Enrollment
231
Elementary
DISTRICT 327 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BESSEMER CITY·NCES 010033001479
Abrams Elementary School
1200 23rd Street North, Bessemer, AL 35020 · (205) 432-3100 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL231 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% of Alabama public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
183 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 55% larger than its 5th grade class (29).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Abrams Elementary School→Bessemer City Middle School
Based on grade levels within Bessemer City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
41.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
15.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Abrams Elementary School
Abrams Elementary School's state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abrams Elementary School this school | 231 | 79.2% | 27.9% |
| Norwood Elementary School Birmingham | 261 | 77.8% | 30.1% |
| King Elementary Montgomery | 293 | 76.1% | 24.1% |
| Westhills Elementary School Bessemer | 277 | 74.0% | 23.4% |
| Central Elementary School Tuscaloosa | 291 | 78.7% | 33.7% |
| Oakdale Elementary School Tuscaloosa | 292 | 80.5% | 27.5% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Abrams Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #531 of 626 | #62 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #557 of 626 | #69 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #528 of 626 | #65 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 231 | #629 of 709 | #91 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #267 of 655 | #32 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.4% | #510 of 658 | #63 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.2% | #98 of 696 | #14 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.3% | #70 of 364 | #16 of 58 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
231
-9 (-4%) vs 2020
-75% since 1990-91, when it was 918
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 17.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 231 | 14 | 16.5:1 | 79% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 217 | 12 | 18.1:1 | 80% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 254 | 12 | 21.2:1 | 78% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 240 | 14 | 17.1:1 | 88% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 301 | 18 | 16.7:1 | 88% (264) |
| 2015-16 | 356 | 21 | 16.9:1 | 76% (271) |
| 2010-11 | 516 | 38 | 13.6:1 | 97% (499) |
| 2000-01 | 693 | 42 | 16.5:1 | 71% (490) |
| 1990-91 | 918 | 47 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Abrams Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (301 to 231); teachers down 22% (18 to 14).
About Abrams Elementary School
In Bessemer, Alabama, part of Jefferson County, Abrams Elementary School is an elementary school. The school reports 231 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Alabama is about 480 students.
Abrams Elementary School is one school in a 7-school district, Bessemer City, which enrolls 3,012 students.
Federal enrollment data show Abrams Elementary School is 84% Black. The remaining students are 11% Hispanic and 3% White. Among people living in Jefferson County, the Black share is about 42%. Abrams Elementary School's diversity index is 27%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 79%. The average for public schools in Jefferson County is 52%.
allk12 grades Abrams Elementary School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Abrams Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (27.9%) and its predicted rate (26.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Alabama schools.
Among Jefferson County residents, the median household income is $66,388, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Besides Abrams Elementary School, Jefferson County has 180 other public schools.
Empower Community SchoolLower School is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 27.9% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 9 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment decrease, from 240 in 2020-21 to 231 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Abrams Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
667,755
Census ACS
Median income
$66,388
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
181
97,401 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bessemer City
- Bessemer City High SchoolHigh · 760 students
- Bessemer City Middle SchoolMiddle · 616 students
- Jonesboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Charles F Hard Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
- Greenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 290 students
- Westhills Elementary SchoolElementary · 277 students
Other schools in Bessemer
- Oak Grove High SchoolHigh · 777 students
- Bessemer City High SchoolHigh · 760 students
- McCalla Elementary SchoolElementary · 752 students
- Bessemer City Middle SchoolMiddle · 616 students
- Oak Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- Jonesboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
Other Abrams Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Abrams Elementary. Abrams Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Abrams Elementary SchoolFORT CARSON, CO · 396 students
- Abrams ElementaryAbrams, WI · 287 students
Nearby schools
- Empower Community SchoolLower School0.4 mi · 201
- Alabama Aerospace and Aviation High School1.1 mi · 161
- Charles F Hard Elementary School1.1 mi · 364
- Brighton School2.2 mi · 336
- Hueytown Middle School2.3 mi · 755
- Jonesboro Elementary School2.4 mi · 474
Frequently asked questions
About Abrams Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Abrams Elementary School?
Abrams Elementary School enrolls approximately 231 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Abrams Elementary School serve?
Abrams Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Abrams Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Abrams Elementary School is approximately 16.5:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Abrams Elementary School?
At Abrams Elementary School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 11% Hispanic, 84% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Abrams Elementary School in?
Abrams Elementary School is part of Bessemer City.
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