Tarrant Intermediate School

Set in Tarrant, Alabama, Tarrant Intermediate School is a modestly sized elementary-level community, overseen by Tarrant City. It caters to 404 students across grades 3 through 6.

Tarrant Intermediate School is one of 3 schools operated by Tarrant City, a district that works with 1,308 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Tarrant Intermediate School logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 45% Black. The wider county runs roughly 6% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Jefferson County (around 52%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Tarrant Intermediate School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 27.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.0%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Jefferson County shows median household income runs about $66,388, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tarrant Intermediate School is one of 181 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 97,401 students).

The closest other public school is Tarrant Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Tarrant Intermediate School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Tarrant Intermediate School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 42.2%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 7%: 378 students in 2018 compared to 404 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 31% to 49%. Class-load math has fell: from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 18.4:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Tarrant Intermediate School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.