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Inverness Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–3

5251 Valleydale Rd, Birmingham, AL 35242 · (205) 682-5240 · Part of Shelby County School District

Meadowbrook’s School Grade A− better than 83% of Alabama school districts

Directions
Students
563
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–3
The gist

What stands out about Inverness Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Alabama’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Meadowbrook kids: 7 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–3Inverness Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts72%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

5251 Valleydale Rd, Birmingham

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Kindergarten108
Grade 1139
Grade 2142
Grade 3156
Enrollment over time
548’20
579’21
582’22
563’23
563’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 63%Black 21%Hispanic 9%Asian 5%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Inverness Elementary School from Meadowbrook families.

Other schools in Shelby County School District

The district →
Oak Mountain Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Birmingham
A
675 students16:1
Vincent Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Vincent
B+
397 students16:1
Shelby Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shelby
A−
242 students13:1
Wilsonville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wilsonville
A−
229 students14:1
Linda Nolen Learning Center
Other · Grades PK–12 · Pelham
D
78 students5:1
Chelsea Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Chelsea
A
891 students16:1

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