South Shades Crest Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Hoover, Alabama

South Shades Crest Elementary School in Hoover, Alabama enrolled 534 students in 2024-25 with 35.5 full-time teachers, 15.0 students per teacher against the Alabama elementary-school median of 16.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

568 students in 2022-23, 500 students in 2023-24, 534 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 36.3 to 35.5.

Students enrolled at South Shades Crest Elementary School by school year2022-23: 568, 2023-24: 500, 2024-25: 53402004006002022-235682023-245002024-25534
Students enrolled at South Shades Crest Elementary School by school year2022-23: 568, 2023-24: 500, 2024-25: 53402004006002022-235682023-245002024-25534
Students enrolled at South Shades Crest Elementary School by school year2022-23: 568, 2023-24: 500, 2024-25: 53402004006002022-235682023-245002024-25534
Students enrolled at South Shades Crest Elementary School by school year2022-23: 568, 2023-24: 500, 2024-25: 53402004006002022-235682023-245002024-25534
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2356836.315.6
2023-2450035.314.2
2024-2553435.515.0

15.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 83 of every 100 Alabama elementary schools

Among the 691 Alabama elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 15.0; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 15.0; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 15.0; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 16.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Alabama elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 31.3; This school 15.0; state median 16.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 16.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 421 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Shades Crest Elementary School enrolled 421 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 421 of the 421 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent5.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

57.5% of students were White, 17.8% Black, 14.8% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White57.5%
  2. Black17.8%
  3. Asian14.8%
  4. Hispanic5.8%
  5. Two or more races4.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Hoover

11 public elementary schools in Hoover report 2024-25 enrollment; South Shades Crest Elementary School is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Trace Crossings Elementary School76914.433.0%
Deer Valley Elementary School73513.713.5%
Bluff Park Elementary School65814.819.5%
Rocky Ridge Elementary School57714.132.1%
Riverchase Elementary School56213.532.9%
South Shades Crest Elementary School53415.015.2%
Brocks Gap Intermediate School52114.917.3%
Gwin Elementary School50812.542.7%

All public schools in Hoover →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about South Shades Crest Elementary School

  1. Brocks Gap Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 521 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Deer Valley Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.9 miles away: 735 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
  3. Compare South Shades Crest Elementary School with Brocks Gap Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Hoover City Schools spends per student$14,273 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,273
  5. The largest public schools in AlabamaSouth Shades Crest Elementary School is the number 247 by size of 693 Alabama elementary schools open in 2024-25.#247 of 693
  6. Alabama schools by students per teacher15.0 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 16.9 for elementary schools.15.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about South Shades Crest Elementary School

  1. How many students attend South Shades Crest Elementary School?
    534 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 568 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Hoover, AL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at South Shades Crest Elementary School?
    15.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for elementary schools is 16.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is South Shades Crest Elementary School a Title I school?
    South Shades Crest Elementary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is South Shades Crest Elementary School in?
    Hoover City Schools, NCES district ID 0100007. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010000700342 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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