Gardendale Elementary School

Summary:

Gardendale Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 677 students in grades PK-5 in Gardendale, Alabama, which is part of the Jefferson County school district. The school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic performance, with a particular focus on supporting its diverse student population, including strong outcomes for African American and Hispanic students.

Gardendale Elementary School's academic performance is a standout, with 46.4% of 3rd graders, 40.63% of 4th graders, and 38.26% of 5th graders proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 30.63%, 27.45%, and 25.37% for Jefferson County, respectively. In English, the school had 69.6% of 3rd graders, 64.84% of 4th graders, and 65.22% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to 53.06%, 49.08%, and 55.3% for the district. The school's diverse student population, with a growing Hispanic enrollment, also performs well, ranking 116th and 79th out of 420 and 196 Alabama elementary schools for its African American and Hispanic student subgroups, respectively.

While Fultondale Elementary School and Erwin Intermediate School within the same district struggle, Mount Olive Elementary School, another high-performing school in the district, has a student population that is predominantly White. Gardendale Elementary School's ability to achieve strong academic outcomes with a more diverse student population is a notable strength, especially given its lower per-student spending compared to nearby schools.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 860 Bauers Ln
       Gardendale, AL  35071-2698


(205) 379-3550

District: Jefferson County

SchoolDigger Rank:
221st of 684 Alabama Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,994 Help


Students who attend Gardendale Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Bragg Middle School
High:    Gardendale High School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.9 Help
Number of students:  679

Racial breakdown:

White:
50.1%
African American:
34.8%
Hispanic:
8.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  48% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Gardendale Elementary School ranks better than 67.7% of elementary schools in Alabama. It also ranks 4th among 26 ranked elementary schools in the Jefferson County School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 65.06. (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 (50.1%), African American (34.8%), Hispanic (8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 48% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Gardendale Elementary School is 19.9. 27 elementary schools in the Jefferson County School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Gardendale Elementary School is $8,994. 19 elementary schools in the Jefferson County School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Gardendale Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Gardendale Elementary School 221st of 684 Alabama public elementary schools. (See Gardendale Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Jefferson County:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson County 97th of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Gardendale Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Gardendale Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 70.85 150th 623 75.9%
2005 84.61 56th 688 91.9%
2006 81.07 80th 689 88.4%
2007 74.58 142nd 698 79.7%
2008 81.02 69th 698 90.1%
2009 76.51 107th 696 84.6%
2010 80.68 65th 704 90.8%
2011 77.88 88th 709 87.6%
2012 76.09 116th 696 83.3%
2013 75.37 99th 696 85.8%
2014 62.29 242nd 695 65.2%
2015 56.83 269th 691 61.1%
2016 67.41 201st 691 70.9%
2017 62.52 235th 688 65.8%
2018 53.12 343rd 680 49.6%
2019 56.24 301st 681 55.8%
2021 60.85 254th 692 63.3%
2022 59.51 272nd 687 60.4%
2023 60.57 259th 680 61.9%
2024 65.06 221st 684 67.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Gardendale Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 39.13 155th 280 44.6%
2018 39.00 200th 344 41.9%
2019 55.27 138th 392 64.8%
2021 17.12 384th 398 3.5%
2022 32.97 232nd 345 32.8%
2023 40.28 223rd 373 40.2%
2024 43.32 199th 395 49.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Gardendale Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 31.06 428th 567 24.5%
2018 38.92 421st 651 35.3%
2019 41.23 401st 649 38.2%
2021 47.85 342nd 653 47.6%
2022 37.21 423rd 651 35.0%
2023 51.65 306th 623 50.9%
2024 45.03 381st 670 43.1%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Gardendale Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 58.54 254th 639 60.3%
2018 58.76 278th 640 56.6%
2019 57.79 260th 646 59.8%
2021 61.80 229th 656 65.1%
2022 66.38 196th 656 70.1%
2023 64.16 218th 645 66.2%
2024 63.64 219th 650 66.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Gardendale Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 63.96 201st 639 68.5%
2018 47.88 372nd 650 42.8%
2019 51.38 323rd 650 50.3%
2021 57.42 264th 669 60.5%
2022 48.90 347th 669 48.1%
2023 55.02 290th 649 55.3%
2024 62.45 242nd 655 63.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Gardendale Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 31.30 239th 336 28.9%
2018 51.51 194th 423 54.1%
2019 50.32 178th 426 58.2%
2021 51.82 164th 426 61.5%
2022 47.74 192nd 426 54.9%
2023 52.35 172nd 427 59.7%
2024 62.61 116th 420 72.4%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Gardendale Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 52.04 79th 196 59.7%
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Rank History for White students at Gardendale Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 55.32 144th 369 61.0%
2018 40.38 319th 508 37.2%
2019 49.27 257th 529 51.4%
2021 56.42 207th 539 61.6%
2022 58.96 196th 540 63.7%
2023 57.83 203rd 528 61.6%
2024 62.53 183rd 535 65.8%
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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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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Open Quote The teaching staff that Stamp a child's arm, should be arrested for assault. They're vile bullies and should never be allowed anywhere near children. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Gardendale Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 988 988
1989 908 78 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 987
1990 912 77 2 0 1 n/a n/a 0 992
1991 914 84 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1002
1992 898 79 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 979
1993 884 72 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 960
1994 793 53 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 848
1995 741 57 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 799
1996 741 57 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 799
1997 756 54 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 813
1998 724 53 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 781
1999 695 47 6 5 0 n/a n/a 0 753
2000 660 46 2 6 0 n/a n/a 0 714
2001 642 44 5 12 0 n/a n/a 0 703
2002 529 44 4 10 0 n/a n/a 0 587
2003 529 44 4 10 0 n/a n/a 0 587
2004 547 39 4 9 0 n/a n/a 1 600
2005 548 38 4 9 0 n/a n/a 0 599
2006 588 62 4 14 0 n/a n/a 0 668
2007 625 69 5 16 0 n/a n/a 2 717
2008 618 97 8 18 0 n/a n/a 0 741
2009 664 135 8 23 2 n/a n/a 0 832
2010 653 155 14 19 3 n/a n/a 1 845
2011 628 169 12 23 3 0 6 0 841
2012 651 191 13 28 3 1 13 0 900
2013 618 189 10 21 3 1 27 0 869
2014 607 191 8 20 2 0 31 0 859
2015 651 212 6 20 1 0 31 0 921
2016 686 235 13 32 3 2 0 0 971
2017 715 241 15 38 2 2 0 0 1013
2018 681 249 19 38 2 2 0 0 991
2019 586 244 21 41 2 1 8 0 903
2020 548 235 20 46 3 1 12 0 865
2021 428 216 17 40 2 0 16 0 719
2022 396 223 14 47 1 0 21 0 702
2023 370 215 16 48 1 0 27 0 677
2024 340 236 18 54 1 0 30 0 679

