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Mount Olive Elementary School

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Mount Olive Elementary School ranks 245 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

245^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Mount Olive Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 307 students in grades PK-5 in Mount Olive, Alabama, which is part of the Jefferson County school district. The school has consistently performed above the district and state averages in standardized test scores, with 75% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 53.23% for Jefferson County and 65.34% for the state.

Mount Olive Elementary School's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 77th out of 688 Alabama elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 245th out of 680 in 2024-2025, indicating the school is able to maintain a relatively strong academic performance compared to its peers. The school has also performed well in serving its special education students, ranking 83rd out of 395 Alabama elementary schools in 2023-2024 for this subgroup. However, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.6% in 2020-2021 to 17.9% in 2022-2023, which may be impacting its academic outcomes.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Jefferson County district, Mount Olive Elementary School generally outperforms its peers in academic achievement. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had significantly higher proficiency rates in mathematics and English compared to Warrior Elementary, Adamsville Elementary, and UW Clemon Elementary. However, the school's increasing free/reduced lunch rate, which has risen from 23.49% in 2021-2022 to 39.74% in 2023-2024, suggests it is serving a growing population of economically disadvantaged students, which may be a factor in its academic performance.

286

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,915

Per pupil spending ?

29%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1301 Brookside Rd
Mount Olive, AL 35117

(205) 379-4900

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend Mount Olive Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bragg Middle School
High:	Gardendale High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.0%

African American:

5.6%

Hispanic:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Jefferson County

✓Above the Alabama median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg41%

Alabama avg52%

245^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 26Elementary Schools in the Jefferson County

101^st of 135Jefferson County among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	245 of 680	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	258 of 684	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.1	205 of 680	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.7	142 of 687	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	67.0	211 of 692	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.9	176 of 681	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	111 of 680	83.7%	★★★★☆
2017	85.1	77 of 688	88.8%	★★★★☆
2016	82.5	99 of 691	85.7%	★★★★☆
2015	79.6	108 of 691	84.4%	★★★★☆
2014	74.8	128 of 695	81.6%	★★★★☆
2013	70.9	158 of 696	77.3%	★★★★☆
2012	69.8	190 of 696	72.7%	★★★★☆
2011	59.3	330 of 709	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.7	238 of 704	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.6	257 of 696	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	78.1	95 of 698	86.4%	★★★★☆
2007	74.5	144 of 698	79.4%	★★★★☆
2006	59.9	270 of 689	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	84.0	61 of 688	91.1%	★★★★★
2004	71.3	146 of 623	76.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	263 of 649	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	268 of 650	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.2	199 of 645	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.0	166 of 656	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	56.4	278 of 656	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	214 of 646	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.1	90 of 640	85.9%	★★★★☆
2017	79.3	101 of 639	84.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	371 of 660	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	349 of 670	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.4	227 of 623	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	347 of 651	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.2	186 of 653	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	116 of 649	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	101 of 651	84.5%	★★★★☆
2017	92.0	17 of 567	97.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	61.9	254 of 651	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	235 of 655	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	224 of 649	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.9	142 of 669	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	125 of 669	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	134 of 650	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	160 of 650	75.4%	★★★★☆
2017	83.1	81 of 639	87.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	68.8	83 of 395	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	40.8	216 of 373	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.1	117 of 345	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.7	112 of 398	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	46.2	193 of 392	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	87.9	13 of 280	95.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	326 of 532	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.3	270 of 535	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	242 of 528	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	186 of 540	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.4	251 of 539	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	233 of 529	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	157 of 508	69.1%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2024)79th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)59th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English68%+4 vs state

Mathematics49%+7 vs state

Science43%~ state avg

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by a parent
Monday, January 26, 2009

Pros - small community school, older buildings, but maintained well with bright cheery decor, clean. I fully recommend this school and community. My son has attended since Kindergarten. School has consistently ranked at or slightly above 85% on SAT,. Low student/teacher ratio. My son has never had a class with more than 23 students. Gifted classes available for qualified students, not a lot of extra programs beyond that, which larger schools may offer. It is a trade-off depending on what you value more. Kids get to remain innocent longer at this school. Discipline is maintained and you will not see any thugs at this school.
Cons - PE teachers seem to keep the kids in the gym more than playing outside... a big minus in my child's eyes and mine. Kids don't really care that it is hot or cold outside, they just want to run around and burn off energy. While lunch room is very clean and cheerful, the food is very unappetizing to me. I grew up in an era where almost everything was made from scratch by the lunchroom ladies. Those days are gone and pre-prepared seems to be the way to go. They do make an effort to provide healthy balanced meals with a couple choices. Close Quote

