Avondale Elementary School

Avondale Elementary School is one of the tight-knit elementary schools in Birmingham, Alabama, one of the schools within Birmingham City, with 339 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 480 students each, so Avondale Elementary School sits 29% below that benchmark.

Within Birmingham City, which oversees 43 schools and 20,954 students, Avondale Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Avondale Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Black, at 67% of enrollment. Other groups include 22% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Avondale Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Avondale Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.8%.

In the surrounding community, Jefferson County reports that median household earnings sit near $66,388, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Avondale Elementary School is one of 181 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 97,401 students).

Nearest neighbor: Hayes K8, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Avondale Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Avondale Elementary School at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 39.4%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Avondale Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 42% since 2018, when it stood at 583 (now 339). Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 82% to 67%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 in 2025.

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