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Laceys Spring Elementary School

Q: Is Laceys Spring Elementary School a good school?

Laceys Spring Elementary School ranks 379 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

379^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Laceys Spring Elementary School is a small, rural PK-8 school in Laceys Spring, AL, serving 277 students within the Morgan County school district, where a large majority of families (about 74%) qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school truly feels like two different schools in one. In the early grades, students perform quite well—3rd-grade math proficiency (50%) and English proficiency (62.5%) both meet or beat state averages. However, there is a dramatic "middle school cliff" as students advance. By 8th grade, math proficiency plummets to just 4.55% and English falls to 27.27%. This sharp decline is not typical of nearby schools. For example, Union Hill School and Cotaco School, both in the same district, maintain much more stable performance through 8th grade, with math proficiency around 27-34%. This suggests the transition to middle school coursework is a critical point of struggle for Laceys Spring students.

On a positive note, the school shows a real strength in supporting its low-income students, ranking in the 55th percentile for this group—its highest-performing subgroup. However, the school's overall state ranking slipped from the 55th percentile (3 stars) in 2024-2025 to the 45th percentile (2 stars) in 2025-2026. A growing concern is chronic absenteeism, which nearly doubled from 7.1% to 12.7% in one year, now above the state average. While the school is a solid choice for early elementary years, parents of older students may want to ask about specific interventions for grades 6-8 and how the school plans to address the rising absenteeism that may be impacting academic momentum.

277

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,425

Per pupil spending ?

73.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

48 School Rd
Laceys Spring, AL 35754-4001

(256) 881-4460

District: Morgan County

Students who attend Laceys Spring Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Albert P Brewer High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.5%

Hispanic:

32.9%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2016 → 45th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (40% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Near the bottom of Morgan County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg55%

Alabama avg49%

Elementary school

379^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

336^th of 443

Alabama public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Morgan County

47^th of 139Morgan 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	47.3	379 of 686	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.6	309 of 680	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	419 of 684	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	476 of 680	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.5	522 of 687	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.8	396 of 692	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	377 of 681	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	419 of 680	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.9	408 of 688	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.2	454 of 691	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.5	469 of 691	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.3	397 of 695	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.2	376 of 696	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.5	555 of 696	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.5	529 of 709	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.9	537 of 704	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.2	455 of 696	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.1	561 of 698	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.6	530 of 698	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.4	468 of 689	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.6	550 of 688	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	59.9	246 of 623	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	347 of 652	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.4	298 of 649	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.1	371 of 650	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	426 of 645	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	446 of 656	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.6	366 of 656	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	369 of 646	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	429 of 640	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.5	355 of 639	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	56 of 90	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.2	114 of 206	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	149 of 196	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	53.4	302 of 668	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.5	215 of 660	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	323 of 670	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	338 of 623	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	479 of 651	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.9	376 of 653	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.4	282 of 649	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	366 of 651	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	40.6	403 of 660	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.6	360 of 651	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	422 of 655	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	438 of 649	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.0	549 of 669	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.7	401 of 669	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	374 of 650	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	352 of 650	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.7	401 of 639	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	38.3	325 of 500	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.7	247 of 532	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.5	423 of 535	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	471 of 528	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	511 of 540	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.4	374 of 539	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	328 of 529	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	369 of 508	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	336 of 443	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	331 of 439	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	360 of 442	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	287 of 437	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	316 of 432	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.7	228 of 440	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.7	141 of 437	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.0	306 of 423	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.7	306 of 432	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.1	335 of 432	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.7	315 of 430	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	58.7	158 of 438	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.0	244 of 436	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.2	277 of 436	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.9	298 of 435	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.8	317 of 435	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	47.0	243 of 425	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.4	215 of 417	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	41.1	262 of 412	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	65.1	111 of 409	72.9%	★★★★☆
2005	60.3	145 of 415	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	76.6	72 of 407	82.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	292 of 422	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.2	290 of 415	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.4	332 of 426	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	265 of 417	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	307 of 423	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.0	274 of 415	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.2	174 of 399	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.4	307 of 392	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.1	284 of 380	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	14.5	157 of 164	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	151 of 166	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	102 of 157	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	301 of 432	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.2	246 of 428	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	347 of 437	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.8	222 of 410	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	235 of 421	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.4	144 of 415	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.9	97 of 396	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	35.5	267 of 396	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	368 of 421	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	337 of 422	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	360 of 428	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	279 of 419	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.8	332 of 427	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.3	171 of 418	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	102 of 399	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	41.3	237 of 397	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.3	265 of 380	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	37.9	41 of 65	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	305 of 355	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	336 of 377	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	352 of 373	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	275 of 370	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	326 of 376	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.7	203 of 369	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	133 of 343	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	14.5	313 of 331	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)47th percentile~ school

Male (2026)39th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)38th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)35th percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

Native American (2022)37th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)14th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2026)13th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2024)4th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English52%-9 vs state

Science44%-8 vs state

Mathematics28%-8 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Lacey has wonderful teachers! The dedication that all of the teachers and staff have towards the students' academic growth is astonishing! I was a student at Lacey a few years ago, and I wouldn't trade it for any other school in Morgan County. I definitely recommend! Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, March 19, 2018

