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Pelham Oaks

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Pelham Oaks ranks 311 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

311^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Pelham Oaks is an elementary school in Pelham, Alabama, serving roughly 750 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Pelham City school district. The school has a solid, though not top-tier, academic reputation, with a state ranking that has slipped in recent years from the 78th percentile (2020-2021) to the 55th percentile (2025-2026).

One of the most striking findings is the wide gap in outcomes for different groups of students. Pelham Oaks performs exceptionally well for its African American students, ranking in the 85th percentile—a 4-star rating that far exceeds the school's overall standing. However, the school struggles significantly with its Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) populations, who rank in the 46th and 33rd percentiles, respectively. ELL performance has also dropped sharply from the 68th percentile just two years ago. Additionally, students from low-income families—who make up over half the student body—have seen their performance decline from the 64th to the 42nd percentile. This contrast suggests the school has found successful strategies for some groups but hasn't replicated them across all student populations.

Compared to nearby schools, Pelham Oaks stands out as a lower-performing option in a region known for academic excellence. Schools like Deer Valley Elementary (95th percentile) and Oak Mountain Intermediate (94th percentile) are within a few miles and achieve dramatically higher test scores—for example, Deer Valley's 5th-grade math proficiency is double that of Pelham Oaks. Even its district counterpart, Pelham Ridge, has remained more stable in rankings. On a positive note, Pelham Oaks has a very low chronic absenteeism rate (5.3%), well below district and state averages, meaning students are consistently showing up to school. The school also spends more per student ($10,228) than Pelham Ridge, yet this investment hasn't translated into better academic results, raising questions about how resources are being allocated.

750

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,239

Per pupil spending ?

53.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2200 Highway 33
Pelham, AL 35124-1804

(205) 624-3703

District: Pelham City

Students who attend Pelham Oaks usually attend:

Middle:	Pelham Park Middle School
High:	Pelham High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.8%

Hispanic:

28.4%

African American:

18.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2016 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Alabama median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg54%

Alabama avg53%

311^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Pelham City

42^nd of 140Pelham City 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	311 of 686	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.2	237 of 680	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	207 of 684	69.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.7	225 of 680	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.8	184 of 687	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	72.9	155 of 692	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	182 of 681	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	68.1	214 of 680	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.4	176 of 688	74.4%	★★★★☆
2016	70.2	174 of 691	74.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	77.1	64 of 428	85.0%	★★★★☆
2025	71.9	80 of 427	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	94 of 420	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	95 of 427	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	102 of 426	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	77.0	58 of 426	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	67 of 426	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	88.4	31 of 423	92.7%	★★★★★
2017	74.1	52 of 336	84.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	96 of 143	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.5	46 of 142	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	49 of 131	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	52 of 123	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.0	64 of 110	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	49 of 100	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	37 of 74	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.0	46 of 65	29.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	50.1	332 of 651	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.9	292 of 649	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	221 of 650	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	216 of 645	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.7	178 of 656	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	177 of 656	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	126 of 646	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	173 of 640	73.0%	★★★★☆
2017	69.3	166 of 639	74.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	45.8	49 of 90	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.4	126 of 206	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.3	74 of 196	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.1	95 of 184	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	73 of 175	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.3	79 of 164	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	53 of 152	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	39 of 140	72.1%	★★★★☆
2017	44.5	73 of 130	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	387 of 667	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.3	299 of 660	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	243 of 670	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	334 of 623	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.8	315 of 651	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.1	113 of 653	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	59.8	245 of 649	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	220 of 651	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.9	210 of 567	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	59.3	272 of 659	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.6	194 of 651	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	198 of 655	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	62.4	235 of 649	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	206 of 669	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.2	151 of 669	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	61.0	240 of 650	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	223 of 650	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.0	192 of 639	70.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	105 of 193	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.2	48 of 97	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	37 of 82	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.2	59 of 70	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	54 of 64	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.4	32 of 54	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	46.5	31 of 65	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.3	32 of 63	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	32 of 58	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	145 of 403	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.3	127 of 403	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	107 of 395	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	50.7	150 of 373	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.7	67 of 345	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	45.2	191 of 398	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	135 of 392	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	85.2	21 of 344	93.9%	★★★★★
2017	49.0	122 of 280	56.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	61.1	172 of 501	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.0	229 of 532	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	204 of 535	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	181 of 528	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.4	146 of 540	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	69.3	134 of 539	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	142 of 529	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	164 of 508	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.5	109 of 369	70.5%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2026)85th percentile+30 vs school

