Enrollment
286
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 010192000729
Mount Olive Elementary School
1301 Brookside Rd, Mount Olive, AL 35117 · (205) 379-4900 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL286 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
83 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 23 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
68.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
48.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Mount Olive Elementary School
Mount Olive Elementary School's state test result (55.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Olive Elementary School this school | 286 | 29.0% | 55.4% |
| Hayden Elementary School Hayden | 298 | 35.6% | 64.3% |
| Huntington Place Elementary School Northport | 377 | 33.2% | 60.2% |
| Addison Elementary School Addison | 346 | 37.6% | 66.8% |
| Westwood Elementary School Coker | 299 | 38.8% | 69.0% |
| East Elementary School Cullman | 466 | 32.2% | 82.6% |
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 Mount Olive Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #240 of 626 | #33 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #205 of 626 | #30 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #247 of 626 | #33 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 286 | #586 of 709 | #85 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #314 of 655 | #41 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.1% | #516 of 658 | #64 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.0% | #643 of 696 | #77 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #212 of 364 | #39 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
286
-12 (-4%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 365
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 286 | 17 | 16.8:1 | 29% (83) |
| 2023-24 | 307 | 18.5 | 16.6:1 | 40% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 309 | 17 | 18.2:1 | 39% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 298 | 21 | 14.2:1 | 32% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 316 | 15.6 | 20.3:1 | 26% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 309 | 18 | 17.2:1 | 20% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 414 | 31 | 13.3:1 | 19% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 426 | 25 | 17.0:1 | 12% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 365 | 17 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mount Olive Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (316 to 286); teachers up 9% (15.6 to 17).
About Mount Olive Elementary School
Mount Olive Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Mount Olive, Alabama. Enrollment totals 286 students across pre-K through 5. The school is 40% below the average for elementary schools in Alabama.
Mount Olive Elementary School falls under Jefferson County, which has 55 schools enrolling 35,444 students.
The share of students at Mount Olive Elementary School who are White is 85%. Other groups make up 6% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 48% of Jefferson County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 27%.
Based on 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, Mount Olive Elementary School has a ratio of 16.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Alabama is about 17.0:1. Income data for the school show 29% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Jefferson County, the average is 52%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Mount Olive Elementary School, the prediction is 62.9% and the result is 55.4%.
In the wider Jefferson County area, the median household earns about $66,388 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Jefferson County, 181 public schools serve about 97,401 students.
About 3.6 miles separate Mount Olive Elementary School from the closest public school, Snow Rogers Elementary School. The five-mile area around Mount Olive Elementary School holds 4 other public schools. Mount Olive Elementary School ranks 4th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 55.4% against a local average of 40.9%.
For locale, NCES codes Mount Olive Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 298 (2020-21) to 286 (2024-25). In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.8:1.
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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 Jefferson County
- ClayChalkville High SchoolHigh · 1,377 students
- McAdory High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- Hueytown High SchoolHigh · 1,200 students
- Shades Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,094 students
- Gardendale High SchoolHigh · 1,076 students
- Pinson Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,025 students
Other Mount Olive Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Mount Olive Elementary. Mount Olive Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Mount Olive Elementary SchoolKing, NC · 316 students
Nearby schools
- Snow Rogers Elementary School3.6 mi · 389
- Gardendale Elementary School4.1 mi · 700
- Bragg Middle School4.2 mi · 731
- Gardendale High School4.4 mi · 1,076
- Brookville Elementary School5.8 mi · 211
- Minor Middle School6.8 mi · 668
Frequently asked questions
About Mount Olive Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mount Olive Elementary School?
Mount Olive Elementary School enrolls approximately 286 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Mount Olive Elementary School serve?
Mount Olive Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Mount Olive Elementary School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Mount Olive Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mount Olive Elementary School?
At Mount Olive Elementary School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Mount Olive Elementary School public or private?
Mount Olive Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson County.
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