Concord Elementary School

Concord Elementary School is a small primary school in Bessemer, Alabama, run under Jefferson County. The school works with 400 students in grades K through 5.

Jefferson County comprises 55 schools with combined enrollment of 35,444 students; Concord Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Concord Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 56%. Beyond that, the school lists 25% Hispanic, 17% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 56% of students at Concord Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Concord Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.9%, the actual is 42.8%, a residual of -0.1 points.

Across the wider county, 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%. Across Jefferson County's 181 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,401 students), Concord Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Pleasant Grove High School, roughly 4.1 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Concord Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 39.5%.

Concord Elementary School operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Concord Elementary School's enrollment has ticked up 41% since 2018, when it stood at 283 (now 400). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 96% to 56%. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.