Sparkman Elementary School (Closed 2023)

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Bottom 50%

Serving 104 students in grades Prekindergarten-6, Sparkman Elementary School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in Alabama for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 50%, and reading proficiency is top 50%).

The percentage of students achieving was 20-29% (which was lower than the Alabama state average of 30%). The percentage of students achieving was 40-44% (which was lower than the Alabama state average of 47%).

The student-teacher ratio of 13:1 was lower than the Alabama state level of 17:1.

Minority enrollment was 19% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which was lower than the Alabama state average of 49% (majority Black).

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Sparkman Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Alabama for:

School Overview

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-6
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Sparkman Elementary School
Pre-K	16
Kind	14
1	17
2	16
3	11
4	8
5	16
6	6

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Total Students

104 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (1987-2023)
Year	Sparkman Elementary School
2023	104
2022	141
2021	133
2020	210
2019	210
2018	222
2017	222
2016	246
2015	250
2014	265
2013	262
2012	251
2011	302
2010	299
2009	290
2008	298
2007	312
2006	276
2005	271
2004	259
2003	279
2002	273
2001	282
2000	302
1999	340
1998	341
1997	374
1996	358
1995	298
1994	252
1993	262
1992	266
1991	281
1990	249
1989	235
1988	235
1987	213

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Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers

8 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (1987-2023)
Year	Sparkman Elementary School
2023	8
2022	9
2021	7
2020	15
2019	15
2018	18
2017	18
2016	19
2015	23
2014	21
2013	34
2012	35
2011	28
2010	29
2009	27
2008	29
2007	28
2006	28
2005	27
2004	31
2003	29
2002	30
2001	31
2000	33
1999	31
1998	30
1997	33
1996	33
1995	29
1994	24
1993	20
1992	20
1991	23
1990	20
1989	18
1988	16
1987	15

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School Rankings

This School

State Level (AL)

#639 out of 1275 schools
(Bottom 50%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2012-2023)
Year	Sparkman Elementary School
2023	#639
2022	#516
2021	#945
2019	#1012
2018	#870
2017	#1058
2016	#937
2015	#999
2014	#407
2013	#1032
2012	#995

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20-29%

30%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2012-2023)
Year	Sparkman Elementary School	Alabama	Morgan County School District
2023	24%	30%	30%
2022	32%	29%	28%
2021	7%	24%	19%
2019	32%	47%	47%
2018	32%	47%	47%
2017	22%	44%	40%
2016	27%	43%	37%
2015	27%	40%	35%
2014	42%	38%	38%
2013	67%	80%	83%
2012	72%	82%	83%

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40-44%

47%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Sparkman Elementary School	Alabama	Morgan County School District
2022	42%	47%	47%
2021	27%	46%	43%
2019	22%	45%	46%
2018	37%	46%	47%
2017	17%	39%	35%
2016	22%	38%	37%
2015	22%	41%	41%
2014	42%	42%	46%
2013	82%	86%	90%
2012	82%	86%	88%
2011	82%	85%	88%

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21-39%

38%

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Science Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2021-2022)
Year	Sparkman Elementary School	Alabama	Morgan County School District
2022	30%	38%	38%
2021	50%	36%	35%

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Student-Teacher Ratio

13:1

17:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (1987-2023)
Year	Sparkman Elementary School	Alabama	Morgan County School District
2023	13:1	17:1	18:1
2022	16:1	18:1	19:1
2021	19:1	17:1	18:1
2020	14:1	17:1	18:1
2019	14:1	17:1	18:1
2018	12:1	18:1	17:1
2017	12:1	17:1	17:1
2016	13:1	18:1	18:1
2015	11:1	18:1	17:1
2014	13:1	16:1	15:1
2013	8:1	14:1	13:1
2012	7:1	16:1	13:1
2011	11:1	15:1	12:1
2010	10:1	16:1	13:1
2009	11:1	16:1	15:1
2008	10:1	15:1	15:1
2007	11:1	16:1	15:1
2006	10:1	15:1	14:1
2005	10:1	15:1	14:1
2004	8:1	15:1	14:1
2003	10:1	16:1	15:1
2002	9:1	16:1	15:1
2001	9:1	16:1	14:1
2000	9:1	15:1	15:1
1999	11:1	16:1	15:1
1998	12:1	16:1	15:1
1997	11:1	17:1	16:1
1996	11:1	17:1	15:1
1995	10:1	17:1	16:1
1994	10:1	18:1	15:1
1993	13:1	18:1	17:1
1992	13:1	19:1	18:1
1991	12:1	19:1	18:1
1990	12:1	19:1	18:1
1989	13:1	20:1	19:1
1988	15:1	20:1	19:1
1987	14:1	21:1	20:1

