Summary:
Zip code 35650 in Moulton, Alabama, is served by a single elementary school, Moulton Elementary School, which enrolls 695 students across grades PK through 4th grade within the Lawrence County school district.
For parents considering this area, Moulton Elementary School shows a clear academic strength in English Language Arts, consistently beating both district and state averages in 3rd and 4th grade reading and writing. In the most recent school year, 3rd grade English proficiency reached 66.07% compared to the state's 64.75%, and the school has historically outperformed the state by as much as 9 percentage points in 4th grade English. However, mathematics presents a mixed picture. While 4th grade math improved to 40.48% proficiency, 3rd grade math experienced a dramatic decline from 51.97% to 33.93% — an 18-point drop that far exceeds any change seen at the district level. This volatility is reflected in the school's state ranking, which fell from 258th to 375th out of roughly 680 schools in the latest year, dropping its star rating from 3 to 2 stars.
The school serves a moderately disadvantaged population, with 48.92% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and chronic absenteeism runs at 14.4% — about 2 points higher than the state average. Science performance is mixed, with the school beating the state in one year (52.14% vs. 42.61%) but falling slightly below in the next (47.62% vs. 50.23%). With a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1 and per-student spending of $10,067, the school offers a solid foundation in literacy but would benefit from targeted math interventions, particularly for 3rd graders, to stabilize its performance and improve its overall ranking.
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