The top reported proficiency rate is 66% in English language arts. The lowest is 48% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Falkville Elementary School
Falkville Elementary serves students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in the small rural town of Falkville, Alabama, about equidistant between Hartselle and Decatur along the U.S. 31 corridor in Morgan County. The school is part of Morgan County Schools and shares a campus with the town’s high school, a setup that places elementary and secondary education within sight of one another. The elementary building itself is located on Clark Drive, just off the main highway.
The student body is small for a school serving this grade span, and the enrollment is predominantly White. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the school serves a population with considerable economic need. Data on the share of students with disabilities and English learners were not available, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about those support structures.
Academically, the picture is uneven and shows a clear upward pattern as students move through the grades. In third grade, a modest share of students met the state’s proficiency standard in math, while a majority did so in English language arts. Fourth-grade results in both math and science fell near the midpoint of what schools typically report, with about half of students proficient in each. Fifth-grade results were notably stronger: a large majority of students reached proficiency in English language arts, and a similar share did so in math. This means that by the time students leave for middle school, the school is achieving solid outcomes, particularly in literacy. The overall proficiency index across all tested grades and subjects places the school above the midpoint among districts in Morgan County. Because state testing data was available only for the most recent school year, there is no trend line to show whether this pattern is new or longstanding.
The school does not serve high school grades, so no graduation rate is reported.
Falkville itself is a compact, car-oriented town of modest size with a population that has declined over recent decades. The town’s economy historically drew on lumber, cotton, and manufacturing, and today manufacturing and wholesale trade remain among the sectors noted in available sources. Specific major employers are not named in what is publicly reported, which likely means many residents commute to nearby Hartselle, Decatur, or Huntsville for work. The town’s civic anchors include the public library, housed in a former Works Progress Administration building, and the tribal headquarters of the Echota Cherokee Tribe of Alabama. Housing values in the zip code are somewhat below the state median, and the national mortgage rate climate applies here as it does everywhere. No major new housing developments or growth initiatives were found in publicly reported sources.
For a family considering this school, the academic trajectory is the central fact. The elementary school shows rising proficiency from grade to grade, with fifth-grade results that are a clear strength. The early grades present more modest numbers, particularly in math, that a parent may want to ask the school about in terms of curriculum and intervention. The setting is small-town rural, with limited local employment and commercial activity; families who value a compact, close-knit school community within a low-cost housing market may find that this fits. Those looking for robust extracurricular offerings or a wide range of program options will not find that data here and should investigate further. The district overall has not publicly reported recent major changes, so the school appears to be operating in a steady state.
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