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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
Mount Olive Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 Brookside Rd	Mount Olive	35117	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-4900	286	17	16.8	29.0%	243 (85.0%)	16 (5.6%)	13 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	11 (3.8%)	63	245^th of 680 public elementary schools	64.0%		61.2	258^th of 684 public elementary schools	62.3%	13	50.0	54.8	41.9	42.9	75.0	61.9	67.4	$9,915	$1,614	$8,271
Snow Rogers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2636 Snow Rogers Rd	Gardendale	35071	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5400	389	24	15.9	37.3%	288 (74.0%)	58 (14.9%)	28 (7.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	66.9	219^th of 680 public elementary schools	67.8%		68.5	201^st of 684 public elementary schools	70.6%	18	39.4	43.4	57.9	50.9	65.2	71.7	82.5	$9,888	$1,367	$8,485
Gardendale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	860 Bauers Ln	Gardendale	35071	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-3550	700	36	19.4	38.4%	340 (48.6%)	251 (35.9%)	58 (8.3%)	20 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.1%)	65.3	228^th of 680 public elementary schools	66.5%		65.1	221^st of 684 public elementary schools	67.7%	7	51.8	34.8	58.3	45.2	71.8	63.0	78.7	$8,994	$631	$8,343
Brookville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4275 Brookville School Rd	Graysville	35073	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-2700	211	11	19.7	73.5%	65 (30.8%)	88 (41.7%)	47 (22.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	26.5	500^th of 680 public elementary schools	26.5%		28.5	496^th of 684 public elementary schools	27.5%	4	29.4	24.0	41.7	20.0	36.4	34.8	62.9	$10,432	$1,911	$8,484
Bryan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Kimberly Cut Off Rd	Morris	35116	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-2750	697	41	17.0	25.5%	600 (86.1%)	27 (3.9%)	47 (6.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.7%)	84.3	91^st of 680 public elementary schools	86.6%		85.6	80^th of 684 public elementary schools	88.3%	11	55.2	74.0	61.5	70.7	82.4	75.6	76.9	$7,943	$760	$7,165
Fultondale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	950 Central Ave	Fultondale	35068	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3450	889	43	20.4	65.0%	161 (18.1%)	389 (43.8%)	302 (34.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.6%)	13.9	597^th of 680 public elementary schools	12.2%		25.4	512^th of 684 public elementary schools	25.1%	85	18.3	18.0	15.8	19.5	37.8	43.2	43.1	$10,126	$2,233	$7,874
Adamsville Elementary School	Public	K-5	4600 Hazelwood Road	Adamsville	35005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-2400	288	15	19.8	79.9%	37 (12.8%)	179 (62.2%)	50 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	19 (6.6%)	19.1	551^st of 680 public elementary schools	19.0%		15.9	576^th of 684 public elementary schools	15.8%	25	26.0	23.6	7.6	25.5	49.0	48.2	41.5	$10,448	$1,601	$8,816
UW Clemon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2021 UW Clemon Parkway	Adamsville	35005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3250	590	35	16.9	77.6%	35 (5.9%)	491 (83.2%)	57 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	12.8	614^th of 680 public elementary schools	9.7%		20.1	550^th of 684 public elementary schools	19.6%	64	16.8	14.0	5.2	15.9	38.7	50.5	40.3	$10,036	$1,563	$8,446
Bagley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8581 Tate Mill Rd	Dora	35062	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-2500	550	29	18.9	32.4%	525 (95.5%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.8%)	68.7	209^th of 680 public elementary schools	69.3%		76.8	146^th of 684 public elementary schools	78.7%	63	55.6	53.6		44.3	71.1	69.1		$8,971	$684	$8,264
Legacy Prep	Public, Charter	K-6	1500 Daniel Payne Drive	Birmingham	35214	Jefferson County	Legacy Prep	Yes	No	No	Yes	(205) 573-0777	317	18	18.1	77.3%	1 (0.3%)	306 (96.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)								(n/a)	22.0				47.5

Frequently Asked Questions about Mount Olive Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Mount Olive Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mount Olive Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bragg Middle School
High : Gardendale High School

How many students attend Mount Olive Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 286 students attended Mount Olive Elementary School.

Is Mount Olive Elementary School a good school?

Mount Olive Elementary School ranks 245^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Mount Olive Elementary School in?

Jefferson County

What is the racial makeup of Mount Olive Elementary School?

Students at Mount Olive Elementary School are 85% White, 6% African American, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

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