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Glen Oaks Intermediate School

1301 Highland Dr, Fairfield, AL 35064 · (205) 783-6837 · Jefferson County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL275 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% 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.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
275
Elementary
DISTRICT 257 · STATE 480
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
244 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 39535%
Grade 48129%
Grade 59936%
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
135%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
25593%
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Two+
62%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
12646%
Female
14954%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Glen Oaks Intermediate School→C J Donald Middle School→Fairfield High Preparatory School
Feeds from
Robinson Primary SchoolKG–02
Based on grade levels within Fairfield City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
41.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
18.8%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Glen Oaks Intermediate School

Glen Oaks Intermediate School's state test result (27.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Glen Oaks Intermediate School this school27588.7%27.6%
Eutaw Primary School
Eutaw
28289.4%55.1%
Robinson Primary School
Fairfield
23886.6%N/A
George Hall Elementary School
Mobile
24485.2%19.1%
Whitley Elementary School
Prichard
23787.3%30.3%
Faine Elementary School
Dothan
32684.4%15.9%
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 Glen Oaks Intermediate School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn AlabamaIn Jefferson County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
27.6%#535 of 626#63 of 89
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
18.8%#527 of 626#61 of 89
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
41.9%#529 of 626#66 of 89
Enrollment
ranked largest first
275#598 of 709#87 of 97
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.3:1#492 of 655#61 of 93
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
13.7%#616 of 658#83 of 94
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
88.7%#17 of 696#1 of 96
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-15.9%#132 of 364#27 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 2024-25
Enrollment
275
+8 (+3%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 462
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 17.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252751518.3:189% (244)
2023-242791419.9:170% (195)
2022-2332415.521.0:170% (226)
2020-212671517.8:170% (186)
2017-183271719.2:170% (228)
2015-163261719.2:160% (194)
2010-113322215.1:150% (167)
2000-013752217.1:141% (155)
1990-914622023.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glen Oaks Intermediate School.

Since 2017-18: students down 16% (327 to 275); teachers down 12% (17 to 15).

About Glen Oaks Intermediate School

Glen Oaks Intermediate School is a small elementary school serving families in Fairfield, Alabama. It has an enrollment of 275 students in grades 3 through 5. On average, elementary schools in Alabama enroll around 480, and this school is 43% below that mark.

Fairfield City runs Glen Oaks Intermediate School along with 3 other schools, enrolling 1,348 students in total.

Black students account for 93% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Jefferson County, the Black share is about 42%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 14%.

Glen Oaks Intermediate School lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 18.3 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Alabama is 17.0:1. About 89% of students at Glen Oaks Intermediate School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 52% average among public schools in Jefferson County.

Glen Oaks Intermediate School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 28% of Alabama public elementary schools.

In Alabama, Glen Oaks Intermediate School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 27.6% actual against a predicted 19.5%.

In the surrounding 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.

Measured in a straight line, Midfield High School is about 0.9 miles from Glen Oaks Intermediate School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 27.6% average proficiency ranks 4th among 8 nearby schools.

The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.

By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 275, from 267 in 2020-21.

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Jefferson County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Glen Oaks Intermediate School
District
Fairfield City
Address
1301 Highland Dr, Fairfield, AL 35064
Phone
(205) 783-6837
County
Jefferson County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–05
Total enrollment
275
Teachers (FTE)
15
Student–teacher ratio
18.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
244 (89%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
010144000518
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Glen Oaks Intermediate School
How many students attend Glen Oaks Intermediate School?
Glen Oaks Intermediate School enrolls approximately 275 students in grades 03-05.
Is Glen Oaks Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Glen Oaks Intermediate School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Glen Oaks Intermediate School?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Glen Oaks Intermediate School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Glen Oaks Intermediate School?
At Glen Oaks Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 5% Hispanic, 93% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Glen Oaks Intermediate School public or private?
Glen Oaks Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fairfield City.
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