Glen Oaks Intermediate School

Glen Oaks Intermediate School is one of the small primary schools in Fairfield, Alabama, operated by Fairfield City, with 275 students on its rolls from grades 3 through 5. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 480 students each, so Glen Oaks Intermediate School sits 43% smaller than that benchmark.

Fairfield City comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,348 students; Glen Oaks Intermediate School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Glen Oaks Intermediate School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (93%). Beyond that, the school lists 5% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Glen Oaks Intermediate School has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.3:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Glen Oaks Intermediate School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 19.5%; this one delivers 27.6%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Jefferson County indicate median household earnings sit near $66,388, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Jefferson County runs 181 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,401 students), of which Glen Oaks Intermediate School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Midfield High School, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Glen Oaks Intermediate School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 39.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Glen Oaks Intermediate School's enrollment has fell 16% since 2018, when it stood at 327 (now 275).

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Glen Oaks Intermediate School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.