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Chelsea Park Elementary School

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Chelsea Park Elementary School ranks 100 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

100^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Chelsea Park Elementary School is a top-performing public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Chelsea, Alabama. With consistently high academic achievement, low chronic absenteeism, and a diverse student population, Chelsea Park Elementary is a standout institution in the Shelby County school district.

Chelsea Park Elementary consistently outperforms state and county averages on standardized tests, with 81.17% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English compared to 75.19% in Shelby County and 65.34% statewide. The school also excels in serving its diverse student population, ranking in the top 25-50 in Alabama for African American, Hispanic, and Special Education students. Additionally, Chelsea Park Elementary maintains relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 9.7% to 17.9% over the past few years, better than the state average.

Located near other high-performing schools like Greystone Elementary and Mt. Laurel Elementary, Chelsea Park Elementary is part of a strong concentration of excellent elementary education options in the Shelby County and surrounding areas. While the school's performance is already impressive, its test scores and rankings suggest there may be room for further improvement, especially in areas like mathematics and science, providing insights for other schools looking to emulate its success.

891

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,957

Per pupil spending ?

30.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9000 Chelsea Park Trail
Chelsea, AL 35043-2002

(205) 682-6700

District: Shelby County

Students who attend Chelsea Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Chelsea Middle School
High:	Chelsea High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.3%

African American:

15.8%

Hispanic:

8.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (69% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Alabama elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg62%

Alabama avg52%

100^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	81.7	100 of 680	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	115 of 684	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	89 of 680	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.9	69 of 687	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	87.5	68 of 692	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	80.1	106 of 681	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	121 of 680	82.2%	★★★★☆
2017	92.4	48 of 688	93.0%	★★★★★
2016	85.8	78 of 691	88.7%	★★★★☆
2015	80.6	103 of 691	85.1%	★★★★☆
2014	76.4	120 of 695	82.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	53 of 427	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.8	25 of 420	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	22 of 427	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.8	9 of 426	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	98.6	6 of 426	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	70.4	88 of 426	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	85 of 423	79.9%	★★★★☆
2017	83.4	25 of 336	92.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	92 of 649	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	88 of 650	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	79 of 645	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	77 of 656	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.8	93 of 656	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	121 of 646	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	115 of 640	82.0%	★★★★☆
2017	91.1	39 of 639	93.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	31 of 206	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	93.1	11 of 196	94.4%	★★★★★
2017	90.2	4 of 130	96.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	108 of 660	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	111 of 670	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	60 of 623	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	81.3	71 of 651	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.9	127 of 653	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	203 of 649	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	169 of 651	74.0%	★★★★☆
2017	82.3	53 of 567	90.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	126 of 651	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	145 of 655	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	103 of 649	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	75 of 669	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	90.1	54 of 669	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	80.4	90 of 650	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	108 of 650	83.4%	★★★★☆
2017	91.1	42 of 639	93.4%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2018	43.8	12 of 18	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	74 of 403	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	50.7	166 of 395	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.6	55 of 373	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	86 of 345	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.0	55 of 398	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	60.5	112 of 392	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	48 of 344	86.0%	★★★★☆
2017	94.1	7 of 280	97.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	114 of 532	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	147 of 535	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.3	120 of 528	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	114 of 540	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.5	99 of 539	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	123 of 529	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	140 of 508	72.4%	★★★★☆
2017	85.4	43 of 369	88.3%	★★★★☆

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)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile-7 vs school

Military Connected (2018)33rd percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English78%+13 vs state

Science68%+25 vs state

Mathematics60%+18 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
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
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
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%)	97.1	7^th of 680 public elementary schools	99.0%		97.2	9^th of 684 public elementary schools	98.7%	2	88.0	83.0	85.3	72.3	94.7	92.5	97.9	$10,287	$806	$9,461
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%)	96.1	10^th of 680 public elementary schools	98.5%		98	4^th of 684 public elementary schools	99.4%	6	91.4	72.5	74.2	73.9	96.4	89.7	95.4	$12,416	$856	$11,558
Oak Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	5640 Cahaba Valley Rd	Birmingham	35242	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5230	675	42	16.0	22.2%	510 (75.6%)	53 (7.9%)	61 (9.0%)	40 (5.9%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)								(n/a)	70.6				88.2			$10,933	$828	$10,087
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
Inverness Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	5251 Valleydale Rd	Birmingham	35242	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5240	563	35	15.9	34.8%	352 (62.5%)	119 (21.1%)	49 (8.7%)	26 (4.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)								(n/a)	64.2				78.2			$9,652	$750	$8,882
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%)	47.1	371^st of 680 public elementary schools	45.4%		59.8	271^st of 684 public elementary schools	60.4%	100	37.3	40.0	39.1	44.6	52.2	52.3	70.3	$12,873	$2,124	$10,726
Oak Mountain Intermediate School	Public	4-5	5486 Caldwell Mill Rd	Birmingham	35242	Shelby County	Shelby County	No	No	No	No	(205) 682-5220	636	37	17.0	28.3%	448 (70.4%)	74 (11.6%)	65 (10.2%)	29 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.0%)	91.2	46^th of 680 public elementary schools	93.2%		93.7	31^st of 684 public elementary schools	95.5%	15		68.4	67.3	65.7		81.4	88.5	$9,015	$1,115	$7,881
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Chelsea Park Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Chelsea Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Chelsea Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chelsea Middle School
High : Chelsea High School

What is the racial makeup of Chelsea Park Elementary School?

Students at Chelsea Park Elementary School are 70% White, 16% African American, 9% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Chelsea Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 891 students attended Chelsea Park Elementary School.

What district is Chelsea Park Elementary School in?

Shelby County

Is Chelsea Park Elementary School a good school?

Chelsea Park Elementary School ranks 100^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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