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Gwin Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1580 Patton Chapel Road, Hoover, AL 35226 · (205) 439-2600 · Part of Hoover City School District

Hoover’s School Grade A+ better than 95% of Alabama school districts

Students
508
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Gwin Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 9.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Hoover kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Hoover kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Gwin Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency45%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts63%
State average 45.4%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Alabama’s 1,249 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

1580 Patton Chapel Road, Hoover

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K19
Kindergarten86
Grade 175
Grade 281
Grade 389
Grade 479
Grade 579
Enrollment over time
559’20
547’21
515’22
516’23
508’24

Down 9.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 48%Black 23%Hispanic 22%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gwin Elementary School from Hoover families.

Other schools in Hoover City School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alabama’s other public schools; Hoover’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.