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Oneonta Elementary School

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Oneonta Elementary School ranks 179 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

179^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Oneonta Elementary School in Oneonta, AL, serves 663 students in Kindergarten through 5th grade and is part of the highly-rated Oneonta City district, which ranks in the 84th percentile statewide. The school has maintained a solid 4-star rating for the past decade, placing it consistently above average compared to other Alabama elementary schools.

One of the most impressive things about Oneonta Elementary is its exceptional work with English Language Learner and Hispanic students—the school ranks in the top 10 statewide for Hispanic student performance and in the 85th percentile for ELL students. The school also boasts remarkably low chronic absenteeism at just 5.6%, less than half the state average of 12%, which speaks to strong family engagement and a welcoming school culture. Reading and English Language Arts are clear strengths, with 3rd and 5th grade proficiency rates around 85%, far outpacing state averages. However, there is one notable concern: 5th grade math proficiency has dropped to just 24.5%, well below the state average of 39%. This is not a one-year fluke—it has been below state averages for three consecutive years. Interestingly, nearby schools like Locust Fork Elementary (84.5% proficiency) and Cleveland Elementary School (47.3% proficiency) are achieving much stronger 5th grade math results, suggesting this is a solvable challenge rather than an inevitability.

For parents, the big picture is encouraging: Oneonta Elementary is a stable, above-average school with a warm, engaged community and standout programs for diverse learners. The school has also seen its economically disadvantaged student population shrink significantly in recent years, and those students continue to perform well. The main thing to watch is the 5th grade math dip—if you have a child entering that grade, it may be worth asking the school about math support and intervention options. Overall, this is a school with real strengths and one clear area where improvement would make a meaningful difference.

663

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,012

Per pupil spending ?

45.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

27605 State Hwy 75
Oneonta, AL 35121-3228

(205) 536-7756

District: Oneonta City

Students who attend Oneonta Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Oneonta Middle School
High:	Oneonta High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.3%

Hispanic:

24.4%

African American:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (63% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Above the Alabama median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg63%

Alabama avg53%

179^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 140Oneonta City 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	72.0	179 of 686	73.9%	★★★★☆
2025	71.8	178 of 680	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	196 of 684	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	166 of 680	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	113 of 687	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	125 of 692	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	169 of 681	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	133 of 680	80.4%	★★★★☆
2017	74.4	150 of 688	78.2%	★★★★☆
2016	79.6	118 of 691	82.9%	★★★★☆
2015	76.8	127 of 691	81.6%	★★★★☆
2014	77.7	111 of 695	84.0%	★★★★☆
2013	72.9	121 of 696	82.6%	★★★★☆
2012	70.9	170 of 696	75.6%	★★★★☆
2011	79.0	80 of 709	88.7%	★★★★☆
2010	74.3	138 of 704	80.4%	★★★★☆
2009	68.3	189 of 696	72.8%	★★★★☆
2008	78.6	87 of 698	87.5%	★★★★☆
2007	72.0	170 of 698	75.6%	★★★★☆
2006	64.7	214 of 689	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.2	259 of 688	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	73.6	124 of 623	80.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	76.1	21 of 143	85.3%	★★★★☆
2025	77.3	19 of 142	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	59.1	41 of 131	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	23 of 123	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	19 of 110	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	62.3	20 of 100	80.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	237 of 651	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.0	184 of 649	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	158 of 650	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	145 of 645	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	101 of 656	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	117 of 656	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	67.7	174 of 646	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	112 of 640	82.5%	★★★★☆
2017	73.9	132 of 639	79.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	81.4	6 of 90	93.3%	★★★★★
2025	62.5	65 of 206	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	82 of 196	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	52 of 184	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	38 of 175	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	64.3	45 of 164	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	23 of 152	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	21 of 140	85.0%	★★★★☆
2017	72.2	20 of 130	84.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	71.9	148 of 667	77.8%	★★★★☆
2025	67.9	182 of 660	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	237 of 670	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.9	141 of 623	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	116 of 651	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	69.3	162 of 653	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.7	175 of 649	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	117 of 651	82.0%	★★★★☆
2017	63.5	171 of 567	69.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	76.2	145 of 659	78.0%	★★★★☆
2025	71.5	180 of 651	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	61.7	250 of 655	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	185 of 649	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	134 of 669	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	130 of 669	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	152 of 650	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	152 of 650	76.6%	★★★★☆
2017	72.8	139 of 639	78.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	132 of 193	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	79.3	41 of 398	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	27 of 344	92.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	160 of 501	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.7	203 of 532	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	243 of 535	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	190 of 528	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.6	138 of 540	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	63.6	161 of 539	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	185 of 529	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.4	112 of 508	78.0%	★★★★☆
2017	67.3	102 of 369	72.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)93rd percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2021)90th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)85th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)78th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)68th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)64th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)32nd percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English80%+16 vs state

