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Fort Deposit Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

200 Gilmer Hills Rd, Fort Deposit, AL 36032 · (334) 227-8704 · Part of Lowndes County School District

Fort Deposit’s School Grade D− better than 3% of Alabama school districts

Directions
Students
186
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
87%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Fort Deposit Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 33 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Fort Deposit kids: Lowndes County Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Fort Deposit Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Lowndes County Middle School104 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 45.4%

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

Location

Directions ↗

200 Gilmer Hills Rd, Fort Deposit

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K2
Kindergarten31
Grade 135
Grade 231
Grade 333
Grade 424
Grade 530
Enrollment over time
189’20
187’21
194’22
214’23
186’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 90%White 6%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Fort Deposit Elementary School from Fort Deposit families.

Other schools in Lowndes County School District

The district →
Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hayneville
D−
200 students25:1
JacksonSteele Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hayneville
D−
114 students16:1
Hayneville Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hayneville
D
144 students17:1
Lowndes County Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fort Deposit
D
104 students12:1
Calhoun High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Letohatchee
D−
186 students16:1
Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hayneville
D−
175 students12:1

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; Fort Deposit’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.