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Greenwood Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

558^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Greenwood Elementary School in Bessemer, AL, serves 290 students from Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the Bessemer City school district. The school has shown remarkable recent momentum, climbing nearly 100 spots in statewide rankings over the past two years, and now sits in the 19th percentile—a significant improvement from the 4th percentile just two years ago.

One of the most impressive stories at Greenwood is its dramatic reduction in chronic absenteeism. The rate has plummeted from 23.3% in 2021-2022 to just 7.1% in 2024-2025—now beating the state average of 12.0% and rivaling the rates seen in nearby Hoover City schools. This is especially notable given that nearly 72% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Academically, Greenwood shows a clear strength in English Language Arts, particularly in 3rd and 5th grades, where proficiency rates exceed the district average by 13-19 percentage points and outperform all other Bessemer City elementary schools. The school's African American students have also made substantial gains, jumping from the 9th to the 34th percentile statewide in just two years. However, math proficiency remains a challenge, with only 15-23% of students meeting standards—well below state averages, though 4th grade math has shown dramatic improvement from 2% to 24% proficiency.

Parents should be aware that Greenwood has the highest student-teacher ratio (22.3:1) among nearby schools, higher than Charles F Hard Elementary (19.1) and Westhills Elementary (17.3). The school also sits in an area with stark contrasts—just miles away, Trace Crossings Elementary and Deer Valley Elementary in Hoover City rank in the 84th-95th percentile. While Greenwood's recent improvements are encouraging, its history shows year-to-year volatility, so families should watch whether this upward trend continues. The school's spending of $10,779 per student is lower than some Bessemer peers but higher than several higher-performing nearby schools, raising questions about how resources are allocated.

290

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,420

Per pupil spending ?

71.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

5012 Roselyn Road Southeast
Bessemer, AL 35022

(205) 432-3201

District: Bessemer City

Students who attend Greenwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bessemer City Middle School
High:	Bessemer City High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.2%

Hispanic:

38.3%

White:

3.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Bessemer City

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (33% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Science scores 31 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg25%

Alabama avg53%

558^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Bessemer City

133^rd of 140Bessemer 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
2026	19.7	558 of 686	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	599 of 680	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	657 of 684	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	657 of 680	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	631 of 687	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	581 of 692	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	557 of 681	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	490 of 680	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.4	557 of 688	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.5	547 of 691	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.3	551 of 691	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.2	591 of 695	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.7	511 of 696	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.2	530 of 696	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.9	583 of 709	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.7	605 of 704	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.2	456 of 696	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.2	551 of 698	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.2	523 of 698	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.9	447 of 689	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.2	476 of 688	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	54.4	298 of 623	52.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	284 of 428	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.2	371 of 427	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	384 of 420	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	421 of 427	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	408 of 426	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	340 of 426	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	300 of 426	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.7	177 of 423	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.7	158 of 336	53.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	114 of 143	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.3	81 of 142	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	101 of 131	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.1	74 of 123	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	19.3	533 of 651	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	553 of 649	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	609 of 650	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	619 of 645	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	627 of 656	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	539 of 656	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	519 of 646	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	489 of 640	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.5	543 of 639	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	152 of 206	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	187 of 196	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	170 of 184	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	144 of 175	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	126 of 164	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	135 of 152	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.5	70 of 140	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	26.4	106 of 130	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	548 of 667	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	583 of 660	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	640 of 670	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	615 of 623	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	640 of 651	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	563 of 653	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	485 of 649	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.2	373 of 651	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	22.2	463 of 567	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	496 of 659	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	582 of 651	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	638 of 655	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	628 of 649	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	575 of 669	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	556 of 669	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	551 of 650	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	453 of 650	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.7	470 of 639	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	147 of 193	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	53 of 54	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	491 of 532	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	508 of 535	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.5	522 of 528	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.5	537 of 540	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	496 of 539	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	511 of 529	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)34th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)24th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)20th percentile~ school

Female (2026)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile~ school

White (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English49%-16 vs state

Mathematics21%-21 vs state

Science19%-31 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
Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5012 Roselyn Road Southeast	Bessemer	35022	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 432-3201	290	13	22.3	71.7%	11 (3.8%)	160 (55.2%)	111 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	19.7	558^th of 686 public elementary schools	18.7%		13.8	599^th of 680 public elementary schools	11.9%	41	15.4	24.3	23.3	18.9	52.5	35.1	58.1	$15,420	$4,216	$11,197
Brocks Gap Intermediate School	Public	2-5	1730 Lake Cyrus Club Drive	Hoover	35244	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-1600	521	35	14.8	20.0%	276 (53.0%)	124 (23.8%)	33 (6.3%)	49 (9.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.3%)	92	38^th of 686 public elementary schools	94.5%		92.6	34^th of 680 public elementary schools	95.0%	4	74.1	68.0	71.1	76.7	85.6	84.7	91.7	$14,399	$1,007	$13,381
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
Jonesboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Owen Ave	Bessemer	35020	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 432-3400	474	28	16.9	78.1%	10 (2.1%)	304 (64.1%)	153 (32.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	9.5	646^th of 686 public elementary schools	5.8%		15	587^th of 680 public elementary schools	13.7%	59	5.9	10.1	20.0	24.6	30.6	33.3	38.3	$14,576	$4,027	$10,540
McCalla Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2020 McCalla School Road	Bessemer	35022	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-3750	752	41	18.5	54.4%	171 (22.7%)	420 (55.9%)	128 (17.0%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.5%)	44.9	397^th of 686 public elementary schools	42.1%		46.5	378^th of 680 public elementary schools	44.4%	19	26.1	42.0	37.4	41.3	60.3	48.2	78.5	$10,006	$1,229	$8,761
Westhills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	710 Glenn Rd	Bessemer	35022	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 432-3500	277	16	17.3	74.0%	4 (1.4%)	236 (85.2%)	33 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	5.4	677^th of 686 public elementary schools	1.3%		9.8	640^th of 680 public elementary schools	5.9%	37	10.2	10.3	2.2	15.4	34.7	10.3	40.4	$14,328	$3,827	$10,493
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
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
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
Charles F Hard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2801 Arlington Ave	Bessemer	35020	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 432-3300	364	19	19.1	80.8%	3 (0.8%)	316 (86.8%)	27 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.4%)	8.6	655^th of 686 public elementary schools	4.5%		4.6	676^th of 680 public elementary schools	0.6%	21	8.3	14.9	18.0	17.0	21.3	29.8	43.6	$16,904	$5,483	$11,414

Frequently Asked Questions about Greenwood Elementary School

What district is Greenwood Elementary School in?

Bessemer City

Is Greenwood Elementary School a good school?

Greenwood Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.7% of Alabama elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Greenwood Elementary School?

Students at Greenwood Elementary School are 55% African American, 38% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Greenwood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 290 students attended Greenwood Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Greenwood Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Bessemer City Middle School
High : Bessemer City High School

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