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Grantswood Community School

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Grantswood Community School ranks 500 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

500^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Grantswood Community School is a public elementary school in Birmingham, AL, serving 394 students in grades PK-5 within the Jefferson County school district. The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with nearly 62% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, and maintains a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.

Grantswood's most notable strength is its exceptional work with English Language Learners (ELL). In 2024-2025, ELL students ranked in the 88th percentile statewide—a remarkable achievement that far exceeds the school's overall performance. The school also shows strong progress in attendance, with chronic absenteeism dropping from 17.8% to 9.4% over three years, now well below both district and state averages. However, the school experienced a significant decline in its overall state ranking, falling from the 42nd to the 27th percentile in a single year. While English Language Arts proficiency remains relatively close to state averages, math proficiency lags considerably—for example, only 22% of 5th graders met math standards compared to the state's 39%. Special education performance has been highly volatile, swinging from the 54th percentile to the bottom of the state rankings and back, signaling a need for more consistent support.

The contrast with nearby schools is striking. Within a five-mile radius, schools like Magnolia Elementary, Brookwood Forest Elementary, and Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park consistently earn 5-star ratings with proficiency rates in the 80-90% range, while Grantswood's rates hover between 20-40%. These neighboring schools serve far fewer low-income families. Within its own district, Grantswood outperforms Irondale Community School in nearly every metric, including attendance and academic rankings. For parents, Grantswood offers a dedicated ELL program and improving attendance, but faces real challenges in math achievement and consistency for its most vulnerable students.

394

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,702

Per pupil spending ?

61.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5110 Grantswood Road
Birmingham, AL 35210

(205) 379-3700

District: Jefferson County

Students who attend Grantswood Community School usually attend:

Middle:	Irondale Middle School
High:	Shades Valley High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.4%

Hispanic:

19.8%

White:

15.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 30th percentile in 2021 → 27th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (39% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg41%

Alabama avg53%

500^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 3 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	27.8	500 of 686	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.4	397 of 680	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	456 of 684	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	457 of 680	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	475 of 687	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	486 of 692	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	235 of 429	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.0	122 of 427	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	56.1	151 of 420	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	169 of 427	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	226 of 426	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	249 of 426	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	17 of 142	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	35.4	92 of 131	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	46 of 123	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	474 of 652	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.1	402 of 649	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	477 of 650	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.6	378 of 645	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	456 of 656	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	461 of 656	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	55 of 206	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	53.3	78 of 196	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	63 of 175	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.6	69 of 164	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	519 of 668	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.3	377 of 660	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	446 of 670	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	410 of 623	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	500 of 651	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	479 of 653	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	490 of 660	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	47.9	353 of 651	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	398 of 655	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	450 of 649	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	460 of 669	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	475 of 669	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	64.2	66 of 194	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	278 of 403	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	9.6	402 of 403	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	46.2	181 of 395	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	74 of 373	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	53.3	130 of 345	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.0	254 of 398	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	319 of 532	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	451 of 535	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.9	268 of 528	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	334 of 540	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	315 of 539	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)88th percentile+46 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+32 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)66th percentile+39 vs school

African American (2026)45th percentile+18 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile~ school

Male (2026)26th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English53%-12 vs state

