📍 6871 6th Court S, Birmingham, Jefferson County, 35212
Oliver K5 School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Birmingham, Jefferson County. The school has 389 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Birmingham City school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
Oliver K5 School enrolls 389 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Black or African American, 1.8% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 379 | 97% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
337 of the school's 389 students (87%) 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.
Oliver K5 School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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-70.
Oliver K5 School is one of 49 schools in Birmingham City, based in Birmingham, Alabama. The district serves 20,954 students district-wide and employs 1,115 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 389 students, Oliver K5 School is close to the district average of about 428 students per school.