Evelyn D Houston Elementary School
Public middle school, grades 4 to 6 · Talladega, Alabama
Evelyn D Houston Elementary School in Talladega, Alabama enrolled 302 students in 2024-25 with 18.0 full-time teachers, 16.8 students per teacher against the Alabama middle-school median of 18.0. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 26% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 12% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Alabama: 47.3% and 29.9%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%
353 students in 2022-23, 338 students in 2023-24, 302 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.0 to 18.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 353 | 21.0 | 16.8 |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 18.0 | 18.8 |
| 2024-25 | 302 | 18.0 | 16.8 |
16.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 67 of every 100 Alabama middle schools
Among the 258 Alabama middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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 944 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Evelyn D Houston Elementary School enrolled 472 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 19 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 944 of the 472 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions19
- Chronically absent16.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
70.2% of students were Black, 18.2% White, 6.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black70.2%
- White18.2%
- Hispanic6.6%
- Two or more races5.0%
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.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Evelyn D Houston Elementary School scored proficient or above: 26% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alabama, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Alabama |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 26% | 30% | 47.3% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 12% | 9% (2021-22) | 29.9% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Talladega
2 public middle schools in Talladega report 2024-25 enrollment; Evelyn D Houston Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evelyn D Houston Elementary School | 302 | 16.8 | 84.4% |
| Zora Ellis Junior High School | 228 | 14.6 | 88.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Evelyn D Houston Elementary School
- Williams Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 14 miles away: 598 students, 19.3 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
- Duran Junior High SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 17 miles away: 601 students, 18.8 per teacher (2024-25).17 mi
- Compare Evelyn D Houston Elementary School with Williams Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Talladega City spends per student$15,560 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,560
- The largest public schools in AlabamaEvelyn D Houston Elementary School is the number 208 by size of 260 Alabama middle schools open in 2024-25.#208 of 260
- Alabama schools by students per teacher16.8 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 18.0 for middle schools.16.8:1
- 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 Evelyn D Houston Elementary School
How many students attend Evelyn D Houston Elementary School?
302 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 353 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Talladega, AL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Evelyn D Houston Elementary School?
16.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for middle schools is 18.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Evelyn D Houston Elementary School a Title I school?
Evelyn D Houston Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Evelyn D Houston Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Evelyn D Houston Elementary School scored proficient or above: 26% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% in math in 2022-23, against 47.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 29.9% in math in 2022-23 across Alabama. Alabama's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Evelyn D Houston Elementary School in?
Talladega City, NCES district ID 0103150. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010315001724 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
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.