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What's something Chalkville Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
818
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 010192000695
Chalkville Elementary School
940 Chalkville School Rd, Birmingham, AL 35215 · (205) 379-2950 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL818 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
569 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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 | 39 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 118 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 133 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 137 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 141 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 135 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (135).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
38.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
16.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 39 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
26.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Chalkville Elementary School
Chalkville Elementary School's state test result (26.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalkville Elementary School this school | 818 | 69.6% | 26.6% |
| Ridgecrest Elementary School Phenix City | 722 | 66.1% | 36.6% |
| Dalraida Elementary School Montgomery | 711 | 74.5% | 36.2% |
| Brewbaker Primary School Montgomery | 651 | 73.1% | N/A |
| Phenix City Elementary School Phenix City | 683 | 73.6% | 30.1% |
| Center Point Elementary School Birmingham | 557 | 72.5% | N/A |
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 Chalkville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #544 of 626 | #66 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #553 of 626 | #67 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #559 of 626 | #74 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 818 | #49 of 709 | #5 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #493 of 655 | #62 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.8% | #452 of 658 | #47 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.6% | #229 of 696 | #45 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.9% | #23 of 364 | #5 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
818
+36 (+5%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 1,346
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 818 | 44.6 | 18.3:1 | 70% (569) |
| 2023-24 | 845 | 47.7 | 17.7:1 | 79% (671) |
| 2022-23 | 854 | 38.7 | 22.0:1 | 79% (678) |
| 2020-21 | 782 | 42 | 18.6:1 | 80% (627) |
| 2017-18 | 1,276 | 74 | 17.2:1 | 78% (991) |
| 2015-16 | 1,230 | 72 | 17.1:1 | 70% (861) |
| 2010-11 | 1,174 | 88 | 13.3:1 | 64% (756) |
| 2000-01 | 1,054 | 56 | 18.8:1 | 30% (318) |
| 1990-91 | 1,346 | 58 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chalkville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (1,276 to 818); teachers down 40% (74 to 44.6).
About Chalkville Elementary School
Chalkville Elementary School is an elementary school in Birmingham, Alabama, and it is part of Jefferson County. There are 818 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 70% bigger than the 480-student average for elementary schools in Alabama.
The district for Chalkville Elementary School is Jefferson County, with 55 schools and 35,444 students.
The student body at Chalkville Elementary School is 79% Black. Other reported shares: 15% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% White. Jefferson County's residents are about 42% Black, 37 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 35% means there is a 35% chance two randomly chosen students at Chalkville Elementary School are from different groups.
Chalkville Elementary School reports a ratio of 18.3 students per teacher, from 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 18.3:1 compares with an average of 17.0:1 for elementary schools in Alabama. Lunch program data show 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 52% average for public schools in Jefferson County is 18 points lower.
Compared with Alabama schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Chalkville Elementary School's results are 6.8 points below predicted: 26.6% against 33.4%.
For the population of Jefferson County, median household income comes to about $66,388, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Jefferson County counts 181 public schools with about 97,401 students.
Among nearby public schools, Bryant Park Elementary is closest at about 0.8 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Chalkville Elementary School. By average proficiency, Chalkville Elementary School is 3rd among 8 schools close by.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 818, from 782 in 2020-21.
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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 Jefferson County
- ClayChalkville High SchoolHigh · 1,377 students
- McAdory High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- Hueytown High SchoolHigh · 1,200 students
- Shades Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,094 students
- Gardendale High SchoolHigh · 1,076 students
- Pinson Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,025 students
Other schools in Birmingham
- Oak Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
- Oak Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,168 students
- Huffman High SchoolMagnetHigh · 1,094 students
- Parker High SchoolHigh · 942 students
- Fultondale High SchoolHigh · 848 students
- Glen Iris Elementary SchoolElementary · 827 students
Nearby schools
- Bryant Park Elementary0.8 mi · 707
- Center Point Elementary School1.5 mi · 557
- Huffman Academy2.0 mi · 779
- Erwin Intermediate School2.1 mi · 510
- Erwin Middle School2.2 mi · 585
- Center Point High School2.4 mi · 685
Frequently asked questions
About Chalkville Elementary SchoolHow large is Chalkville Elementary School?
Chalkville Elementary School enrolls approximately 818 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Chalkville Elementary School serve?
Chalkville Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Chalkville Elementary School have?
Chalkville Elementary School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Chalkville Elementary School?
At Chalkville Elementary School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 15% Hispanic, 79% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Chalkville Elementary School public or private?
Chalkville Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson County.
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