Enrollment
343
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRMINGHAM CITY·NCES 010039000127
Oliver K5 School
6871 6th Court S, Birmingham, AL 35212 · (205) 231-8620 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Alabama public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
292 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
44.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
13.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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
23.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Oliver K5 School
Oliver K5 School's state test result (23.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver K5 School this school | 343 | 85.1% | 23.7% |
| Randolph Park Elementary School Anniston | 339 | 84.4% | 25.0% |
| Faine Elementary School Dothan | 326 | 84.4% | 15.9% |
| Erwin Craighead Elementary School Mobile | 380 | 81.6% | 33.2% |
| Covenant Academy of Mobile Mobile | 327 | 82.9% | 28.5% |
| Charles A Brown Elementary School Birmingham | 296 | 83.1% | 28.7% |
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 Oliver K5 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #573 of 626 | #76 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #572 of 626 | #72 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #511 of 626 | #58 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 343 | #522 of 709 | #74 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #623 of 655 | #84 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.9% | #647 of 658 | #93 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.1% | #41 of 696 | #4 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.1% | #62 of 364 | #15 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
343
-119 (-26%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 415
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 21.0:1
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 | 343 | 16.5 | 20.8:1 | 85% (292) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 19.5 | 17.9:1 | 87% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 21.5 | 18.1:1 | 87% (337) |
| 2020-21 | 462 | 22 | 21.0:1 | 90% (414) |
| 2017-18 | 452 | 25.5 | 17.7:1 | 90% (407) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 26 | 19.5:1 | 80% (405) |
| 2010-11 | 384 | 19 | 20.2:1 | 70% (267) |
| 2000-01 | 386 | 27 | 14.3:1 | 59% (226) |
| 1990-91 | 415 | 27 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oliver K5 School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (452 to 343); teachers down 35% (25.5 to 16.5).
About Oliver K5 School
The public elementary school Oliver K5 School is located in Birmingham, Alabama. It educates 343 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Alabama is about 480 students.
Birmingham City oversees Oliver K5 School and 42 other schools, with 20,954 students in total.
Most students at Oliver K5 School are Black: 96% of enrollment. Other groups make up 3% Hispanic. Jefferson County as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school's share is higher. Oliver K5 School has a diversity index of 8%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Oliver K5 School's 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 20.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Alabama average 17.0:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 85%. The rate at public schools in Jefferson County averages 52%, lower than here.
Measured against Alabama public elementary schools, Oliver K5 School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Oliver K5 School is +1.6 points: 23.7% actual, 22.1% predicted.
Jefferson County has about 667,755 residents, and median household income is about $66,388, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Jefferson County number 181 and enroll about 97,401.
The closest public school, WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet, is about 1.2 miles from Oliver K5 School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Oliver K5 School ranks 4th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Oliver K5 School saw enrollment fall 26% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Community posts for Oliver K5 School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Birmingham City
- Huffman High SchoolMagnetHigh · 1,094 students
- Parker High SchoolHigh · 942 students
- Glen Iris Elementary SchoolElementary · 827 students
- Huffman AcademyElementary · 779 students
- Ramsay High SchoolHigh · 762 students
- Woodlawn High SchoolMagnetHigh · 750 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
- WE Putnam Middle SchoolMagnet1.2 mi · 184
- Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet1.2 mi · 750
- Irondale Community School1.3 mi · 435
- Barrett Elementary School1.6 mi · 383
- i3 Academy Phase 11.8 mi · 411
- i3 Academy Phase 22.0 mi · 400
Frequently asked questions
About Oliver K5 SchoolHow large is Oliver K5 School?
Oliver K5 School enrolls approximately 343 students in grades PK-05.
Is Oliver K5 School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oliver K5 School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Oliver K5 School have?
Oliver K5 School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oliver K5 School?
At Oliver K5 School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 3% Hispanic, 96% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Oliver K5 School?
Oliver K5 School is overseen by Birmingham City in Jefferson County.
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