Indian Valley Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Sylacauga, Alabama
Indian Valley Elementary School in Sylacauga, Alabama enrolled 477 students in 2024-25 with 29.0 full-time teachers, 16.4 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 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%
553 students in 2022-23, 519 students in 2023-24, 477 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.0 to 29.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 553 | 28.0 | 19.8 |
| 2023-24 | 519 | 32.0 | 16.2 |
| 2024-25 | 477 | 29.0 | 16.4 |
16.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 61 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.
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 583 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Indian Valley Elementary School enrolled 583 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 583 of the 583 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions11
- Chronically absent32.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
48.4% of students were Black, 38.2% White, 8.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black48.4%
- White38.2%
- Two or more races8.0%
- Hispanic4.6%
- Asian0.6%
- American Indian0.2%
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 Sylacauga
3 public elementary schools in Sylacauga report 2024-25 enrollment; Indian Valley Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| BB Comer Memorial Elementary School | 521 | 18.0 | 66.0% |
| Indian Valley Elementary School | 477 | 16.4 | 59.1% |
| Pinecrest Elementary School | 426 | 20.3 | 62.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Indian Valley Elementary School
- BB Comer Memorial Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.9 miles away: 521 students, 18.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Pinecrest Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.5 miles away: 426 students, 20.3 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
- Compare Indian Valley Elementary School with BB Comer Memorial Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Sylacauga City Schools spends per student$12,512 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,512
- The largest public schools in AlabamaIndian Valley Elementary School is the number 329 by size of 693 Alabama elementary schools open in 2024-25.#329 of 693
- Alabama schools by students per teacher16.4 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 16.9 for elementary schools.16.4:1
- 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 Indian Valley Elementary School
How many students attend Indian Valley Elementary School?
477 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 553 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Sylacauga, AL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Indian Valley Elementary School?
16.4 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.Is Indian Valley Elementary School a Title I school?
Indian Valley Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Indian Valley Elementary School in?
Sylacauga City Schools, NCES district ID 0103120. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010312001594 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.