White (2026)66th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2026)64th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)59th percentile+4 vs school

Native American (2022)52nd percentile-21 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)46th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)33rd percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English69%+4 vs state

Science54%+3 vs state

Mathematics38%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Summative Assessment Science (2026)	Summative Assessment English (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Pelham Oaks	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Highway 33	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Pelham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 624-3703	750	48	15.7	53.6%	336 (44.8%)	136 (18.1%)	213 (28.4%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.3%)	55.8	311^th of 686 public elementary schools	54.7%		64.2	237^th of 680 public elementary schools	65.1%	74	43.1	36.0	34.9	53.7	64.6	65.0	76.4	$12,239	$1,888	$10,293
STAR Program Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2280 Highway 35	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 682-5800				—															(n/a)
Pelham Ridge	Public	PK, KG-5	251 Applegate Parkway	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Pelham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 624-3704	783	50	15.6	48.4%	291 (37.2%)	185 (23.6%)	243 (31.0%)	19 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.6%)	58.6	284^th of 686 public elementary schools	58.6%		60.7	270^th of 680 public elementary schools	60.3%	14	41.3	41.1	34.1	58.1	65.8	64.5	79.3	$12,496	$1,827	$10,611
Helena Elementary School	Public	K-2	187 Third St	Helena	35080	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5540	778	45	17.2	30.1%	560 (72.0%)	99 (12.7%)	79 (10.2%)	21 (2.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.8%)								(n/a)								$11,057	$1,258	$9,772
Riverchase Elementary School	Public	K-5	1950 Old Montgomery Highway	Hoover	35244	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-3400	562	42	13.5	39.3%	260 (46.3%)	142 (25.3%)	55 (9.8%)	67 (11.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.4%)	85.9	83^rd of 686 public elementary schools	87.9%		79.5	119^th of 680 public elementary schools	82.5%	36	61.6	60.4	67.0	76.9	81.4	80.2	81.4	$12,638	$1,048	$11,579
Trace Crossings Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5454 Learning Lane	Hoover	35244	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 439-2700	769	54	14.3	37.5%	321 (41.7%)	223 (29.0%)	80 (10.4%)	83 (10.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.8%)	81.2	109^th of 686 public elementary schools	84.1%		85.6	80^th of 680 public elementary schools	88.2%	29	66.4	57.7	72.5	54.5	79.6	69.9	86.7	$13,271	$1,740	$11,520
Helena Intermediate School	Public	3-5	3500 Hwy 52	Helena	35080	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5520	955	53	18.0	28.8%	690 (72.3%)	121 (12.7%)	95 (9.9%)	13 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.5%)	78.8	126^th of 686 public elementary schools	81.6%		81.4	104^th of 680 public elementary schools	84.7%	22	48.0	60.3	49.0	66.5	81.8	78.1	84.5	$11,057	$1,109	$9,895
Oak Mountain Intermediate School	Public	4-5	5486 Caldwell Mill Rd	Birmingham	35242	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5220	636	37	17.0	28.3%	448 (70.4%)	74 (11.6%)	65 (10.2%)	29 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.0%)	91.3	43^rd of 686 public elementary schools	93.7%		91.2	46^th of 680 public elementary schools	93.2%	3		71.2	70.3	73.3		79.8	90.0	$12,002	$1,865	$10,109
South Shades Crest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	3770 South Shades Crest Rd	Hoover	35244	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-3000	534	36	15.0	18.2%	307 (57.5%)	95 (17.8%)	31 (5.8%)	79 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)								(n/a)								$13,507	$948	$12,549
Deer Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4990 Ross Bridge Parkway	Hoover	35226	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-3300	735	54	13.7	15.4%	404 (55.0%)	138 (18.8%)	35 (4.8%)	98 (13.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.6%)	92.4	34^th of 686 public elementary schools	95.0%		92.1	36^th of 680 public elementary schools	94.7%	2	80.6	72.6	69.9	71.8	91.4	82.9	88.6	$10,842	$789	$10,042

Frequently Asked Questions about Pelham Oaks

What district is Pelham Oaks in?

Pelham City

What schools do graduates of Pelham Oaks attend?

Students who attend Pelham Oaks usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pelham Park Middle School
High : Pelham High School

What is the racial makeup of Pelham Oaks?

Students at Pelham Oaks are 45% White, 28% Hispanic, 18% African American, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Pelham Oaks?

In the 2024-25 school year, 750 students attended Pelham Oaks.

Is Pelham Oaks a good school?

Pelham Oaks ranks 311^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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