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What's the one class at Oak Mountain Elementary School every student should take?
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Enrollment
675
Elementary
DISTRICT 618 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHELBY COUNTY·NCES 010303001804
Oak Mountain Elementary School
5640 Cahaba Valley Rd, Birmingham, AL 35242 · (205) 682-5230 · Shelby County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL675 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
150 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 140 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 166 | 25% |
| Grade 2 | 154 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 182 | 27% |
Student demographics
41%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Oak Mountain Elementary School→Oak Mountain Intermediate School
Based on grade levels within Shelby County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
88.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
70.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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
79.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Oak Mountain Elementary School
Oak Mountain Elementary School's state test result (79.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Mountain Elementary School this school | 675 | 22.2% | 79.4% |
| Rainbow Elementary School Madison | 725 | 26.2% | 72.6% |
| Oak Mountain Intermediate School Birmingham | 636 | 28.3% | 73.8% |
| Mt Laurel Elementary School Birmingham | 498 | 19.9% | 86.6% |
| Stonebridge Elementary Loxley | 620 | 13.9% | 66.8% |
| Pike Road Elementary School Pike Road | 888 | 22.5% | 66.1% |
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 Oak Mountain Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.4% | #31 of 626 | #3 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #46 of 626 | #3 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.2% | #35 of 626 | #3 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 675 | #120 of 709 | #12 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #212 of 655 | #12 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.1% | #392 of 658 | #18 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.2% | #668 of 696 | #20 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #246 of 364 | #8 of 13 |
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
675
+18 (+3%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 871
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 675 | 42 | 16.1:1 | 22% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 689 | 38 | 18.1:1 | 25% (175) |
| 2022-23 | 713 | 39 | 18.3:1 | 23% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 657 | 44 | 14.9:1 | 17% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 729 | 44.1 | 16.5:1 | 20% (143) |
| 2015-16 | 718 | 42 | 17.1:1 | 19% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 737 | 54 | 13.7:1 | 13% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 821 | 57 | 14.4:1 | 4% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 871 | 43 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oak Mountain Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (729 to 675); teachers down 5% (44.1 to 42).
About Oak Mountain Elementary School
A mid-sized elementary school in Birmingham, Alabama, Oak Mountain Elementary School is part of Shelby County. Enrollment totals 675 students across pre-K through 3. That puts enrollment 41% larger than the 480-student average for elementary schools in Alabama.
The Shelby County system has 29 schools and 20,638 students.
Federal enrollment data show Oak Mountain Elementary School is 76% White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 6% Asian. In Shelby County overall, the White share is about 76%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 41, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 42 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 22% of the student body. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Shelby County is 42%.
Oak Mountain Elementary School scores 79.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 67.8%.
The school is in Shelby County, where median household income comes to about $97,961, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Shelby County counts 48 public schools with about 35,120 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Oak Mountain Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Oak Mountain Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 675, from 657 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.9:1 to 16.1:1 over the same years.
The allk12 page for Oak Mountain Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Birmingham
- Oak Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
- Oak Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,168 students
- Huffman High SchoolMagnetHigh · 1,094 students
- Parker High SchoolHigh · 942 students
- Fultondale High SchoolHigh · 848 students
- Glen Iris Elementary SchoolElementary · 827 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Mountain Middle School0.1 mi · 1,168
- Oak Mountain High School1.2 mi · 1,648
- Oak Mountain Intermediate School1.3 mi · 636
- Spain Park High School1.8 mi · 1,472
- Berry Middle School2.1 mi · 1,058
- Inverness Elementary School2.9 mi · 563
Frequently asked questions
About Oak Mountain Elementary SchoolHow large is Oak Mountain Elementary School?
Oak Mountain Elementary School enrolls approximately 675 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Oak Mountain Elementary School serve?
Oak Mountain Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Oak Mountain Elementary School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Oak Mountain Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Oak Mountain Elementary School?
Student demographics at Oak Mountain Elementary School are roughly 76% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Oak Mountain Elementary School public or private?
Oak Mountain Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Shelby County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.