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Crestline Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

8^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Crestline Elementary School in Mountain Brook, AL, is a PK-6 school serving 743 students in one of Alabama's most highly regarded districts, Mountain Brook City, which ranks #1 in the state.

Crestline has been a top-10 school in Alabama for over a decade, including three consecutive years at #1 (2020-2023). Recently, it slipped to #8 in the state (2025-2026), while district peer Cherokee Bend Elementary School surged to #2. The dip appears tied to a significant drop in 3rd grade math proficiency—from 87% to 74%—even as 4th and 5th grade math improved. Still, Crestline's math scores remain exceptional, with 6th grade proficiency at 89% versus a state average of 35%. English Language Arts is a consistent strength, with 91-97% proficiency across grades 3-6. The school also boasts remarkably low chronic absenteeism at 2.1%, compared to a 12% state average, and maintains a favorable 12:1 student-teacher ratio. Science is a relative weak spot, with 4th grade scores (87%) trailing the district average (93%).

Within the Mountain Brook district, Crestline is the largest elementary school and achieves results comparable to peers while spending slightly less per student ($12,269 vs. $13,000+). The contrast with nearby Birmingham City schools is stark: just 1.5-3 miles away, Hayes K8 and Oliver K5 School report 3rd grade math proficiency of 18% and 16%, respectively, and chronic absenteeism of 30% and 15%. Crestline's special education ranking fluctuated dramatically—from #1 in the state (2024-2025) to #77 (2025-2026)—an area worth monitoring. Overall, Crestline offers an elite, well-rounded education with exceptional attendance and family engagement, though recent trends in 3rd grade math and science suggest room for renewed focus.

743

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,269

Per pupil spending ?

1.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3785 Jackson Blvd
Mountain Brook, AL 35213

(205) 871-8126

District: Mountain Brook City

Students who attend Crestline Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mountain Brook Junior High School
High:	Mountain Brook High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.3%

Two or more races:

3.1%

Asian:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2016 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (90% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Alabama elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Mountain Brook City's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school90%

District avg91%

Alabama avg51%

8^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Mountain Brook City

1^st of 139Mountain Brook 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	97.0	8 of 686	98.8%	★★★★★
2025	98.3	2 of 680	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	2 of 684	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	1 of 680	99.9%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	1 of 687	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.5	1 of 692	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.7	4 of 681	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	99.0	4 of 680	99.4%	★★★★★
2017	98.8	7 of 688	99.0%	★★★★★
2016	99.0	5 of 691	99.3%	★★★★★
2015	99.2	3 of 691	99.6%	★★★★★
2014	97.4	6 of 695	99.1%	★★★★★
2013	85.1	11 of 696	98.4%	★★★★★
2012	88.6	7 of 696	99.0%	★★★★★
2011	90.2	8 of 709	98.9%	★★★★★
2010	92.8	3 of 704	99.6%	★★★★★
2009	93.4	6 of 696	99.1%	★★★★★
2008	95.6	2 of 698	99.7%	★★★★★
2007	94.4	2 of 698	99.7%	★★★★★
2006	95.6	6 of 689	99.1%	★★★★★
2005	96.3	4 of 688	99.4%	★★★★★
2004	97.8	2 of 623	99.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	97.0	4 of 652	99.4%	★★★★★
2025	97.7	2 of 649	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	2 of 650	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	1 of 645	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	1 of 656	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	99.1	1 of 656	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	6 of 646	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.8	6 of 640	99.1%	★★★★★
2017	97.9	5 of 639	99.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	95.7	13 of 660	98.0%	★★★★★
2025	97.9	3 of 651	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	2 of 655	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	1 of 649	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	1 of 669	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.4	1 of 669	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.9	4 of 650	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	99.2	4 of 650	99.4%	★★★★★
2017	98.9	3 of 639	99.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	77 of 403	80.9%	★★★★☆
2025	100.0	1 of 403	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	2 of 395	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.1	2 of 373	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.8	1 of 345	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	99.3	3 of 398	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	99.2	2 of 392	99.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	93.5	18 of 500	96.4%	★★★★★
2025	96.6	4 of 532	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	5 of 535	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	5 of 528	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	4 of 540	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	3 of 539	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	6 of 529	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	7 of 508	98.6%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2026)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

White (2026)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)81st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English94%+32 vs state

Science87%+37 vs state

Mathematics85%+45 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Crestline Elementary is well worth the cost of home ownership. The staff is consistently polite, competent and do an excellent job. They don't appear to succumb to educational faddery, and stick to the traditional, tried and true. Academic achievement is the norm for these kids. During my childrens' time there, there have been no issues with bullying, fights, and so forth. 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
Crestline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3785 Jackson Blvd	Mountain Brook	35213	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-8126	743	61	12.1	1.7%	708 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.1%)	97	8^th of 686 public elementary schools	98.8%		98.3	2^nd of 680 public elementary schools	99.7%	6	74.0	90.8	87.9	89.2			87.2		91.0	95.4	97.4	93.7			$12,269	$167	$12,102
Avondale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 8th Ct S	Birmingham	35222	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7130	339	19	17.8	56.3%	74 (21.8%)	227 (67.0%)	25 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	44.2	403^rd of 686 public elementary schools	41.3%		32.8	463^rd of 680 public elementary schools	31.9%	60	44.8	42.0	13.6				46.0		67.2	64.0	52.3				$10,435	$1,770	$8,662
Mountain Brook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3020 Cambridge Rd	Mountain Brook	35223	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-8191	551	47	11.7	2.0%	523 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	97.3	5^th of 686 public elementary schools	99.3%		97.6	5^th of 680 public elementary schools	99.3%		91.4	72.1	73.8	80.0			94.1		96.3	94.1	98.8	95.3			$13,933	$289	$13,644
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
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%)	6.7	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
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
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%)	96.4	13^th of 686 public elementary schools	98.1%		93.7	26^th of 680 public elementary schools	96.2%	13	80.8	79.8	82.0				89.9		93.6	87.2	96.6				$12,104	$980	$11,103
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%)	28.6	496^th of 686 public elementary schools	27.7%		18.7	555^th of 680 public elementary schools	18.4%	59	26.8	41.2	18.7				38.2		49.3	48.5	52.0
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
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%)	17	580^th of 686 public elementary schools	15.5%		13.5	602^nd of 680 public elementary schools	11.5%	22	21.8	17.1	17.9				19.5		52.0	36.1	54.1				$9,950	$1,538	$8,410

Frequently Asked Questions about Crestline Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Crestline Elementary School?

Students at Crestline Elementary School are 95% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Crestline Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 743 students attended Crestline Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Crestline Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Mountain Brook Junior High School
High : Mountain Brook High School

What district is Crestline Elementary School in?

Mountain Brook City

Is Crestline Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Crestline Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 8^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools.

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