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Best Elementary Schools in Chelsea, AL

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1,497

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Top rankedChelsea Park Elementary School100^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools

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Chelsea Park Elementary School up 15 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Chelsea, Alabama is home to two elementary schools: Chelsea Park Elementary School and Forest Oaks Elementary School, both serving students from kindergarten through 5th grade. Based on the available data, Chelsea Park Elementary emerges as the standout school in the area, consistently outperforming the Shelby County and Alabama state averages on standardized test metrics and maintaining a higher statewide ranking and rating.

Chelsea Park Elementary is ranked 100 out of 680 Alabama elementary schools, compared to Forest Oaks Elementary's ranking of 211. Additionally, Chelsea Park has consistently held a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, while Forest Oaks has a 3-star rating. Chelsea Park's students outperform the county and state averages in math, science, and English language arts proficiency.

While both schools have similar chronic absenteeism rates, Chelsea Park Elementary serves a relatively more economically disadvantaged student population, with a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Despite this, the school still manages to achieve strong academic results, suggesting it is providing a high-quality education to its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Chelsea Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	9000 Chelsea Park Trail	Chelsea	35043	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6700	891	55	16.2	30.1%	626 (70.3%)	141 (15.8%)	76 (8.5%)	26 (2.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.1%)	81.7	100^th of 680 public elementary schools	85.3%		80.8	115^th of 684 public elementary schools	83.2%	15	51.3	57.9	70.6	67.8	81.2	67.8	84.8	$8,957	$705	$8,235
Forest Oaks Elementary School	Public	K-5	1000 Hornet Parkway	Chelsea	35043	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-7220	606	36	16.7	29.2%	478 (78.9%)	47 (7.8%)	59 (9.7%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	68.4	211^th of 680 public elementary schools	69.0%		75.8	152^nd of 684 public elementary schools	77.8%	59	48.9	34.2	56.9	44.6	81.9	63.3	89.4	$9,435	$677	$8,740

Cities Near Chelsea

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Birmingham	5.18 mi	76	251^st
Hoover	6.5 mi	18	17^th
Pelham	7.9 mi	7	94^th
Columbiana	9.46 mi	5	139^th
Vestavia Hills	10.36 mi	7	5^th

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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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