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Enrollment
590
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 010192000699
UW Clemon Elementary School
2021 UW Clemon Parkway, Adamsville, AL 35005 · (205) 379-3250 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL590 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
458 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 58%
Community
5
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 | 17 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 13% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
43.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
12.7%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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
25.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 →
Where UW Clemon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #562 of 626 | #71 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.7% | #582 of 626 | #76 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #516 of 626 | #60 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 590 | #188 of 709 | #30 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #326 of 655 | #43 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.5% | #494 of 658 | #58 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.6% | #120 of 696 | #22 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +60.8% | #10 of 262 | #5 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
590
+268 (+83%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 791
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 590 | 34.8 | 16.9:1 | 78% (458) |
| 2023-24 | 612 | 31.8 | 19.3:1 | 76% (465) |
| 2022-23 | 588 | 27.8 | 21.2:1 | 73% (432) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | 18 | 17.9:1 | 73% (236) |
| 2017-18 | 367 | 20.1 | 18.3:1 | 69% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 348 | 22 | 15.8:1 | 68% (236) |
| 2010-11 | 344 | 31 | 11.1:1 | 72% (248) |
| 2000-01 | 573 | 35 | 16.4:1 | 38% (218) |
| 1990-91 | 791 | 37 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for UW Clemon Elementary School.
About UW Clemon Elementary School
UW Clemon Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Adamsville, Alabama. The school's enrollment of 590 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 23% higher than the average for elementary schools in Alabama, which is about 480.
UW Clemon Elementary School belongs to Jefferson County, a district of 55 schools and 35,444 students.
At UW Clemon Elementary School, Black students make up 83% of the student body. Smaller groups are 10% Hispanic and 6% White. County-wide, 42% of Jefferson County residents are Black. By the diversity index, UW Clemon Elementary School comes in at 29%.
The teaching staff at UW Clemon Elementary School is 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.9:1. Elementary schools in Alabama have a similar average ratio of 17.0:1. About 78% of students, or 458, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 52% average among public schools in Jefferson County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, UW Clemon Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Alabama schools: 25.4% actual against 27.6% predicted.
Jefferson County has about 667,755 residents, and median household income is about $66,388, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 181 public schools in Jefferson County, with a combined enrollment of about 97,401.
The shortest distance from UW Clemon Elementary School to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Minor High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, UW Clemon Elementary School is 6th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for UW Clemon Elementary School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's enrollment figures are 322 for 2020-21 and 590 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger.
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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 Jefferson County
- ClayChalkville High SchoolHigh · 1,377 students
- McAdory High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- Hueytown High SchoolHigh · 1,200 students
- Shades Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,094 students
- Gardendale High SchoolHigh · 1,076 students
- Pinson Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,025 students
Other schools in Adamsville
- Minor High SchoolHigh · 978 students
- Minor Middle SchoolMiddle · 668 students
- Adamsville Elementary SchoolElementary · 288 students
Nearby schools
- Minor High School0.3 mi · 978
- Minor Middle School1.3 mi · 668
- Adamsville Elementary School1.9 mi · 288
- Minor Community School2.2 mi · 384
- South Hampton K83.3 mi · 511
- Legacy Prep3.7 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About UW Clemon Elementary SchoolHow large is UW Clemon Elementary School?
UW Clemon Elementary School enrolls approximately 590 students in grades PK-05.
Is UW Clemon Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
UW Clemon Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does UW Clemon Elementary School have?
UW Clemon Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
How diverse is UW Clemon Elementary School?
UW Clemon Elementary School reports a student body of 6% White, 10% Hispanic, 83% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees UW Clemon Elementary School?
UW Clemon Elementary School is overseen by Jefferson County in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.