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West Jefferson Elementary School

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West Jefferson Elementary School ranks 211 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

211^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

West Jefferson Elementary School is a small, rural school in Quinton, AL, serving 111 students in grades PK through 5 within the Jefferson County school district.

This school is a standout success story in its area. After several years of 2-star ratings, West Jefferson jumped to a 3-star rating (69th percentile statewide) in 2025-2026, ranking 211th out of 686 elementary schools in Alabama. What makes this particularly impressive is that 65.77% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, yet the school's performance with economically disadvantaged students is exceptional—ranking in the 90th percentile statewide (4 stars). This is a dramatic improvement from just two years prior, when that same group ranked in the 27th percentile. The school's science program is a clear strength, with 4th-grade proficiency at 73.68%—more than double the district average and well above the state average. English Language Arts is also consistently strong across all grades, with 5th-grade proficiency reaching 84.21%, nearly 15 points above the state. When compared to nearby schools like Pleasant Grove Elementary, Minor Community School, and Brookville Elementary—all of which rank in the bottom 15% statewide—West Jefferson is clearly a top performer in the area, even rivaling higher-ranked schools like Mount Olive Elementary and Bagley Elementary in science and reading.

Mathematics remains the school's biggest challenge, particularly in 3rd grade (30.77% proficiency vs. 44.89% state average), though 4th and 5th grades both post solid scores above district averages. Chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically, dropping from 35.7% in 2021-2022 to 16.2% in 2024-2025, though it still exceeds the state average of 12%. With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1 and per-student spending of $11,153—higher than most nearby schools—West Jefferson demonstrates that a high-poverty school can achieve strong academic outcomes through effective resource allocation and targeted support. This is a school on the rise that deserves serious consideration from parents in the Quinton area.

111

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,153

Per pupil spending ?

65.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4880 Freewill Dr
Quinton, AL 35130

(205) 379-5550

District: Jefferson County

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.5%

African American:

4.5%

Hispanic:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 66th percentile in 2016 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (61% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Jefferson County

✓Above the Alabama median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg41%

Alabama avg53%

211^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to top 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 26Elementary Schools in the Jefferson County

101^st of 139Jefferson 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	68.2	211 of 686	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.2	400 of 680	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	384 of 684	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	414 of 680	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	372 of 687	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	437 of 692	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.4	188 of 681	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.0	228 of 680	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.7	218 of 688	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.6	234 of 691	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.8	215 of 691	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.7	291 of 695	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	76.9	80 of 696	88.5%	★★★★☆
2012	88.9	5 of 696	99.3%	★★★★★
2011	81.2	61 of 709	91.4%	★★★★★
2010	74.7	130 of 704	81.5%	★★★★☆
2009	63.4	245 of 696	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.9	318 of 698	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.8	416 of 698	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.6	384 of 689	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	35.7	504 of 688	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	45.6	367 of 623	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	147 of 652	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	24.0	500 of 656	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.4	336 of 646	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.9	144 of 640	77.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	82.3	69 of 668	89.7%	★★★★☆
2025	45.8	375 of 660	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	488 of 670	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.4	405 of 651	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	431 of 653	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.8	74 of 649	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.7	38 of 651	94.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2018	65.2	222 of 650	65.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	240 of 500	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.6	395 of 532	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	454 of 535	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	468 of 528	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	418 of 540	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	466 of 539	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.4	204 of 529	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.6	290 of 508	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2026)77th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2018)66th percentile~ school

White (2026)52nd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English76%+11 vs state