The teachers at this school are not friendly, to the point of rudeness. They will all gang up on you in meetings over very sensitive issues. They try to cram so much information in your child's developing minds that it drives them to tears and they do not retain it. Then they give so much homework that it upsets the whole family and causes fights. When this happens the child rebels and questions if you even love them. Then you are labelled a trouble maker or bad parent. Sick of it all. #laceysspringschool #sickofitall Close Quote

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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	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 Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Laceys Spring Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	48 School Rd	Laceys Spring	35754	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 881-4460	277	18	15.7	73.6%	176 (63.5%)	1 (0.4%)	91 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	47.3	379^th of 686 public elementary schools	44.8%		56.6	309^th of 680 public elementary schools	54.6%	70	50.0	53.9	31.3	19.4	7.7	4.6	51.3	36.4	62.5	61.5	59.4	41.9	57.7	27.3	$10,425	$2,026	$8,382
Union Hill School	Public	PK, KG-8	2221 Union Hill Rd	Somerville	35670	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 498-2431	471	29	16.4	60.9%	376 (79.8%)	6 (1.3%)	76 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	60.2	273^rd of 686 public elementary schools	60.2%		65	231^st of 680 public elementary schools	66.0%	42	41.3	55.3	59.1	63.4	18.0	27.3	61.7	65.6	47.6	53.2	54.6	70.7	42.0	81.3	$10,115	$1,579	$8,519
Farley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 Green Cove Rd SW	Huntsville	35803	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7160	334	19	17.7	28.7%	179 (53.6%)	49 (14.7%)	39 (11.7%)	26 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.3%)	68.3	209^th of 686 public elementary schools	69.5%		66.9	220^th of 680 public elementary schools	67.6%	11	46.7	39.7	62.5				55.2		77.3	60.3	85.7				$8,625	$737	$7,888
Challenger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13555 Chaney Thompson Rd	Huntsville	35803	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7060	491	28	17.5	31.8%	241 (49.1%)	111 (22.6%)	93 (18.9%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.3%)	62.7	253^rd of 686 public elementary schools	63.1%		56.8	307^th of 680 public elementary schools	54.9%	54	40.0	48.8	40.7				58.5		70.0	69.1	72.8				$7,486	$524	$6,961
Cotaco School	Public	PK, KG-8	100 Cotaco School Rd	Somerville	35670	Morgan County	Morgan County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 778-8153	459	27	17.0	61.4%	401 (87.4%)	7 (1.5%)	28 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	51.6	345^th of 686 public elementary schools	49.7%		47.7	364^th of 680 public elementary schools	46.5%	19	36.6	53.2	56.8	18.8	23.5	34.0	42.6	59.6	73.2	53.2	72.7	44.9	44.1	63.8	$12,127	$2,326	$9,785
Mountain Gap Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	821 Mountain Gap Road SE	Huntsville	35803	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7360	341	20	17.2	31.4%	224 (65.7%)	41 (12.0%)	43 (12.6%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.3%)	90	52^nd of 686 public elementary schools	92.4%		93.1	29^th of 680 public elementary schools	95.7%	23	77.8	64.6	65.5				75.4		87.0	80.0	85.7
Weatherly Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1307 Cannstatt Drive SE	Huntsville	35803	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7460	472	30	15.7	28.6%	292 (61.9%)	75 (15.9%)	52 (11.0%)	16 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.6%)	75.1	155^th of 686 public elementary schools	77.4%		69.5	197^th of 680 public elementary schools	71.0%	42	44.6	50.7	45.7				69.0		73.5	81.7	90.0				$9,510	$870	$8,639
Roger B Chaffee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7900 Whittier Road SW	Huntsville	35802	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7040	396	25	16.0	46.0%	179 (45.2%)	66 (16.7%)	123 (31.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	53.8	327^th of 686 public elementary schools	52.3%		53.6	328^th of 680 public elementary schools	51.8%	1	37.1	51.6	34.6				59.4		56.5	65.6	65.4				$9,722	$1,340	$8,380
GoldsmithSchiffman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1210 Taylor Road	Big Cove	35763	Madison County	Huntsville City	No	No	No	No	(256) 428-7150	935	54	17.4	12.9%	725 (77.5%)	42 (4.5%)	67 (7.2%)	31 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	67 (7.2%)	88.8	61^st of 686 public elementary schools	91.1%		86.6	75^th of 680 public elementary schools	89.0%	14	64.2	68.6	62.4				72.6		84.5	79.6	93.3				$6,660	$469	$6,189
Owens Cross Roads School	Public	PK, KG-4	161 Wilson Mann Road	Owens Cross Roads	35763	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 851-3240	338	18	18.7	47.3%	239 (70.7%)	34 (10.1%)	22 (6.5%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	66.5	224^th of 686 public elementary schools	67.3%		72	176^th of 680 public elementary schools	74.1%	48	47.8	50.0					71.4		65.2	64.3					$10,823	$2,321	$8,465

Frequently Asked Questions about Laceys Spring Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Laceys Spring Elementary School?

Students at Laceys Spring Elementary School are 64% White, 33% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Laceys Spring Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 277 students attended Laceys Spring Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Laceys Spring Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Laceys Spring Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Albert P Brewer High School

What district is Laceys Spring Elementary School in?

Morgan County

Is Laceys Spring Elementary School a good school?

Laceys Spring Elementary School ranks 379^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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