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Pelham Oaks

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Pelham Oaks ranks 237 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

237^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Pelham Oaks is an elementary school located in Pelham, Alabama, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 734 students. It is part of the Pelham City School District, which is ranked 39 out of 135 districts in Alabama and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Pelham Oaks has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past several years, ranging from 155th to 237th out of around 680-700 Alabama elementary schools, with a current 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pelham Oaks generally performs above the state average in English/Language Arts, with 3rd-5th grade proficiency rates ranging from 53-78%, compared to the state average of 53-67%. In Mathematics, the school's performance has been more mixed, with 3rd-5th grade proficiency rates ranging from 29-53%, compared to the state average of 31-45%. However, Pelham Oaks' 4th-grade science proficiency rates have been strong, ranging from 41-54%, compared to the state average of 34-43%. The school has performed particularly well with its African American and Hispanic student subgroups, ranking in the top 100 Alabama elementary schools for these subgroups in recent years.

While Pelham Oaks' performance is generally on par with or slightly below its closest in-district peer, Pelham Ridge Elementary, it lags behind the high-performing schools in the neighboring Hoover City and Shelby County districts, such as Deer Valley Elementary, Oak Mountain Intermediate, and Riverchase Elementary, which consistently rank among the top 100 elementary schools in Alabama. Additionally, Pelham Oaks has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 5.1% in 2020-2021 to 17.9% in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the state average.

750

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,228

Per pupil spending ?

53.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (57% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Above the Alabama median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg56%

Alabama avg52%

237^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From top 25% (2016) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Pelham City

39^th of 135Pelham 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)81st percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)68th percentile~ school

White (2025)57th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile-10 vs school

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

Multi-racial (2025)51st percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English71%+7 vs state

Science54%+12 vs state

Mathematics43%~ state avg

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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
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%)	64.2	237^th of 680 public elementary schools	65.1%		67.1	207^th of 684 public elementary schools	69.7%	30	41.2	50.4	38.8	54.3	62.0	73.2	78.4	$10,228	$1,500	$8,726
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%)	60.7	270^th of 680 public elementary schools	60.3%		60.9	259^th of 684 public elementary schools	62.1%	11	51.8	39.3	45.3	43.0	66.7	67.2	71.0	$9,196	$1,003	$8,192
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)								$9,244	$762	$8,463
Riverchase Elementary School	Public	K-5	1950 Old Montgomery Highway	Hoover	35244	Shelby 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%)	79.5	119^th of 680 public elementary schools	82.5%		87.2	73^rd of 684 public elementary schools	89.3%	46	54.0	64.9	59.8	62.8	70.7	72.8	81.0	$11,343	$954	$10,387
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%)	85.6	80^th of 680 public elementary schools	88.2%		83.6	94^th of 684 public elementary schools	86.3%	14	60.8	66.4	63.5	62.1	77.9	80.7	84.4	$12,555	$1,321	$11,233
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%)	81.4	104^th of 680 public elementary schools	84.7%		83.6	92^nd of 684 public elementary schools	86.5%	12	59.0	54.5	63.5	54.8	83.2	72.9	82.7	$8,594	$704	$7,874
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%)	91.2	46^th of 680 public elementary schools	93.2%		93.7	31^st of 684 public elementary schools	95.5%	15		68.4	67.3	65.7		81.4	88.5	$9,015	$1,115	$7,881
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)								$14,768	$1,031	$13,736
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%)	92.1	36^th of 680 public elementary schools	94.7%		95	23^rd of 684 public elementary schools	96.6%	13	69.5	79.0	64.3	75.2	82.8	84.2	94.4	$9,694	$573	$9,120

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 237^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 27, 2025

2024–25 Summative Assessment scoresAug 14, 2025

2021–22 through 2023–24 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 2, 2024

2016–17 through 2018–19 dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 7, 2024

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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