Chelsea Park Elementary School

Chelsea Park Elementary School is a roomy elementary-level community in Chelsea, Alabama, operated by Shelby County. The school works with 891 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 86% larger than the state mean of about 480.

Within Shelby County, which oversees 29 schools and 20,638 students, Chelsea Park Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Chelsea Park Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 70%. The remainder comes out to 16% Black, 9% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial.

On the resource side, Chelsea Park Elementary School reports 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Chelsea Park Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Shelby County's rate of about 42%.

After controlling for student poverty, Chelsea Park Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.7%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Shelby County put the typical household earns roughly $97,961 per year, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Shelby County's 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,120 students), Chelsea Park Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Forest Oaks Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Chelsea Park Elementary School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 37.3%.

Chelsea Park Elementary School operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 9%: 818 students in 2018 compared to 891 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 80% to 70% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Chelsea Park Elementary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.