Abrams Elementary School

Abrams Elementary School, a tight-knit elementary-level community in Bessemer, Alabama, one of the schools within Bessemer City, instructs 231 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 52% below the state mean of about 480.

Abrams Elementary School is one of 7 schools operated by Bessemer City, a district that caters to 3,012 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Abrams Elementary School reports that nearly all students (84%) are Black. Beyond that, the school logs 11% Hispanic, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 42% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 79% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Jefferson County (around 52%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Abrams Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.4%; this one delivers 27.9%.

Across the wider county, Jefferson County reports that median household income runs about $66,388, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Abrams Elementary School is one of 181 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 97,401 students).

Nearest neighbor: Empower Community SchoolLower School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Abrams Elementary School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Abrams Elementary School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 40.1%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 23%: 301 students in 2018 compared to 231 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment declined from 94% to 84% over that span.

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