Blountsville Elementary School

Summary:

Blountsville Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 658 students in grades PK-6 in Blountsville, Alabama, which is part of the Blount County school district. While the school has a higher percentage of Hispanic and White students compared to the state average, it consistently underperforms on standardized tests, with particularly low rankings for its White and Special Education student groups.

Blountsville Elementary's academic performance has been declining over time, dropping from a 3-star to a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 28.24% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in Math, compared to 49.71% for Blount County and 42.16% for the state. The school also serves a high-poverty population, with 60-71% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past three years.

Neighboring schools like Locust Fork Elementary and Cleveland Elementary significantly outperform Blountsville Elementary, suggesting the school has room for improvement in its instructional practices and support for struggling students. Addressing the school's academic challenges and achievement gaps will be crucial for better serving the Blountsville community.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 260 Page St
       Blountsville, AL  35031


(205) 775-1990

District: Blount County

SchoolDigger Rank:
420th of 684 Alabama Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,142 Help


Students who attend Blountsville Elementary School usually attend:

High:    JB Pennington High School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.0 Help
Number of students:  677

Racial breakdown:

White:
74.4%
Hispanic:
23.2%
African American:
1.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  71.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Blountsville Elementary School ranks worse than 61.4% of elementary schools in Alabama. It also ranks last among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Blount County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 41.73. (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 Blountsville Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Blount County School District. Racial makeup is: White (74.4%), Hispanic (23.2%), African American (1.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 71.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Blountsville Elementary School is 18. 4 elementary schools in the Blount County School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Blountsville Elementary School is $7,142. 4 elementary schools in the Blount County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Blountsville Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Blountsville Elementary School 420th of 684 Alabama public elementary schools. (See Blountsville Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Blount County:

SchoolDigger ranks Blount County 51st of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Blountsville Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Blountsville Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 44.69 376th 623 39.6%
2005 42.58 450th 688 34.6%
2006 55.91 312th 689 54.7%
2007 59.06 309th 698 55.7%
2008 56.53 309th 698 55.7%
2009 55.55 330th 696 52.6%
2010 50.15 412th 704 41.5%
2011 53.59 397th 709 44.0%
2012 49.33 438th 696 37.1%
2013 56.51 365th 696 47.6%
2014 49.99 352nd 695 49.4%
2015 55.36 286th 691 58.6%
2016 66.03 215th 691 68.9%
2017 60.05 258th 688 62.5%
2018 46.10 405th 680 40.4%
2019 49.24 363rd 681 46.7%
2021 52.90 310th 692 55.2%
2022 47.94 364th 687 47.0%
2023 40.71 412th 680 39.4%
2024 41.73 420th 684 38.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Blountsville Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 34.04 53rd 74 28.4%
2022 54.23 38th 110 65.5%
2023 41.99 70th 123 43.1%
2024 59.86 38th 131 71.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Blountsville Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.74 190th 344 44.8%
2019 51.37 159th 392 59.4%
2021 50.13 163rd 398 59.0%
2022 29.39 261st 345 24.3%
2023 21.98 327th 373 12.3%
2024 27.87 297th 395 24.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Blountsville Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 57.34 231st 567 59.3%
2018 53.53 317th 651 51.3%
2019 51.84 313th 649 51.8%
2021 59.99 248th 653 62.0%
2022 52.95 310th 651 52.4%
2023 46.78 342nd 623 45.1%
2024 46.27 370th 670 44.8%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Blountsville Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 56.08 277th 639 56.7%
2018 43.19 395th 640 38.3%
2019 55.86 274th 646 57.6%
2021 46.61 348th 656 47.0%
2022 42.95 382nd 656 41.8%
2023 38.05 406th 645 37.1%
2024 36.77 432nd 650 33.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Blountsville Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 60.32 240th 639 62.4%
2018 50.25 347th 650 46.6%
2019 42.43 398th 650 38.8%
2021 57.18 267th 669 60.1%
2022 50.98 333rd 669 50.2%
2023 42.35 390th 649 39.9%
2024 44.64 378th 655 42.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Blountsville Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 55.23 46th 130 64.6%
2018 56.47 46th 140 67.1%
2019 46.48 73rd 152 52.0%
2021 53.09 72nd 164 56.1%
2022 53.48 70th 175 60.0%
2023 37.51 113th 184 38.6%
2024 35.59 130th 196 33.7%
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Rank History for Native American students at Blountsville Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 55.71 24th 58 58.6%
2021 63.65 22nd 63 65.1%
2022 34.38 43rd 65 33.8%
2023 38.85 35th 57 38.6%
2024 50.46 24th 59 59.3%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Elementary Schools for Native American Students!

Rank History for White students at Blountsville Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 37.30 234th 369 36.6%
2018 24.49 425th 508 16.3%
2019 32.41 384th 529 27.4%
2021 35.40 357th 539 33.8%
2022 32.63 383rd 540 29.1%
2023 24.40 430th 528 18.6%
2024 26.45 437th 535 18.3%
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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.

