📍 860 Bauers Ln, Gardendale, Jefferson County, 35071
Gardendale Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gardendale, Jefferson County. The school has 677 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
Gardendale Elementary School enrolls 677 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 32% Black or African American and 7.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 370 | 55% |
| Black or African American | 215 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48 | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 4% |
| Asian | 16 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
328 of the school's 677 students (48%) 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.
Gardendale Elementary School 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.
Gardendale Elementary School is one of 57 schools in Jefferson County, based in Birmingham, Alabama. The district serves 35,444 students district-wide and employs 1,940 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 677 students, Gardendale Elementary School is close to the district average of about 622 students per school.
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