Science74%+23 vs state

Mathematics42%~ state avg

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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	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
West Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4880 Freewill Dr	Quinton	35130	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5550	111	7	15.8	65.8%	96 (86.5%)	5 (4.5%)	5 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	68.2	211^th of 686 public elementary schools	69.2%		43.2	400^th of 680 public elementary schools	41.2%	189	30.8	47.4	47.4	73.7	69.2	73.7	84.2	$11,153	$1,433	$9,667
Brookville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4275 Brookville School Rd	Graysville	35073	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-2700	211	11	19.7	73.5%	65 (30.8%)	88 (41.7%)	47 (22.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	12.7	616^th of 686 public elementary schools	10.2%		26.5	500^th of 680 public elementary schools	26.5%	116	9.7	13.8	8.0	27.6	56.3	32.1	36.0	$10,432	$1,911	$8,484
Sumiton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	71 1st Street North	Sumiton	35148	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 648-5656	720	47	15.3	62.9%	579 (80.4%)	73 (10.1%)	15 (2.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.7%)	60.7	269^th of 686 public elementary schools	60.8%		57.4	299^th of 680 public elementary schools	56.0%	30	50.7	44.1		60.2	69.9	55.5		$8,903	$1,628	$7,271
Adamsville Elementary School	Public	K-5	4600 Hazelwood Road	Adamsville	35005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-2400	288	15	19.8	79.9%	37 (12.8%)	179 (62.2%)	50 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	19 (6.6%)	15.9	585^th of 686 public elementary schools	14.7%		19.1	551^st of 680 public elementary schools	19.0%	34	18.6	27.5	8.0	25.5	39.5	43.1	50.0	$10,448	$1,601	$8,816
Bagley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	8581 Tate Mill Rd	Dora	35062	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-2500	550	29	18.9	32.4%	525 (95.5%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.8%)	71.9	178^th of 686 public elementary schools	74.1%		68.7	209^th of 680 public elementary schools	69.3%	31	50.0	60.0		61.2	72.1	68.2		$8,971	$684	$8,264
UW Clemon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2021 UW Clemon Parkway	Adamsville	35005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3250	590	35	16.9	77.6%	35 (5.9%)	491 (83.2%)	57 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	12.6	618^th of 686 public elementary schools	9.9%		12.8	614^th of 680 public elementary schools	9.7%	4	30.0	9.4	10.8	11.5	43.0	29.2	52.0	$10,036	$1,563	$8,446
Cordova Elementary School	Public	K-4	35 North St	Cordova	35550	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 483-7666	321	20	16.0	59.8%	278 (86.6%)	23 (7.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	67.4	218^th of 686 public elementary schools	68.2%		71.1	189^th of 680 public elementary schools	72.2%	29	41.1	49.1		68.4	74.0	66.7		$9,659	$2,156	$7,500
Minor Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	3006 Cora Avenue	Birmingham	35224	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-4800	384	24	16.2	74.2%	53 (13.8%)	240 (62.5%)	64 (16.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.0%)	15	591^st of 686 public elementary schools	13.8%		16.9	568^th of 680 public elementary schools	16.5%	23	27.1	10.5	17.2	19.3	41.4	26.3	58.6	$11,201	$2,244	$8,930
Mount Olive Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 Brookside Rd	Mount Olive	35117	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-4900	286	17	16.8	29.0%	243 (85.0%)	16 (5.6%)	13 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	11 (3.8%)	73.9	162^nd of 686 public elementary schools	76.4%		63	245^th of 680 public elementary schools	64.0%	83	44.9	76.7	54.4	55.8	70.0	76.7	78.3	$9,915	$1,614	$8,271
Concord Elementary School	Public	K-5	1886 Learning Lane	Bessemer	35023	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-3150	400	23	17.5	56.5%	225 (56.3%)	68 (17.0%)	101 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	51.7	343^rd of 686 public elementary schools	50.0%		39.1	431^st of 680 public elementary schools	36.6%	88	50.9	30.0	27.1	54.3	77.6	58.6	62.9	$10,368	$956	$9,377

Frequently Asked Questions about West Jefferson Elementary School

How many students attend West Jefferson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 111 students attended West Jefferson Elementary School.

What district is West Jefferson Elementary School in?

Jefferson County

What is the racial makeup of West Jefferson Elementary School?

Students at West Jefferson Elementary School are 86% White, 5% African American, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Is West Jefferson Elementary School a good school?

West Jefferson Elementary School ranks 211^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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