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Fultondale Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

587^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Fultondale Elementary School in Fultondale, AL, serves approximately 889 students from Pre-K through 5th grade in the Jefferson County district, a school that has faced academic challenges but also shows some notable strengths.

One of the most impressive things about Fultondale is its students' attendance. The chronic absenteeism rate is just 9.3%, which is dramatically better than the district average of 16.9% and even beats the state average. This is a huge difference when you compare it to nearby schools like Hayes K8 (30.4%) or Hudson KEight School (32.1%), which have rates more than three times higher. This suggests strong family engagement and effective efforts to get kids to school every day. Academically, the school shows relative strength in English Language Arts, especially in 5th grade where 54% of students are proficient. The school also does particularly well with its English Language Learner students, who have performed in the top half of the state in recent years—a real point of pride.

However, math and science are significant areas of concern. Only about 12-21% of students are proficient in math across grades 3-5, compared to roughly 40-45% statewide. Science scores show a similar gap, with only about 21% proficient versus 50% statewide. The school also serves a higher percentage of students from low-income families (65%) than nearby Gardendale Elementary School (38%), which likely explains some of the achievement differences between the two schools. Despite these challenges, Fultondale generally outperforms most Birmingham City schools serving similar demographics, suggesting effective practices are in place. The school's recent increase in poverty rates may be impacting scores, but its strong attendance and ELL success provide a solid foundation to build on.

889

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,126

Per pupil spending ?

65%

Free/discounted lunch ?

950 Central Ave
Fultondale, AL 35068-1600

(205) 379-3450

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend Fultondale Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Fultondale High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.8%

Hispanic:

34.0%

White:

18.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (30% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg41%

Alabama avg53%

587^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 26Elementary Schools in the Jefferson County

100^th of 140Jefferson County 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	15.6	587 of 686	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.9	597 of 680	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	512 of 684	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	522 of 680	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	509 of 687	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	539 of 692	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	492 of 681	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	503 of 680	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.5	569 of 688	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.3	529 of 691	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	41.0	416 of 691	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.2	444 of 695	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.9	391 of 696	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.0	381 of 696	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.4	416 of 709	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.5	372 of 704	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.0	405 of 696	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.9	485 of 698	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.8	434 of 698	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.7	423 of 689	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.8	510 of 688	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	36.3	436 of 623	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	359 of 428	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.6	385 of 427	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.0	232 of 420	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	293 of 427	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	209 of 426	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.4	275 of 426	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.7	180 of 426	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	191 of 423	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	30.6	243 of 336	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	92 of 143	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.5	83 of 142	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.5	48 of 131	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	42 of 123	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	45 of 110	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.9	72 of 100	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.4	26 of 74	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	30 of 65	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	24.0	23 of 25	8.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	18.1	540 of 651	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	573 of 649	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	481 of 650	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	495 of 645	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	481 of 656	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	535 of 656	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	477 of 646	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	483 of 640	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.5	528 of 639	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	38.4	61 of 90	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.5	174 of 206	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	138 of 196	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	111 of 184	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	130 of 175	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	137 of 164	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	92 of 152	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	95 of 140	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.6	103 of 130	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	573 of 667	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	600 of 660	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	508 of 670	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	424 of 623	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	458 of 651	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	514 of 653	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	438 of 649	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	480 of 651	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.0	488 of 567	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	580 of 659	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.7	574 of 651	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	499 of 655	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	500 of 649	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	485 of 669	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	505 of 669	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	478 of 650	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	487 of 650	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.0	538 of 639	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	172 of 193	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	81 of 97	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	78 of 82	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	302 of 403	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	365 of 403	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	324 of 395	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	305 of 373	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	301 of 345	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.1	242 of 398	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	303 of 392	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	273 of 344	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.2	222 of 280	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	442 of 501	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	6.8	514 of 532	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	498 of 535	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	486 of 528	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	509 of 540	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	508 of 539	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	478 of 529	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	426 of 508	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.0	345 of 369	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)36th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2026)25th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)17th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)16th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile~ school

Male (2026)12th percentile~ school

White (2026)12th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)11th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English47%-18 vs state

Science21%-29 vs state

Mathematics17%-25 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, February 25, 2012

