Bluff Park Elementary School

Summary:

Bluff Park Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school in Hoover, Alabama, serving 581 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Hoover City School District, which is ranked 10th out of 137 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bluff Park Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Alabama, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and students who outperform state and district averages on standardized tests. The school has a relatively homogeneous student population, with 80.21% white students and a low percentage (21.17%) of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting it serves a more affluent community. In contrast, nearby schools like Lipscomb Elementary School and Richard Arrington Elementary have higher percentages of students from low-income families.

Bluff Park Elementary's academic success may be attributed to its efficient resource allocation, with a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.3 students per teacher, lower than the district and state averages. This contrasts with some nearby schools, such as Green Valley Elementary School and Riverchase Elementary School, which have higher student-teacher ratios and lower academic performance. While Bluff Park Elementary's success is commendable, the racial and socioeconomic disparities observed in the surrounding schools highlight the need for a more equitable distribution of educational resources and opportunities across the region.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 569 Park Avenue
       Hoover, AL  35226-1298


(205) 439-2800

District: Hoover City

SchoolDigger Rank:
20th of 684 Alabama Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,050 Help


Students who attend Bluff Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Ira F Simmons Middle School
High:    Hoover High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.6 Help
Number of students:  618

Racial breakdown:

White:
76.2%
African American:
14.2%
Hispanic:
5.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  24.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Bluff Park Elementary School ranks better than 97.1% of elementary schools in Alabama. It also ranks 2nd among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Hoover City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 95.39. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (76.2%), African American (14.2%), Hispanic (5.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 24.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bluff Park Elementary School is 15.6, which is the highest among 11 elementary schools in the Hoover City School District! (See more...)
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Compare Bluff Park Elementary School employs 39.5 full-time teachers.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bluff Park Elementary School is $11,050. 9 elementary schools in the Hoover City School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bluff Park Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Bluff Park Elementary School 20th of 684 Alabama public elementary schools. (See Bluff Park Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Hoover City:

SchoolDigger ranks Hoover City 10th of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Bluff Park Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Bluff Park Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 93.37 16th 623 97.4%
2005 86.15 46th 688 93.3%
2006 87.41 35th 689 94.9%
2007 82.22 68th 698 90.3%
2008 85.25 36th 698 94.8%
2009 84.73 40th 696 94.3%
2010 72.12 159th 704 77.4%
2011 71.60 165th 709 76.7%
2012 70.00 184th 696 73.6%
2013 70.32 167th 696 76.0%
2014 82.67 80th 695 88.5%
2015 90.78 52nd 691 92.5%
2016 92.45 40th 691 94.2%
2017 93.74 36th 688 94.8%
2018 87.63 70th 680 89.7%
2019 92.84 38th 681 94.4%
2021 96.26 24th 692 96.5%
2022 95.47 26th 687 96.2%
2023 95.42 22nd 680 96.8%
2024 95.39 20th 684 97.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Bluff Park Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 93.98 8th 280 97.1%
2018 88.34 18th 344 94.8%
2019 97.23 6th 392 98.5%
2021 79.71 40th 398 89.9%
2022 71.21 59th 345 82.9%
2023 97.40 9th 373 97.6%
2024 94.95 12th 395 97.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bluff Park Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 74.40 89th 567 84.3%
2018 58.82 260th 651 60.1%
2019 74.93 100th 649 84.6%
2021 91.54 17th 653 97.4%
2022 90.73 23rd 651 96.5%
2023 76.35 105th 623 83.1%
2024 84.56 54th 670 91.9%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Bluff Park Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 88.75 50th 639 92.2%
2018 85.80 67th 640 89.5%
2019 91.66 35th 646 94.6%
2021 95.60 20th 656 97.0%
2022 94.84 22nd 656 96.6%
2023 95.61 12th 645 98.1%
2024 94.14 15th 650 97.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Bluff Park Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 95.49 19th 639 97.0%
2018 87.98 61st 650 90.6%
2019 91.00 43rd 650 93.4%
2021 94.78 30th 669 95.5%
2022 94.08 30th 669 95.5%
2023 92.83 32nd 649 95.1%
2024 94.11 24th 655 96.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Bluff Park Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 83.89 24th 336 92.9%
2018 65.28 111th 423 73.8%
2019 80.89 49th 426 88.5%
2021 69.77 91st 426 78.6%
2022 64.52 111th 426 73.9%
2023 66.53 98th 427 77.0%
2024 82.44 40th 420 90.5%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for White students at Bluff Park Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 89.39 34th 369 90.8%
2018 86.70 59th 508 88.4%
2019 91.55 29th 529 94.5%
2021 94.92 24th 539 95.5%
2022 93.12 29th 540 94.6%
2023 94.74 17th 528 96.8%
2024 95.41 12th 535 97.8%
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Data source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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Facebook Profile Picture by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Open Quote Excellent School! We love it here :) Thank you Mrs. Portis (music), Mrs. Argo (ART)& to Mrs. Vilseck (Kg), Mrs. Timberlake (1st) & Mrs. Burleson (2nd). The school is in a GREAT area & you couldn't ask for a better place to send your children to learn everyday. Close Quote


