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Elvin Hill Elementary School

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Elvin Hill Elementary School ranks 366 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

366^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Elvin Hill Elementary School is a public elementary school in Columbiana, Alabama, serving 536 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Shelby County School District, which is ranked 34th out of 135 districts in the state.

Elvin Hill Elementary has consistently performed below the Shelby County and Alabama state averages in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics ranged from 31.07% to 43.96% for grades 3-5, compared to Shelby County's 50.94% to 55.24% and the state's 39.31% to 45.47%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with relatively strong performance for Hispanic students but struggles for African American and English Language Learner (ELL) students. Additionally, Elvin Hill Elementary has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 13.5% to 18.9% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

Comparing Elvin Hill Elementary to nearby schools in the Shelby County district, such as Forest Oaks Elementary, Chelsea Park Elementary, and Wilsonville Elementary, reveals that these schools consistently outperform Elvin Hill in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates and better rankings among Alabama elementary schools. While Elvin Hill's spending per student ($10,660 in 2018-2019) is higher than the state average, it is lower than some of the nearby higher-performing schools, such as Wilsonville Elementary ($15,665) and Shelby Elementary ($17,161).

534

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,660

Per pupil spending ?

67%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 Washington St
Columbiana, AL 35051

(205) 682-6620

District: Shelby County

Students who attend Elvin Hill Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Columbiana Middle School
High:	Shelby County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.0%

African American:

17.0%

Hispanic:

15.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 46th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Shelby County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg62%

Alabama avg52%

366^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Shelby County

34^th of 135Shelby 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
2025	47.6	366 of 680	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.0	394 of 684	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	310 of 680	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	360 of 687	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.6	235 of 692	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	343 of 681	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	439 of 680	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.5	306 of 688	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.2	283 of 691	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.6	337 of 691	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.9	299 of 695	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.4	405 of 696	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.8	455 of 696	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.3	294 of 709	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.4	258 of 704	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.5	331 of 696	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	41.1	470 of 698	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.5	407 of 698	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	63.7	225 of 689	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	74.0	132 of 688	80.8%	★★★★☆
2004	64.1	203 of 623	67.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	187 of 427	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	19.9	378 of 420	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	281 of 427	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	353 of 426	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	56.8	147 of 426	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.2	394 of 426	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	345 of 423	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.8	324 of 336	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	100 of 142	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.7	119 of 131	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	383 of 649	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	346 of 650	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.3	266 of 645	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	347 of 656	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.5	233 of 656	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	292 of 646	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	361 of 640	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.0	328 of 639	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	108 of 206	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	98 of 196	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	67 of 140	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	411 of 660	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	492 of 670	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.8	341 of 623	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	402 of 651	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.6	231 of 653	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.6	336 of 649	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	438 of 651	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.1	268 of 567	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	347 of 651	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	401 of 655	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	345 of 649	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	353 of 669	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.6	238 of 669	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.4	340 of 650	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	446 of 650	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	58.8	261 of 639	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	256 of 403	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	269 of 395	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	202 of 373	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	216 of 345	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	269 of 398	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	206 of 392	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.0	255 of 344	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	362 of 532	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	368 of 535	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	330 of 528	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	333 of 540	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.7	238 of 539	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	289 of 529	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	401 of 508	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.3	213 of 369	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)56th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile~ school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)41st percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English60%-4 vs state

Science45%~ state avg

Mathematics37%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)			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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Elvin Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Washington St	Columbiana	35051	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 682-6620	534	32	16.5	67.0%	342 (64.0%)	91 (17.0%)	82 (15.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	47.6	366^th of 680 public elementary schools	46.2%		45	394^th of 684 public elementary schools	42.4%	28	44.0	37.1	31.1	44.9	67.0	48.9	64.7	$10,660	$1,547	$9,092
Shelby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19099 Highway 145	Shelby	35143	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 682-6630	242	18	13.1	58.7%	211 (87.2%)	11 (4.5%)	16 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	76.9	142^nd of 680 public elementary schools	79.1%		77.4	142^nd of 684 public elementary schools	79.2%		44.2	55.6	59.1	50.0	79.1	77.8	86.4	$17,161	$2,526	$14,609
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%)	69	205^th of 680 public elementary schools	69.9%		77.6	140^th of 684 public elementary schools	79.5%	65	66.7	40.7	24.4	55.6	80.0	66.7	85.4	$15,665	$2,436	$13,198
Calera Elementary	Public	K-2	855 10th St	Calera	35040	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 682-6120	766	42	18.2	64.8%	298 (38.9%)	333 (43.5%)	109 (14.2%)	6 (0.8%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.7%)								(n/a)								$10,354	$1,450	$8,886
Calera Intermediate School	Public	3-5	8454 Highway 31 South	Calera	35040	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 682-6500	747	50	15.0	67.9%	297 (39.8%)	289 (38.7%)	119 (15.9%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.1%)	38.1	440^th of 680 public elementary schools	35.3%		44.9	395^th of 684 public elementary schools	42.3%	45	40.2	29.8	31.5	34.5	58.7	49.0	61.1	$9,273	$1,879	$7,376
Forest Oaks Elementary School	Public	K-5	1000 Hornet Parkway	Chelsea	35043	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-7220	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%)	68.4	211^th of 680 public elementary schools	69.0%		75.8	152^nd of 684 public elementary schools	77.8%	59	48.9	34.2	56.9	44.6	81.9	63.3	89.4	$9,435	$677	$8,740
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%)	81.7	100^th of 680 public elementary schools	85.3%		80.8	115^th of 684 public elementary schools	83.2%	15	51.3	57.9	70.6	67.8	81.2	67.8	84.8	$8,957	$705	$8,235
Meadow View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	2800 Smokey Rd	Alabaster	35007	Shelby County	Alabaster City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 685-4300	953	66	14.4	53.2%	446 (46.8%)	186 (19.5%)	255 (26.8%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (5.9%)								(n/a)	63.6				77.6			$10,590	$1,568	$9,009
Pelham Ridge	Public	PK, KG-5	251 Applegate Parkway	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Pelham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 624-3704	783	50	15.6	48.4%	291 (37.2%)	185 (23.6%)	243 (31.0%)	19 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.6%)	60.7	270^th of 680 public elementary schools	60.3%		60.9	259^th of 684 public elementary schools	62.1%	11	51.8	39.3	45.3	43.0	66.7	67.2	71.0	$9,196	$1,003	$8,192
STAR Program Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2280 Highway 35	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(205) 682-5800																			(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Elvin Hill Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Elvin Hill Elementary School?

Students at Elvin Hill Elementary School are 64% White, 17% African American, 15% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Elvin Hill Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 534 students attended Elvin Hill Elementary School.

What district is Elvin Hill Elementary School in?

Shelby County

Is Elvin Hill Elementary School a good school?

Elvin Hill Elementary School ranks 366^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Elvin Hill Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Elvin Hill Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Columbiana Middle School
High : Shelby County High School

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