McAdory Elementary School

McAdory Elementary School is one of the moderately sized K-5 schools in McCalla, Alabama, overseen by Jefferson County, with 617 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 29% bigger than the state mean of about 480.

McAdory Elementary School is one of 55 schools operated by Jefferson County, a district that serves 35,444 students overall.

Looking at the student body, McAdory Elementary School logs that Black students make up the majority at 64%; the rest consists of 17% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 42% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), McAdory Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.3%; this one delivers 43.2%.

Around the school, census data for Jefferson County shows median household income runs about $66,388, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Jefferson County runs 181 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,401 students), of which McAdory Elementary School is one.

McAdory Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), McAdory Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 39.9%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at McAdory Elementary School has edged down 46%, going from 1,134 students in 2018 to 617 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 42% to 17% across the same window.

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