Piedmont Elementary School

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

Piedmont Elementary School in Piedmont, Alabama enrolled 542 students in 2024-25 with 30.0 full-time teachers, 18.1 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). On the state tests, 65% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 65% 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 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%

534 students in 2022-23, 523 students in 2023-24, 542 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.0 to 30.0.

Students enrolled at Piedmont Elementary School by school year2022-23: 534, 2023-24: 523, 2024-25: 54202004006002022-235342023-245232024-25542
Students enrolled at Piedmont Elementary School by school year2022-23: 534, 2023-24: 523, 2024-25: 54202004006002022-235342023-245232024-25542
Students enrolled at Piedmont Elementary School by school year2022-23: 534, 2023-24: 523, 2024-25: 54202004006002022-235342023-245232024-25542
Students enrolled at Piedmont Elementary School by school year2022-23: 534, 2023-24: 523, 2024-25: 54202004006002022-235342023-245232024-25542
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2353429.018.4
2023-2452329.018.0
2024-2554230.018.1

18.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 72 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 18.1; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.1state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 18.1; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.1state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 18.1; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.1state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 18.1; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.1state 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 467 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Piedmont Elementary School enrolled 467 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 467 of the 467 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions7
  • Chronically absent16.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

78.8% of students were White, 9.6% Black, 7.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White78.8%
  2. Black9.6%
  3. Two or more races7.9%
  4. Hispanic3.5%
  5. Asian0.2%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Piedmont Elementary School scored proficient or above: 65% in reading in 2021-22 and 65% 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, 2021-2265%58%47.3%
Math, 2022-2365%52% (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.

What to look at next about Piedmont Elementary School

  1. Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 12 miles away: 458 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  2. Kitty Stone Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 13 miles away: 929 students, 19.0 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
  3. Compare Piedmont Elementary School with Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Piedmont City spends per student$11,284 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,284
  5. The largest public schools in AlabamaPiedmont Elementary School is the number 239 by size of 693 Alabama elementary schools open in 2024-25.#239 of 693
  6. Alabama schools by students per teacher18.1 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 16.9 for elementary schools.18.1:1
  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 Piedmont Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Piedmont Elementary School?
    542 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 534 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Piedmont, AL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Piedmont Elementary School?
    18.1 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 Piedmont Elementary School a Title I school?
    Piedmont 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 Piedmont Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Piedmont Elementary School scored proficient or above: 65% in reading in 2021-22 and 65% 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 Piedmont Elementary School in?
    Piedmont City, NCES district ID 0102760. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010276001109 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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