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Jonesboro Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

646^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Jonesboro Elementary School serves approximately 474 students in grades PK-5 in Bessemer, Alabama, as part of the Bessemer City school district, where about 78% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Jonesboro has made remarkable progress in getting kids to school. Chronic absenteeism has dropped from 32.5% in 2021-2022 to 15.4% in 2024-2025—a 53% reduction in just three years. While this rate is still above the state average of 12%, it shows real momentum. Academically, the school shows a mixed picture. Fifth-grade math is a genuine bright spot, with proficiency rates that have at times more than doubled the district average and nearly matched the state average. Fourth-grade science also consistently outperforms the district. However, third-grade math proficiency fell to just 5.88% in 2025-2026, down from 14.12% the year before, and English scores hover near district averages. The school's overall ranking places it in the bottom 10% of Alabama elementary schools, though it outperforms some nearby Bessemer City peers like Westhills Elementary School and Charles F Hard Elementary School.

Compared to schools just a few miles away, the differences are stark. Brocks Gap Intermediate School in the Hoover City district, only 4.66 miles away, ranks in the 94th percentile with 74% third-grade math proficiency versus Jonesboro's 5.88%. That gap tracks closely with poverty rates—only 20% of Brocks Gap students qualify for free lunch. Within Bessemer City, Greenwood Elementary School and Abrams Elementary School rank higher overall, though Jonesboro's fifth graders outperform several district peers in math. With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1 and improving attendance, Jonesboro has solid foundations to build on—especially if it can translate its upper-grade math success into stronger early-grade instruction.

474

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,576

Per pupil spending ?

78.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

125 Owen Ave
Bessemer, AL 35020

(205) 432-3400

District: Bessemer City

Students who attend Jonesboro Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.1%

Hispanic:

32.3%

White:

2.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (23% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!English scores 31 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg25%

Alabama avg53%

646^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	9.5	646 of 686	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	587 of 680	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	633 of 684	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	616 of 680	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	642 of 687	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	633 of 692	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	657 of 681	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	641 of 680	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.8	637 of 688	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.2	650 of 691	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.5	684 of 691	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.0	688 of 695	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	28.7	599 of 696	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	48.3	444 of 696	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.3	354 of 709	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.5	231 of 704	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.0	301 of 696	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.9	287 of 698	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.9	289 of 698	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	49.2	376 of 689	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	32.2	535 of 688	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.2	569 of 623	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	356 of 428	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.4	297 of 427	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	335 of 420	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	357 of 427	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	358 of 426	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	349 of 426	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	385 of 426	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	362 of 423	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	124 of 143	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	138 of 142	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	113 of 131	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	118 of 123	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	95 of 110	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.6	71 of 100	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	8.3	631 of 651	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	539 of 649	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	604 of 650	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	574 of 645	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	606 of 656	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	598 of 656	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	597 of 646	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	606 of 640	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.9	594 of 639	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	177 of 206	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	185 of 196	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	164 of 184	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	166 of 175	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	149 of 164	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	144 of 152	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	139 of 140	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	615 of 667	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	551 of 660	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	625 of 670	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	532 of 623	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	616 of 651	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	599 of 653	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	622 of 649	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	617 of 651	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.1	505 of 567	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	13.0	592 of 659	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	589 of 651	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	608 of 655	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	594 of 649	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	631 of 669	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	599 of 669	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	646 of 650	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	614 of 650	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	592 of 639	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	10.2	185 of 193	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.2	96 of 97	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	81 of 82	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	61 of 64	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2023	14.1	364 of 373	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	252 of 345	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	298 of 392	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	513 of 532	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	515 of 535	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	504 of 528	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	538 of 540	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	533 of 539	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	523 of 529	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)17th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)13th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)10th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)4th percentile~ school

White (2025)4th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2026)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2023)2nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English34%-31 vs state

Science25%-26 vs state

Mathematics12%-30 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, July 30, 2011

great school! teachers are loving and caring of each child. teachers put students first. Close Quote

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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
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
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
Empower Community SchoolLower School	Public, Charter	K-3	2410 7th Ave North	Bessemer	35020	Jefferson County	Empower Schools of Alabama	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 413-8600	201	11	27.4	71.1%	5 (2.5%)	168 (83.6%)	22 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)								(n/a)	18.5				40.7			$26,423	$5,709	$20,715
Abrams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 23rd Street North	Bessemer	35020	Jefferson County	Bessemer City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 432-3100	231	14	16.5	79.2%	6 (2.6%)	195 (84.4%)	26 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	19.2	562^nd of 686 public elementary schools	18.1%		14.8	589^th of 680 public elementary schools	13.4%	27	19.4	23.5	30.3	26.5	38.9	39.4	51.5	$13,945	$2,696	$11,242
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
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
Lipscomb Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5605 10th St S	Lipscomb	35020	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-4550	221	13	17.6	73.8%	13 (5.9%)	79 (35.7%)	125 (56.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	37.1	449^th of 686 public elementary schools	34.5%		56.9	306^th of 680 public elementary schools	55.0%	143	56.3	42.1	16.7	29.0	37.5	47.4	70.3	$16,744	$6,599	$10,130
Brighton School	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 Brown Cir	Brighton	35020	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-2650	336	17	19.4	82.7%	10 (3.0%)	155 (46.1%)	163 (48.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	18.3	570^th of 686 public elementary schools	16.9%		21.7	531^st of 680 public elementary schools	21.9%	39	14.9	17.8	39.6	22.2	45.8	24.4	50.0	$21,480	$4,956	$10,389
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
Hueytown Intermediate School	Public	K-5	1950 Intermediate School Road	Hueytown	35023	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-4100	527	27	19.8	67.9%	115 (21.8%)	331 (62.8%)	65 (12.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	19	564^th of 686 public elementary schools	17.8%		25.5	510^th of 680 public elementary schools	25.0%	54	20.3	13.9	21.4	31.1	48.1	36.1	57.9	$13,509	$3,218	$10,275

Frequently Asked Questions about Jonesboro Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Jonesboro Elementary School?

Students at Jonesboro Elementary School are 64% African American, 32% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Jonesboro Elementary School attend?

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

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

How many students attend Jonesboro Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 474 students attended Jonesboro Elementary School.

Is Jonesboro Elementary School a good school?

Jonesboro Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.8% of Alabama elementary schools.

What district is Jonesboro Elementary School in?

Bessemer City

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