Golden Springs Elementary School

Summary:

Golden Springs Elementary School is a public elementary school in Anniston, Alabama, serving 414 students in grades 1-5 and part of the Anniston City School District, which is ranked 120 out of 137 districts in the state.

Golden Springs Elementary has a significantly higher percentage of African American students (79.47%) compared to the state average (around 30%), and a lower percentage of white students (9.18%) compared to the state average (around 50%). The school consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Alabama elementary schools, with proficiency rates in mathematics, science, and English language arts that are significantly lower than state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 15.58% of 3rd-grade students at Golden Springs were proficient in mathematics, compared to 42.16% statewide and 25.71% in the Anniston City district. The school also has a very high percentage of students (around 78%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.

Despite the higher per-student spending and student-teacher ratio at Golden Springs Elementary, the school's academic outcomes remain significantly below state and district averages, raising questions about the effective allocation and utilization of resources. The stark differences in academic performance and student demographics between Golden Springs Elementary and the surrounding schools, such as Kitty Stone Elementary School, White Plains Elementary School, and Weaver Elementary School, present an opportunity for collaboration and shared learning to address the unique challenges faced by Golden Springs Elementary.


Detail:

Public 1-5

 100 Feary Dr
       Anniston, AL  36207


(256) 231-5050

District: Anniston City

SchoolDigger Rank:
595th of 684 Alabama Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,040 Help


Students who attend Golden Springs Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Anniston Middle School
High:    Anniston High School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.2 Help
Number of students:  396

Racial breakdown:

African American:
77.8%
Two or more races:
9.6%
White:
6.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  77.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Golden Springs Elementary School ranks worse than 87% of elementary schools in Alabama. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.48. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Golden Springs Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Anniston City School District. Racial makeup is: African American (77.8%), two or more races (9.6%), White (6.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 77.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Golden Springs Elementary School is 17.2. 1 elementary schools in the Anniston City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Golden Springs Elementary School is $11,040, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Anniston City School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Golden Springs Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Golden Springs Elementary School 595th of 684 Alabama public elementary schools. (See Golden Springs Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Anniston City:

SchoolDigger ranks Anniston City 120th of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Golden Springs Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Golden Springs Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 65.22 193rd 623 69.0%
2005 57.28 293rd 688 57.4%
2006 40.45 457th 689 33.7%
2007 40.31 480th 698 31.2%
2008 51.43 369th 698 47.1%
2009 39.40 493rd 696 29.2%
2010 62.63 283rd 704 59.8%
2011 49.79 434th 709 38.8%
2012 46.85 453rd 696 34.9%
2013 47.65 464th 696 33.3%
2014 42.09 434th 695 37.6%
2015 29.22 514th 691 25.6%
2016 29.12 506th 691 26.8%
2017 23.18 547th 688 20.5%
2018 16.40 575th 680 15.4%
2019 18.66 563rd 681 17.3%
2021 15.52 592nd 692 14.5%
2022 15.80 580th 687 15.6%
2023 16.42 562nd 680 17.4%
2024 13.48 595th 684 13.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Golden Springs Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 35.18 267th 398 32.9%
2022 44.57 170th 345 50.7%
2023 64.24 86th 373 76.9%
2024 23.66 327th 395 17.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Golden Springs Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 29.90 431st 567 24.0%
2018 16.94 583rd 651 10.4%
2019 17.44 581st 649 10.5%
2021 17.64 561st 653 14.1%
2022 20.69 539th 651 17.2%
2023 23.22 499th 623 19.9%
2024 15.34 595th 670 11.2%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Golden Springs Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 26.49 493rd 639 22.8%
2018 18.54 547th 640 14.5%
2019 29.04 481st 646 25.5%
2021 13.82 594th 656 9.5%
2022 18.28 541st 656 17.5%
2023 15.28 566th 645 12.2%
2024 11.37 612th 650 5.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Golden Springs Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 19.13 536th 639 16.1%
2018 17.83 548th 650 15.7%
2019 12.01 600th 650 7.7%
2021 16.99 554th 669 17.2%
2022 15.66 567th 669 15.2%
2023 19.88 516th 649 20.5%
2024 16.89 551st 655 15.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Golden Springs Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.72 342nd 423 19.1%
2019 36.31 284th 426 33.3%
2021 23.01 359th 426 15.7%
2022 30.34 304th 426 28.6%
2023 32.05 297th 427 30.4%
2024 28.37 322nd 420 23.3%
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Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Golden Springs Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 316 316
1989 317 8 0 10 0 n/a n/a 0 335
1990 319 22 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 344
1991 324 22 3 5 0 n/a n/a 0 354
1992 321 23 2 5 0 n/a n/a 0 351
1993 329 26 3 4 0 n/a n/a 0 362
1994 309 40 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 353
1995 215 38 2 2 1 n/a n/a 0 258
1996 215 38 2 2 1 n/a n/a 0 258
1997 226 55 2 4 1 n/a n/a 0 288
1998 189 81 3 6 0 n/a n/a 0 279
1999 145 146 2 5 0 n/a n/a 0 298
2000 112 136 2 5 0 n/a n/a 0 255
2001 83 135 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 221
2002 84 179 1 12 0 n/a n/a 0 276
2003 84 179 1 12 0 n/a n/a 0 276
2004 82 193 5 14 0 n/a n/a 0 294
2005 77 207 3 14 0 n/a n/a 0 301
2006 58 201 2 16 2 n/a n/a 0 279
2007 56 166 1 14 1 n/a n/a 7 245
2008 39 158 4 19 1 n/a n/a 0 221
2009 44 169 5 18 1 n/a n/a 0 237
2010 41 157 4 26 0 n/a n/a 0 228
2011 49 166 2 23 0 0 0 0 240
2012 42 144 2 18 1 0 2 0 209
2013 34 152 2 18 2 0 2 0 210
2014 43 158 1 14 2 0 5 0 223
2015 30 166 3 15 0 0 5 0 219
2016 25 196 2 12 1 0 6 0 242
2017 21 303 2 16 0 0 6 0 348
2018 34 326 4 22 2 0 3 0 391
2019 31 294 3 17 0 1 6 0 352
2020 22 279 0 16 0 0 4 0 321
2021 17 231 0 11 0 0 7 0 266
2022 31 320 0 18 0 0 19 0 388
2023 38 329 0 20 0 0 27 0 414
2024 26 308 0 24 0 0 38 0 396

