8.9	646^th of 680 public elementary schools	5.0%		5.4	677^th of 684 public elementary schools	1.0%	31	13.3	10.5	13.5		0.0	46.7	36.8	23.1		$9,288	$2,089	$7,177
Southside Primary School	Public	K-2	3104 Old Montgomery Hwy	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-9566	147	8	18.3	87.8%	2 (1.4%)	137 (93.2%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.1%)								(n/a)										$11,494	$2,250	$9,221
Brantley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5585 Water Ave	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-8185	204	10	20.4	86.8%	27 (13.2%)	155 (76.0%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.8%)	10.6	632^nd of 680 public elementary schools	7.1%		10.7	636^th of 684 public elementary schools	7.0%	4	17.9	6.9	6.7	7.7	17.2	35.7	17.2	40.0	46.2	$10,642	$2,130	$8,491
Sophia P Kingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2224 Selma Ave	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1635	305	13	23.4	76.7%	2 (0.7%)	292 (95.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	13.5	603^rd of 680 public elementary schools	11.3%		14.4	585^th of 684 public elementary schools	14.5%	18	28.6	6.1	30.8	6.3	0.0	52.4	24.2	38.5	25.0	$13,079	$3,106	$9,965
Prattville Kindergarten School	Public	PK-K	338 1st St	Prattville	36067	Autauga County	Autauga County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 361-3890	408	26	15.6	50.2%	199 (48.8%)	137 (33.6%)	37 (9.1%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.4%)								(n/a)										$9,643	$1,074	$8,566
Prattville Primary School	Public	1-2	216 Wetumpka St	Prattville	36067	Autauga County	Autauga County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 365-6277	544	40	13.6	55.0%	254 (46.7%)	183 (33.6%)	49 (9.0%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (9.4%)								(n/a)										$8,620	$1,118	$7,498
Prattville Elementary School	Public	3-4	134 Patrick St	Prattville	36067	Autauga County	Autauga County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 361-3885	546	29	18.8	54.8%	291 (53.3%)	176 (32.2%)	37 (6.8%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.2%)	58.9	286^th of 680 public elementary schools	57.9%		75.7	153^rd of 684 public elementary schools	77.6%	133	41.0	42.1			47.5	68.6	67.9			$8,327	$1,432	$6,892

Frequently Asked Questions about JacksonSteele Elementary School

What district is JacksonSteele Elementary School in?

Lowndes County

What is the racial makeup of JacksonSteele Elementary School?

Students at JacksonSteele Elementary School are 94% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of JacksonSteele Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Hayneville Middle School

How many students attend JacksonSteele Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 114 students attended JacksonSteele Elementary School.

Is JacksonSteele Elementary School a good school?

JacksonSteele Elementary School ranks 451^st of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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