Pelham Ridge

Set in Pelham, Alabama, Pelham Ridge is a sizable primary school, overseen by Pelham City. It works with 783 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 63% larger than the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 480 students.

Pelham City comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 3,444 students; Pelham Ridge is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Pelham Ridge reports that 37% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 31% Hispanic, 24% Black, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Pelham Ridge has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Pelham Ridge sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.8%; this one delivers 54.1%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Shelby County put median household income runs about $97,961, roughly 47% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Pelham Ridge is one of 48 public schools in Shelby County (combined enrollment of about 35,120 students).

Nearest neighbor: Linda Nolen Learning Center, around 2.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pelham Ridge. On composite proficiency, Pelham Ridge comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 34.9%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 12%: 891 students in 2018 compared to 783 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 50% to 37% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Pelham Ridge community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.