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Best kept secret at Montevallo Elementary School?
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Enrollment
758
Elementary
DISTRICT 618 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHELBY COUNTY·NCES 010303001176
Montevallo Elementary School
171 Jeter Cir, Montevallo, AL 35115 · (205) 682-6420 · Shelby County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL758 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
619 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 130 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 127 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 131 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 135 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (130) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (115).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
64.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
41.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
50.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 25% 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 26 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 Montevallo Elementary School
Montevallo Elementary School's state test result (50.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montevallo Elementary School this school | 758 | 81.7% | 50.2% |
| A M Windham Elementary School Daleville | 507 | 75.5% | 42.6% |
| Harrand Creek Elementary School Enterprise | 440 | 78.0% | 50.4% |
| Weeden Elementary School Florence | 477 | 84.3% | 48.6% |
| West Morgan Elementary School Trinity | 512 | 71.7% | 61.4% |
| Cottondale Elementary School Cottondale | 438 | 70.5% | 28.4% |
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 Montevallo Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #298 of 626 | #17 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #291 of 626 | #17 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #301 of 626 | #17 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 758 | #72 of 709 | #9 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #117 of 655 | #8 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.6% | #41 of 658 | #4 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.7% | #71 of 696 | #1 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.5% | #157 of 262 | #6 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
758
+136 (+22%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 798
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 758 | 49.8 | 15.2:1 | 82% (619) |
| 2023-24 | 741 | 43 | 17.2:1 | 79% (587) |
| 2022-23 | 749 | 44 | 17.0:1 | 77% (577) |
| 2020-21 | 622 | 42 | 14.8:1 | 64% (396) |
| 2017-18 | 705 | 46.8 | 15.1:1 | 69% (488) |
| 2015-16 | 712 | 42 | 16.9:1 | 64% (454) |
| 2010-11 | 706 | 56 | 12.6:1 | 70% (491) |
| 2000-01 | 663 | 44 | 15.1:1 | 53% (354) |
| 1990-91 | 798 | 46 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montevallo Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (705 to 758); teachers up 6% (46.8 to 49.8).
About Montevallo Elementary School
Montevallo Elementary School is a large elementary school with its address in Montevallo, Alabama. A total of 758 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. Against the 480-student average for elementary schools in Alabama, enrollment here is 58% higher.
Montevallo Elementary School is run by Shelby County, whose 29 schools enroll 20,638 students.
Montevallo Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 40%. It is also 33% Hispanic, 23% Black, and 3% multiracial. Shelby County's residents are about 76% White, 35 points above the school's share. By the diversity index, Montevallo Elementary School comes in at 68%.
Its teaching staff equals 49.8 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.2:1. That ratio is under the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. Around 82% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Shelby County is 42%.
Montevallo Elementary School scores 25.5 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 50.2% actual versus 24.7% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Shelby County show that median household income is about $97,961, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. A total of 48 public schools operate in Shelby County, serving about 35,120 students.
The nearest public school is Montevallo High School, at about 0.3 miles. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Montevallo Elementary School ranks 3rd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Montevallo Elementary School is coded as Town: Fringe in federal locale data.
The number of students grew from 622 to 758 over 4 years.
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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 Shelby County
- Oak Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
- Helena High SchoolHigh · 1,383 students
- Chelsea High SchoolHigh · 1,235 students
- Oak Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,168 students
- Calera HighHigh · 1,018 students
- Helena MiddleMiddle · 957 students
Other schools in Montevallo
- Calera MiddleMiddle · 767 students
- Montevallo High SchoolHigh · 485 students
- Montevallo Middle SchoolMiddle · 346 students
Nearby schools
- Montevallo High School0.3 mi · 485
- Montevallo Middle School0.7 mi · 346
- Calera Middle5.0 mi · 767
- Calera High5.3 mi · 1,018
- Meadow View Elementary School5.9 mi · 953
- Calera Intermediate School6.0 mi · 747
Frequently asked questions
About Montevallo Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Montevallo Elementary School?
Montevallo Elementary School enrolls approximately 758 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Montevallo Elementary School serve?
Montevallo Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Montevallo Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Montevallo Elementary School is approximately 15.2:1 (50 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Montevallo Elementary School?
Montevallo Elementary School reports a student body of 40% White, 33% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Montevallo Elementary School in?
Montevallo Elementary School is part of Shelby County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.