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Golden Springs Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 316 16.0 19.7 0
1989 335 17.0 19.7 n/a
1990 344 17.0 20.2 0
1991 354 17.0 20.8 n/a
1992 351 18.0 19.5 n/a
1993 362 17.0 21.3 n/a
1994 353 18.0 19.6 n/a
1995 258 15.7 16.4 n/a
1996 258 15.7 16.4 n/a
1997 288 15.7 18.3 12.5
1998 279 14.7 19.0 12.5
1999 298 15.0 19.9 37.6
2000 255 18.0 14.2 42
2001 221 17.0 13.0 47.5
2002 276 17.6 15.7 64.1
2003 276 17.6 15.7 64.1
2004 294 18.0 16.3 61.6
2005 301 23.0 13.1 66.1
2006 279 19.0 14.7 66.3
2007 245 19.0 12.9 67.6
2008 221 17.0 13.0 70.6
2009 237 16.5 14.2 73.4
2010 228 12.0 19.0 70.6
2011 240 12.0 20.0 69.6
2012 209 12.0 17.4 70.3
2013 210 14.0 15.0 71
2014 223 13.0 17.1 67.7
2015 219 12.0 18.2 45.7
2016 242 13.0 18.6 42.1
2017 348 17.0 20.4 67.5
2018 391 17.0 23.0 77.7
2019 352 18.0 19.5 77.6
2020 321 17.0 18.8 77.3
2021 266 15.0 17.7 77.4
2022 388 19.0 20.4 77.8
2023 414 21.0 19.7 77.8
2024 396 23.0 17.2 77.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Golden Springs Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 316 16.0 19.7 0
1989 335 17.0 19.7 n/a
1990 344 17.0 20.2 0
1991 354 17.0 20.8 n/a
1992 351 18.0 19.5 n/a
1993 362 17.0 21.3 n/a
1994 353 18.0 19.6 n/a
1995 258 15.7 16.4 n/a
1996 258 15.7 16.4 n/a
1997 288 15.7 18.3 12.5
1998 279 14.7 19.0 12.5
1999 298 15.0 19.9 37.6
2000 255 18.0 14.2 42
2001 221 17.0 13.0 47.5
2002 276 17.6 15.7 64.1
2003 276 17.6 15.7 64.1
2004 294 18.0 16.3 61.6
2005 301 23.0 13.1 66.1
2006 279 19.0 14.7 66.3
2007 245 19.0 12.9 67.6
2008 221 17.0 13.0 70.6
2009 237 16.5 14.2 73.4
2010 228 12.0 19.0 70.6
2011 240 12.0 20.0 69.6
2012 209 12.0 17.4 70.3
2013 210 14.0 15.0 71
2014 223 13.0 17.1 67.7
2015 219 12.0 18.2 45.7
2016 242 13.0 18.6 42.1
2017 348 17.0 20.4 67.5
2018 391 17.0 23.0 77.7
2019 352 18.0 19.5 77.6
2020 321 17.0 18.8 77.3
2021 266 15.0 17.7 77.4
2022 388 19.0 20.4 77.8
2023 414 21.0 19.7 77.8
2024 396 23.0 17.2 77.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Golden Springs Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,760 (15.9%) $9,275 (84.0%) $11,040

Data source: Alabama Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Golden Springs Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 563rd of 681 Elementary schoolsRanks 562nd of 680 Elementary schools
 0%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Golden Springs Elementary School)3021.1
 9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Anniston City)4123.3
 17.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Alabama)57.543.6
 13.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Golden Springs Elementary School)36.48.7
 27.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Anniston City)27.37.6
 19.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)47.334.9
 12.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Golden Springs Elementary School)24.59.9
 14.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Anniston City)13.811.1
 2.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)44.933.9
 10.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students352414
 17.6%
African American294329
 11.9%
American Indian00
Asian30
 100%
Hispanic1720
 17.6%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White3138
 22.6%
Two or More Races627
 350%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients77.6%77.8%
 0.2%


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Students who attend Golden Springs Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Anniston Middle School
High : Anniston High School

Golden Springs Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.0% of Alabama elementary schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 396 students attended Golden Springs Elementary School.

Students at Golden Springs Elementary School are 78% African American, 10% Two or more races, 7% White, 6% Hispanic.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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