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Forest Oaks Elementary School

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Forest Oaks Elementary School ranks 211 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

211^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Forest Oaks Elementary School is a public elementary school in Chelsea, Alabama, serving 643 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 and has a 4-star rating.

Forest Oaks consistently ranks among the top 100 elementary schools in Alabama, with a high ranking of 59th out of 688 schools in 2016-2017. The school's performance on state assessments is generally above the Shelby County and Alabama averages, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA). For example, in 2024-2025, over 80% of 3rd graders, 63% of 4th graders, and 89% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the Shelby County averages of 75%, 67%, and 80%, respectively. However, the school's mathematics performance is more mixed, with some grades exceeding the district and state averages, while others fall slightly behind.

Compared to nearby schools, Forest Oaks performs well, particularly in ELA, but lags behind the top-performing schools in the area, such as Greystone Elementary and Mt. Laurel Elementary, both part of the Hoover City School District. The school's performance with its African American and Hispanic student subgroups is commendable, but there may be opportunities to improve equity and ensure all students, including white and low-socioeconomic status students, are receiving the support they need to succeed. Additionally, the school has seen a concerning increase in its chronic absenteeism rate, which is an area that may require attention.

606

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,435

Per pupil spending ?

29.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Hornet Parkway
Chelsea, AL 35043

(205) 682-7220

District: Shelby County

Students who attend Forest Oaks Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Chelsea Middle School
High:	Chelsea High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.9%

Hispanic:

9.7%

African American:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (60% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Above the Alabama median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg62%

Alabama avg52%

211^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	68.4	211 of 680	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.8	152 of 684	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	90 of 680	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	91 of 687	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.1	77 of 692	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	150 of 681	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	129 of 680	81.0%	★★★★☆
2017	88.3	59 of 688	91.4%	★★★★★
2016	88.1	66 of 691	90.4%	★★★★★
2015	86.0	77 of 691	88.9%	★★★★☆
2014	80.6	93 of 695	86.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	78 of 427	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	59 of 420	86.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	172 of 649	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	128 of 650	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	70 of 645	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	74 of 656	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	83.3	82 of 656	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.2	143 of 646	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	131 of 640	79.5%	★★★★☆
2017	81.4	92 of 639	85.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	74 of 206	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.7	46 of 196	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	25 of 152	83.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	263 of 660	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	305 of 670	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.2	112 of 623	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	119 of 651	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	69.0	163 of 653	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	34.0	457 of 649	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.4	383 of 651	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	69.4	123 of 567	78.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	251 of 651	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.1	184 of 655	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	104 of 649	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	102 of 669	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	75 of 669	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	153 of 650	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	106 of 650	83.7%	★★★★☆
2017	90.4	45 of 639	93.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	90 of 403	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	80 of 395	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	70 of 373	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.1	104 of 345	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	45.6	190 of 398	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.8	136 of 392	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	106 of 344	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.5	78 of 280	72.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	238 of 532	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	180 of 535	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.3	110 of 528	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	110 of 540	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	110 of 539	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	58.8	187 of 529	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	165 of 508	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	76.1	78 of 369	78.9%	★★★★☆

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)82nd percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)73rd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English78%+14 vs state

Mathematics47%+4 vs state

Science45%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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)
Pelham Oaks	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Highway 33	Pelham	35124	Shelby County	Pelham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 624-3703	750	48	15.7	53.6%	336 (44.8%)	136 (18.1%)	213 (28.4%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.3%)	64.2	237^th of 680 public elementary schools	65.1%		67.1	207^th of 684 public elementary schools	69.7%	30	41.2	50.4	38.8	54.3	62.0	73.2	78.4	$10,228	$1,500	$8,726
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Oaks Elementary School

How many students attend Forest Oaks Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 606 students attended Forest Oaks Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Forest Oaks Elementary School?

Students at Forest Oaks Elementary School are 79% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Forest Oaks Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Forest Oaks Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chelsea Middle School
High : Chelsea High School

Is Forest Oaks Elementary School a good school?

Forest Oaks Elementary School ranks 211^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Forest Oaks Elementary School in?

Shelby County

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