Joe M Gillmore Elementary School vs. Thomasville Elementary School
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School Overview
Top Rankings
Joe M Gillmore Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Alabama for:
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Thomasville Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Alabama for:
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Student Attention
Overview
Joe M Gillmore Elementary School serves grades Pre–K through 2 with an enrollment of 367 students and a student–teacher ratio of 17:1 in this Alabama elementary school.
The school's math proficiency was 12% in 2023, lower than the state average of 30%, showing a decline from 46% in 2019; reading proficiency was 33% in 2022, also lower than the state average of 47%.
Minority enrollment was 76%, with 244 students eligible for free lunch in 2023, reflecting a socioeconomic shift from 55% free lunch eligibility in 2017 to 71% in 2023.
The school ranked among the top 20% in Alabama for student attention and consistently had one of the lowest student–teacher ratios statewide, reported as low as 10:1 in past years.
Enrollment declined from 438 students in 2013 to 338 in 2023, while free lunch eligibility rose from 65% to 71%, indicating demographic and enrollment shifts over the decade at this Union County NJ high school alternative.
Serving 468 students in grades Prekindergarten-4, Thomasville Elementary School ranks in the top 30% of all schools in Alabama for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 30%, and reading proficiency is top 30%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 40-44% (which is higher than the Alabama state average of 30%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 55-59% (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 56% of the student body (majority Black), which is higher than the Alabama state average of 49% (majority Black).
Grades Offered
PK-2
PK-4
Total Students
367 students
468 students
% Male | % Female
56% | 44%
49% | 51%
Total Classroom Teachers
22 teachers
30 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
17:1
16:1
Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
n/a
#278 out of 1275 schools in AL
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
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Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
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40-44%
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Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
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55-59%
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Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
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40-49%
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Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
36
57
Kindergarten Students
115
84
Grade 1 Students
117
80
Grade 2 Students
99
84
Grade 3 Students
-
72
Grade 4 Students
-
91
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
n/a
1%
n/a
% Asian
n/a
n/a
% Hispanic
1%
1%
% Black
71%
52%
% White
24%
44%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
2%
Diversity Score
0.44
0.54
Additional Information
Eligible for Free Lunch
66%
53%
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
4%
4%
