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Mountain Brook Elementary School

3020 Cambridge Rd, Mountain Brook, AL 35223 · (205) 871-8191 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL551 STUDENTS
Enrollment
551
Elementary
DISTRICT 609 · STATE 480
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
2%
11 students
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 58%
Community
5
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K275%
Kindergarten7413%
Grade 16512%
Grade 28315%
Grade 36812%
Grade 48315%
Grade 58515%
Grade 66612%
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
52395%
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
92%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
163%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
29754%
Female
25446%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Mountain Brook Elementary SchoolMountain Brook Junior High SchoolMountain Brook High School
Based on grade levels within Mountain Brook City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
95.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
80.3%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 95 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
87.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
82.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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 →

Where Mountain Brook Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn AlabamaIn Jefferson County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
87.8%#5 of 626#3 of 89
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
80.3%#10 of 626#4 of 89
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
95.1%#7 of 626#3 of 89
Enrollment
ranked largest first
551#226 of 709#38 of 97
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.7:1#2 of 655#2 of 93
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
9.8%#637 of 658#88 of 94
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+9.3%#140 of 262#17 of 31
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.

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
551
+47 (+9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 14.8:1
% White
95%
was 95%
% Hispanic
2%
was 2%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree or reduced lunch
2024-255514711.7:12% (11)
2023-245374412.2:14% (22)
2022-235444611.8:14% (21)
2017-185043414.8:11% (3)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mountain Brook Elementary School.

About Mountain Brook Elementary School

Mountain Brook Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Mountain Brook City, located in Mountain Brook, Alabama. Total enrollment is 551 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 6.

The district, Mountain Brook City, operates 6 schools serving 4,425 students.

A large majority of enrollment at Mountain Brook Elementary School is White, at 95%. It is also 3% multiracial. Jefferson County's residents are about 48% White, 47 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Mountain Brook Elementary School scores 10%.

Mountain Brook Elementary School reports a ratio of 11.7 students per teacher, from 47 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama is 5.3 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Mountain Brook Elementary School, 2% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 50 points below the 52% average for public schools in Jefferson County.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for Mountain Brook Elementary School is 82.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 87.8%.

In Jefferson County, home to about 667,755 people, the median household earns about $66,388 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Jefferson County number 181, with about 97,401 students.

Shades Cahaba Elementary School is about 1.0 miles from Mountain Brook Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Mountain Brook Elementary School places 2nd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

For locale, NCES codes Mountain Brook Elementary School as Suburb: Large.

Over the 7 years from 2017-18 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 9%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.8 to 11.7 over 7 years.

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Jefferson County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Mountain Brook Elementary School
District
Mountain Brook City
Address
3020 Cambridge Rd, Mountain Brook, AL 35223
Phone
(205) 871-8191
County
Jefferson County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
551
Teachers (FTE)
47
Student–teacher ratio
11.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
11 (2%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
010249001058
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Mountain Brook Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Mountain Brook Elementary School?
Mountain Brook Elementary School enrolls approximately 551 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Mountain Brook Elementary School serve?
Mountain Brook Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Mountain Brook Elementary School?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Mountain Brook Elementary School.
How diverse is Mountain Brook Elementary School?
Mountain Brook Elementary School reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Mountain Brook Elementary School?
Mountain Brook Elementary School is overseen by Mountain Brook City in Jefferson County.
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