Pelham Oaks

Set in Pelham, Alabama, Pelham Oaks is a sprawling primary school, overseen by Pelham City. It teaches 750 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 56% above the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 480 students.

Across the 4 schools in Pelham City (3,444 students total), Pelham Oaks accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Pelham Oaks shows that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 28% Hispanic, 18% Black, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Shelby County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Pelham Oaks logs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Shelby County's rate of about 42%.

After controlling for student poverty, Pelham Oaks sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.0%; this one delivers 56.7%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Shelby County) records that median household income runs about $97,961, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Shelby County runs 48 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,120 students), of which Pelham Oaks is one.

Nearest neighbor: Linda Nolen Learning Center, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Pelham Oaks comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 35.6%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Pelham Oaks's enrollment has rose 22% since 2018, when it stood at 613 (now 750). Class-load math has tightened: from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

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