Cobb Preparatory Academy

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Anniston, Alabama

Cobb Preparatory Academy in Anniston, Alabama enrolled 270 students in 2024-25 with 16.0 full-time teachers, 16.9 students per teacher against the Alabama elementary-school median of 16.9. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%

282 students in 2022-23, 287 students in 2023-24, 270 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.0 to 16.0.

Students enrolled at Cobb Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 282, 2023-24: 287, 2024-25: 27001002003002022-232822023-242872024-25270
Students enrolled at Cobb Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 282, 2023-24: 287, 2024-25: 27001002003002022-232822023-242872024-25270
Students enrolled at Cobb Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 282, 2023-24: 287, 2024-25: 27001002003002022-232822023-242872024-25270
Students enrolled at Cobb Preparatory Academy by school year2022-23: 282, 2023-24: 287, 2024-25: 27001002003002022-232822023-242872024-25270
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2328217.016.6
2023-2428717.016.9
2024-2527016.016.9

16.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 50 of every 100 Alabama elementary schools

Among the 691 Alabama elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 16.9; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.9state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 16.9; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.9state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 16.9; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.9state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 16.9; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.9state median 16.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 492 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cobb Preparatory Academy enrolled 246 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 492 of the 246 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

89.3% of students were Black, 3.7% of two or more races, 3.3% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black89.3%
  2. Two or more races3.7%
  3. White3.3%
  4. Hispanic3.3%
  5. Asian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Anniston

9 public elementary schools in Anniston report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Saks Elementary School62516.477.6%
Wellborn Elementary School59817.374.6%
White Plains Elementary School53015.643.6%
De Armanville Elementary School47813.854.0%
Coldwater Elementary School39114.856.8%
Golden Springs Elementary School35717.977.9%
Randolph Park Elementary School33919.984.4%
Saks Middle School30115.679.4%

All public schools in Anniston →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Cobb Preparatory Academy

  1. Randolph Park Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 339 students, 19.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Wellborn Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.3 miles away: 598 students, 17.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
  3. Compare Cobb Preparatory Academy with Randolph Park Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Anniston City Schools spends per student$15,450 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,450
  5. The largest public schools in AlabamaCobb Preparatory Academy is the number 594 by size of 693 Alabama elementary schools open in 2024-25.#594 of 693
  6. Alabama schools by students per teacher16.9 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 16.9 for elementary schools.16.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Cobb Preparatory Academy

  1. How many students attend Cobb Preparatory Academy?
    270 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 282 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Anniston, AL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Cobb Preparatory Academy?
    16.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for elementary schools is 16.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Cobb Preparatory Academy a Title I school?
    Cobb Preparatory Academy ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Cobb Preparatory Academy in?
    Anniston City Schools, NCES district ID 0100090. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010009001782 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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