Thurston T Nelson Elementary School
202 Ida Moody Rd
Scottsboro AL, 35769, Jackson County
Phone: 256-218-2600
Ranking: 
(147 out of 1,064, top 14%)*
(147 out of 1,064, top 14%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Scottsboro City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 19 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 19 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 247 | 247 | 261 | 258 | 274 | 260 | 270 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 52 | 21.1% | 48 | 19.4% | 57 | 21.8% | 57 | 22.1% | 57 | 20.8% | 63 | 24.2% | 70 | 25.9% |
| Grade 1: | 48 | 19.4% | 49 | 19.8% | 44 | 16.9% | 46 | 17.8% | 59 | 21.5% | 55 | 21.2% | 57 | 21.1% |
| Grade 2: | 46 | 18.6% | 45 | 18.2% | 55 | 21.1% | 48 | 18.6% | 57 | 20.8% | 58 | 22.3% | 49 | 18.1% |
| Grade 3: | 50 | 20.2% | 52 | 21.1% | 56 | 21.5% | 49 | 19.0% | 61 | 22.3% | 45 | 17.3% | 50 | 18.5% |
| Grade 4: | 51 | 20.6% | 53 | 21.5% | 49 | 18.8% | 58 | 22.5% | 40 | 14.6% | 39 | 15.0% | 44 | 16.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 134 | 54.3% | 137 | 55.5% | 143 | 54.8% | 134 | 51.9% | 137 | 50.0% | 132 | 50.8% | 134 | 49.6% |
| Female: | 113 | 45.7% | 110 | 44.5% | 118 | 45.2% | 124 | 48.1% | 127 | 46.4% | 120 | 46.2% | 132 | 48.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 5 | 1.8% | 3 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 28 | 11.3% | 29 | 11.7% | 25 | 9.6% | 4 | 1.6% | 21 | 7.7% | 15 | 5.8% | 11 | 4.1% |
| Black: | 12 | 4.9% | 11 | 4.5% | 10 | 3.8% | 17 | 6.6% | 10 | 3.6% | 11 | 4.2% | 4 | 1.5% |
| White: | 197 | 79.8% | 203 | 82.2% | 220 | 84.3% | 234 | 90.7% | 236 | 86.1% | 231 | 88.8% | 253 | 93.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 2.4% | 3 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.5% | 2 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 119 | 48.2% | 129 | 52.2% | 117 | 44.8% | 141 | 54.7% | 111 | 40.5% | 95 | 36.5% | 93 | 34.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 7.3% | 22 | 8.9% | 23 | 8.8% | 22 | 8.5% | 35 | 12.8% | 37 | 14.2% | 34 | 12.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.31 | 10.33 | 11.40 | 11.21 | 11.15 | 13.40 | 14.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 80.4% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 78.3% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.56% | 78.28% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 75.37% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 81% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.89% | 74.35% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.16% | 72.81% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.39% | 83.33% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 88.8% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 93.7% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.77% | 90.4% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 87.63% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 90% | 85.83% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.66% | 86.63% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.31% | 89.7% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 78% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 76.9% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 84.7% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 81.25% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.24% | 76.67% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.67% | 75% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.48% | 82.91% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.61% | 74.78% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.67% | 84.93% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 80.3% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 85.1% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 91.9% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 94.23% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.24% | 90.96% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.22% | 88.26% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.59% | 90.67% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.72% | 88.7% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.67% | 89.95% | 88.16% |
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* Thurston T Nelson Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.