Memorial Park Elementary School

As a reasonably sized primary school in Jasper, Alabama, Memorial Park Elementary School instructs 483 students from grades 2 through 3, part of Jasper City.

Jasper City comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,950 students; Memorial Park Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Memorial Park Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 25% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Memorial Park Elementary School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Memorial Park Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Alabama schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 44.3%; actual is 68.6%, +24.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Walker County put the typical household earns roughly $56,509 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Walker County's 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,041 students), Memorial Park Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Maddox Intermediate School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Memorial Park Elementary School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 36.1%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 12%: 431 students in 2018 compared to 483 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 15% to 25% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.