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Hall Kent Elementary School

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Hall Kent Elementary School ranks 123 rd of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

123^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Hall Kent Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Homewood, Alabama, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 751 students. The school is part of the Homewood City School District, which is ranked 6th out of 135 districts in Alabama and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hall Kent Elementary School has consistently ranked among the top 100 elementary schools in Alabama, with strong academic performance on standardized tests. The school's test scores are significantly higher than the Homewood City and Alabama state averages, indicating that the school is performing well above the state and district levels. However, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with White and female students generally outperforming their African American and Hispanic counterparts.

Compared to nearby schools, Hall Kent Elementary School's performance is generally on par with or slightly lower than the Shades Cahaba Elementary School and Edgewood Elementary School, which are also part of the Homewood City School District. However, the school's performance is lower than the Vestavia Hills Elementary West and Vestavia Hills Elementary East, which are part of the Vestavia Hills City School District. Overall, Hall Kent Elementary School is a high-quality educational institution, but there is room for improvement in addressing achievement gaps and improving student attendance.

717

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,658

Per pupil spending ?

36%

Free/discounted lunch ?

213 Hall Ave
Homewood, AL 35209

(205) 423-2430

District: Homewood City

Students who attend Hall Kent Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Homewood Middle School
High:	Homewood High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.8%

African American:

23.2%

Hispanic:

12.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (66% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Alabama elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg77%

Alabama avg52%

123^rd of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Homewood City

6^th of 135Homewood 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
2025	79.2	123 of 680	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	131 of 684	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	86.1	70 of 680	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	89.8	58 of 687	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	87.0	70 of 692	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	85.5	77 of 681	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	87.5	72 of 680	89.4%	★★★★☆
2017	88.2	60 of 688	91.3%	★★★★★
2016	86.5	71 of 691	89.7%	★★★★☆
2015	86.6	75 of 691	89.1%	★★★★☆
2014	87.8	59 of 695	91.5%	★★★★★
2013	60.4	315 of 696	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.5	153 of 696	78.0%	★★★★☆
2011	67.4	226 of 709	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.5	317 of 704	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	77.9	93 of 696	86.6%	★★★★☆
2008	83.9	44 of 698	93.7%	★★★★★
2007	84.7	49 of 698	93.0%	★★★★★
2006	85.7	43 of 689	93.8%	★★★★★
2005	85.8	50 of 688	92.7%	★★★★★
2004	83.7	61 of 623	90.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	119 of 427	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	55.4	155 of 420	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.6	45 of 427	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.7	33 of 426	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	81.2	42 of 426	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.8	33 of 426	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	20 of 423	95.3%	★★★★★
2017	93.7	13 of 336	96.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	54 of 142	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	60 of 123	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.2	6 of 74	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	67.4	10 of 65	84.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	110 of 649	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	138 of 650	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	99 of 645	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	85.7	66 of 656	89.9%	★★★★★
2021	85.4	72 of 656	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	127 of 646	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	85.8	68 of 640	89.4%	★★★★☆
2017	86.9	58 of 639	90.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	112 of 206	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	101 of 196	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	78.1	30 of 184	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	86.0	17 of 175	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	79.7	20 of 164	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	14 of 152	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.0	7 of 140	95.0%	★★★★★
2017	61.1	34 of 130	73.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	376 of 660	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	383 of 670	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.4	228 of 623	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.3	118 of 651	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	97 of 653	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	132 of 649	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	108 of 651	83.4%	★★★★☆
2017	67.4	136 of 567	76.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	140 of 651	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	132 of 655	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	64 of 649	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	50 of 669	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	85.8	64 of 669	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.3	51 of 650	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	64 of 650	90.2%	★★★★★
2017	84.8	72 of 639	88.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	57.4	28 of 64	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.9	16 of 54	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	88.4	1 of 17	94.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2018	44.8	176 of 344	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	76 of 532	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	77 of 535	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	51 of 528	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	44 of 540	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	87.9	60 of 539	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	65 of 529	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	94.4	23 of 508	95.5%	★★★★★
2017	91.7	28 of 369	92.4%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)86th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)78th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)72nd percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)56th percentile-35 vs school

Special Education (2018)49th percentile-41 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile-36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English79%+14 vs state

