Frances Nungester Elementary School

Regular School · Decatur, AL

Frances Nungester Elementary School is a regular school school in Decatur, Alabama, serving grades PK–05 with 428 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

428

Teachers (FTE)

26.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	203	47%
Hispanic/Latino	114	27%
White	68	16%
Two or more races	32	7%
Asian	9	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	428	215M / 213F

English Language Learners: 57 (13% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	35-39%	24.1%	158
Reading Proficiency	50-54%	46.3%	158
Science Proficiency	30-39%	—	50

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.36 grade levels

Math

-0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

38 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

9.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	428	100%

Contact & Location

726 Tammy St SW

Decatur, AL 35603

Phone: (256)552-3079

http://www.ptc.dcs.edu/schools/elem/fn/fn.html

District

Decatur City

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,930

District enrollment: 8,745

Other Schools in District

Austinville Elementary School Elementary
BanksCaddell Elementary School Elementary
Benjamin Davis Elementary School Elementary
Chestnut Grove Elementary School Elementary
Eastwood Elementary School Elementary
Julian Harris Elementary School Elementary
Leon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School Elementary
Oak Park Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 35603) → CensusDepth.com
Alabama population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Alabama teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

010117001615

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD