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Vincent Elementary School

Q: Is Vincent Elementary School a good school?

Vincent Elementary School ranks 171 st of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

171^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Vincent Elementary School in Vincent, AL, is a Pre-K through 5th grade school with 397 students, part of the highly regarded Shelby County district. This small-town school has recently become a standout, earning a 4-star rating and jumping 200 spots in statewide rankings to 171st out of 686 schools—its best performance in nearly a decade.

What makes Vincent Elementary truly remarkable is its success with students who often face the most challenges. In the most recent school year, the school ranked in the top 8% statewide for African American students and the top 7% for special education students—extraordinary achievements that put it ahead of many schools with far more resources. The school also saw dramatic academic gains across the board: 3rd grade English proficiency jumped from 52% to 78%, and science proficiency rose from 45% to 67%. These results now rival or exceed those at more affluent nearby schools like Forest Oaks Elementary School and Chelsea Park Elementary School, despite serving a population where 71% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school also made significant strides in reducing chronic absenteeism, dropping from nearly 19% to just over 10%—now below both district and state averages.

For parents, Vincent Elementary represents a "hidden gem" that is clearly doing something right. It outperforms nearby Wilsonville Elementary School in key subjects, and its higher per-student spending reflects a commitment to supporting its student body. While the school's performance has been somewhat volatile in recent years, the combination of strong subgroup results, improved attendance, and dramatic academic growth suggests these gains are built on solid foundations. For families seeking a school that effectively serves diverse learners and demonstrates real progress, Vincent Elementary deserves a close look.

397

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,873

Per pupil spending ?

71%

Free/discounted lunch ?

40800 Highway 25
Vincent, AL 35178

(205) 682-7320

District: Shelby County

Students who attend Vincent Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Vincent Middle High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.0%

African American:

21.4%

Hispanic:

8.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2016 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (63% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of Alabama elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg64%

Alabama avg53%

171^st of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 30% (2016) to top 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Shelby County

29^th of 140Shelby 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	73.0	171 of 686	75.1%	★★★★☆
2025	47.1	371 of 680	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.8	271 of 684	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	272 of 680	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	299 of 687	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.2	341 of 692	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	223 of 681	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.3	338 of 680	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.1	200 of 688	70.9%	★★★★☆
2016	66.9	206 of 691	70.2%	★★★★☆
2015	53.9	302 of 691	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.4	321 of 695	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	40.8	510 of 696	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	55.7	374 of 696	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.4	351 of 709	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.9	431 of 704	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.8	507 of 696	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.6	558 of 698	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	57.1	333 of 698	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	29.4	559 of 689	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	50.7	358 of 688	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	33.1	461 of 623	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	84.4	36 of 428	91.6%	★★★★★
2025	58.8	141 of 427	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	141 of 420	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	128 of 427	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	41.8	227 of 426	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.4	385 of 426	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	57.5	141 of 426	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.3	260 of 423	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.6	120 of 336	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	77.1	124 of 651	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	55.0	289 of 649	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	195 of 650	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	54.9	282 of 645	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	322 of 656	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.4	310 of 656	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.7	195 of 646	69.8%	★★★★☆
2018	45.8	376 of 640	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	70.0	156 of 639	75.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	77.8	99 of 667	85.2%	★★★★☆
2025	51.7	318 of 660	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	254 of 670	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	215 of 623	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	290 of 651	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	323 of 653	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.2	230 of 649	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	363 of 651	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	65.3	156 of 567	72.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	61.3	252 of 659	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.4	422 of 651	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	345 of 655	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.5	259 of 649	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.2	282 of 669	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.6	360 of 669	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.2	222 of 650	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.8	258 of 650	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.3	254 of 639	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	86.1	30 of 403	92.6%	★★★★★
2025	43.0	210 of 403	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.4	132 of 395	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.5	218 of 373	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	177 of 345	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	253 of 398	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.9	77 of 392	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	38.4	206 of 344	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	72.3	46 of 280	83.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	246 of 501	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.0	382 of 532	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.8	275 of 535	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	291 of 528	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	273 of 540	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.4	307 of 539	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.0	209 of 529	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.3	299 of 508	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.2	180 of 369	51.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)93rd percentile+17 vs school

African American (2026)92nd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)81st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)62nd percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)51st percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English77%+13 vs state

