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If you had an hour of school board time for McAdory Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
617
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 010192000483
McAdory Elementary School
6251 Eastern Valley Rd, McCalla, AL 35111 · (205) 379-4650 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL617 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
311 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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 | 55 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
57.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
37.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 McAdory Elementary School
McAdory Elementary School's state test result (43.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McAdory Elementary School this school | 617 | 50.4% | 43.2% |
| Clay Elementary School Clay | 606 | 54.8% | 37.2% |
| McCalla Elementary School Bessemer | 752 | 54.4% | 46.7% |
| Williams Elementary School Huntsville | 484 | 46.1% | 42.3% |
| Harvest School Harvest | 663 | 53.1% | 41.6% |
| Westview Elementary School Phenix City | 563 | 44.4% | 36.1% |
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 McAdory Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #384 of 626 | #40 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #335 of 626 | #37 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #386 of 626 | #40 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 617 | #158 of 709 | #25 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #388 of 655 | #49 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #247 of 658 | #31 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.4% | #480 of 696 | #63 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -45.6% | #9 of 364 | #1 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
617
-362 (-37%) vs 2020
-26% since 2000-01, when it was 830
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 617 | 35.4 | 17.4:1 | 50% (311) |
| 2023-24 | 634 | 35 | 18.1:1 | 62% (395) |
| 2022-23 | 667 | 37 | 18.0:1 | 61% (408) |
| 2020-21 | 979 | 58 | 16.9:1 | 52% (511) |
| 2017-18 | 1,134 | 64 | 17.7:1 | 49% (552) |
| 2015-16 | 1,143 | 62 | 18.4:1 | 37% (422) |
| 2010-11 | 982 | 70 | 14.0:1 | 37% (366) |
| 2000-01 | 830 | 53 | 15.7:1 | 40% (328) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McAdory Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 46% (1,134 to 617); teachers down 45% (64 to 35.4).
About McAdory Elementary School
McAdory Elementary School is an elementary school in McCalla, Alabama, and it is part of Jefferson County. The school's enrollment of 617 students covers pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Alabama average about 480 students each.
In Jefferson County, 55 schools enroll a combined 35,444 students.
McAdory Elementary School is 64% Black by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 17% White, 13% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Jefferson County's population at about 42%. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.4:1, with 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at McAdory Elementary School is 50%. That tracks the 52% average for public schools in Jefferson County.
McAdory Elementary School scores 43.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 47.3%.
Census Bureau estimates for Jefferson County show that the median household income is $66,388, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. There are 181 public schools in Jefferson County, enrolling about 97,401 students in all.
The shortest distance from McAdory Elementary School to another public school is about 3.7 miles, to McAdory Middle School. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. By average proficiency, McAdory Elementary School is 3rd among 8 schools close by.
Federal data place McAdory Elementary School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 617, a 37% decrease from 979 in 2020-21.
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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 Jefferson County
- ClayChalkville High SchoolHigh · 1,377 students
- McAdory High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- Hueytown High SchoolHigh · 1,200 students
- Shades Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,094 students
- Gardendale High SchoolHigh · 1,076 students
- Pinson Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,025 students
Other schools in McCalla
- McAdory High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- McAdory Middle SchoolMiddle · 841 students
- Lake View Elementary SchoolElementary · 744 students
Nearby schools
- McAdory Middle School3.7 mi · 841
- McAdory High School3.9 mi · 1,259
- McCalla Elementary School4.0 mi · 752
- Lake View Elementary School4.3 mi · 744
- Empower Community School Upper Campus5.7 mi · 211
- Bessemer City High School6.3 mi · 760
Frequently asked questions
About McAdory Elementary SchoolHow many students attend McAdory Elementary School?
McAdory Elementary School enrolls approximately 617 students in grades PK-05.
Is McAdory Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
McAdory Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does McAdory Elementary School have?
McAdory Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
What is the student diversity at McAdory Elementary School?
Student demographics at McAdory Elementary School are roughly 17% White, 13% Hispanic, 64% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is McAdory Elementary School in?
McAdory Elementary School is part of Jefferson County.
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