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American Indian

n/a

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American Indian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2003-2015)
Year	Sparkman Elementary School	Alabama	Morgan County School District
2015	1%	1%
2014	1%	1%	1%
2013	1%	1%	1%
2012	1%	1%	1%
2009	2%	1%	1%
2008	1%	1%	1%
2007	1%	1%
2006	2%	1%
2005	3%	1%
2004	3%	1%
2003	3%	1%

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Asian

n/a

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2002-2005)
Year	Sparkman Elementary School	Alabama
2005	1%	1%
2004	1%	1%
2003	2%	1%
2002	1%	1%

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Hispanic

10%

11%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)
Year	Sparkman Elementary School	Alabama	Morgan County School District
2023	10%	11%	15%
2022	7%	10%	13%
2021	7%	9%	12%
2020	8%	8%	12%
2019	8%	8%	12%
2018	4%	7%	10%
2017	4%	7%	10%
2016	2%	7%	10%
2015	2%	6%	11%
2014	2%	5%	8%
2013	3%	5%	7%
2012	2%	5%	6%
2011	3%	4%	6%
2010	3%	4%	6%
2009	3%	4%	5%
2008	3%	4%	4%
2007	3%	3%	4%
2006	2%	3%	3%
2005	1%	2%	2%
2004	1%	2%	2%
2003	1%	2%	2%
2002	2%	2%	1%
2001	3%	1%	1%
2000	2%	1%	1%
1999	1%	1%
1998	1%	1%	1%
1997	1%	1%
1996	3%	1%	1%

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Black

n/a

32%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1989-2022)
Year	Sparkman Elementary School	Alabama	Morgan County School District
2022	3%	32%	3%
2021	7%	32%	3%
2020	4%	33%	3%
2019	4%	33%	3%
2018	3%	33%	3%
2017	3%	33%	3%
2016	4%	33%	3%
2015	3%	33%	4%
2014	3%	34%	3%
2013	3%	34%	3%
2012	3%	34%	2%
2011	5%	35%	3%
2010	4%	35%	3%
2009	4%	35%	3%
2008	2%	36%	3%
2007	1%	36%	3%
2006	1%	36%	3%
2005	1%	36%	3%
2003	1%	36%	3%
2002	1%	36%	3%
2001	1%	36%	3%
1999	1%	36%	4%
1998	1%	36%	3%
1997	1%	36%	3%
1996	1%	36%	4%
1991	1%	36%	5%
1990	2%	36%	5%
1989	2%	36%	4%

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White

81%

51%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1993-2023)
Year	Sparkman Elementary School	Alabama	Morgan County School District
2023	81%	52%	80%
2022	84%	53%	81%
2021	85%	53%	82%
2020	87%	54%	83%
2019	87%	54%	83%
2018	91%	55%	86%
2017	91%	55%	86%
2016	91%	56%	86%
2015	91%	56%	83%
2014	89%	57%	88%
2013	88%	58%	89%
2012	92%	58%	90%
2011	92%	58%	90%
2010	93%	58%	90%
2009	91%	59%	91%
2008	94%	58%	92%
2007	95%	59%	93%
2006	94%	59%	94%
2005	94%	60%	95%
2004	95%	60%	95%
2003	93%	60%	95%
2002	95%	60%	96%
2001	94%	61%	96%
2000	98%	61%	96%
1999	97%	61%	96%
1998	98%	61%	96%
1997	98%	60%	97%
1996	96%	61%	95%
1995	97%	62%	96%
1994	96%	62%	96%
1993	96%	62%	96%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2012-2023)
Year	Sparkman Elementary School	Alabama	Morgan County School District
2023	8%	3%	2%
2022	5%	3%	1%
2020	1%	2%	1%
2019	1%	2%	1%
2018	2%	2%	1%
2017	2%	2%	1%
2016	3%	2%	1%
2015	3%	2%	2%
2014	5%	2%
2013	5%	1%
2012	2%	1%	1%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.33

