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Norwood Elementary School

3136 Norwood Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35234 · (205) 231-3440 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL261 STUDENTS
Enrollment
261
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 480
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
203 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K187%
Kindergarten3714%
Grade 14316%
Grade 23815%
Grade 34015%
Grade 45220%
Grade 53313%
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
3313%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
22185%
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Two+
42%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
15559%
Female
10641%

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
39.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
30.8%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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
30.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Norwood Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn AlabamaIn Jefferson County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
30.1%#509 of 626#57 of 89
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
30.8%#399 of 626#41 of 89
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
39.1%#555 of 626#73 of 89
Enrollment
ranked largest first
261#606 of 709#88 of 97
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
18.6:1#521 of 655#67 of 93
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
26.7%#523 of 658#66 of 94
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
77.8%#117 of 696#21 of 96
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-14.1%#157 of 364#33 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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
261
-15 (-5%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 521
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252611418.6:178% (203)
2023-242271515.1:170% (158)
2022-232491417.8:171% (176)
2020-212761815.3:171% (196)
2017-183042015.2:171% (216)
2010-111821314.0:159% (108)
2000-013382513.5:153% (178)
1990-915212818.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Norwood Elementary School.

About Norwood Elementary School

Norwood Elementary School is an elementary school in Birmingham, Alabama, reachable at (205) 231-3440. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 261 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in Alabama average about 480 students, which makes this school 46% below average.

The Birmingham City system has 43 schools and 20,954 students.

Of every 100 students at Norwood Elementary School, about 85 are Black. The remaining students are 13% Hispanic. Census figures show Jefferson County is about 42% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 27, compared with 70 nationally.

Norwood Elementary School lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 18.6 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Alabama is 17.0:1. About 78% of students at Norwood Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 52% average for public schools in Jefferson County is 26 points lower.

Compared with Alabama schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Norwood Elementary School's results are 2.7 points above predicted: 30.1% against 27.5%.

Census data for Jefferson County show the median household earns about $66,388 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Jefferson County number 181, with about 97,401 students.

Hudson KEight School sits about 1.1 miles from Norwood Elementary School. Norwood Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Norwood Elementary School ranks 3rd on proficiency.

Locale data from NCES put Norwood Elementary School inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).

From 276 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 261 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 15.3:1 to 18.6:1.

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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
Norwood Elementary School
District
Birmingham City
Address
3136 Norwood Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35234
Phone
(205) 231-3440
County
Jefferson County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
261
Teachers (FTE)
14
Student–teacher ratio
18.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
203 (78%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
010039000161
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Norwood Elementary School
How many students attend Norwood Elementary School?
Norwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 261 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Norwood Elementary School serve?
Norwood Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Norwood Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Norwood Elementary School is approximately 18.6:1 (14 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Norwood Elementary School?
Norwood Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 13% Hispanic, 85% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Norwood Elementary School in?
Norwood Elementary School is part of Birmingham City.
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