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Southern Choctaw Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

10935 Highway 17, Gilbertown, AL 36908 · (251) 206-6922 · Part of Choctaw County School District

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Directions
Students
288
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
71%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Southern Choctaw Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 24% of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Gilbertown kids: Southern Choctaw High School

On the path

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

PK–6Southern Choctaw Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–12Southern Choctaw High School211 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 45.4%

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

Location

Directions ↗

10935 Highway 17, Gilbertown

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K30
Kindergarten42
Grade 147
Grade 230
Grade 332
Grade 442
Grade 532
Grade 633
Enrollment over time
289’20
270’21
296’22
292’23
288’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 53%White 44%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Southern Choctaw Elementary School from Gilbertown families.

Other schools in Choctaw County School District

The district →
Choctaw County Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Butler
D
295 students17:1
Choctaw County High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Butler
D
231 students17:1
Southern Choctaw High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Gilbertown
D−
211 students20:1

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