Bay Minette Elementary School vs. Daphne East Elementary School
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School Overview
School
Top Rankings
Bay Minette Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Alabama for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Student Attention
Daphne East Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Alabama for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Math Proficiency
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Student Attention
Overview
Bay Minette Elementary School ranked #440 in Alabama in 2023, improving from #850 in 2017, placing it in the top 50% statewide for overall testing performance.
Math proficiency was 30% in 2023, approximately equal to the Alabama state average of 30%, while reading proficiency reached 54%, higher than the state average of 47%.
Minority enrollment was 50%, with enrollment increasing from 649 students in 2021 to 804 in 2023 and the percentage of students eligible for free lunch rising to 68% in 2023.
The school serves grades Pre鈥揔 through 6 with 804 students and 51 teachers, maintaining a student鈥搕eacher ratio of 16:1, among the lowest in Alabama for student attention.
Science proficiency ranged between 35% and 39%, approximately equal to the state average of 38%, with no virtual instruction offered.
Serving 963 students in grades Prekindergarten-6, Daphne East Elementary School ranks in the top 20% of all schools in Alabama for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 20%, and reading proficiency is top 20%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 50% (which is higher than the Alabama state average of 30%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 70% (which is higher than the Alabama state average of 47%).
The student-teacher ratio of 16:1 is lower than the Alabama state level of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 38% of the student body (majority Black), which is lower than the Alabama state average of 49% (majority Black).
Grades Offered
PK-6
PK-6
Total Students
804 students
963 students
% Male | % Female
53% | 47%
49% | 51%
Total Classroom Teachers
51 teachers
60 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#440 out of 1275 schools in AL
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
#144 out of 1275 schools in AL
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
50%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
70%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
65-69%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
47
33
Kindergarten Students
111
134
Grade 1 Students
122
132
Grade 2 Students
137
124
Grade 3 Students
85
139
Grade 4 Students
96
127
Grade 5 Students
104
130
Grade 6 Students
102
144
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
3%
% Hispanic
5%
10%
% Black
34%
18%
% White
50%
62%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
11%
7%
Diversity Score
0.63
0.57
Additional Information
Eligible for Free Lunch
71%
37%
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
6%
7%
