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Glen Oaks Intermediate School

Public Grades 3-5

544^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Glen Oaks Intermediate School in Fairfield, AL, serves 275 students in grades 3 through 5 and is part of the Fairfield City school district, a high-poverty area where nearly 89% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite facing significant economic challenges, Glen Oaks is showing a remarkable upward trend. The school's overall state ranking has improved for three consecutive years, climbing from the 13th percentile to the 21st percentile. One of the most impressive achievements is the school's work with Special Education students—they now rank in the 81st percentile statewide for academic growth and performance, a dramatic leap from the 1st percentile just two years ago. This is a standout accomplishment that no nearby school can match. Additionally, chronic absenteeism has plummeted from 35.3% in 2021-2022 to just 4.3% today, far below the state average of 12% and dramatically better than nearby schools like Pleasant Grove Elementary (17.7%) and Richard Arrington Elementary (14.9%).

Academically, Glen Oaks shows a clear strength in English Language Arts, particularly in 3rd grade, where 58% of students are proficient—outpacing Central Park Elementary (42%), Wylam Elementary (43%), and Charles F Hard Elementary (21%). Math proficiency remains a challenge, with only 30% of 3rd graders meeting standards. When compared to its closest neighbor, Midfield Elementary (just 0.93 miles away), Glen Oaks outperforms it in nearly every subject despite serving a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students. The school also shows steady improvement for its African American students, moving from the 17th to the 45th percentile over three years. For parents, Glen Oaks represents a school that is clearly moving in the right direction, with strong attendance, exceptional special education support, and a solid foundation in early literacy.

275

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

88.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1301 Highland Dr
Fairfield, AL 35064

(205) 783-6837

District: Fairfield City

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.7%

Hispanic:

4.7%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (34% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Science scores 29 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

Alabama avg53%

544^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

131^st of 140Fairfield 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	21.1	544 of 686	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	593 of 680	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	629 of 684	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	624 of 680	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	600 of 687	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.0	635 of 692	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	634 of 681	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	511 of 680	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.9	632 of 688	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.3	588 of 691	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.4	491 of 691	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.5	641 of 695	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	27.0	607 of 696	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.3	584 of 696	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.7	483 of 709	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.2	311 of 704	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.9	376 of 696	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.5	354 of 698	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.7	273 of 698	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.9	353 of 689	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	82.1	76 of 688	89.0%	★★★★☆
2004	78.3	99 of 623	84.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	236 of 428	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.0	304 of 427	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	348 of 420	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	355 of 427	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	321 of 426	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	358 of 426	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	356 of 426	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.8	223 of 423	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.6	248 of 336	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	512 of 651	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	570 of 649	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	607 of 650	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	611 of 645	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	556 of 656	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	626 of 656	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	579 of 646	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	487 of 640	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.0	591 of 639	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	54.9	13 of 30	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.6	10 of 19	47.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	489 of 667	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	553 of 660	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	608 of 670	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	547 of 623	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	553 of 651	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	598 of 653	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	613 of 649	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	460 of 651	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.2	519 of 567	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	534 of 659	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	569 of 651	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	596 of 655	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	583 of 649	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	591 of 669	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	553 of 669	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	609 of 650	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	491 of 650	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.4	591 of 639	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	77 of 403	80.9%	★★★★☆
2025	62.6	104 of 403	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	9.9	390 of 395	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	367 of 373	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)81st percentile+60 vs school

Homeless (2026)57th percentile+36 vs school

African American (2026)45th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)21st percentile~ school

Male (2026)19th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English48%-17 vs state

Mathematics25%-17 vs state

Science21%-29 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
Glen Oaks Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1301 Highland Dr	Fairfield	35064	Jefferson County	Fairfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 783-6837	275	15	18.3	88.7%	1 (0.4%)	255 (92.7%)	13 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	21.1	544^th of 686 public elementary schools	20.7%		14.4	593^rd of 680 public elementary schools	12.8%	49	30.2	22.5	21.9	21.1	58.1	36.6	48.0
Midfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	416 Parkwood St	Midfield	35228	Jefferson County	Midfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 923-7727	377	18	20.9	76.7%	1 (0.3%)	321 (85.1%)	49 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	13.7	603^rd of 686 public elementary schools	12.1%		7.8	658^th of 680 public elementary schools	3.2%	55	13.9	20.3		34.4	31.0	35.9
Robinson Primary School	Public	K-2	301 61st St	Fairfield	35064	Jefferson County	Fairfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 783-6827	238	14	17.0	86.6%	0 (0.0%)	220 (92.4%)	11 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)								(n/a)
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
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
Independence Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4411 Lloyd Noland Parkway	Fairfield	35040	Jefferson County	Independence Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(205) 898-7505	0			—															(n/a)
Charles A Brown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4811 Court J	Birmingham	35208	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-6860	296	18	16.4	83.1%	0 (0.0%)	276 (93.2%)	19 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17.2	579^th of 686 public elementary schools	15.6%		18.8	553^rd of 680 public elementary schools	18.7%	26	10.7	15.6	20.0	16.3	46.4	36.4	63.4	$16,904	$3,961	$12,939
Central Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4915 Ave Q	Birmingham	35208	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-1250	386	23	16.7	72.3%	1 (0.3%)	303 (78.5%)	75 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	11.3	631^st of 686 public elementary schools	8.0%		21.1	533^rd of 680 public elementary schools	21.6%	98	18.2	17.7	8.9	16.1	41.8	39.3	41.8	$18,464	$6,295	$12,164
Wylam Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Erie Street	Birmingham	35224	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-6800	399	23	17.3	78.4%	4 (1.0%)	338 (84.7%)	45 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	9.9	640^th of 686 public elementary schools	6.7%		14.7	590^th of 680 public elementary schools	13.2%	50	15.8	14.8	10.5	21.3	42.9	27.9	42.1	$20,736	$6,974	$13,757
Pleasant Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Park Rd	Pleasant Grove	35127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-5200	524	30	17.6	64.1%	20 (3.8%)	479 (91.4%)	14 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	13.9	602^nd of 686 public elementary schools	12.2%		15.5	583^rd of 680 public elementary schools	14.3%	19	14.9	9.3	7.1	24.4	50.0	32.6	56.5	$11,039	$2,092	$8,931

Frequently Asked Questions about Glen Oaks Intermediate School

How many students attend Glen Oaks Intermediate School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 275 students attended Glen Oaks Intermediate School.

What is the racial makeup of Glen Oaks Intermediate School?

Students at Glen Oaks Intermediate School are 93% African American, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Glen Oaks Intermediate School a good school?

Glen Oaks Intermediate School ranks in the bottom 20.7% of Alabama elementary schools.

What district is Glen Oaks Intermediate School in?

Fairfield City

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