Montevallo Elementary School

As a heavily attended primary school in Montevallo, Alabama, Montevallo Elementary School educates 758 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within Shelby County. Enrollment runs roughly 58% above the state mean of about 480.

Shelby County comprises 29 schools with combined enrollment of 20,638 students; Montevallo Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Montevallo Elementary School logs that 40% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 33% Hispanic, 23% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Shelby County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Montevallo Elementary School logs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Montevallo Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Shelby County's rate of about 42%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Montevallo Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Alabama schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 24.7%; actual is 50.2%, +25.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Shelby County put median household earnings sit near $97,961, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Shelby County runs 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,120 students), of which Montevallo Elementary School is one.

Montevallo High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Montevallo Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Montevallo Elementary School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 35.7%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Montevallo Elementary School has rose 8%, going from 705 students in 2018 to 758 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 26% to 33% over that span.

On the community side, the feed for Montevallo Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.