Science67%+17 vs state

Mathematics48%+6 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 (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 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
Vincent Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	40800 Highway 25	Vincent	35178	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 682-7320	397	24	16.2	71.0%	266 (67.0%)	85 (21.4%)	32 (8.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	73	171^st of 686 public elementary schools	75.1%		47.1	371^st of 680 public elementary schools	45.4%	200	51.6	39.7	51.8	67.2	78.1	73.0	80.4	$12,873	$2,124	$10,726
Childersburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	235 Pinecrest Drive	Childersburg	35044	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5525	278	15	18.5	69.4%	98 (35.3%)	163 (58.6%)	7 (2.5%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	59.1	279^th of 686 public elementary schools	59.3%		50	357^th of 680 public elementary schools	47.5%	78	56.4	31.3	37.5	37.5	84.6	68.8	72.5	$11,694	$1,770	$9,894
AH Watwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3002 Limbaugh Blvd	Childersburg	35044	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5460	289	16	17.5	71.6%	130 (45.0%)	122 (42.2%)	16 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.3%)	63.6	244^th of 686 public elementary schools	64.4%		65.8	225^th of 680 public elementary schools	66.9%	19	35.6	53.3	36.8	60.0	68.9	70.0	79.0	$11,091	$1,706	$9,355
Chelsea Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	9000 Chelsea Park Trail	Chelsea	35043	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-6700	891	55	16.2	30.1%	626 (70.3%)	141 (15.8%)	76 (8.5%)	26 (2.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.1%)	82.1	105^th of 686 public elementary schools	84.7%		81.7	100^th of 680 public elementary schools	85.3%	5	52.5	60.8	65.8	73.2	77.0	73.9	84.9	$8,957	$705	$8,235
Wilsonville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	71 School St	Wilsonville	35186	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 682-6640	229	16	14.1	55.5%	194 (84.7%)	10 (4.4%)	11 (4.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	72	178^th of 686 public elementary schools	74.1%		69	205^th of 680 public elementary schools	69.9%	27	65.6	44.2	29.2	67.4	84.4	76.7	75.0	$15,665	$2,436	$13,198
Forest Oaks Elementary School	Public	K-5	1000 Hornet Parkway	Chelsea	35043	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 908-2848	606	36	16.7	29.2%	478 (78.9%)	47 (7.8%)	59 (9.7%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	71.7	180^th of 686 public elementary schools	73.8%		68.4	211^th of 680 public elementary schools	69.0%	31	52.4	45.8	44.4	61.1	77.7	70.8	81.7	$9,435	$677	$8,740
Mt Laurel Elementary School	Public	K-5	1 Jefferson Place	Birmingham	35242	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-7230	498	31	16.2	19.9%	401 (80.5%)	44 (8.8%)	11 (2.2%)	27 (5.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	96.5	12^th of 686 public elementary schools	98.3%		97.1	7^th of 680 public elementary schools	99.0%	5	85.9	81.9	88.0	88.9	88.2	91.7	96.7	$10,287	$806	$9,461
Sycamore School	Public	PK, KG-5	22405 AL Highway 21	Alpine	35014	Talladega County	Talladega County	No	No	No	Yes	(256) 315-5450	340	18	18.6	66.8%	174 (51.2%)	127 (37.4%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.9%)	44.8	398^th of 686 public elementary schools	42.0%		47.3	368^th of 680 public elementary schools	45.9%	30	30.4	27.3	46.7	27.3	76.1	50.0	73.3	$10,429	$1,784	$8,614
Greystone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Village Street	Hoover	35242	Shelby County	Hoover City	No	No	No	No	(205) 439-3200	438	33	13.4	15.5%	291 (66.4%)	54 (12.3%)	25 (5.7%)	44 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.5%)	96	14^th of 686 public elementary schools	98.0%		96.1	10^th of 680 public elementary schools	98.5%	4	88.5	83.9	70.0	88.7	95.1	87.1	92.9	$12,416	$856	$11,558
Leeds Elementary School	Public	2-5	950 Ashville Road	Leeds	35094	Jefferson County	Leeds City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 699-4500	678	30	22.6	49.0%	377 (55.6%)	159 (23.5%)	100 (14.7%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.2%)	59.4	277^th of 686 public elementary schools	59.6%		49.9	358^th of 680 public elementary schools	47.4%	81	45.2	49.4	34.0	55.0	72.9	64.4	67.3	$9,618	$1,159	$8,459

Frequently Asked Questions about Vincent Elementary School

How many students attend Vincent Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 397 students attended Vincent Elementary School.

What district is Vincent Elementary School in?

Shelby County

What schools do graduates of Vincent Elementary School attend?

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

High : Vincent Middle High School

Is Vincent Elementary School a good school?

Vincent Elementary School ranks 171^st of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Vincent Elementary School?

Students at Vincent Elementary School are 67% White, 21% African American, 8% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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