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Sophia P Kingston Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

590^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Sophia P Kingston Elementary School in Selma, AL, serves approximately 305 students in grades PK-6 as part of the Selma City school district, where the majority of students (about 77%) qualify for free or reduced lunch.

One of the school's biggest strengths is its dramatic improvement in attendance. Only 7.3% of students were chronically absent in the most recent school year, which is much better than the district average of 12.7% and a huge improvement from the school's own 19.6% rate just a few years ago. This suggests strong efforts to get kids to school. Academically, the school shows a clear bright spot in reading: 5th graders (55% proficient) and 6th graders (42% proficient) both beat district averages in English Language Arts. However, math is a major challenge, especially in 5th grade, where 0% of students scored proficient—a dramatic drop from the previous year. This creates a puzzling 55-point gap between reading and math scores for the same grade level, suggesting that literacy efforts are working but haven't been matched in math instruction.

Compared to nearby schools, Sophia P Kingston generally outperforms Clark Elementary (just 0.6 miles away) but trails Meadowview Elementary, which achieves better results despite spending less per student. In fact, at $13,079 per student, Sophia P Kingston spends more than any nearby school, including Valley Grande Elementary ($8,689), yet outcomes don't consistently reflect that higher investment. The school's overall state ranking has improved from the 5th percentile to the 14th percentile in recent years, and it now outperforms several peers like Edgewood Elementary and Brantley Elementary. While progress is slow and uneven, the strong attendance and improving reading scores provide a foundation the school can build on.

305

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,079

Per pupil spending ?

76.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2224 Selma Ave
Selma, AL 36703

(334) 874-1635

District: Selma City

Students who attend Sophia P Kingston Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	School Of Discovery Genesis Center
	The RBHudson STEAM Academy
High:	Selma High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.7%

Two or more races:

3.0%

White:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (26% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Science scores 31 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg25%

Alabama avg51%

590^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Selma City

124^th of 140Selma 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	15.4	590 of 686	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.5	603 of 680	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	585 of 684	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	556 of 680	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	651 of 687	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	645 of 692	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	614 of 681	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	530 of 680	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.6	596 of 688	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.0	655 of 691	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.9	595 of 691	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.1	646 of 695	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	57.9	347 of 696	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.7	231 of 696	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.3	417 of 709	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.0	545 of 704	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.1	665 of 696	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.6	689 of 698	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	21.6	613 of 698	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.9	586 of 689	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.0	566 of 688	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	38.8	415 of 623	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	371 of 428	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.6	353 of 427	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	341 of 420	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	279 of 427	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.8	381 of 426	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	377 of 426	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	340 of 426	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.3	229 of 423	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.6	256 of 336	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	13.2	586 of 651	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.8	602 of 649	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	604 of 656	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	607 of 656	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	592 of 646	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	566 of 640	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.2	546 of 639	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	21.5	554 of 667	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.7	555 of 660	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	552 of 670	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	512 of 623	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	608 of 651	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	586 of 653	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	532 of 649	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	452 of 651	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	19.2	478 of 567	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	10.0	621 of 659	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.4	585 of 651	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	644 of 649	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	611 of 669	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	621 of 669	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	521 of 650	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	531 of 650	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.1	571 of 639	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)13th percentile~ school

Female (2026)10th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)6th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English40%-23 vs state

Science20%-31 vs state

Mathematics14%-26 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
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%)	15.4	590^th of 686 public elementary schools	14.0%		13.5	603^rd of 680 public elementary schools	11.3%	13	8.5	24.4	0.0	25.0	19.5	36.2	26.8	55.2	41.7	$13,079	$3,106	$9,965
Clark Elementary School	Public	K-6	405 Lawrence St	Selma	36703	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1630	113	8	14.1	97.3%	4 (3.5%)	105 (92.9%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	5	680^th of 686 public elementary schools	0.9%		22.7	524^th of 680 public elementary schools	22.9%	156	5.6	11.1	0.0	4.2	11.1	11.1	22.2	16.7	33.3	$10,376	$2,448	$7,920
Payne Elementary School	Public	K-6	1529 N Franklin St	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1660	164	10	16.4	96.3%	0 (0.0%)	163 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	17.2	578^th of 686 public elementary schools	15.7%		17.5	563^rd of 680 public elementary schools	17.2%	15	50.0	13.0	33.3	7.7	8.7	38.9	29.2	33.3	23.1	$10,444	$2,016	$8,420
Edgewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	709 Highland Ave	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1640	402	22	18.3	88.6%	3 (0.7%)	385 (95.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	7.5	668^th of 686 public elementary schools	2.6%		10	638^th of 680 public elementary schools	6.2%	30	9.5	8.9	9.5	10.5	15.6	35.9	26.7	28.6	31.0	$9,321	$1,918	$7,396
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%)	10.9	636^th of 686 public elementary schools	7.3%		10.6	632^nd of 680 public elementary schools	7.1%	4	16.1	15.4	12.9		30.8	29.0	38.5	25.8		$10,642	$2,130	$8,491
Meadowview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1816 Orrville Rd	Selma	36701	Dallas County	Selma City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 874-1655	334	17	19.7	76.3%	17 (5.1%)	300 (89.8%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	33.4	471^st of 686 public elementary schools	31.3%		28.3	487^th of 680 public elementary schools	28.4%	16	40.9	41.7	10.3	26.5	38.9	53.3	56.8	27.6	49.0	$10,109	$1,741	$8,361
Southside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3104 Old Montgomery Hwy	Selma	36701	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%)	9.3	648^th of 686 public elementary schools	5.5%					(n/a)	14.0	10.9	11.4		19.6	42.0	32.6	40.0		$11,494	$2,250	$9,221
Valley Grande Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2765 Dallas County Road 81	Valley Grande	36701	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 872-7661	353	17	20.7	77.1%	103 (29.2%)	207 (58.6%)	12 (3.4%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.4%)	27.9	501^st of 686 public elementary schools	27.0%		28.2	491^st of 680 public elementary schools	27.8%	10	43.1	21.6	9.4		25.5	69.0	43.1	50.9		$8,689	$1,547	$7,121
Salem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3486 Dallas Road 3	Orrville	36767	Dallas County	Dallas County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 996-8636	155	9	17.2	78.1%	2 (1.3%)	147 (94.8%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	15.9	586^th of 686 public elementary schools	14.6%		23.5	517^th of 680 public elementary schools	24.0%	69	50.0	9.1	10.5		22.7	38.9	31.8	26.3		$11,997	$2,121	$9,854
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%)	23.4	529^th of 686 public elementary schools	22.9%		35.4	451^st of 680 public elementary schools	33.7%	78	23.5		11.8			47.1		64.7		$14,946	$3,336	$11,569

Frequently Asked Questions about Sophia P Kingston Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Sophia P Kingston Elementary School?

Students at Sophia P Kingston Elementary School are 96% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Sophia P Kingston Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Sophia P Kingston Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : School Of Discovery Genesis Center
Middle : The RBHudson STEAM Academy
High : Selma High School

What district is Sophia P Kingston Elementary School in?

Selma City

How many students attend Sophia P Kingston Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 305 students attended Sophia P Kingston Elementary School.

Is Sophia P Kingston Elementary School a good school?

Sophia P Kingston Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.0% of Alabama elementary schools.

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