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How has Magnolia Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
391
Elementary
DISTRICT 757 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRUSSVILLE CITY·NCES 010001302401
Magnolia Elementary School
5400 Hidden Way Lane, Trussville, AL 35173 · (205) 228-3500 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Alabama public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
93 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Trussville City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
90.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
61.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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
76.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Magnolia Elementary School
Magnolia Elementary School's state test result (76.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia Elementary School this school | 391 | 23.8% | 76.0% |
| Weatherly Heights Elementary School Huntsville | 472 | 28.6% | 59.7% |
| Shades Cahaba Elementary School Homewood | 507 | 22.1% | 81.8% |
| Mt Laurel Elementary School Birmingham | 498 | 19.9% | 86.6% |
| Verner Elementary School Tuscaloosa | 608 | 19.7% | 71.6% |
| Oak Mountain Intermediate School Birmingham | 636 | 28.3% | 73.8% |
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 Magnolia Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #47 of 626 | #17 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #98 of 626 | #22 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.3% | #26 of 626 | #12 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #454 of 709 | #65 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #28 of 655 | #11 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #244 of 658 | #30 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.8% | #664 of 696 | #79 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #280 of 364 | #52 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
391
+13 (+3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 391 | 29 | 13.5:1 | 24% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 387 | 28.5 | 13.6:1 | 26% (101) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 28.5 | 14.1:1 | 20% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 23 | 16.4:1 | 14% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 412 | 25 | 16.5:1 | 18% (74) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Magnolia Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (412 to 391); teachers up 16% (25 to 29).
About Magnolia Elementary School
Magnolia Elementary School sits in Trussville, Alabama, and is classified as an elementary school. Its 391 students are spread across kindergarten through 5.
Trussville City runs Magnolia Elementary School along with 4 other schools, enrolling 5,005 students in total.
White students make up a majority at Magnolia Elementary School, at 64%. The remaining shares are 19% Black, 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Jefferson County's population at about 48%. Magnolia Elementary School's diversity index is 54%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.5:1, with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. On average, elementary schools in Alabama have 17.0:1, compared with 13.5:1 here. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 24%. The 52% average for public schools in Jefferson County is 28 points higher.
allk12 grades Magnolia Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Alabama public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Magnolia Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Alabama schools: 76.0% actual against 66.7% predicted.
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.
Cahaba Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Magnolia Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Magnolia Elementary School ranks 2nd of 9 nearby schools, at 76.0% versus a 39.2% average.
Locale data from NCES put Magnolia Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment is up 3% from 2020-21, when Magnolia Elementary School had 378 students, to 2024-25, when it had 391. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 16.4:1 to 13.5:1.
The Magnolia 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 Trussville City
- HewittTrussville High SchoolHigh · 1,571 students
- Paine Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,338 students
- HewittTrussville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,163 students
- Cahaba Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
Other schools in Trussville
- HewittTrussville High SchoolHigh · 1,571 students
- Paine Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,338 students
- HewittTrussville Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,163 students
- ClayChalkville Middle SchoolMiddle · 952 students
- Cahaba Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
Other Magnolia Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 7 states are named Magnolia Elementary. Magnolia Elementary School is the 12th largest of the 14.
- Magnolia ElementaryLumberton, NC · 779 students
- Magnolia ElementaryEl Cajon, CA · 703 students
- Magnolia Elementary SchoolPEARLAND, TX · 703 students
- Magnolia ElementaryOakdale, CA · 636 students
- Magnolia ElementaryJoppa, MD · 545 students
Nearby schools
- Cahaba Elementary School2.3 mi · 542
- Huffman High SchoolMagnet3.5 mi · 1,094
- Huffman Academy3.5 mi · 779
- Chalkville Elementary School3.7 mi · 818
- Bryant Park Elementary4.0 mi · 707
- Huffman Middle School4.0 mi · 384
Frequently asked questions
About Magnolia Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Magnolia Elementary School?
Magnolia Elementary School enrolls approximately 391 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Magnolia Elementary School serve?
Magnolia Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Magnolia Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Magnolia Elementary School is approximately 13.5:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Magnolia Elementary School?
At Magnolia Elementary School, the student body is approximately 64% White, 8% Hispanic, 19% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Magnolia Elementary School public or private?
Magnolia Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Trussville City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.