Kitty Stone Elementary School, Jacksonville AL

Original Research by School Decision on Kitty Stone Elementary School

Kitty Stone Elementary School serves students from prekindergarten through sixth grade in Jacksonville, Alabama. It is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet. The enrollment is relatively large for an elementary school of this grade span, and a substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly white, with a sizable Black population and smaller shares of Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial students.

Academically, the school shows a clear split between subjects. On the Alabama ACAP assessments, English language arts results are notably strong. Large majorities of students at each tested grade level meet proficiency, with some grades approaching or surpassing three-quarters of students reaching that bar. Math performance is softer. Across grades three through six, about two-fifths of students score proficient, and the sixth-grade cohort trails slightly behind the lower grades. Science, tested only in fourth grade, sees a similar share of students at proficiency. The school’s overall proficiency index, which averages across tested subjects and grades, places it in the top quartile relative to districts in Calhoun County. That context matters: the county contains a handful of districts, and this school sits comfortably above the midpoint of that set. Trend data is available only for a single year, so there is no basis yet to gauge direction.

Jacksonville itself is a town shaped by Jacksonville State University, which is integrated into the community and serves as a major employer. The downtown historic district, antebellum homes, and the Chief Ladiga Trail for walking and cycling contribute to the town’s character. Publicly reported sources describe a past population increase and some land annexation, and the housing market reflects a modest cost of living relative to national benchmarks. The school is part of the Jacksonville City School District, which also operates a separate 7–12 high school. No recent district-level changes that would directly affect parents were found in publicly available information.

For a family considering Kitty Stone, the picture is one of a high-enrollment elementary school with clear academic strengths in reading and writing, and weaker math and science results that a parent may want to explore further with the school. The community is a small university town with a historic core and outdoor amenities. The student body is economically diverse, and the school sits in a district that is small enough to have only a few comparison points within the county.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 341%

School 41% · District 41%

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 441%

School 41% · District 41%

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

Grade 543%

School 43% · District 43%

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 637%

School 37% · District 37%

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

English language arts

Grade 366%

School 66% · District 66%

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

Grade 475%

School 75% · District 75%

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 573%

School 73% · District 73%

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

Grade 675%

School 75% · District 75%

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Science

Grade 439%

School 39% · District 39%

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

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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-income58%Higher-income82%25 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income66%Higher-income90%25 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income67%Higher-income85%17 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income34%Higher-income57%23 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income24%Higher-income69%46 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income35%Higher-income61%27 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income20%Higher-income56%36 pp gap