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Gardendale Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
860 Bauers Ln
Gardendale, AL 35071
Phone
(205) 379-3550
District
JEFFERSON COUNTY
County
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
702
Classroom Teachers
39

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alabama

7

(10 is best)

Better than 68.7% of all AL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Gardendale Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
52%
45%
62%
51%
41%
39%
52%
45%
62%
51%
41%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
43%
41%
60%
52%
25%
31%
43%
41%
60%
52%
25%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
38%
46%
46%
24%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
18
20
20
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 16 2.3%
Kindergarten 99 14.1%
Grade 1 112 16.0%
Grade 2 122 17.4%
Grade 3 113 16.1%
Grade 4 109 15.5%
Grade 5 131 18.7%
Total 702 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 58.1% 34.2% 54.3%
Black 32.7% 52.1% 32.9%
Hispanic 6.9% 13.0% 10.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.1% 0.4% 1.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 25.8% 54.2% 48.6%
Free lunch eligible 22.2% 47.9% 43.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.6% 6.2% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 240,390 5,074,296
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 298.8 100
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.3% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.7% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.5% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.8% 25.7%
65 OR OLDER 16.7% 17.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 91,671 1,933,150
Single Parent Households With Children 9.2% 8.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.6% 87.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 24.6% 27.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.3% 13.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.9% 14.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.6% 12.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 21.4% 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.1% 16.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.1% 14.2%
$15,000 or less 9.8% 11.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,625 $204,519,375 43.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $624 $22,688,016 4.8%
Staff $396 $14,398,164 3.0%
General Administration $160 $5,817,440 1.2%
School Administration $739 $26,869,301 5.7%
Operation $892 $32,432,228 6.9%
Transportation $568 $20,651,912 4.4%
Other $197 $7,162,723 1.5%
Total Support $3,576 $130,019,784 27.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,802 $138,236,918 29.2%
Total Expenditures $13,003 $472,776,077 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,852 $4,378,921,181 51.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $672 $503,210,801 5.9%
Staff $420 $314,426,678 3.7%
General Administration $255 $190,912,687 2.2%
School Administration $638 $477,048,287 5.6%
Operation $962 $719,909,289 8.5%
Transportation $492 $368,218,721 4.3%
Other $242 $181,267,301 2.1%
Total Support $3,682 $2,754,922,689 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,821 $1,362,666,859 16.0%
Total Expenditures $11,355 $8,496,484,393 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%