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Enrollment
512
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRMINGHAM CITY·NCES 010039002354
Oxmoor K5
3600 Sydney Drive, Birmingham, AL 35211 · (205) 231-1200 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Alabama public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
20.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
393 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 | 35 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
12%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
42.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
28.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Oxmoor K5
Oxmoor K5's state test result (30.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oxmoor K5 this school | 512 | 76.8% | 30.6% |
| Greensboro Elementary School Greensboro | 519 | 79.0% | 25.8% |
| Dozier Elementary School Montgomery | 426 | 76.5% | 27.7% |
| South Hampton K8 Birmingham | 511 | 79.5% | 35.5% |
| George Washington Carver Elementary School Tuskegee | 406 | 76.6% | 35.0% |
| Sun Valley Elementary School Birmingham | 678 | 76.3% | 28.5% |
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 Oxmoor K5 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #502 of 626 | #54 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #420 of 626 | #45 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #518 of 626 | #61 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 512 | #275 of 709 | #48 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #617 of 655 | #81 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.6% | #633 of 658 | #87 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.8% | #134 of 696 | #27 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #303 of 364 | #54 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
512
+42 (+9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 512 | 25 | 20.5:1 | 77% (393) |
| 2023-24 | 492 | 25 | 19.7:1 | 85% (418) |
| 2022-23 | 478 | 26 | 18.4:1 | 85% (408) |
| 2020-21 | 470 | 27 | 17.4:1 | 86% (403) |
| 2017-18 | 533 | 29 | 18.4:1 | 89% (474) |
| 2015-16 | 562 | 27 | 20.8:1 | 72% (407) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oxmoor K5.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (533 to 512); teachers down 14% (29 to 25).
About Oxmoor K5
Oxmoor K5 is a public elementary school in Birmingham, Alabama. The school enrolls 512 students in pre-K through 5.
Birmingham City (43 schools, 20,954 students) runs Oxmoor K5.
The share of students at Oxmoor K5 who are Black is 94%. Other groups include 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Jefferson County residents are about 42% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 12, compared with 70 nationally.
Oxmoor K5 reported 25 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 20.5:1. The school's 20.5:1 compares with an average of 17.0:1 for elementary schools in Alabama. Roughly 77% of students at Oxmoor K5 can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 52% average for public schools in Jefferson County.
On the allk12 Grade, Oxmoor K5 lands at C-, ahead of 20% of Alabama public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Oxmoor K5 would score about 28.2%. It scores 30.6%, 2.4 points above that figure.
In the surrounding county, Jefferson County, the median household earns about $66,388 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Oxmoor K5, Jefferson County has 181 public schools.
About 1.8 miles separate Oxmoor K5 from the closest public school, Bluff Park Elementary School. The five-mile area around Oxmoor K5 holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Oxmoor K5 at 4th of 9.
The federal government classifies Oxmoor K5's location as City: Mid-size.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 9% rise, from 470 to 512. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 17.4:1 to 20.5:1.
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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
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Other schools in Birmingham
- Oak Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
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- Huffman High SchoolMagnetHigh · 1,094 students
- Parker High SchoolHigh · 942 students
- Fultondale High SchoolHigh · 848 students
- Glen Iris Elementary SchoolElementary · 827 students
Nearby schools
- Bluff Park Elementary School1.8 mi · 658
- Wenonah High School1.9 mi · 670
- Jones Valley Middle School2.5 mi · 465
- Midfield High School2.8 mi · 327
- Lipscomb Elementary School2.8 mi · 221
- Shades Mountain Elementary School2.9 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About Oxmoor K5What is the total enrollment at Oxmoor K5?
Oxmoor K5 enrolls approximately 512 students in grades PK-05.
Is Oxmoor K5 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Oxmoor K5 is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Oxmoor K5 have?
Oxmoor K5 employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Oxmoor K5?
Student demographics at Oxmoor K5 are roughly 0% White, 4% Hispanic, 94% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Oxmoor K5 in?
Oxmoor K5 is part of Birmingham City.
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