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Enrollment
483
Elementary
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JASPER CITY·NCES 010189000675
Memorial Park Elementary School
800 10th Ave, Jasper, AL 35501 · (205) 384-6461 · Walker County
GRADES 02–03ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
264 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 58%
Community
4
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 254 | 53% |
| Grade 3 | 229 | 47% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Memorial Park Elementary School→Maddox Intermediate School→Jasper Junior High School→Jasper High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Jasper City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
75.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
62.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 75 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
68.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% 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 24 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 →
Where Memorial Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Walker County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #99 of 626 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #95 of 626 | #1 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #164 of 626 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 483 | #322 of 709 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #573 of 655 | #9 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #191 of 658 | #2 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.7% | #418 of 696 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.1% | #119 of 262 | N/A |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
483
+68 (+16%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 317
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 483 | 24.5 | 19.7:1 | 55% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 27.5 | 15.2:1 | 65% (272) |
| 2022-23 | 375 | 22.5 | 16.6:1 | 65% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 415 | 26 | 16.0:1 | 49% (204) |
| 2017-18 | 431 | 22 | 19.6:1 | 61% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 504 | 26 | 19.4:1 | 43% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 496 | 43 | 11.5:1 | 31% (154) |
| 2000-01 | 460 | 29 | 15.9:1 | 16% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 317 | 17 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Memorial Park Elementary School.
About Memorial Park Elementary School
Located in Jasper, Alabama, Memorial Park Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. The school offers grades 2 through 3 and enrolls 483 students.
A total of 5 schools make up Jasper City, with 2,950 students enrolled.
White students are 59% of those enrolled at Memorial Park Elementary School. Other reported shares: 25% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 87% White among all Walker County residents. A diversity index of 58% means there is a 58% chance two randomly chosen students at Memorial Park Elementary School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Memorial Park Elementary School is 19.7:1, based on 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama, this school's ratio is higher. Lunch program data show 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Walker County is similar, at 54%.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Memorial Park Elementary School ranks in the top 10% in Alabama. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 68.6%, against a prediction of 44.3%.
In the wider Walker County area, the median household earns about $56,509 a year, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Across Walker County, 24 public schools serve about 10,041 students.
Maddox Intermediate School is the nearest public school to Memorial Park Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of Memorial Park Elementary School, there are 4 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Memorial Park Elementary School is 1st of 8 on proficiency.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
Enrollment was 483 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 415. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.0:1 in 2020-21, and 19.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Walker County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
64,841
Census ACS
Median income
$56,509
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jasper City
- Jasper High SchoolHigh · 850 students
- Maddox Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 643 students
- T R Simmons Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
- Jasper Junior High SchoolMiddle · 467 students
Other schools in Jasper
- Jasper High SchoolHigh · 850 students
- Maddox Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 643 students
- Valley Junior High SchoolElementary · 602 students
- Curry Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- T R Simmons Elementary SchoolElementary · 507 students
- Jasper Junior High SchoolMiddle · 467 students
Nearby schools
- Maddox Intermediate School0.8 mi · 643
- T R Simmons Elementary School1.6 mi · 507
- Jasper High School1.8 mi · 850
- Jasper Junior High School1.8 mi · 467
- Valley Junior High School6.4 mi · 602
- Parrish ElementaryMiddle School7.6 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Memorial Park Elementary SchoolHow large is Memorial Park Elementary School?
Memorial Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 483 students in grades 02-03.
What grades does Memorial Park Elementary School serve?
Memorial Park Elementary School serves grades 02-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Memorial Park Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Memorial Park Elementary School is approximately 19.7:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Memorial Park Elementary School?
Memorial Park Elementary School reports a student body of 59% White, 25% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Memorial Park Elementary School?
Memorial Park Elementary School is overseen by Jasper City in Walker County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.