Mill Creek Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Madison, Alabama

Mill Creek Elementary School in Madison, Alabama enrolled 965 students in 2024-25 with 59.3 full-time teachers, 16.3 students per teacher against the Alabama elementary-school median of 16.9. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 82% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 66% 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 rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

940 students in 2022-23, 937 students in 2023-24, 965 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 60.3 to 59.3.

Students enrolled at Mill Creek Elementary School by school year2022-23: 940, 2023-24: 937, 2024-25: 96502505007501k2022-239402023-249372024-25965
Students enrolled at Mill Creek Elementary School by school year2022-23: 940, 2023-24: 937, 2024-25: 96502505007501k2022-239402023-249372024-25965
Students enrolled at Mill Creek Elementary School by school year2022-23: 940, 2023-24: 937, 2024-25: 96502505007501k2022-239402023-249372024-25965
Students enrolled at Mill Creek Elementary School by school year2022-23: 940, 2023-24: 937, 2024-25: 96502505007501k2022-239402023-249372024-25965
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2394060.315.6
2023-2493759.315.8
2024-2596559.316.3

16.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 62 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 16.3; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.3state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 16.3; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.3state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 16.3; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.3state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 16.3; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.3state 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 448 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mill Creek Elementary School enrolled 895 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 448 of the 895 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent12.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

54.1% of students were White, 17.7% Black, 10.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White54.1%
  2. Black17.7%
  3. Hispanic10.1%
  4. Asian9.3%
  5. Two or more races8.4%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%
  7. American Indian0.1%

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 Mill Creek Elementary School scored proficient or above: 82% in reading in 2021-22 and 66% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtAlabama
Reading and language arts, 2021-2282%73%47.3%
Math, 2022-2366%57% (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.

Elementary schools in Madison

8 public elementary schools in Madison report 2024-25 enrollment; Mill Creek Elementary School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
MidTown Elementary School1,09717.426.1%
Mill Creek Elementary School96516.320.8%
Heritage Elementary School86917.022.6%
Rainbow Elementary School72515.423.2%
Columbia Elementary School70114.222.7%
Madison Elementary School60315.523.9%
Legacy Elementary School59417.527.1%
Horizon Elementary School56714.732.3%

All public schools in Madison →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Mill Creek Elementary School

  1. Madison Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 603 students, 15.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. MidTown Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 1,097 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  3. Compare Mill Creek Elementary School with Madison Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Madison City Schools spends per student$11,575 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,575
  5. The largest public schools in AlabamaMill Creek Elementary School is the number 17 by size of 693 Alabama elementary schools open in 2024-25.#17 of 693
  6. Alabama schools by students per teacher16.3 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 16.9 for elementary schools.16.3:1
  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 Mill Creek Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Mill Creek Elementary School?
    965 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 940 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Madison, AL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Mill Creek Elementary School?
    16.3 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 Mill Creek Elementary School a Title I school?
    Mill Creek Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Mill Creek Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Mill Creek Elementary School scored proficient or above: 82% in reading in 2021-22 and 66% 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.
  5. What district is Mill Creek Elementary School in?
    Madison City Schools, NCES district ID 0100008. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010000802133 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.

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