Mathematics56%+14 vs state

Science54%+11 vs state

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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 Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hall Kent Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	213 Hall Ave	Homewood	35209	Jefferson County	Homewood City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 423-2430	717	56	12.8	36.0%	393 (54.8%)	166 (23.2%)	90 (12.6%)	26 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.6%)	79.2	123^rd of 680 public elementary schools	81.9%		78.3	131^st of 684 public elementary schools	80.8%	8	59.4	51.2	58.8				53.6		78.5	75.4	82.0				$11,658	$1,159	$10,477
Edgewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	901 College Ave	Homewood	35209	Jefferson County	Homewood City	No	No	No	No	(205) 423-2400	935	67	13.9	12.0%	786 (84.1%)	87 (9.3%)	34 (3.6%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.4%)	95.3	13^th of 680 public elementary schools	98.1%		96.1	14^th of 684 public elementary schools	98.0%	1	82.4	80.0	64.5				84.0		96.3	95.4	86.9				$10,200	$926	$9,252
Shades Mountain Elementary School	Public	K-5	2250 Sumpter St	Hoover	35226	Jefferson County	Hoover City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 439-3100	328	27	12.1	42.1%	184 (56.1%)	54 (16.5%)	29 (8.8%)	26 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.7%)	90.5	47^th of 680 public elementary schools	93.1%		90.1	51^st of 684 public elementary schools	92.5%	4	69.6	78.7	73.3				66.0		80.4	80.4	88.3				$14,266	$1,129	$13,137
Vestavia Hills Elementary East	Public	PK, KG-5	2109 Tyson Dr	Vestavia Hills	35216	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5200	771	44	17.5	7.0%	694 (90.0%)	29 (3.8%)	22 (2.9%)	17 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	94.7	16^th of 680 public elementary schools	97.6%		97.1	10^th of 684 public elementary schools	98.5%	6	79.0	75.2	62.5				84.0		91.7	96.8	89.6				$11,792	$454	$11,338
Freedom Prep Academy	Public, Charter	K-1	630 1st Avenue S	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Freedom Prep Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(334) 521-6094	41			68.3%	1 (2.4%)	35 (85.4%)	4 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)								(n/a)
Vestavia Hills Elementary West	Public	K-5	1965 Merryvale Rd	Vestavia Hills	35216	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5151	691	44	15.7	13.5%	520 (75.3%)	35 (5.1%)	34 (4.9%)	62 (9.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.6%)	93.8	24^th of 680 public elementary schools	96.5%		94.4	28^th of 684 public elementary schools	95.9%	4	69.9	65.9	83.3				78.1		90.2	91.0	90.4				$11,628	$529	$11,098
Shades Cahaba Elementary School	Public	K-5	3001 Independence Drive	Homewood	35209	Jefferson County	Homewood City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-1113	507	40	12.6	22.1%	383 (75.5%)	45 (8.9%)	38 (7.5%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	93.7	26^th of 680 public elementary schools	96.2%		94.9	25^th of 684 public elementary schools	96.3%	1	77.6	84.7	58.5				82.4		90.7	90.5	87.7				$12,104	$980	$11,103
EPIC Alternative Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 10th Ave S	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7370	232	18	12.8	41.8%	6 (2.6%)	214 (92.2%)	5 (2.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	84.3	90^th of 680 public elementary schools	86.8%		81.8	109^th of 684 public elementary schools	84.1%	19	85.7	54.6	92.6				42.4		75.0	81.8	100.0				$16,113	$4,396	$11,715
Washington K8	Public	PK, KG-8	115 Fourth Avenue South	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7740	617	30	20.5	74.6%	6 (1.0%)	385 (62.4%)	217 (35.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	39.4	428^th of 680 public elementary schools	37.1%		20.6	544^th of 684 public elementary schools	20.5%	116	62.2	71.1	38.1	8.1	5.3	10.3	11.1	16.8	72.1	40.9	48.8	23.5	39.3	41.2	$11,393	$2,367	$9,024
Glen Iris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1115 11th Street South	Birmingham	35205	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7440	827	38	21.7	68.4%	16 (1.9%)	502 (60.7%)	273 (33.0%)	20 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.3%)	13.5	602^nd of 680 public elementary schools	11.5%		14.3	586^th of 684 public elementary schools	14.3%	16	25.2	13.8	10.0				15.2		43.9	46.4	34.3				$9,950	$1,538	$8,410

Frequently Asked Questions about Hall Kent Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Hall Kent Elementary School?

Students at Hall Kent Elementary School are 55% White, 23% African American, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Hall Kent Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 717 students attended Hall Kent Elementary School.

What district is Hall Kent Elementary School in?

Homewood City

What schools do graduates of Hall Kent Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hall Kent Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Homewood Middle School
High : Homewood High School

Is Hall Kent Elementary School a good school?

Hall Kent Elementary School ranks 123^rd of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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