UW Clemon Elementary School

UW Clemon Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary-level community in Adamsville, Alabama, part of Jefferson County. The school enrolls 590 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 23% larger than the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 480 students.

UW Clemon Elementary School is one of 55 schools operated by Jefferson County, a district that hosts 35,444 students overall.

Demographically, UW Clemon Elementary School records that 83% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 10% Hispanic, 6% White. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, UW Clemon Elementary School has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Jefferson County's rate of about 52%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, UW Clemon Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 27.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.4%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Jefferson County shows median household earnings sit near $66,388, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Jefferson County's 181 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,401 students), UW Clemon Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Minor High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), UW Clemon Elementary School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 40.1%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. UW Clemon Elementary School's enrollment has grew 61% since 2018, when it stood at 367 (now 590). Class-load math has fell: from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.

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