Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDFIELD CITY·NCES 010235000890
Midfield Elementary School
416 Parkwood St, Midfield, AL 35228 · (205) 923-7727 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.5:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
289 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 29 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 18% larger than its 4th grade class (57).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Midfield Elementary School→Rutledge School
Based on grade levels within Midfield City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
30.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
13.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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
20.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.3%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Midfield Elementary School
Midfield Elementary School's state test result (20.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midfield Elementary School this school | 377 | 76.7% | 20.0% |
| Wylam Elementary School Birmingham | 399 | 78.4% | 26.5% |
| Evergreen Elementary School Evergreen | 342 | 76.9% | 33.9% |
| Johnson Elementary School Montgomery | 340 | 79.1% | 20.3% |
| Richard Arrington Elementary Birmingham | 341 | 80.4% | 16.9% |
| Hemphill Elementary School Birmingham | 353 | 79.0% | 24.5% |
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 Midfield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #600 of 626 | #81 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.3% | #578 of 626 | #74 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #602 of 626 | #83 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #484 of 709 | #70 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #627 of 655 | #86 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.8% | #527 of 658 | #68 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.7% | #136 of 696 | #28 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.8% | #267 of 364 | #50 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
377
-13 (-3%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 717
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 377 | 18 | 20.9:1 | 77% (289) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 15 | 25.6:1 | 83% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 390 | 17 | 22.9:1 | 84% (329) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 23 | 17.0:1 | 90% (352) |
| 2017-18 | 400 | 22 | 18.2:1 | 90% (358) |
| 2015-16 | 403 | 22 | 18.3:1 | 64% (256) |
| 2010-11 | 413 | 27 | 15.3:1 | 88% (364) |
| 2000-01 | 409 | 29 | 14.1:1 | 65% (267) |
| 1990-91 | 717 | 33 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midfield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (400 to 377); teachers down 18% (22 to 18).
About Midfield Elementary School
At 416 Parkwood St in Midfield, Alabama, Midfield Elementary School operates as a small elementary school. It reported 377 students in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25. By comparison, elementary schools in Alabama enroll about 480 students on average.
Midfield Elementary School is among 3 schools run by Midfield City, which serves 992 students.
At Midfield Elementary School, 85% of students are Black. The school is also 13% Hispanic. That is higher than the 42% Black share among all Jefferson County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 26%.
Midfield Elementary School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 20.9:1. The school's 20.9:1 compares with an average of 17.0:1 for elementary schools in Alabama. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 77%. The 52% average for public schools in Jefferson County is 25 points lower.
Midfield Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 20.0%, compared with a predicted 28.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider Jefferson County area, median household income comes to about $66,388, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jefferson County's 181 public schools enroll about 97,401 students and include Midfield Elementary School.
Midfield Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Midfield High School, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Midfield Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 3%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.0:1 to 20.9:1 over the same years.
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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 Midfield City
- Midfield High SchoolHigh · 327 students
- Rutledge SchoolMiddle · 288 students
- Midfield Area Vocational DepartmentHigh
Other schools in Midfield
- Midfield High SchoolHigh · 327 students
- Rutledge SchoolMiddle · 288 students
- Midfield Area Vocational DepartmentHigh
Nearby schools
- Midfield High School0.6 mi · 327
- Glen Oaks Intermediate School0.9 mi · 275
- Green Acres Middle School1.2 mi · 309
- Robinson Primary School1.3 mi · 238
- Wenonah High School1.6 mi · 670
- Jones Valley Middle School1.8 mi · 465
Frequently asked questions
About Midfield Elementary SchoolHow large is Midfield Elementary School?
Midfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 377 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Midfield Elementary School serve?
Midfield Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Midfield Elementary School?
Approximately 20.9:1 students per teacher at Midfield Elementary School.
How diverse is Midfield Elementary School?
Midfield Elementary School reports a student body of 0% White, 13% Hispanic, 85% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Midfield Elementary School public or private?
Midfield Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Midfield City.
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