by a parent
Friday, September 30, 2011

Open Quote My son recently attended Bluff Park from 3rd grade through 5th grade. We moved to AL from MS. I have nothing but great things to say about the school and staff. My son received a quality education and great support from the school. There is a small student/teacher ratio and pleasant environment. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Bluff Park Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 702 4 8 0 0 n/a n/a 0 714
1990 818 10 4 0 1 n/a n/a 0 833
1991 831 11 6 1 0 n/a n/a 0 849
1992 745 17 6 1 0 n/a n/a 10 779
1993 498 5 10 3 0 n/a n/a 0 516
1994 455 11 10 3 0 n/a n/a 0 479
1995 491 12 13 2 2 n/a n/a 0 520
1996 491 12 13 2 2 n/a n/a 0 520
1997 489 10 11 2 1 n/a n/a 0 513
1998 503 11 15 3 1 n/a n/a 0 533
1999 520 15 18 4 1 n/a n/a 0 558
2000 500 15 22 3 0 n/a n/a 0 540
2001 517 19 24 3 0 n/a n/a 0 563
2002 482 17 29 7 0 n/a n/a 0 535
2003 482 17 29 7 0 n/a n/a 0 535
2004 467 22 26 11 0 n/a n/a 0 526
2005 443 75 24 17 0 n/a n/a 0 559
2006 421 98 33 18 0 n/a n/a 0 570
2007 409 76 33 21 0 n/a n/a 0 539
2008 430 65 34 23 0 n/a n/a 0 552
2009 433 53 41 25 0 n/a n/a 0 552
2010 475 69 39 24 0 n/a n/a 0 607
2011 474 81 38 23 0 0 2 0 618
2012 490 103 39 16 0 0 9 0 657
2013 461 94 35 31 0 1 20 0 642
2014 481 99 27 14 0 0 21 0 642
2015 477 106 23 20 0 0 19 0 645
2016 478 110 21 22 1 0 15 0 647
2017 477 102 14 24 0 0 19 0 636
2018 494 94 9 34 0 0 30 0 661
2019 481 87 11 31 0 0 28 0 638
2020 484 96 5 29 0 0 23 0 637
2021 462 81 8 25 0 0 21 0 597
2022 485 76 10 28 0 0 18 0 617
2023 466 59 5 32 0 0 19 0 581
2024 471 88 4 33 1 0 21 0 618