Science60%+9 vs state

Mathematics47%+5 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
Oneonta Elementary School	Public	K-5	27605 State Hwy 75	Oneonta	35121	Blount County	Oneonta City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 536-7756	663	40	16.7	45.7%	433 (65.3%)	33 (5.0%)	162 (24.4%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.4%)	72	179^th of 686 public elementary schools	73.9%		71.8	178^th of 680 public elementary schools	73.8%	1	51.7	64.9	24.5		59.7	85.0	70.2	85.3		$9,012	$1,398	$7,581
Cleveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	115 Stadium Dr	Cleveland	35049	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 775-2040	499	32	15.5	46.7%	393 (78.8%)	4 (0.8%)	89 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	86	81^st of 686 public elementary schools	88.2%		80.6	114^th of 680 public elementary schools	83.2%	33	68.2	72.5	47.3	52.6	79.7	91.0	78.3	89.2	66.7	$7,118	$430	$6,672
Locust Fork Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	155 School Rd	Locust Fork	35097	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 681-9512	534	30	17.5	50.6%	466 (87.3%)	4 (0.7%)	53 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	89.4	57^th of 686 public elementary schools	91.7%		87.4	70^th of 680 public elementary schools	89.7%	13	63.0	77.6	84.5	53.5	79.1	87.7	77.6	88.7	71.9	$8,021	$606	$7,399
Springville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	75 Wilson Street	Springville	35146	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	No	(205) 467-6550	779	45	17.3	23.5%	661 (84.9%)	39 (5.0%)	21 (2.7%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.7%)	77.5	136^th of 686 public elementary schools	80.2%		81.5	102^nd of 680 public elementary schools	85.0%	34	47.2	45.9			75.2	85.2	81.5			$7,511	$50	$7,450
Susan Moore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3996 Susan Moore Rd	Blountsville	35031	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 775-2070	582	31	18.5	68.0%	343 (58.9%)	3 (0.5%)	215 (36.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.6%)	50.1	355^th of 686 public elementary schools	48.3%		62.3	252^nd of 680 public elementary schools	62.9%	103	58.4	34.1	56.1	13.6	44.2	71.9	54.1	66.7	45.5	$8,204	$1,504	$6,684
Blountsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	260 Page St	Blountsville	35031	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 775-1990	648	36	17.8	61.3%	467 (72.1%)	10 (1.5%)	165 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	59.7	276^th of 686 public elementary schools	59.8%		38.6	437^th of 680 public elementary schools	35.7%	161	40.9	46.3	28.2	39.0	75.0	61.4	76.3	67.9	59.0	$7,142	$1,140	$5,986
West End Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6795 Highway 132	Altoona	35952	Etowah County	Etowah County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 622-1085	390	22	17.7	61.3%	330 (84.6%)	5 (1.3%)	32 (8.2%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	24.7	521^st of 686 public elementary schools	24.1%		33.8	455^th of 680 public elementary schools	33.1%	66	22.2	23.9	23.9	14.3	50.0	48.9	45.7	52.2	34.7	$8,873	$1,840	$7,033
Ashville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	33225 Highway 231	Ashville	35953	St. Clair County	St Clair County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 594-5242	476	32	14.8	54.6%	375 (78.8%)	23 (4.8%)	36 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.6%)	53.8	328^th of 686 public elementary schools	52.2%		71.1	188^th of 680 public elementary schools	72.4%	140	36.4	31.1			52.7	75.0	64.9			$8,619	$979	$7,628
Hayden Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	160 Bracken Ln	Hayden	35079	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 647-2103	530	34	15.5	36.0%	477 (90.0%)	11 (2.1%)	21 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)								(n/a)										$8,612	$1,435	$7,161
Hayden Elementary School	Public	3-4	4111 State Highway 160	Hayden	35079	Blount County	Blount County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 647-6578	298	15	20.3	35.6%	280 (94.0%)	5 (1.7%)	8 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	79.2	122^nd of 686 public elementary schools	82.2%		79.1	124^th of 680 public elementary schools	81.8%	2	57.5	55.8			61.1	85.6	73.5			$9,055	$1,633	$7,405

Frequently Asked Questions about Oneonta Elementary School

What district is Oneonta Elementary School in?

Oneonta City

What is the racial makeup of Oneonta Elementary School?

Students at Oneonta Elementary School are 65% White, 24% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Oneonta Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 663 students attended Oneonta Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Oneonta Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Oneonta Middle School
High : Oneonta High School

Is Oneonta Elementary School a good school?

Oneonta Elementary School ranks 179^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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