Robertsdale Elementary School, Robertsdale AL

Original Research by School Decision on Robertsdale Elementary School

Robertsdale Elementary School serves students from prekindergarten through sixth grade and is part of the Baldwin County public school system. It is a regular public school in the town of Robertsdale, a quickly growing small city in Baldwin County, Alabama.

The school sits at the intersection of State Highway 59 and US Route 90, within a community that spreads along highway corridors. Like the town itself, which has seen sustained population growth, the school is large for an elementary setting and reflects the area’s expansion. Robertsdale balances a small-town atmosphere with the development pressures of its location in the expanding Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metropolitan area. Schools in the town are distributed throughout the community rather than clustered on a single campus, and Robertsdale Elementary shares its town with two other elementary schools, a middle school, a high school, and a vocational school.

State testing data from the Alabama Comprehensive Assessment Program provides a picture of how students at Robertsdale Elementary performed. The available results cover math, English language arts, and science for grades three through six, in the most recent testing year. Student performance varies notably by subject and by grade level. In English language arts, the share of students meeting proficiency was well above half in third grade, remained above half in fifth and sixth grades, and was closer to half in fourth grade. In math, the share of students meeting proficiency was lower across every tested grade, running in the mid to upper portion of a range that varied by grade but was typically lower than the English language arts results. In science, the share of fourth-grade students scoring proficient was a smaller portion. Because the data covers only a single year, it is not yet possible to see a trend. More years of results would clarify whether these are stable patterns or a starting point. Across tested subjects and grades combined, the school’s overall proficiency index lands in the bottom quarter when compared with other districts in Baldwin County. A parent may want to discuss with the school how math and science instruction is being addressed and what supports are available for students who need them.

A substantial share of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a marker of the economic context families bring. The student body is predominantly white, with a notable Hispanic population and smaller shares of Black students and students who identify as two or more races. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the current file, so those dimensions of the school’s student body cannot be assessed here. A parent seeking this information could ask the school directly.

Housing in the area is priced a bit above the statewide median, with home values that have held relatively steady in recent months. Monthly mortgage costs for a typical home would be higher than the estimated fair-market rent, which means renting may be a more affordable entry point for families. The local economy is anchored by educational services, health care, retail, manufacturing, and construction, and the school system itself is a significant public employer in the town.

No recent district-level changes of lasting impact to parents were identified in publicly available sources. No information on the school’s Title I status, its disciplinary climate, or its staffing ratios was present in the data provided. A family weighing Robertsdale Elementary should look directly to the school for those details. The school’s strengths in English language arts, particularly in the lower grades, are a starting point, while the gaps in math and science and the limited academic trend data suggest a school where outcomes are mixed and where a family’s experience may depend on the specific classroom and grade level their child enters.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 342%

School 42% · District 49% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 420%

School 20% · District 46% · ▼ 25 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 525%

School 25% · District 41% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 636%

School 36% · District 44% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 369%

School 69% · District 72% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 449%

School 49% · District 68% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

Grade 560%

School 60% · District 74% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 15 pts below county median

Grade 660%

School 60% · District 70% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Science

Grade 420%

School 20% · District 53% · ▼ 32 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 31 pts below county median

This schoolBaldwin County, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income59%Higher-income87%28 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income41%Higher-income67%26 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income56%Higher-income67%10 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income59%Higher-income62%3 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income36%Higher-income53%17 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income15%Higher-income31%17 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income20%Higher-income34%15 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income35%Higher-income38%2 pp gap