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 Gardendale Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 988 50.0 19.7 0
1989 987 56.0 17.6 n/a
1990 992 53.0 18.7 0
1991 1002 59.0 16.9 n/a
1992 979 59.0 16.5 n/a
1993 960 58.0 16.6 n/a
1994 848 50.0 17.0 n/a
1995 799 49.0 16.3 n/a
1996 799 49.0 16.3 n/a
1997 813 47.0 17.3 10.6
1998 781 47.2 16.5 10.4
1999 753 48.0 15.7 15.7
2000 714 47.0 15.2 18.5
2001 703 43.0 16.3 17.5
2002 587 36.5 16.1 17.2
2003 587 36.5 16.1 17.2
2004 600 39.0 15.4 14.4
2005 599 43.0 13.9 15.4
2006 668 40.0 16.7 17.7
2007 717 45.7 15.7 18.9
2008 741 49.1 15.1 20.4
2009 832 47.6 17.3 24.6
2010 845 42.0 20.1 28.7
2011 841 53.2 15.8 27.9
2012 900 53.0 16.9 33.7
2013 869 60.6 14.3 33.1
2014 859 52.0 16.5 35.4
2015 921 50.0 18.4 35.9
2016 971 52.0 18.6 29.7
2017 1013 56.0 18.0 33.7
2018 991 57.0 17.3 33.2
2019 903 53.0 17.0 34.2
2020 865 49.0 17.6 35
2021 719 39.0 18.4 34.8
2022 702 39.0 18.0 25.8
2023 677 38.5 17.5 48.4
2024 679 34.0 19.9 48

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 Gardendale Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 988 50.0 19.7 0
1989 987 56.0 17.6 n/a
1990 992 53.0 18.7 0
1991 1002 59.0 16.9 n/a
1992 979 59.0 16.5 n/a
1993 960 58.0 16.6 n/a
1994 848 50.0 17.0 n/a
1995 799 49.0 16.3 n/a
1996 799 49.0 16.3 n/a
1997 813 47.0 17.3 10.6
1998 781 47.2 16.5 10.4
1999 753 48.0 15.7 15.7
2000 714 47.0 15.2 18.5
2001 703 43.0 16.3 17.5
2002 587 36.5 16.1 17.2
2003 587 36.5 16.1 17.2
2004 600 39.0 15.4 14.4
2005 599 43.0 13.9 15.4
2006 668 40.0 16.7 17.7
2007 717 45.7 15.7 18.9
2008 741 49.1 15.1 20.4
2009 832 47.6 17.3 24.6
2010 845 42.0 20.1 28.7
2011 841 53.2 15.8 27.9
2012 900 53.0 16.9 33.7
2013 869 60.6 14.3 33.1
2014 859 52.0 16.5 35.4
2015 921 50.0 18.4 35.9
2016 971 52.0 18.6 29.7
2017 1013 56.0 18.0 33.7
2018 991 57.0 17.3 33.2
2019 903 53.0 17.0 34.2
2020 865 49.0 17.6 35
2021 719 39.0 18.4 34.8
2022 702 39.0 18.0 25.8
2023 677 38.5 17.5 48.4
2024 679 34.0 19.9 48

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 Gardendale Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $631 (7.0%) $8,343 (92.8%) $8,994

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Gardendale 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 301st of 681 Elementary schoolsRanks 259th of 680 Elementary schools
 6.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Gardendale Elementary School)53.351.2
 2.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Jefferson County)46.432.7
 13.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Alabama)57.543.6
 13.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Gardendale Elementary School)49.432.1
 17.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson County)36.723.6
 13.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)47.334.9
 12.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Gardendale Elementary School)36.135.3
 0.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson County)34.321.2
 13.1%
   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 Students903677
 25%
African American244215
 11.9%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian2116
 23.8%
Hispanic4148
 17.1%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White586370
 36.9%
Two or More Races827
 237.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients34.2%48.4%
 14.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Gardendale Elementary School

Students at Gardendale Elementary School are 50% White, 35% African American, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 679 students attended Gardendale Elementary School.

Gardendale Elementary School ranks 221st of 684 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Gardendale Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bragg Middle School
High : Gardendale High School


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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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