My child is in the second grade at Fultondale Elementary school, and I am very disappointed in the teaching staff. For the last two years, the teachers I have encountered have, in my opinion been poor leaders and poor examples for the children with whom they are entrusted.
These children look up to their teachers. The teachers are supposed to lead by example, not behave in the manner of the second graders they are teaching.
I am very disappointed in my child's teacher. She does not appear to pay close attention to the students, but instead spends a great portion of her time socializing with the teacher in the room next to her. 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 (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 (2025)	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 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
Fultondale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	950 Central Ave	Fultondale	35068	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3450	889	43	20.4	65.0%	161 (18.1%)	389 (43.8%)	302 (34.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.6%)	15.6	587^th of 686 public elementary schools	14.4%		13.9	597^th of 680 public elementary schools	12.2%	10	21.6	15.5	12.5				21.0		49.2	36.5	54.4				$10,126	$2,233	$7,874
Tarrant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1269 Portland St	Tarrant	35217	Jefferson County	Tarrant City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 841-7541	307	18	17.0	76.9%	5 (1.6%)	136 (44.3%)	156 (50.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (1.0%)								(n/a)															$11,779	$2,309	$9,465
Tarrant Intermediate School	Public	3-6	1 Wildcat Drive	Tarrant	35217	Jefferson County	Tarrant City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 849-0168	404	22	18.3	77.5%	8 (2.0%)	180 (44.6%)	199 (49.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	8 (2.0%)	11.5	628^th of 686 public elementary schools	8.5%		10.2	636^th of 680 public elementary schools	6.5%	8	15.3	28.9	18.1	6.2			21.1		29.4	36.7	38.6	17.3			$9,871	$2,281	$7,585
Inglenook School	Public	PK, KG-8	4120 Inglenook Street	Birmingham	35217	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-3310	312	14	22.2	79.2%	5 (1.6%)	211 (67.6%)	88 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	6.2	674^th of 686 public elementary schools	1.7%		12.2	620^th of 680 public elementary schools	8.8%	54	27.5	0.0	7.1	2.8	0.0	0.0	8.6	17.2	26.3	20.0	25.0	25.0	22.2	20.7	$10,391	$1,715	$8,673
Hudson KEight School	Public	PK, KG-8	3300 F L Shuttlesworth Dr	Birmingham	35207	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-3000	580	30	19.3	87.1%	3 (0.5%)	471 (81.2%)	94 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.7%)	4.5	684^th of 686 public elementary schools	0.3%		4.8	675^th of 680 public elementary schools	0.7%	9	12.1	0.0	14.0	1.4	1.6	4.1	5.7	20.0	27.3	15.4	31.0	14.9	25.8	21.3	$11,971	$2,759	$9,210
Gardendale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	860 Bauers Ln	Gardendale	35071	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-3550	700	36	19.4	38.4%	340 (48.6%)	251 (35.9%)	58 (8.3%)	20 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.1%)	63.7	243^rd of 686 public elementary schools	64.6%		65.3	228^th of 680 public elementary schools	66.5%	15	47.1	42.1	47.8				54.2		71.8	64.8	75.4				$8,994	$631	$8,343
Norwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3136 Norwood Blvd	Birmingham	35234	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-3440	261	14	18.6	77.8%	2 (0.8%)	221 (84.7%)	33 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	26.2	513^th of 686 public elementary schools	25.2%		20.8	536^th of 680 public elementary schools	21.2%	23	75.0	15.2	18.2				5.9		61.5	14.7	44.4				$11,542	$2,602	$8,937
i3 Academy Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	230 49th Street North	Birmingham	35212	Jefferson County	i3 Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(205) 403-5777	411	25	16.4	74.2%	29 (7.1%)	344 (83.7%)	23 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.9%)	28.7	495^th of 686 public elementary schools	27.8%		18.7	555^th of 680 public elementary schools	18.4%	60	26.8	41.2	18.7				38.2		49.3	48.5	52.0
Hayes K8	Public	PK, KG-8	505 43rd Street North	Birmingham	35222	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-8900	693	42	16.5	83.4%	6 (0.9%)	550 (79.4%)	131 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	6.8	671^st of 686 public elementary schools	2.2%		4.1	679^th of 680 public elementary schools	0.1%	8	18.1	7.6	4.8	15.1	11.3	7.1	9.1	35.7	25.0	27.3	25.8	23.3	21.0	27.6	$9,683	$1,714	$7,967
Barrett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7601 Division Ave	Birmingham	35206	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-8130	383	23	16.6	76.5%	7 (1.8%)	287 (74.9%)	80 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	14.1	600^th of 686 public elementary schools	12.5%		7.7	661^st of 680 public elementary schools	2.8%	61	15.8	14.1	20.0				27.0		42.1	43.8	37.0				$11,013	$2,231	$8,781

Frequently Asked Questions about Fultondale Elementary School

How many students attend Fultondale Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 889 students attended Fultondale Elementary School.

What district is Fultondale Elementary School in?

Jefferson County

What schools do graduates of Fultondale Elementary School attend?

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

High : Fultondale High School

Is Fultondale Elementary School a good school?

Fultondale Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.4% of Alabama elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Fultondale Elementary School?

Students at Fultondale Elementary School are 44% African American, 34% Hispanic, 18% White, 4% Two or more races.

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