Blountsville Elementary School Test Scores
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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Blountsville 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 634 634
1989 609 0 0 10 1 n/a n/a 0 620
1990 597 0 0 10 1 n/a n/a 0 608
1991 583 0 2 9 1 n/a n/a 0 595
1992 583 0 3 4 0 n/a n/a 0 590
1993 592 0 3 8 0 n/a n/a 0 603
1994 618 0 4 13 1 n/a n/a 0 636
1995 597 0 1 30 1 n/a n/a 0 629
1996 597 0 1 30 1 n/a n/a 0 629
1997 607 0 2 34 3 n/a n/a 0 646
1998 620 0 3 31 0 n/a n/a 0 654
1999 631 0 2 61 2 n/a n/a 0 696
2000 621 0 2 67 0 n/a n/a 0 690
2001 598 0 1 78 0 n/a n/a 0 677
2002 560 0 1 75 7 n/a n/a 0 643
2003 560 0 1 75 7 n/a n/a 0 643
2004 608 0 1 86 3 n/a n/a 0 698
2005 600 1 0 88 4 n/a n/a 0 693
2006 603 2 0 91 5 n/a n/a 0 701
2007 585 3 0 88 5 n/a n/a 0 681
2008 610 2 1 85 4 n/a n/a 0 702
2009 607 3 0 83 2 n/a n/a 0 695
2010 582 4 1 105 2 n/a n/a 0 694
2011 575 4 1 112 1 0 0 0 693
2012 564 7 0 110 0 1 6 0 688
2013 556 7 1 112 0 1 5 0 682
2014 545 7 1 104 2 1 12 0 672
2015 516 4 1 120 0 0 6 0 647
2016 501 5 0 113 2 0 0 0 621
2017 516 4 0 110 2 0 0 0 632
2018 483 1 1 124 1 1 0 0 611
2019 509 1 1 131 1 1 0 0 644
2020 524 2 1 146 2 0 0 0 675
2021 481 5 1 129 6 0 0 0 622
2022 464 1 1 134 5 0 0 0 605
2023 501 3 1 146 2 3 2 0 658
2024 504 9 1 157 2 1 3 0 677

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 Blountsville Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 634 30.0 21.1 0
1989 620 27.0 22.9 n/a
1990 608 29.0 20.9 0
1991 595 29.0 20.5 n/a
1992 590 27.0 21.8 n/a
1993 603 29.5 20.4 n/a
1994 636 32.9 19.3 n/a
1995 629 34.0 18.5 n/a
1996 629 34.0 18.5 n/a
1997 646 35.6 18.1 44.7
1998 654 36.6 17.9 40.5
1999 696 40.0 17.4 49.1
2000 690 42.0 16.4 49
2001 677 42.0 16.1 48.9
2002 643 39.0 16.5 48.5
2003 643 39.0 16.5 48.5
2004 698 38.0 18.4 53.4
2005 693 42.0 16.5 55.3
2006 701 40.0 17.5 57.8
2007 681 43.4 15.7 58.9
2008 702 43.4 16.2 58.4
2009 695 42.7 16.1 62.6
2010 694 41.0 16.9 66.1
2011 693 45.1 15.3 67.1
2012 688 45.1 15.2 67.3
2013 682 51.2 13.3 70.4
2014 672 42.7 15.7 70.2
2015 647 39.0 16.5 68.5
2016 621 39.0 15.9 69.2
2017 632 37.3 16.9 67.2
2018 611 37.6 16.2 68.4
2019 644 35.1 18.3 66
2020 675 38.2 17.6 69.2
2021 622 40.3 15.4 68
2022 605 33.0 18.3 60.2
2023 658 34.4 19.1 71
2024 677 37.5 18.0 71.2

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 Blountsville Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 634 30.0 21.1 0
1989 620 27.0 22.9 n/a
1990 608 29.0 20.9 0
1991 595 29.0 20.5 n/a
1992 590 27.0 21.8 n/a
1993 603 29.5 20.4 n/a
1994 636 32.9 19.3 n/a
1995 629 34.0 18.5 n/a
1996 629 34.0 18.5 n/a
1997 646 35.6 18.1 44.7
1998 654 36.6 17.9 40.5
1999 696 40.0 17.4 49.1
2000 690 42.0 16.4 49
2001 677 42.0 16.1 48.9
2002 643 39.0 16.5 48.5
2003 643 39.0 16.5 48.5
2004 698 38.0 18.4 53.4
2005 693 42.0 16.5 55.3
2006 701 40.0 17.5 57.8
2007 681 43.4 15.7 58.9
2008 702 43.4 16.2 58.4
2009 695 42.7 16.1 62.6
2010 694 41.0 16.9 66.1
2011 693 45.1 15.3 67.1
2012 688 45.1 15.2 67.3
2013 682 51.2 13.3 70.4
2014 672 42.7 15.7 70.2
2015 647 39.0 16.5 68.5
2016 621 39.0 15.9 69.2
2017 632 37.3 16.9 67.2
2018 611 37.6 16.2 68.4
2019 644 35.1 18.3 66
2020 675 38.2 17.6 69.2
2021 622 40.3 15.4 68
2022 605 33.0 18.3 60.2
2023 658 34.4 19.1 71
2024 677 37.5 18.0 71.2

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 Blountsville Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,140 (16.0%) $5,986 (83.8%) $7,142

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Blountsville 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 363rd of 681 Elementary schoolsRanks 412th of 680 Elementary schools
 7.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Blountsville Elementary School)47.631.1
 16.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Blount County)56.243.4
 12.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Alabama)57.543.6
 13.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Blountsville Elementary School)3327.2
 5.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Blount County)47.740
 7.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)47.334.9
 12.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Blountsville Elementary School)42.928
 14.9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Blount County)43.535.1
 8.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)44.933.9
 10.9%
6th Grade Mathematics (Blountsville Elementary School)54.926.4
 28.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Blount County)50.532.2
 18.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)45.330.8
 14.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students644658
 2.2%
African American13
 200%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian11
Hispanic131146
 11.5%
Pacific Islander13
 200%
White509501
 1.6%
Two or More Races02
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients66%71%
 5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Blountsville Elementary School

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

High : JB Pennington High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 677 students attended Blountsville Elementary School.

Blountsville Elementary School ranks 420th of 684 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Blountsville Elementary School are 74% White, 23% Hispanic, 1% African American.


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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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