Bluff Park Elementary School

Located at 569 Park Avenue, in Hoover, Alabama, Bluff Park Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary-level community that caters to 658 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within Hoover City. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 480 students each, so Bluff Park Elementary School sits 37% above that benchmark.

Within Hoover City, which oversees 16 schools and 13,632 students, Bluff Park Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Bluff Park Elementary School shows that 74% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 16% Black, 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 23% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Jefferson County's rate of about 52%.

After controlling for student poverty, Bluff Park Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 81.8%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Jefferson County) records that median household earnings sit near $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. Across Jefferson County's 181 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,401 students), Bluff Park Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Oxmoor K5, roughly 1.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bluff Park Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bluff Park Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 37.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 661 students in 2018 compared to 658 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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