Enrollment
312
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRMINGHAM CITY·NCES 010039000142
Inglenook School
4120 Inglenook Street, Birmingham, AL 35217 · (205) 231-3310 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL312 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
247 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 25 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 35 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 29% smaller than its 8th grade class (35).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
27.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
11.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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
17.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Inglenook School
Inglenook School's state test result (17.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inglenook School this school | 312 | 79.2% | 17.7% |
| Loachapoka Elementary School Loachapoka | 332 | 75.9% | 28.8% |
| Lakewood Elementary School Huntsville | 397 | 75.1% | 22.6% |
| Southlawn Elementary School Montgomery | 395 | 80.0% | 21.8% |
| Tuggle Elementary School Birmingham | 423 | 74.7% | 28.4% |
| Morningview Elementary School Montgomery | 434 | 78.6% | 19.8% |
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 Inglenook School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.7% | #613 of 626 | #84 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.5% | #595 of 626 | #80 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #613 of 626 | #86 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 312 | #556 of 709 | #80 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #643 of 655 | #89 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.3% | #343 of 658 | #37 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.2% | #99 of 696 | #15 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.4% | #39 of 364 | #8 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
312
-9 (-3%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 355
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 312 | 14 | 22.3:1 | 79% (247) |
| 2023-24 | 308 | 20 | 15.4:1 | 91% (279) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 16 | 20.8:1 | 91% (304) |
| 2020-21 | 321 | 20 | 16.1:1 | 92% (294) |
| 2017-18 | 442 | 22 | 20.1:1 | 93% (412) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 21 | 19.9:1 | 76% (318) |
| 2010-11 | 334 | 22 | 15.2:1 | 79% (264) |
| 2000-01 | 469 | 29 | 16.2:1 | 51% (240) |
| 1990-91 | 355 | 20 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Inglenook School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (442 to 312); teachers down 36% (22 to 14).
About Inglenook School
Inglenook School is a small elementary school located in Birmingham, Alabama. It offers pre-K through 8 and has 312 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Alabama have about 480 students on average; enrollment here is 35% lower.
Inglenook School is part of a district of 43 schools: Birmingham City, with 20,954 students.
Of every 100 students at Inglenook School, about 68 are Black. It is also 28% Hispanic. Jefferson County's residents are about 42% Black, 25 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Inglenook School scores 46%.
Inglenook School reports a ratio of 22.3 students per teacher, from 14 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama is 5.3 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Inglenook School, 79% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 27 points above the 52% average for public schools in Jefferson County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Inglenook School is 26.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 17.7%.
In Jefferson County, home to about 667,755 people, the median household earns about $66,388 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Jefferson County number 181, with about 97,401 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Tarrant Elementary School, is about 1.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Inglenook School places 5th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
For locale, NCES codes Inglenook School as City: Mid-size.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 312, from 321 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.1:1 to 22.3:1 over the same years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Inglenook School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Inglenook SchoolHow large is Inglenook School?
Inglenook School enrolls approximately 312 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Inglenook School serve?
Inglenook School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Inglenook School have?
Inglenook School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Inglenook School?
Student demographics at Inglenook School are roughly 2% White, 28% Hispanic, 68% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Inglenook School in?
Inglenook School is part of Birmingham City.
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