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What's the most underrated thing about Erwin Intermediate School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
510
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 010192000701
Erwin Intermediate School
532 23rd Ave NW, Center Point, AL 35215 · (205) 379-3350 · Jefferson County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
419 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 193 | 38% |
| Grade 4 | 156 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 161 | 32% |
Student demographics
28%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
40.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
12.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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
24.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Erwin Intermediate School
Erwin Intermediate School's state test result (24.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erwin Intermediate School this school | 510 | 82.2% | 24.9% |
| Nixon Elementary School Montgomery | 476 | 83.6% | 18.9% |
| Dannelly Elementary School Montgomery | 588 | 84.5% | 27.0% |
| Martin L King Jr Elementary School Tuscaloosa | 467 | 79.2% | 31.1% |
| South Hampton K8 Birmingham | 511 | 79.5% | 35.5% |
| Crump Elementary School Montgomery | 575 | 87.0% | 18.5% |
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 Erwin Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #566 of 626 | #73 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.6% | #585 of 626 | #78 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #545 of 626 | #71 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #280 of 709 | #50 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #614 of 655 | #79 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.0% | #506 of 658 | #62 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.2% | #69 of 696 | #8 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.8% | #75 of 364 | #19 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
510
-85 (-14%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 577
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 510 | 25 | 20.4:1 | 82% (419) |
| 2023-24 | 492 | 25.5 | 19.3:1 | 92% (451) |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 28 | 17.9:1 | 92% (460) |
| 2020-21 | 595 | 34 | 17.5:1 | 92% (546) |
| 2017-18 | 661 | 37 | 17.9:1 | 93% (613) |
| 2015-16 | 666 | 36 | 18.5:1 | 88% (583) |
| 2010-11 | 846 | 46 | 18.4:1 | 88% (747) |
| 2000-01 | 586 | 33 | 17.8:1 | 52% (302) |
| 1990-91 | 577 | 30 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Erwin Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (661 to 510); teachers down 32% (37 to 25).
About Erwin Intermediate School
Erwin Intermediate School is a public elementary school in Center Point, Alabama. There are 510 students enrolled, covering grades 3 through 5.
Jefferson County has 55 schools and 35,444 students, and Erwin Intermediate School is one of those schools.
Black students account for 84% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 14% Hispanic. Jefferson County's residents are about 42% Black, 42 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 28% means there is a 28% chance two randomly chosen students at Erwin Intermediate School are from different groups.
There are 25 full-time-equivalent teachers at Erwin Intermediate School, giving a ratio of 20.4:1. Elementary schools in Alabama have an average ratio of 17.0:1. By family income, 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 52% average among public schools in Jefferson County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Erwin Intermediate School is within a point of the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 24.9% actual, 24.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Alabama.
For Jefferson County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $66,388 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Counting Erwin Intermediate School, Jefferson County has 181 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Erwin Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Erwin Intermediate School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Erwin Intermediate School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school shrank from 595 students in 2020-21 to 510 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 17.5:1 to 20.4:1.
Erwin Intermediate School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Center Point
- Center Point High SchoolHigh · 685 students
- Erwin Middle SchoolMiddle · 585 students
Nearby schools
- Erwin Middle School0.2 mi · 585
- Center Point Elementary School0.6 mi · 557
- Center Point High School0.8 mi · 685
- Sun Valley Elementary School1.3 mi · 678
- Chalkville Elementary School2.1 mi · 818
- Huffman Academy2.1 mi · 779
Frequently asked questions
About Erwin Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Erwin Intermediate School?
Erwin Intermediate School enrolls approximately 510 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Erwin Intermediate School serve?
Erwin Intermediate School serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Erwin Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Erwin Intermediate School is approximately 20.4:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Erwin Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Erwin Intermediate School are roughly 1% White, 14% Hispanic, 84% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Erwin Intermediate School?
Erwin Intermediate School is overseen by Jefferson County in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.