Raymond L Young Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Talladega, Alabama
Raymond L Young Elementary School in Talladega, Alabama enrolled 174 students in 2024-25 with 12.0 full-time teachers, 14.5 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, 45-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading and 25-29% proficient in math in 2021-22 (Alabama: 47.3% and 27.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%
171 students in 2022-23, 195 students in 2023-24, 174 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 14.0 to 12.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 171 | 14.0 | 12.2 |
| 2023-24 | 195 | 13.0 | 15.0 |
| 2024-25 | 174 | 12.0 | 14.5 |
14.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 89 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 272 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Raymond L Young Elementary School enrolled 136 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 272 of the 136 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions4
- Chronically absent24.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
66.7% of students were Black, 20.1% White, 8.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black66.7%
- White20.1%
- Two or more races8.6%
- Hispanic4.0%
- American Indian0.6%
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
In 2021-22, the students tested at Raymond L Young Elementary School scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading and 25-29% in math, against 47.3% in reading and 27.2% in math across Alabama. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Alabama, not across states.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Alabama |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 45‑49% | 30% | 47.3% |
| Math | 25‑29% | 9% | 27.2% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Talladega
3 public elementary schools in Talladega report 2024-25 enrollment; Raymond L Young Elementary School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stemley Road Elementary School | 356 | 20.1 | 67.7% |
| C L Salter Elementary School | 353 | 18.6 | 81.3% |
| Raymond L Young Elementary School | 174 | 14.5 | 56.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Raymond L Young Elementary School
- C L Salter Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 3.7 miles away: 353 students, 18.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
- Stemley Road Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.9 miles away: 356 students, 20.1 per teacher (2024-25).6.9 mi
- Compare Raymond L Young Elementary School with C L Salter Elementary 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 AlabamaRaymond L Young Elementary School is the number 661 by size of 693 Alabama elementary schools open in 2024-25.#661 of 693
- Alabama schools by students per teacher14.5 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 16.9 for elementary schools.14.5:1
- 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 Raymond L Young Elementary School
How many students attend Raymond L Young Elementary School?
174 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 171 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Talladega, AL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Raymond L Young Elementary School?
14.5 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 Raymond L Young Elementary School a Title I school?
Raymond L Young 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 Raymond L Young Elementary School do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at Raymond L Young Elementary School scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading and 25-29% in math, against 47.3% in reading and 27.2% in math 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; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Raymond L Young Elementary School in?
Talladega City, NCES district ID 0103150. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010315001205 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: 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.