Ohatchee Elementary School, Ohatchee AL

Original Research by School Decision on Ohatchee Elementary School

Ohatchee Elementary School serves students from prekindergarten through sixth grade in the small, mainly residential rural town of Ohatchee in western Calhoun County. The town sits at the confluence of Tallaseehatchee Creek and Ohatchee Creek, with its northwest edge reaching the Coosa River along Neely Henry Lake. Outdoor recreation around the lake and preserved historic sites, including a Civil War-era furnace and a Native American fort, define the local texture. The town has seen a slight population decline in recent years, and a tornado struck the area a few years ago. Given that the school serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report.

The school is a regular public school within the Calhoun County school district. Student enrollment is modest for the grade band served. The student body is predominantly white, with small shares of students who are two or more races, Black, Hispanic, Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on students with individualized education programs and English learners was not available.

On the Alabama state assessments administered recently, Ohatchee Elementary’s results varied by grade and subject. In English language arts, the share of students meeting proficiency was solid across the tested grades, with the third and fifth grades showing a strong majority proficient. The fourth and sixth grades also had a majority proficient. In math, the picture was more mixed. The third grade had roughly half of students proficient, a reasonable showing for that grade. In grades four, five, and six, the share proficient was lower, in the quarter to third range. Science results were available for fourth grade only, where just under half of students were proficient. Overall, when combining all tested subjects and grades into a single index, the school placed below the midpoint relative to other districts across Calhoun County. A parent may want to ask the school about the math results in the upper elementary grades and what supports are in place there.

No data on discipline, attendance, chronic absenteeism, or staffing was available for this school. Course access information was also not reported. The district brief turned up no recent changes of lasting impact.

Housing in the area is more affordable than the national and state benchmarks, with typical home values well below both. Mortgage rates and the cost of rent relative to income remain near national trends. For families considering a move, this is a lower-cost market within commuting distance of the Anniston-Oxford metropolitan area.

In sum, Ohatchee Elementary is a small rural elementary school where English language arts results are generally a strength, math proficiency is an area to examine more closely, and the student body reflects the broader community’s demographics with a high rate of economic disadvantage. The school’s setting is quiet and low-density, with outdoor recreation and historic sites nearby.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 351%

School 51% · District 41% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 428%

School 28% · District 35% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 526%

School 26% · District 27% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 636%

School 36% · District 31% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median · even with county median

English language arts

Grade 370%

School 70% · District 67% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 456%

School 56% · District 62% · ▼ 6 pts below district

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

Grade 573%

School 73% · District 69% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Grade 663%

School 63% · District 59% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Science

Grade 447%

School 47% · District 47%

▲ 9 pts above state median · even with county median

This schoolCalhoun 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.