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Enrollment
612
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 010192000749
Warrior Elementary School
1921 Warrior Parkway, Warrior, AL 35180 · (205) 379-5450 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL612 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
263 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 44 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
45%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
74.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
48.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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
60.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Warrior Elementary School
Warrior Elementary School's state test result (60.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warrior Elementary School this school | 612 | 43.0% | 60.0% |
| South Smiths Station Elementary School Smiths Station | 669 | 42.3% | 60.4% |
| Wacoochee Elementary School Salem | 574 | 42.9% | 63.3% |
| Margaret Elementary Margaret | 707 | 44.8% | 60.7% |
| Lake View Elementary School McCalla | 744 | 41.5% | 43.6% |
| Daphne Elementary School Daphne | 671 | 44.1% | 67.2% |
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 Warrior Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #187 of 626 | #28 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #215 of 626 | #32 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #171 of 626 | #29 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 612 | #162 of 709 | #26 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #580 of 655 | #76 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.8% | #358 of 658 | #39 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.0% | #553 of 696 | #66 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +100.7% | #4 of 262 | #2 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
612
+299 (+96%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 748
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 612 | 31 | 19.7:1 | 43% (263) |
| 2023-24 | 567 | 33 | 17.2:1 | 53% (298) |
| 2022-23 | 551 | 34 | 16.2:1 | 67% (369) |
| 2020-21 | 313 | 21 | 14.9:1 | 67% (209) |
| 2017-18 | 305 | 17.1 | 17.9:1 | 66% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 306 | 15 | 20.4:1 | 58% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 296 | 24 | 12.3:1 | 66% (194) |
| 2000-01 | 565 | 41 | 13.8:1 | 62% (351) |
| 1990-91 | 748 | 47 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Warrior Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 101% (305 to 612); teachers up 82% (17.1 to 31).
About Warrior Elementary School
Warrior Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Alabama, with an address in Warrior. A federal count lists 612 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Alabama) has about 480 students.
The district, Jefferson County, operates 55 schools serving 35,444 students.
Warrior Elementary School's enrollment is 72% White. Other groups make up 17% Black, 5% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. County-wide, 48% of Jefferson County residents are White. By the diversity index, Warrior Elementary School comes in at 45%.
The school reports 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 19.7 students per teacher. The 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama is lower than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 43%. Among public schools in Jefferson County, the average eligibility rate is 52%.
A school with Warrior Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Alabama is predicted to score 52.7%. Warrior Elementary School scores 60.0%, 7.3 points above that line.
Census Bureau estimates for Jefferson County show that median household income is about $66,388, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Warrior Elementary School is one of 181 public schools in Jefferson County, which together enroll about 97,401 students.
Of nearby public schools, North Jefferson Middle School is the closest, at about 1.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. The school's 60.0% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 8 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
The 2020-21 count was 313 students and the 2024-25 count was 612. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves. Federal data show the ratio rising from 14.9:1 to 19.7:1.
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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
Nearby schools
- North Jefferson Middle School1.6 mi · 669
- Bryan Elementary School2.7 mi · 697
- Mortimer Jordan High School3.0 mi · 886
- Hayden Primary School6.1 mi · 530
- Hayden Elementary School6.3 mi · 298
- Hayden High School6.5 mi · 798
Frequently asked questions
About Warrior Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Warrior Elementary School?
Warrior Elementary School enrolls approximately 612 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Warrior Elementary School serve?
Warrior Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Warrior Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Warrior Elementary School is approximately 19.7:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Warrior Elementary School?
At Warrior Elementary School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 5% Hispanic, 17% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Warrior Elementary School public or private?
Warrior Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.