McBride Elementary School

Regular School · Muscle Shoals, AL

McBride Elementary School is a regular school school in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, serving grades 03–05 with 647 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

03 – 05

Enrollment

647

Teachers (FTE)

37.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	447	69%
Black or African American	87	13%
Hispanic/Latino	55	9%
Two or more races	35	5%
Asian	22	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	647	330M / 317F

English Language Learners: 19 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	46.0% +21.9pp	24.1%	591
Reading Proficiency	67.0% +20.7pp	46.3%	587
Science Proficiency	35-39%	—	191

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)

+0.19 grade levels

Math

-0.24 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

73 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

9.9% 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.)	647	100%

Contact & Location

1400 Avalon Ave

Muscle Shoals, AL 35661

Phone: (256)389-2610

http://www.mscs.k12.al.us

District

Muscle Shoals City

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,140

District enrollment: 2,896

Other Schools in District

Highland Park Elementary School Elementary
Howell Graves Preschool Elementary
Webster Elementary School Elementary
Muscle Shoals Career Academy High
Muscle Shoals High School High
Muscle Shoals Middle School Middle

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 35661) → CensusDepth.com
Alabama population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Alabama teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

010252001424

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