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Best kept secret at Greystone Elementary School?
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Enrollment
438
Elementary
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOOVER CITY·NCES 010000700248
Greystone Elementary School
300 Village Street, Hoover, AL 35242 · (205) 439-3200 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
68 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 43 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 39% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
93.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
78.2%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 94 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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
83.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Greystone Elementary School
Greystone Elementary School's state test result (83.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greystone Elementary School this school | 438 | 15.5% | 83.9% |
| Brocks Gap Intermediate School Hoover | 521 | 20.0% | 77.4% |
| Rock Quarry Elementary School Tuscaloosa | 671 | 13.4% | 76.7% |
| Vestavia Hills Elementary West Vestavia Hills | 691 | 13.5% | 81.0% |
| Columbia Elementary School Madison | 701 | 25.1% | 70.7% |
| Madison Elementary School Madison | 603 | 27.4% | 72.0% |
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 Greystone Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.9% | #12 of 626 | #2 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.2% | #13 of 626 | #2 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 93.8% | #13 of 626 | #2 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #388 of 709 | #19 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #27 of 655 | #2 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #269 of 658 | #12 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.5% | #678 of 696 | #22 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #156 of 364 | #4 of 13 |
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
438
-25 (-5%) vs 2020
-15% since 2000-01, when it was 515
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 438 | 32.5 | 13.5:1 | 16% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 412 | 29.7 | 13.9:1 | 20% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 31.7 | 13.4:1 | 15% (65) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 34 | 13.6:1 | 8% (38) |
| 2017-18 | 510 | 36.5 | 14.0:1 | 5% (26) |
| 2015-16 | 542 | 39 | 13.9:1 | 7% (40) |
| 2010-11 | 624 | 43 | 14.5:1 | 5% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 515 | 35 | 14.7:1 | 0% (2) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greystone Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (510 to 438); teachers down 11% (36.5 to 32.5).
About Greystone Elementary School
Greystone Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Hoover, Alabama. The school counts 438 students across pre-K through 5.
Greystone Elementary School is part of a district of 16 schools: Hoover City, with 13,632 students.
White students account for 66% of enrollment at Greystone Elementary School. Smaller groups are 12% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Shelby County is roughly 76% White. Greystone Elementary School has a diversity index of 53%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Alabama is 17.0:1, higher than at this school. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 16%. The rate at public schools in Shelby County averages 42%, higher than here.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Greystone Elementary School is 72.6%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 83.9%.
Shelby County has these Census figures: median household income is about $97,961, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Greystone Elementary School is among the 48 public schools in Shelby County.
Of nearby public schools, Mt Laurel Elementary School is the closest, at about 1.8 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Greystone Elementary School comes in 2nd of 9 nearby schools 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.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 463 to 438.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,211
Census ACS
Median income
$97,961
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
35,120 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hoover City
- Hoover High SchoolHigh · 2,919 students
- Spain Park High SchoolHigh · 1,472 students
- Robert F Bumpus Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,192 students
- Berry Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,058 students
- Ira F Simmons Middle SchoolMiddle · 860 students
- Trace Crossings Elementary SchoolElementary · 769 students
Other schools in Hoover
- Hoover High SchoolHigh · 2,919 students
- Spain Park High SchoolHigh · 1,472 students
- Robert F Bumpus Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,192 students
- Berry Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,058 students
- Ira F Simmons Middle SchoolMiddle · 860 students
- Trace Crossings Elementary SchoolElementary · 769 students
Other Greystone Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Greystone Elementary. Greystone Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Greystone Elementary SchoolWest Chester, PA · 511 students
Nearby schools
- Mt Laurel Elementary School1.8 mi · 498
- Inverness Elementary School2.5 mi · 563
- Spain Park High School4.3 mi · 1,472
- Oak Mountain Middle School4.3 mi · 1,168
- Oak Mountain Elementary School4.4 mi · 675
- Berry Middle School4.4 mi · 1,058
Frequently asked questions
About Greystone Elementary SchoolHow large is Greystone Elementary School?
Greystone Elementary School enrolls approximately 438 students in grades PK-05.
Is Greystone Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Greystone Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Greystone Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Greystone Elementary School is approximately 13.5:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Greystone Elementary School?
At Greystone Elementary School, the student body is approximately 66% White, 6% Hispanic, 12% Black, 10% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Greystone Elementary School?
Greystone Elementary School is overseen by Hoover City in Shelby County.
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