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B+

Banks School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

9769 N U S Hwy 29, Banks, AL 36005 · (334) 243-5514 · Part of Pike County School District

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Students
384
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
65%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Banks School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 71% of Alabama’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Banks kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Banks kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Banks SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency21%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 45.4%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Alabama’s 1,249 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

9769 N U S Hwy 29, Banks

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K33
Kindergarten48
Grade 139
Grade 245
Grade 345
Grade 435
Grade 535
Grade 637
Grade 734
Grade 833
Enrollment over time
365’20
362’21
351’22
374’23
384’24

Up 5.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 48%Black 39%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 3%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Banks School from Banks families.

Other schools in Pike County School District

The district →
Pike County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Brundidge
B
454 students17:1
Goshen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Goshen
B−
446 students17:1
Pike County High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Brundidge
B−
484 students17:1
Goshen High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Goshen
C+
356 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alabama’s other public schools; Banks’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.