📍 2200 Highway 33, Pelham, Shelby County, 35124
Pelham Oaks is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pelham, Shelby County. The school has 748 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pelham City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
Pelham Oaks enrolls 748 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 342 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 201 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 123 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 62 | 8.3% |
| Asian | 19 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
419 of the school's 748 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pelham Oaks is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-60.
Pelham Oaks is one of 4 schools in Pelham City, based in Pelham, Alabama. The district serves 3,444 students district-wide and employs 204 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 748 students, Pelham Oaks is close to the district average of about 861 students per school.