Education

 

 

The schools are located on an 157-acre campus approximately two miles west of downtown Elba on Highway 166. All school activities and physical plants are located on this campus.

 

The Elba City Schools have honor programs, many extra-curricular activities for boys and girls, vocational programs and are rated in the top 25% of state schools.

 

Elba City Schools experience very low incident of serious behavioral problems. Incident reports show that problems relating to drugs, weapons and violence among our students are at a very low level. A very successful Drug Awareness/Resistance Education (DARE) program has a very positive effect on helping students "say no" to drugs. Strong, fair and compassionate discipline is practiced at both schools and the results are seen in low incidence of these behavioral problems.

 

Contact Information:

Rick Rainer – Superintendent

131 Tiger Drive
Elba, AL 36323
(334) 897-2801
(334) 897-3000

 

Elba Elementary School:

Rena’ Averett – Principal

145 Tiger Drive
Elba, AL 36323
(334) 897-2814
(334) 897-5413

 

Elba High School:

Rodney Smith – Principal

371 Tiger Drive
Elba, AL 36323
(334) 897-2266
(334) 897-2322

 

Karl Bledsoe, Assistant Principal

371 Tiger Drive

Elba, AL 36323

(334) 897-2266

(334) 897-2322

 

School Board Members:

 

Doris Matthews, Chairman

Matt Brunson
Gappa Wise

Greg Sowell
 
 

Student Teacher Ratios:

Elementary — 12:7
High School — 15:9
Vo-Tech — 15:1

 

Enrollment:

Elementary (K-6) — 470
High School (7-12) — 445

 

Staff:

Professional Staff — 78
Support Staff — 47

 

Extra Curricular Activities:

  • Boy’s sports include football, basketball, baseball, track and field
  • Girl’s sports include volleyball, basketball, softball, track and field
  • Band — an award-winning program
  • All major service clubs: Beta Club, VICA, FFA, FHA, FBLE, FCA, Mu Alpha Theta, Key Club and other Honor Societies
  • State Football Champions for 1989, 1992, and 2011

Graduation Rate:

Top 10% in the state

 

Honors Programs:

  • Talented/Gifted
  • Advanced Diploma
  • Advanced Placement
  • Articulation/College Classes
  • Enterprise State Community College — Enterprise, AL
  • LBW Community College (Dual Enrollment) — Andalusia/Opp, AL

Standardized Test Ratings:

  • Academically clear in all areas
  • Consistently high marks on SAT and Exit Exams
  • Continue to rank at the top of the state cluster of like schools and top 25% of state schools

Facilities:

Rank in the top 10% in the state, instructional and extra-curricular facilities

 

Technology:

Newly installed LAN (local-area network) linking all schools, classrooms, media centers and offices to each other and to the Internet. Approximately 350 new multi-media computers, providing at least two computers in each classroom and five or more in each media center. A fully-equipped video studio is located at the high school.

 

Vocational Education Programs:

  • Community Co-op Program
  • Welding Technology
  • Automotive Technology
  • Agri-business
  • Computer Applications

Highlights:

  • Elba Elementary School is an Alabama Reading Initiative site.
  • Elba High School offers its students one of the top academic and athletic programs in the state. Visit the "Calendar of Events" for dates and times of athletic games.