Science36%-15 vs state

Mathematics26%-16 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 (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 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
Grantswood Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	5110 Grantswood Road	Birmingham	35210	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3700	394	26	15.2	61.9%	62 (15.7%)	234 (59.4%)	78 (19.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.6%)	27.8	500^th of 686 public elementary schools	27.1%		44.4	397^th of 680 public elementary schools	41.6%	103	30.6	25.0	21.8				35.7		56.9	42.1	60.0				$12,702	$2,800	$9,872
Irondale Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	225 16th St S	Irondale	35210	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-4200	435	26	16.8	71.7%	62 (14.3%)	158 (36.3%)	204 (46.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	17.2	577^th of 686 public elementary schools	15.9%		23.5	518^th of 680 public elementary schools	23.8%	59	32.3	11.7	19.2				19.2		38.8	31.2	60.3				$11,864	$2,559	$9,278
Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park	Public	PK, KG-5	17051 Liberty Pkwy	Vestavia Hills	35242	Jefferson County	Vestavia Hills City	No	No	No	No	(205) 402-5400	546	36	15.1	4.9%	441 (80.8%)	31 (5.7%)	20 (3.7%)	32 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	96.7	11^th of 686 public elementary schools	98.4%		93.8	25^th of 680 public elementary schools	96.3%	14	86.5	84.6	72.3				88.5		93.7	91.0	97.9				$13,969	$1,279	$12,689
Cherokee Bend Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4400 Fair Oaks Dr	Mountain Brook	35213	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-3595	562	46	12.2	2.8%	528 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	98.3	2^nd of 686 public elementary schools	99.7%		97.9	4^th of 680 public elementary schools	99.4%	2	91.4	87.8	81.3	86.0			95.1		98.6	97.6	96.7	97.9			$13,007	$187	$12,820
Christian School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	725 Mountain Dr	Birmingham	35206	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(205) 231-5249	574	32	17.9	62.5%	9 (1.6%)	512 (89.2%)	39 (6.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	72.1	175^th of 686 public elementary schools	74.5%		64.3	236^th of 680 public elementary schools	65.3%	61	52.5	48.9	43.1	68.1	53.7	61.2	44.7	89.6	77.1	68.1	74.1	94.5	89.0	97.0	$9,125	$1,167	$7,956
Oliver K5 School	Public	PK, KG-5	6871 6th Court S	Birmingham	35212	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-8620	343	17	20.7	85.1%	1 (0.3%)	329 (95.9%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	13.2	610^th of 686 public elementary schools	11.1%		12.6	616^th of 680 public elementary schools	9.4%	6	16.3	16.1	11.8				14.8		38.8	42.9	52.9				$10,625	$2,412	$8,211
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
Robinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8400 1st Ave S	Birmingham	35206	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-5555	354	17	20.8	78.8%	2 (0.6%)	279 (78.8%)	70 (19.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7.8	663^rd of 686 public elementary schools	3.4%		14.2	595^th of 680 public elementary schools	12.5%	68	7.3	17.0	8.0				12.7		41.8	32.7	30.0				$10,889	$2,458	$8,429
Magnolia Elementary School	Public	K-5	5400 Hidden Way Lane	Trussville	35173	Jefferson County	Trussville City	No	No	No	No	(205) 228-3500	391	29	13.4	23.8%	250 (63.9%)	74 (18.9%)	33 (8.4%)	16 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	94.5	22^nd of 686 public elementary schools	96.8%		89.7	50^th of 680 public elementary schools	92.6%	28	71.6	83.1	71.1				88.7		92.5	87.3	90.8				$12,087	$1,018	$11,061
Brookwood Forest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3701 S Brookwood Rd	Mountain Brook	35223	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 414-3700	579	50	11.5	1.2%	543 (93.8%)	6 (1.0%)	12 (2.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	98.1	3^rd of 686 public elementary schools	99.6%		97.1	8^th of 680 public elementary schools	98.8%	5	90.5	90.9	84.4	83.8			97.0		95.8	97.0	94.4	97.5			$13,183	$647	$12,536

Frequently Asked Questions about Grantswood Community School

What is the racial makeup of Grantswood Community School?

Students at Grantswood Community School are 59% African American, 20% Hispanic, 16% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Grantswood Community School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Grantswood Community School.

What schools do graduates of Grantswood Community School attend?

Students who attend Grantswood Community School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Irondale Middle School
High : Shades Valley High School

What district is Grantswood Community School in?

Jefferson County

Is Grantswood Community School a good school?

Grantswood Community School ranks 500^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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