Duck Springs Elementary School
10180 Duck Springs Rd
Attalla AL, 35954, Etowah County
Phone: 256-538-6301
Ranking: 
(442 out of 1,064, top 42%)*
(442 out of 1,064, top 42%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Etowah County 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: | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 232 | 240 | 258 | 262 | 268 | 274 | 259 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 28 | 12.1% | 28 | 11.7% | 30 | 11.6% | 36 | 13.7% | 34 | 12.7% | 48 | 17.5% | 47 | 18.1% |
| Grade 1: | 29 | 12.5% | 28 | 11.7% | 34 | 13.2% | 32 | 12.2% | 45 | 16.8% | 43 | 15.7% | 34 | 13.1% |
| Grade 2: | 33 | 14.2% | 30 | 12.5% | 31 | 12.0% | 43 | 16.4% | 42 | 15.7% | 36 | 13.1% | 40 | 15.4% |
| Grade 3: | 30 | 12.9% | 34 | 14.2% | 46 | 17.8% | 44 | 16.8% | 32 | 11.9% | 39 | 14.2% | 33 | 12.7% |
| Grade 4: | 31 | 13.4% | 45 | 18.8% | 44 | 17.1% | 34 | 13.0% | 43 | 16.0% | 30 | 10.9% | 42 | 16.2% |
| Grade 5: | 43 | 18.5% | 44 | 18.3% | 36 | 14.0% | 43 | 16.4% | 31 | 11.6% | 43 | 15.7% | 33 | 12.7% |
| Grade 6: | 38 | 16.4% | 31 | 12.9% | 37 | 14.3% | 30 | 11.5% | 41 | 15.3% | 35 | 12.8% | 30 | 11.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 104 | 44.8% | 108 | 45.0% | 130 | 50.4% | 133 | 50.8% | 129 | 48.1% | 134 | 48.9% | 136 | 52.5% |
| Female: | 128 | 55.2% | 132 | 55.0% | 128 | 49.6% | 129 | 49.2% | 131 | 48.9% | 132 | 48.2% | 119 | 45.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 33 | 14.2% | 31 | 12.9% | 29 | 11.2% | 30 | 11.5% | 38 | 14.2% | 32 | 11.7% | 19 | 7.3% |
| Black: | 5 | 2.2% | 7 | 2.9% | 7 | 2.7% | 7 | 2.7% | 10 | 3.7% | 12 | 4.4% | 13 | 5.0% |
| White: | 184 | 79.3% | 191 | 79.6% | 211 | 81.8% | 225 | 85.9% | 220 | 82.1% | 230 | 83.9% | 227 | 87.6% |
| 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: | 8 | 3.4% | 10 | 4.2% | 10 | 3.9% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 154 | 66.4% | 151 | 62.9% | 159 | 61.6% | 161 | 61.5% | 168 | 62.7% | 152 | 55.5% | 124 | 47.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 6.5% | 19 | 7.9% | 30 | 11.6% | 31 | 11.8% | 31 | 11.6% | 33 | 12.0% | 35 | 13.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.33 | 13.04 | 14.66 | 14.73 | 13.84 | 15.10 | 15.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 56.3% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.2% | 48.4% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.3% | 49% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.11% | 47.8% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.54% | 47.33% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 66.3% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 66.5% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.3% | 67.1% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.34% | 63.56% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.49% | 71% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 51.2% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 45.7% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 53.3% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.56% | 54.25% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.49% | 48.37% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.2% | 50.8% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.7% | 47.8% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 52.7% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.89% | 43.7% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.86% | 45.63% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 79% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 82.6% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.72% | 86.53% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.32% | 87.3% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.73% | 85.67% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.53% | 83.17% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.23% | 85.31% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.82% | 88.62% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 86.3% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 89.3% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.07% | 91.37% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.32% | 91.38% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.47% | 90.47% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.35% | 90.42% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.98% | 88.93% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.45% | 92.98% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 83.7% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 86.8% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 88.7% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.85% | 87.55% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.36% | 85.98% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.64% | 86.45% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.34% | 86.91% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.09% | 87.54% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.34% | 89.91% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 86.4% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 89.3% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 91.4% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.86% | 91.28% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.82% | 91.84% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.87% | 91.75% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.02% | 92.78% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.32% | 91.83% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.03% | 92.34% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 78.2% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 83.6% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.67% | 85.53% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.41% | 86.14% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.91% | 84.98% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.13% | 87.98% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.31% | 92.23% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.11% | 95.26% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.3% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 84.3% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 91.39% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.23% | 89.71% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.64% | 88.99% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.25% | 91.08% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.96% | 93.14% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.24% | 90.38% | 88.88% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 65.6% | 56% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 76.1% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 80.6% | 74.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.35% | 79.53% | 73.46% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.81% | 75.26% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.06% | 80.73% | 74.92% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.68% | 82.9% | 76.94% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.66% | 83.38% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 82.2% | 77.16% |
| 2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 87.5% | 82.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 84.8% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 84.8% | 83% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.23% | 88.72% | 84.87% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.91% | 89.72% | 86.61% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.24% | 89.25% | 86.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.12% | 91.16% | 86.13% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.21% | 90.94% | 88.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.89% | 92.52% | 88.35% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.65% | 81.6% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.46% | 78.53% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.38% | 86.4% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 89.11% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.59% | 88.22% | 80.09% |
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* Duck Springs Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.