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Grantswood Community School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

5110 Grantswood Road, Birmingham, AL 35210 · (205) 379-3700 · Part of Jefferson County School District

Irondale’s School Grade C better than 31% of Alabama school districts

Directions
Students
394
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Grantswood Community School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 32% of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 9.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Irondale kids: Irondale Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Grantswood Community SchoolYou are here
6–8Irondale Middle School430 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts34%
State average 45.4%

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

Location

Directions ↗

5110 Grantswood Road, Birmingham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K20
Kindergarten66
Grade 168
Grade 268
Grade 362
Grade 460
Grade 550
Enrollment over time
435’20
426’21
418’22
396’23
394’24

Down 9.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 59%Hispanic 20%White 16%Two or more races 4%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Grantswood Community School from Irondale families.

Other schools in Jefferson County School District

The district →
Fultondale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fultondale
C
889 students20:1
Chalkville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Birmingham
D
818 students18:1
Pinson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Pinson
753 students17:1
McCalla Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bessemer
C+
752 students19:1
Bryant Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Birmingham
C+
707 students17:1
Gardendale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gardendale
B+
700 students19:1

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; Irondale’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.