0.63

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (1993-2023)
Year	Sparkman Elementary School	Alabama	Morgan County School District
2023	0.33	0.62	0.35
2022	0.29	0.61	0.33
2021	0.27	0.61	0.31
2020	0.24	0.60	0.29
2019	0.24	0.60	0.29
2018	0.17	0.59	0.25
2017	0.17	0.59	0.25
2016	0.17	0.58	0.25
2015	0.17	0.58	0.27
2014	0.21	0.56	0.23
2013	0.22	0.55	0.21
2012	0.16	0.55	0.20
2011	0.15	0.54	0.19
2010	0.13	0.54	0.18
2009	0.17	0.53	0.17
2008	0.12	0.54	0.15
2007	0.10	0.53	0.14
2006	0.12	0.53	0.11
2005	0.12	0.51	0.11
2004	0.10	0.51	0.10
2003	0.13	0.51	0.09
2002	0.10	0.51	0.09
2001	0.12	0.50	0.08
2000	0.04	0.50	0.08
1999	0.06	0.50	0.07
1998	0.04	0.50	0.07
1997	0.04	0.52	0.07
1996	0.07	0.50	0.08
1995	0.06	0.49	0.08
1994	0.08	0.49	0.06
1993	0.08	0.49	0.08

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Participates in the

Yes

Eligible for

70%

56%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Sparkman Elementary School	Alabama	Morgan County School District
2023	70%	55%	54%
2022	54%	44%	33%
2021	59%	48%	38%
2020	63%	49%	41%
2019	63%	49%	41%
2018	63%	47%	44%
2017	63%	47%	44%
2016	64%	46%	43%
2015	60%	47%	39%
2014	67%	52%	46%
2013	61%	51%	42%
2012	59%	51%	43%
2011	62%	49%	42%
2010	65%	47%	37%
2009	61%	44%	32%
2008	57%	43%	31%
2007	66%	42%	32%
2006	64%	44%	32%
2005	63%	43%	30%
2004	56%	42%	31%
2003	52%	42%	30%
2002	53%	40%	28%
2001	45%	38%	27%
2000	52%	37%	27%
1999	46%	38%	26%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Sparkman Elementary School	Alabama	Morgan County School District
2023	7%	5%	5%
2022	6%	5%	4%
2021	8%	6%	6%
2020	5%	6%	7%
2019	5%	6%	7%
2018	5%	5%	6%
2017	5%	5%	6%
2016	5%	5%	7%
2015	7%	5%	7%
2014	13%	6%	10%
2013	15%	6%	9%
2012	17%	7%	10%
2011	10%	6%	8%
2010	11%	8%	9%
2009	13%	8%	10%
2008	15%	8%	11%
2007	8%	9%	11%
2006	8%	9%	11%
2005	12%	8%	11%
2004	12%	8%	10%
2003	11%	8%	9%
2002	10%	8%	10%
2001	18%	8%	12%
2000	16%	8%	11%
1999	10%	8%	9%

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School Statewide Testing

School District Name

Morgan County School District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), AL Dept. of Education

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Sparkman Elementary School's ranking?

Sparkman Elementary School is ranked #639 out of 1,275 schools, which ranks it among the bottom 50% of public schools in Alabama.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

20-29% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 30% AL state average), while 40-44% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 47% AL state average).

How many students attend Sparkman Elementary School?

104 students attend Sparkman Elementary School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

81% of Sparkman Elementary School students are White, 10% of students are Hispanic, 8% of students are Two or more races, and 1% of students are Hawaiian.

What is the student-teacher ratio of Sparkman Elementary School?

Sparkman Elementary School has a student ration of 13:1, which is lower than the Alabama state average of 17:1.

What grades does Sparkman Elementary School offer ?

Sparkman Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Prekindergarten-6 (No virtual instruction).

What school district is Sparkman Elementary School part of?

Sparkman Elementary School is part of Morgan County School District.

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School Overview

Distribution of Students By Grade Trends

Total Students Trends Over Years (1987-2023)

Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (1987-2023)

School Rankings

Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2012-2023)

Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2012-2023)

Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)

Science Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2021-2022)

Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (1987-2023)

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1996-2023)

Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1989-2022)

White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1993-2023)

Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2012-2023)

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