Irondale Community School

As an average-sized elementary-level community in Irondale, Alabama, Irondale Community School educates 435 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by Jefferson County.

Irondale Community School is one of 55 schools operated by Jefferson County, a district that works with 35,444 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Irondale Community School records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 36% Black, 14% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 6% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Irondale Community School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 72% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Irondale Community School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.1%.

In the surrounding community, Jefferson County reports that median household income runs about $66,388, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Jefferson County's 181 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,401 students), Irondale Community School is one campus in the mix.

WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Irondale Community School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Irondale Community School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 40.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 4%: 417 students in 2018 compared to 435 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 33% to 47% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the Irondale Community School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.