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Enrollment
953
Elementary
DISTRICT 937 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALABASTER CITY·NCES 010019001460
Meadow View Elementary School
2800 Smokey Rd, Alabaster, AL 35007 · (205) 685-4300 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL953 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% 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.
- ABeats 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
14.4:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
507 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 57 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 209 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 210 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 214 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 263 | 28% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Meadow View Elementary School→Thompson Intermediate School→Thompson Middle School→Thompson High School
Based on grade levels within Alabaster City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
77.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
63.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
70.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 25 points, placing it in Alabama's top 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 Meadow View Elementary School
Meadow View Elementary School's state test result (70.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow View Elementary School this school | 953 | 53.2% | 70.6% |
| Pelham Oaks Pelham | 750 | 53.6% | 56.7% |
| Thompson Intermediate School Alabaster | 901 | 57.5% | 58.4% |
| Florence B Mathis Elementary Foley | 1,023 | 56.9% | 36.9% |
| Creek View Elementary School Maylene | 958 | 48.7% | 75.6% |
| Clanton Elementary School Clanton | 942 | 52.7% | 62.5% |
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 Meadow View Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #85 of 626 | #7 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #85 of 626 | #7 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #133 of 626 | #12 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 953 | #21 of 709 | #3 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #58 of 655 | #5 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.8% | #55 of 658 | #5 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.2% | #441 of 696 | #10 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.9% | #120 of 262 | #3 of 7 |
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
953
+86 (+10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 953 | 66 | 14.4:1 | 53% (507) |
| 2023-24 | 937 | 59.3 | 15.8:1 | 55% (515) |
| 2022-23 | 944 | 58.5 | 16.1:1 | 53% (497) |
| 2020-21 | 867 | 59 | 14.7:1 | 31% (272) |
| 2017-18 | 852 | 56.5 | 15.1:1 | 37% (318) |
| 2015-16 | 897 | 56 | 16.0:1 | 49% (443) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meadow View Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (852 to 953); teachers up 17% (56.5 to 66).
About Meadow View Elementary School
The public elementary school Meadow View Elementary School is located in Alabaster, Alabama. Its enrollment is 953 students, spread over pre-K through 3. Elementary schools in Alabama average about 480 students, which makes this school 99% bigger than average.
Meadow View Elementary School is a school in Alabaster City. The district has 5 schools and 6,316 students.
The largest group at Meadow View Elementary School is White students, at 47%. After that, the student body is 27% Hispanic, 20% Black, and 6% multiracial. Census figures show Shelby County is about 76% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Meadow View Elementary School scores 67%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Meadow View Elementary School is 14.4:1, based on 66 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 42% average for public schools in Shelby County, the school's rate is higher.
Meadow View Elementary School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 94% of Alabama public elementary schools.
After accounting for student poverty, Meadow View Elementary School is in the top 10% of Alabama schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 70.6% is 25.3 points above the 45.3% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
In Shelby County, home to about 230,211 people, median household income comes to about $97,961, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 48 public schools in the county, enrolling about 35,120, Meadow View Elementary School among them.
Calera Middle is the nearest public school to Meadow View Elementary School, about 2.6 miles away. Within five miles of Meadow View Elementary School, there are 5 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Meadow View Elementary School is 2nd of 8 on proficiency.
Meadow View Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 10%, from 867 to 953.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,211
Census ACS
Median income
$97,961
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
48
35,120 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alabaster City
- Thompson High SchoolHigh · 2,060 students
- Thompson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,444 students
- Creek View Elementary SchoolElementary · 958 students
- Thompson Intermediate SchoolElementary · 901 students
Other schools in Alabaster
- Thompson High SchoolHigh · 2,060 students
- Thompson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,444 students
- Thompson Intermediate SchoolElementary · 901 students
Other Meadow View Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Meadow View Elementary. Meadow View Elementary School is the largest of the 10.
- Meadow View ElementaryMartinsville, VA · 659 students
- Meadow View Elementary SchoolPlainfield, IL · 627 students
- Meadow View ElementaryOconomowoc, WI · 548 students
- Meadow View ElementaryAdel, IA · 520 students
- Meadow View ElementaryJacksonville, NC · 520 students
Nearby schools
- Calera Middle2.6 mi · 767
- Thompson Intermediate School3.3 mi · 901
- Thompson Middle School3.4 mi · 1,444
- Thompson High School3.8 mi · 2,060
- Creek View Elementary School4.7 mi · 958
- Montevallo High School5.8 mi · 485
Frequently asked questions
About Meadow View Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Meadow View Elementary School?
Meadow View Elementary School enrolls approximately 953 students in grades PK-03.
Is Meadow View Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Meadow View Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many teachers does Meadow View Elementary School have?
Meadow View Elementary School employs 66 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
How diverse is Meadow View Elementary School?
Meadow View Elementary School reports a student body of 47% White, 27% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Meadow View Elementary School?
Meadow View Elementary School is overseen by Alabaster City in Shelby County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.