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Fort Deposit Elementary School

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Fort Deposit Elementary School ranks 432 nd of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

432^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Fort Deposit Elementary School is a small, rural PK-5 school in Fort Deposit, AL, serving 186 students within the Lowndes County school district, where a large majority of families qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school is a remarkable success story. After years of ranking near the bottom of Alabama elementary schools, Fort Deposit has climbed from the 4th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 37th percentile in 2025-2026, earning 2 stars for the first time. The most impressive gains are in early-grade math: 3rd grade proficiency jumped from just 3.45% to 53.13% in three years, now beating both the district (34.25%) and state (44.89%) averages. The school also outperforms nearby Pintlala Elementary School in Montgomery County by a wide margin in 3rd grade math (53.13% vs. 10.53%) and surpasses its district counterpart, Central Elementary School, which only reached 16.67% proficiency in the same subject. Fort Deposit even edges out Greenville Elementary School in Butler County in 3rd grade math, despite serving a similarly high-poverty population.

A key factor in this turnaround is attendance. Fort Deposit's chronic absenteeism rate is just 2.3%, dramatically lower than the district average (19.0%) and all nearby schools, which range from 16.0% to 26.3%. This consistency in the classroom is likely fueling the academic gains. However, a significant challenge remains in 5th grade math, where proficiency drops to just 4.35% after reaching 40.74% in 4th grade. While the school's overall trajectory is positive and its gains are being shared equitably across its student body, this 5th grade math drop-off, along with science scores that lag behind English and math, are clear areas for continued focus.

186

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,888

Per pupil spending ?

87.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Gilmer Hills Rd
Fort Deposit, AL 36032

(334) 227-8704

District: Lowndes County

Students who attend Fort Deposit Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lowndes County Middle School
High:	Calhoun High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.8%

White:

6.5%

Hispanic:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2016 → 37th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 36 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (44% vs 53% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg36%

Alabama avg53%

432^nd of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 36 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Lowndes County

126^th of 140Lowndes 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	40.1	432 of 686	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.8	530 of 680	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	622 of 684	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	651 of 680	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	670 of 687	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	670 of 692	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	653 of 681	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	636 of 680	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.6	656 of 688	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.2	681 of 691	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.2	631 of 691	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	21.6	573 of 695	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.6	683 of 696	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.0	668 of 696	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.5	689 of 709	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.1	643 of 704	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.1	686 of 696	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.4	674 of 698	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.8	640 of 698	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	25.5	584 of 689	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.6	631 of 688	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	32.1	471 of 623	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	62.8	118 of 428	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	36.7	274 of 427	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	366 of 420	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	382 of 427	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	401 of 426	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	417 of 426	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	401 of 426	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	365 of 423	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	401 of 651	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.3	506 of 649	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	561 of 650	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	590 of 645	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	643 of 656	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	648 of 656	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	612 of 646	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	599 of 640	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.3	615 of 639	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	51.1	330 of 667	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.2	488 of 660	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	600 of 670	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	598 of 623	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	620 of 651	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	637 of 653	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	623 of 649	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	608 of 651	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.1	554 of 567	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	427 of 659	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.5	515 of 651	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	593 of 655	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	630 of 649	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	634 of 669	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	630 of 669	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	610 of 650	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	594 of 650	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.8	603 of 639	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)72nd percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)38th percentile~ school

Male (2026)35th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English55%-10 vs state

Science46%-4 vs state

Mathematics33%-9 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 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
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%)	40.1	432^nd of 686 public elementary schools	37.0%		21.8	530^th of 680 public elementary schools	22.1%	98	53.1	40.7	4.4		46.4	58.1	59.3	47.8		$11,888	$3,047	$8,802
Greenville Elementary School	Public	3-4	102 Butler Cir	Greenville	36037	Butler County	Butler County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 382-7614	268	15	17.8	85.1%	63 (23.5%)	181 (67.5%)	16 (6.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	52.7	337^th of 686 public elementary schools	50.9%		46.4	379^th of 680 public elementary schools	44.3%	42	50.4	37.1			35.5	71.9	62.1			$8,052	$820	$7,206
WO Parmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	100 Butler Circle	Greenville	36037	Butler County	Butler County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 382-8720	528	30	17.6	69.5%	109 (20.6%)	364 (68.9%)	19 (3.6%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.9%)								(n/a)										$9,924	$2,290	$7,609
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%)	11.8	625^th of 686 public elementary schools	8.9%		11.2	626^th of 680 public elementary schools	7.9%	1	16.7	26.1	12.5		25.0	33.3	33.3	37.5		$12,290	$2,893	$9,357
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%)	19.9	557^th of 686 public elementary schools	18.8%		11.1	627^th of 680 public elementary schools	7.8%	70	10.5	16.0	9.5	27.8	32.0	63.2	24.0	47.6	38.9	$13,724	$2,785	$10,890

Frequently Asked Questions about Fort Deposit Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Fort Deposit Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Fort Deposit Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lowndes County Middle School
High : Calhoun High School

What is the racial makeup of Fort Deposit Elementary School?

Students at Fort Deposit Elementary School are 90% African American, 6% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Fort Deposit Elementary School a good school?

Fort Deposit Elementary School ranks 432^nd of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Fort Deposit Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 186 students attended Fort Deposit Elementary School.

What district is Fort Deposit Elementary School in?

Lowndes County

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