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bluff Park Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 714 50.0 14.2 n/a
1990 833 51.9 16.0 0
1991 849 53.0 16.0 n/a
1992 779 44.0 17.7 n/a
1993 516 35.0 14.7 n/a
1994 479 35.0 13.7 n/a
1995 520 33.5 15.5 n/a
1996 520 33.5 15.5 n/a
1997 513 30.2 17.0 1.4
1998 533 34.2 15.6 3
1999 558 37.5 14.9 4.5
2000 540 37.5 14.4 6.3
2001 563 39.5 14.3 4.4
2002 535 35.5 15.1 4.1
2003 535 35.5 15.1 4.1
2004 526 35.0 15.0 5.7
2005 559 37.6 14.9 15.7
2006 570 38.0 15.0 10.9
2007 539 38.0 14.2 16
2008 552 40.5 13.6 15
2009 552 39.1 14.0 15.2
2010 607 38.0 15.9 20.1
2011 618 41.6 14.8 19.4
2012 657 44.6 14.7 22.8
2013 642 47.0 13.6 21.2
2014 642 39.0 16.4 23.1
2015 645 42.0 15.3 22
2016 647 42.0 15.4 22.7
2017 636 42.4 15.0 22.6
2018 661 41.4 15.9 22.2
2019 638 41.4 15.4 20.8
2020 637 40.4 15.7 20.1
2021 597 40.0 14.9 20.1
2022 617 37.5 16.4 17.3
2023 581 40.5 14.3 21.2
2024 618 39.5 15.6 24.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bluff Park Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 714 50.0 14.2 n/a
1990 833 51.9 16.0 0
1991 849 53.0 16.0 n/a
1992 779 44.0 17.7 n/a
1993 516 35.0 14.7 n/a
1994 479 35.0 13.7 n/a
1995 520 33.5 15.5 n/a
1996 520 33.5 15.5 n/a
1997 513 30.2 17.0 1.4
1998 533 34.2 15.6 3
1999 558 37.5 14.9 4.5
2000 540 37.5 14.4 6.3
2001 563 39.5 14.3 4.4
2002 535 35.5 15.1 4.1
2003 535 35.5 15.1 4.1
2004 526 35.0 15.0 5.7
2005 559 37.6 14.9 15.7
2006 570 38.0 15.0 10.9
2007 539 38.0 14.2 16
2008 552 40.5 13.6 15
2009 552 39.1 14.0 15.2
2010 607 38.0 15.9 20.1
2011 618 41.6 14.8 19.4
2012 657 44.6 14.7 22.8
2013 642 47.0 13.6 21.2
2014 642 39.0 16.4 23.1
2015 645 42.0 15.3 22
2016 647 42.0 15.4 22.7
2017 636 42.4 15.0 22.6
2018 661 41.4 15.9 22.2
2019 638 41.4 15.4 20.8
2020 637 40.4 15.7 20.1
2021 597 40.0 14.9 20.1
2022 617 37.5 16.4 17.3
2023 581 40.5 14.3 21.2
2024 618 39.5 15.6 24.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Bluff Park Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $854 (7.7%) $10,194 (92.3%) $11,050

Data source: Alabama Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Bluff Park Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 38th of 681 Elementary schoolsRanks 22nd of 680 Elementary schools
 2.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Bluff Park Elementary School)81.887.7
 5.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Hoover City)72.272
 0.2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Alabama)57.543.6
 13.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Bluff Park Elementary School)64.870.6
 5.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Hoover City)69.263.6
 5.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)47.334.9
 12.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Bluff Park Elementary School)74.171.3
 2.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Hoover City)65.670.1
 4.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)44.933.9
 10.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students638581
 8.9%
African American8759
 32.2%
American Indian00
Asian115
 54.5%
Hispanic3132
 3.2%
Pacific Islander00
White481466
 3.1%
Two or More Races2819
 32.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients20.8%21.2%
 0.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Bluff Park Elementary School

Students who attend Bluff Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ira F Simmons Middle School
High : Hoover High School

Students at Bluff Park Elementary School are 76% White, 14% African American, 5% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 618 students attended Bluff Park Elementary School.

Yes! Bluff Park Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 20th of 684 Alabama elementary schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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