Inglenook School

Inglenook School is one of the modestly sized elementary campuss in Birmingham, Alabama, run under Birmingham City, with 312 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Alabama's public schools average about 480 students each, so Inglenook School sits 35% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 43 schools in Birmingham City (20,954 students total), Inglenook School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Inglenook School logs that 68% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school shows 28% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 42% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Inglenook School lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.3:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 79% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Jefferson County (around 52%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Inglenook School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 26.5%, the actual is 17.7%, a residual of -8.8 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put the typical household earns roughly $66,388 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Inglenook School is one of 181 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 97,401 students).

Nearest neighbor: Tarrant Elementary School, around 1.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Inglenook School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 39.5%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Inglenook School has fell 29%, going from 442 students in 2018 to 312 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 93% to 68%. Class-load math has rose: from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 22.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.