Gardendale Elementary School
860 Bauer Ln Gardendale AL, 35071, Jefferson County Phone: 205-379-3550 Ranking:  (144 out of 1,064, top 14%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Jefferson County School District Title I Eligible School: No Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 52 | 61 | 53 | 53 | 42 | 48 | 49 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 859 | 869 | 900 | 841 | 845 | 832 | 741 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 124 | 14.4% | 157 | 18.1% | 152 | 16.9% | 135 | 16.1% | 143 | 16.9% | 118 | 14.2% | 103 | 13.9% |
| Grade 1: | 183 | 21.3% | 154 | 17.7% | 136 | 15.1% | 158 | 18.8% | 131 | 15.5% | 132 | 15.9% | 139 | 18.8% |
| Grade 2: | 142 | 16.5% | 137 | 15.8% | 160 | 17.8% | 124 | 14.7% | 137 | 16.2% | 158 | 19.0% | 113 | 15.2% |
| Grade 3: | 140 | 16.3% | 145 | 16.7% | 131 | 14.6% | 140 | 16.6% | 168 | 19.9% | 125 | 15.0% | 110 | 14.8% |
| Grade 4: | 141 | 16.4% | 127 | 14.6% | 150 | 16.7% | 170 | 20.2% | 125 | 14.8% | 136 | 16.3% | 149 | 20.1% |
| Grade 5: | 129 | 15.0% | 149 | 17.1% | 171 | 19.0% | 114 | 13.6% | 141 | 16.7% | 163 | 19.6% | 127 | 17.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 475 | 55.3% | 475 | 54.7% | 475 | 52.8% | 438 | 52.1% | 417 | 49.3% | 421 | 50.6% | 377 | 50.9% |
| Female: | 384 | 44.7% | 394 | 45.3% | 425 | 47.2% | 403 | 47.9% | 419 | 49.6% | 403 | 48.4% | 360 | 48.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 8 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.2% | 13 | 1.4% | 12 | 1.4% | 14 | 1.7% | 8 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 20 | 2.3% | 21 | 2.4% | 28 | 3.1% | 23 | 2.7% | 19 | 2.2% | 23 | 2.8% | 18 | 2.4% |
| Black: | 191 | 22.2% | 189 | 21.7% | 191 | 21.2% | 169 | 20.1% | 155 | 18.3% | 135 | 16.2% | 97 | 13.1% |
| White: | 607 | 70.7% | 618 | 71.1% | 651 | 72.3% | 628 | 74.7% | 653 | 77.3% | 664 | 79.8% | 618 | 83.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 31 | 3.6% | 27 | 3.1% | 13 | 1.4% | 6 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 237 | 27.6% | 232 | 26.7% | 262 | 29.1% | 200 | 23.8% | 184 | 21.8% | 157 | 18.9% | 94 | 12.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 67 | 7.8% | 56 | 6.4% | 41 | 4.6% | 35 | 4.2% | 58 | 6.9% | 48 | 5.8% | 57 | 7.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.52 | 14.34 | 16.98 | 15.81 | 20.12 | 17.30 | 15.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 51.7% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 43% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 47% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.93% | 37.96% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.16% | 36.55% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 62.1% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 61.5% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 63% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.04% | 61.22% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.13% | 65.34% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 48.7% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 45.9% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 49.9% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.51% | 43.75% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.84% | 44.47% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 44.2% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 42.9% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 50.7% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.68% | 39.22% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.51% | 39.69% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 72.3% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 69.5% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.55% | 68.71% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.21% | 73.6% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 77.93% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.52% | 81.91% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.74% | 86.57% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.75% | 89.74% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 81.7% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 80.3% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.59% | 81.62% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.98% | 81.59% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.83% | 80.07% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.12% | 82.07% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.25% | 83.18% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.75% | 87.93% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 72.7% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 71.6% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 73.6% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.61% | 74.37% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.93% | 74% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.22% | 77.14% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.33% | 80.93% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.11% | 84.62% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.24% | 88.2% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 79.2% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 84.9% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 82.3% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.91% | 83.34% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.46% | 83.07% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.42% | 84.52% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.17% | 83.51% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.19% | 85.8% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.56% | 87.67% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 73.6% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 73.8% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.48% | 69.34% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.33% | 75.27% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.64% | 79.74% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.33% | 83.05% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.48% | 90.47% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.51% | 92.59% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 82.7% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 80% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.85% | 82.11% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.31% | 83.18% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.03% | 83.43% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.25% | 85.09% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.96% | 87.39% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.51% | 88.39% | 88.88% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.68% | 66.84% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 70.15% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.93% | 75.29% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.65% | 73.96% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.68% | 74.86% | 80.09% |
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* Gardendale Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.