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What's the most underrated thing about Fultondale Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
889
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 010192000703
Fultondale Elementary School
950 Central Ave, Fultondale, AL 35068 · (205) 379-3450 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL889 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of Alabama public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
578 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 | 56 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 134 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 137 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 133 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 155 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 135 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 139 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (134) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (139).
Student demographics
66%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
41.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
17.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Fultondale Elementary School
Fultondale Elementary School's state test result (27.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fultondale Elementary School this school | 889 | 65.0% | 27.4% |
| Kermit Johnson School Pinson | 646 | 69.8% | 36.8% |
| Pinson Elementary School Pinson | 753 | 58.7% | N/A |
| Glen Iris Elementary School Birmingham | 827 | 68.4% | 26.3% |
| Foley Elementary School Foley | 1,022 | 63.3% | 38.8% |
| W O Lance Elementary Lanett | 564 | 64.7% | 18.7% |
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 Fultondale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #538 of 626 | #64 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #541 of 626 | #64 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #534 of 626 | #68 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 889 | #36 of 709 | #3 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #616 of 655 | #80 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #68 of 658 | #5 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.0% | #286 of 696 | #49 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.1% | #343 of 364 | #56 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
889
-27 (-3%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 890
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 889 | 43.5 | 20.4:1 | 65% (578) |
| 2023-24 | 975 | 54.5 | 17.9:1 | 48% (471) |
| 2022-23 | 982 | 54.3 | 18.1:1 | 49% (479) |
| 2020-21 | 916 | 50 | 18.3:1 | 73% (673) |
| 2017-18 | 899 | 47.7 | 18.9:1 | 69% (624) |
| 2015-16 | 782 | 47 | 16.6:1 | 62% (481) |
| 2010-11 | 887 | 53 | 16.7:1 | 60% (532) |
| 2000-01 | 714 | 44 | 16.2:1 | 49% (350) |
| 1990-91 | 890 | 47 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fultondale Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (899 to 889); teachers down 9% (47.7 to 43.5).
About Fultondale Elementary School
Fultondale Elementary School is a large elementary school for students in Fultondale, Alabama. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 889 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Alabama enroll about 480 students on average.
Fultondale Elementary School sits within Jefferson County, which has 55 schools and 35,444 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Fultondale Elementary School is Black, with 44% of students. Other groups make up 34% Hispanic, 18% White, and 4% multiracial. In Jefferson County overall, the Black share is about 42%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Fultondale Elementary School scores 66%.
The school had 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 20.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Alabama is 17.0:1. The school reported 65% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is higher than the 52% average for public schools in Jefferson County.
Fultondale Elementary School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 7% of Alabama public elementary schools.
Fultondale Elementary School is 9.4 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (27.4% versus 36.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Alabama.
Looking at the county, Jefferson County, median household income comes to about $66,388, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 181, with about 97,401 students.
Tarrant High School, about 1.9 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Fultondale Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
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.
The school shrank from 916 students in 2020-21 to 889 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 20.4:1.
The allk12 page for Fultondale Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Nearby schools
- Tarrant High School1.9 mi · 597
- Tarrant Elementary School1.9 mi · 307
- Tarrant Intermediate School2.1 mi · 404
- Fultondale High School2.4 mi · 848
- Inglenook School2.5 mi · 312
- Hudson KEight School2.8 mi · 580
Frequently asked questions
About Fultondale Elementary SchoolHow large is Fultondale Elementary School?
Fultondale Elementary School enrolls approximately 889 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Fultondale Elementary School serve?
Fultondale Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Fultondale Elementary School?
Approximately 20.4:1 students per teacher at Fultondale Elementary School.
How diverse is Fultondale Elementary School?
Fultondale Elementary School reports a student body of 18% White, 34% Hispanic, 44% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Fultondale Elementary School?
Fultondale Elementary 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.