Fultondale Elementary School

Located at 950 Central Ave, in Fultondale, Alabama, Fultondale Elementary School is a substantial elementary-level community that serves 889 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Jefferson County. That puts it 85% larger than the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 480 students.

Fultondale Elementary School is one of 55 schools operated by Jefferson County, a district that works with 35,444 students overall.

Demographically, Fultondale Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is Black (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 34% Hispanic, 18% White, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.4:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Fultondale Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.4%.

In the broader community, census data for Jefferson County shows median household income runs about $66,388, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fultondale Elementary School is one of 181 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 97,401 students).

Tarrant High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Fultondale Elementary School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fultondale Elementary School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 41.6%.

Fultondale Elementary School operates from an outer-ring location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 899 students in 2018 compared to 889 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 27% to 18% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 18.9:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 in 2025.

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