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Enrollment
508
Elementary
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOOVER CITY·NCES 010000701740
Gwin Elementary School
1580 Patton Chapel Road, Hoover, AL 35226 · (205) 439-2600 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
235 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 | 19 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
66%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
78.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
56.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
63.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Gwin Elementary School
Gwin Elementary School's state test result (63.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gwin Elementary School this school | 508 | 46.3% | 63.4% |
| Green Valley Elementary School Hoover | 501 | 51.9% | 63.5% |
| T R Simmons Elementary School Jasper | 507 | 51.7% | N/A |
| Julian Newman Elementary School Athens | 409 | 44.5% | 66.0% |
| Brookwood Elementary School Enterprise | 657 | 40.5% | 69.5% |
| Leeds Elementary School Leeds | 678 | 49.0% | 47.9% |
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 Gwin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #141 of 626 | #25 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #137 of 626 | #24 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.8% | #115 of 626 | #25 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 508 | #282 of 709 | #51 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #8 of 655 | #6 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #61 of 658 | #4 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.3% | #520 of 696 | #65 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #233 of 364 | #45 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
508
-51 (-9%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 503
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 508 | 40.5 | 12.5:1 | 46% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 516 | 40.5 | 12.7:1 | 47% (241) |
| 2022-23 | 515 | 41.3 | 12.5:1 | 44% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 559 | 44 | 12.7:1 | 39% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 552 | 40 | 13.8:1 | 31% (170) |
| 2015-16 | 573 | 41 | 14.0:1 | 33% (187) |
| 2010-11 | 582 | 47 | 12.4:1 | 29% (168) |
| 2000-01 | 513 | 37 | 13.9:1 | 17% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 503 | 32 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gwin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (552 to 508); teachers up 1% (40 to 40.5).
About Gwin Elementary School
Gwin Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school based in Hoover, Alabama. A federal count lists 508 students at the school, in pre-K through 5.
Hoover City (16 schools, 13,632 students) runs Gwin Elementary School.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Gwin Elementary School. The largest is White students, at 48%. The remaining shares are 23% Black, 22% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The White share in Jefferson County as a whole is similar, at about 48%. Gwin Elementary School's diversity index is 66%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Gwin Elementary School was 12.5:1. On average, elementary schools in Alabama have 17.0:1, compared with 12.5:1 here. Gwin Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 46%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 63.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 50.3%.
Census estimates describe Jefferson County this way: the median household income is $66,388, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. In all, Jefferson County has 181 public schools and roughly 97,401 students.
Nearby, Ira F Simmons Middle School is about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Gwin Elementary School ranks 7th of 9 nearby schools, at 63.4% versus a 69.8% average.
Under the NCES locale system, Gwin Elementary School is Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Gwin Elementary School's enrollment dropped 9%, to 508.
The Gwin Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 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
Nearby schools
- Ira F Simmons Middle School0.1 mi · 860
- Green Valley Elementary School1.4 mi · 501
- Bluff Park Elementary School2.0 mi · 658
- Riverchase Elementary School2.2 mi · 562
- Deer Valley Elementary School2.7 mi · 735
- Shades Mountain Elementary School2.7 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About Gwin Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gwin Elementary School?
Gwin Elementary School enrolls approximately 508 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Gwin Elementary School serve?
Gwin Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gwin Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gwin Elementary School is approximately 12.5:1 (41 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Gwin Elementary School?
Gwin Elementary School reports a student body of 48% White, 22% Hispanic, 23% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Gwin Elementary School?
Gwin Elementary School is overseen by Hoover City in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.