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Raymond L Young Elementary School

Public Grades PK-K

174

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,290

Per pupil spending ?

56.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 E Damon Ave
Talladega, AL 35160-3214

(256) 315-5888

District: Talladega City

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.7%

White:

20.1%

Two or more races:

8.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2012 → 45th in 2022

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (21% vs 12% Alabama)

!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2012

Students meeting standards (2021-2022) ?

This school35%

District avg20%

Alabama avg41%

Not ranked this year

Raymond L Young Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2022	45.0	378 of 687	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.5	356 of 692	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.4	296 of 681	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	367 of 680	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	60.8	250 of 688	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	41.6	416 of 691	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.5	350 of 691	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.2	337 of 695	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.4	244 of 696	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	76.1	117 of 696	83.2%	★★★★☆
2011	77.9	87 of 709	87.7%	★★★★☆
2010	72.3	157 of 704	77.7%	★★★★☆
2009	71.3	158 of 696	77.3%	★★★★☆
2008	70.8	170 of 698	75.6%	★★★★☆
2007	72.7	164 of 698	76.5%	★★★★☆
2006	62.8	233 of 689	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.7	183 of 688	73.4%	★★★★☆
2004	79.8	93 of 623	85.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2019	59.4	134 of 426	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.2	335 of 423	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	23.6	507 of 656	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.3	350 of 656	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.4	330 of 646	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	341 of 640	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	59.7	238 of 639	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	49.9	337 of 651	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	347 of 653	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.2	228 of 649	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	246 of 651	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	51.9	329 of 669	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.5	342 of 669	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.7	243 of 650	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	327 of 650	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	65.0	193 of 639	69.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	22.7	462 of 540	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	356 of 539	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	197 of 529	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.2	286 of 508	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2019)69th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2022)51st percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)48th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2022)23rd percentile-22 vs school

White (2022)14th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2021-2022) ?

English46%-5 vs state

Science32%-7 vs state

Mathematics25%-7 vs state

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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
Raymond L Young Elementary School	Public	PK-K	200 E Damon Ave	Talladega	35160	Talladega County	Talladega City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5888	174	12	14.5	56.9%	35 (20.1%)	116 (66.7%)	7 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.6%)								(n/a)										$11,290	$1,703	$9,583
C L Salter Elementary School	Public	K-3	106 Brecon Access Rd	Talladega	35160	Talladega County	Talladega City	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5822	353	19	18.5	81.3%	44 (12.5%)	268 (75.9%)	24 (6.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)								(n/a)	27.7					39.0				$10,165	$2,116	$8,044
Stemley Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2760 Stemley Bridge Rd	Talladega	35160	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5325	356	18	20.1	67.7%	135 (37.9%)	204 (57.3%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	24	514^th of 680 public elementary schools	24.4%		32.2	478^th of 684 public elementary schools	30.1%	36	22.4	9.8	13.0	0.0	29.3	68.4	51.2	60.9	30.0	$10,680	$2,314	$8,336
Sycamore School	Public	PK, KG-5	22405 AL Highway 21	Alpine	35014	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5450	340	18	18.6	66.8%	174 (51.2%)	127 (37.4%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.9%)	47.3	368^th of 680 public elementary schools	45.9%		59.2	276^th of 684 public elementary schools	59.6%	92	16.3	38.6	38.3		36.4	63.3	65.9	70.2		$10,429	$1,784	$8,614
Munford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	365 Cedars Road	Munford	36268	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5250	770	39	19.7	53.0%	598 (77.7%)	120 (15.6%)	23 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	60.4	275^th of 680 public elementary schools	59.6%		62.5	249^th of 684 public elementary schools	63.6%	26	50.0	41.6	46.9		36.3	66.0	65.5	76.6		$9,745	$1,637	$8,078
Coosa Valley Elementary School	Public	K-4	3609 Martin St S	Cropwell	35054	St. Clair County	Pell City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 338-7713	404	25	16.1	57.2%	317 (78.5%)	42 (10.4%)	13 (3.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.9%)	85	85^th of 680 public elementary schools	87.5%		82.7	98^th of 684 public elementary schools	85.7%	13	56.6	60.3			62.8	84.3	85.9			$8,363	$1,151	$7,202
Walter M Kennedy School	Public	K-4	250 Otis Perry Dr	Pell City	35128	St. Clair County	Pell City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 338-7896	437	25	17.4	61.3%	325 (74.4%)	75 (17.2%)	9 (2.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	74.7	157^th of 680 public elementary schools	76.9%		55.2	311^th of 684 public elementary schools	54.5%	154	55.6	59.3			57.0	71.1	69.8			$9,103	$1,719	$7,374
Childersburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	235 Pinecrest Drive	Childersburg	35044	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5525	278	15	18.5	69.4%	98 (35.3%)	163 (58.6%)	7 (2.5%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	50	357^th of 680 public elementary schools	47.5%		47.2	374^th of 684 public elementary schools	45.3%	17	50.0	34.0	25.8		25.5	73.5	63.0	71.0		$11,694	$1,770	$9,894
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	79001 Al Hwy 77	Lincoln	35096	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5265	902	49	18.4	50.6%	553 (61.3%)	264 (29.3%)	23 (2.5%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.2%)	43.1	401^st of 680 public elementary schools	41.0%		64.4	225^th of 684 public elementary schools	67.1%	176	27.3	33.8	28.2		40.4	60.9	61.0	67.3		$8,515	$1,387	$7,098
Iola Roberts Elementary School	Public	K-4	810 Martin St N	Pell City	35125	St. Clair County	Pell City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 338-7312	402	27	14.8	73.4%	277 (68.9%)	69 (17.2%)	25 (6.2%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	72.1	173^rd of 680 public elementary schools	74.6%		68.3	203^rd of 684 public elementary schools	70.3%	30	67.0	63.6			43.9	74.7	60.6			$8,450	$1,550	$6,890

Frequently Asked Questions about Raymond L Young Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Raymond L Young Elementary School?

Students at Raymond L Young Elementary School are 67% African American, 20% White, 9% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

How many students attend Raymond L Young Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 174 students attended Raymond L Young Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Raymond L Young Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Raymond L Young Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Talladega High School

What district is Raymond L Young Elementary School in?

Talladega City

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