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Forest Oaks Elementary School

Q: Is Forest Oaks Elementary School a good school?

Forest Oaks Elementary School ranks 180 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

180^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Forest Oaks Elementary School in Chelsea, AL, serves 606 students in Kindergarten through 5th grade within the Shelby County school district, a highly-rated district ranked in the top 30 in Alabama. The school holds a solid 4-star state ranking (74th percentile), though it sits in the middle of a corridor of exceptionally high-performing nearby schools, including Mt Laurel Elementary (12th statewide) and Greystone Elementary (14th statewide).

Forest Oaks has several standout strengths that parents will appreciate. Most notably, the school excels at supporting students with special needs, ranking in the 84th percentile statewide for this subgroup—actually outperforming its overall academic ranking. Chronic absenteeism is remarkably low at just 5.8%, less than half the district and state averages, which points to a strong, engaging school culture. In English Language Arts, students consistently outperform state averages by 10-15 percentage points across all grade levels, with 5th graders achieving an 81.7% proficiency rate. However, math tells a different story: proficiency rates hover near state averages but lag behind district peers, with the gap widening in upper grades (5th grade math is nearly 9 points below the district average). There's also a persistent gender gap, with female students ranking notably higher than male students statewide over the past three years.

Compared to its closest neighbor, Chelsea Park Elementary (2.95 miles away), Forest Oaks holds its own in early elementary but loses ground in upper-grade math and science. The school was once a top-100 performer statewide but has slipped to the 150-211 range in recent years, with the latest data showing signs of recovery. For parents, this is a school with a caring, engaged community and strong literacy instruction, but one that may need to refocus its math curriculum to match its ELA success and return to its former elite standing.

606

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,435

Per pupil spending ?

29.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Hornet Parkway
Chelsea, AL 35043

(205) 908-2848

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 — 90th percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Alabama average (62% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Above the Alabama median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg64%

Alabama avg53%

180^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	71.7	180 of 686	73.8%	★★★★☆
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
2026	68.2	97 of 428	77.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	72.3	163 of 651	75.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	63.8	214 of 667	67.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	67.9	202 of 659	69.3%	★★★☆☆
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%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	101 of 193	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	73.0	65 of 403	83.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	57.6	199 of 501	60.3%	★★★☆☆
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)

Special Education (2026)84th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)77th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)75th percentile~ school

Male (2026)69th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)60th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)48th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English77%+12 vs state

Science61%+11 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
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
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
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
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)	66.5				79.8			$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	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
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%)	91.3	43^rd of 686 public elementary schools	93.7%		91.2	46^th of 680 public elementary schools	93.2%	3		71.2	70.3	73.3		79.8	90.0	$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)	70.1				85.3			$9,652	$750	$8,882
Independence Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	4411 Lloyd Noland Parkway	Fairfield	35040	Shelby County	Independence Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(205) 898-7505	0																		(n/a)
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%)	55.8	311^th of 686 public elementary schools	54.7%		64.2	237^th of 680 public elementary schools	65.1%	74	43.1	36.0	34.9	53.7	64.6	65.0	76.4	$10,228	$1,500	$8,726

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Oaks Elementary School

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 180^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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 district is Forest Oaks Elementary School in?

Shelby County

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