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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Trace Crossings Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
769
Elementary
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOOVER CITY·NCES 010000700091
Trace Crossings Elementary School
5454 Learning Lane, Hoover, AL 35244 · (205) 439-2700 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL769 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Alabama public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
14.4:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
288 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 67 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 146 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 119 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 126 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
80.8%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
63.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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
70.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Trace Crossings Elementary School
Trace Crossings Elementary School's state test result (70.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trace Crossings Elementary School this school | 769 | 37.5% | 70.2% |
| Riverchase Elementary School Hoover | 562 | 39.3% | 66.3% |
| Madison Elementary School Madison | 603 | 27.4% | 72.0% |
| Richland Elementary School Auburn | 426 | 37.6% | N/A |
| Auburn Early Education Center Auburn | 492 | 44.7% | N/A |
| Ogletree Elementary School Auburn | 523 | 35.8% | 72.4% |
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 Trace Crossings Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #86 of 626 | #22 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #84 of 626 | #19 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #90 of 626 | #22 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 769 | #68 of 709 | #8 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #54 of 655 | #16 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #7 of 658 | #1 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.5% | #600 of 696 | #71 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +60.2% | #11 of 262 | #6 of 31 |
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
769
+93 (+14%) vs 2020
-17% since 2000-01, when it was 932
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 769 | 53.5 | 14.4:1 | 37% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 758 | 49.5 | 15.3:1 | 38% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 788 | 51.5 | 15.3:1 | 36% (285) |
| 2020-21 | 676 | 54 | 12.5:1 | 31% (207) |
| 2017-18 | 480 | 40.6 | 11.8:1 | 32% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 490 | 44 | 11.1:1 | 40% (194) |
| 2010-11 | 681 | 53 | 12.8:1 | 34% (233) |
| 2000-01 | 932 | 62 | 15.0:1 | 10% (95) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Trace Crossings Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 60% (480 to 769); teachers up 32% (40.6 to 53.5).
About Trace Crossings Elementary School
Trace Crossings Elementary School is a large elementary school in Hoover City, located in Hoover, Alabama. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 769 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Alabama enroll about 480 students on average.
Hoover City has 16 schools and 13,632 students, and Trace Crossings Elementary School is one of those schools.
The biggest share of students at Trace Crossings Elementary School, 42%, is White. The next largest groups are 29% Black, 11% Asian, 10% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 71%.
Based on 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Trace Crossings Elementary School has a ratio of 14.4:1. The gap from the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama is 2.6 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 37%. Compared with the 52% average for public schools in Jefferson County, the school's rate is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Trace Crossings Elementary School lands at A, ahead of 86% of Alabama public elementary schools.
Trace Crossings Elementary School is 13.5 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (70.2% versus 56.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Alabama.
In Jefferson County, home to about 667,755 people, median household income comes to about $66,388, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 181 public schools in the county, enrolling about 97,401, Trace Crossings Elementary School among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Hoover High School, is about 0.4 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Trace Crossings Elementary School places 4th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 676 to 769, a 14% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 12.5:1 in 2020-21 to 14.4:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Other schools in Hoover City
- Hoover High SchoolHigh · 2,919 students
- Spain Park High SchoolHigh · 1,472 students
- Robert F Bumpus Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,192 students
- Berry Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,058 students
- Ira F Simmons Middle SchoolMiddle · 860 students
- Deer Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 735 students
Other schools in Hoover
- Hoover High SchoolHigh · 2,919 students
- Spain Park High SchoolHigh · 1,472 students
- Robert F Bumpus Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,192 students
- Berry Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,058 students
- Ira F Simmons Middle SchoolMiddle · 860 students
- Deer Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 735 students
Nearby schools
- Hoover High School0.4 mi · 2,919
- Robert F Bumpus Middle School0.9 mi · 1,192
- South Shades Crest Elementary School2.0 mi · 534
- Deer Valley Elementary School2.1 mi · 735
- Riverchase Elementary School2.2 mi · 562
- Pelham High School2.4 mi · 1,076
Frequently asked questions
About Trace Crossings Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Trace Crossings Elementary School?
Trace Crossings Elementary School enrolls approximately 769 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Trace Crossings Elementary School serve?
Trace Crossings Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Trace Crossings Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Trace Crossings Elementary School is approximately 14.4:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Trace Crossings Elementary School?
Student demographics at Trace Crossings Elementary School are roughly 42% White, 10% Hispanic, 29% Black, 11% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Trace Crossings Elementary School?
Trace Crossings Elementary School is overseen by Hoover City in Jefferson County.
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