Gwin Elementary School
1580 Patton Chapel Rd
Birmingham AL, 35226, Jefferson County
Phone: 205-439-2600
Ranking: 
(526 out of 1,064, top 49%)*
(526 out of 1,064, top 49%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Hoover City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 39 | 44 | 44 | 47 | 39 | 43 | 42 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 592 | 568 | 552 | 582 | 601 | 558 | 577 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 100 | 16.9% | 101 | 17.8% | 90 | 16.3% | 106 | 18.2% | 78 | 13.0% | 81 | 14.5% | 94 | 16.3% |
| Grade 1: | 103 | 17.4% | 110 | 19.4% | 94 | 17.0% | 79 | 13.6% | 100 | 16.6% | 102 | 18.3% | 105 | 18.2% |
| Grade 2: | 106 | 17.9% | 97 | 17.1% | 76 | 13.8% | 91 | 15.6% | 111 | 18.5% | 98 | 17.6% | 87 | 15.1% |
| Grade 3: | 96 | 16.2% | 73 | 12.9% | 88 | 15.9% | 101 | 17.4% | 108 | 18.0% | 85 | 15.2% | 103 | 17.9% |
| Grade 4: | 82 | 13.9% | 92 | 16.2% | 95 | 17.2% | 113 | 19.4% | 94 | 15.6% | 97 | 17.4% | 103 | 17.9% |
| Grade 5: | 105 | 17.7% | 95 | 16.7% | 109 | 19.7% | 92 | 15.8% | 110 | 18.3% | 95 | 17.0% | 85 | 14.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 322 | 54.4% | 318 | 56.0% | 277 | 50.2% | 302 | 51.9% | 302 | 50.2% | 277 | 49.6% | 284 | 49.2% |
| Female: | 270 | 45.6% | 250 | 44.0% | 275 | 49.8% | 280 | 48.1% | 291 | 48.4% | 273 | 48.9% | 289 | 50.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 11 | 1.9% | 12 | 2.1% | 11 | 2.0% | 16 | 2.7% | 13 | 2.2% | 19 | 3.4% | 17 | 2.9% |
| Hispanic: | 69 | 11.7% | 79 | 13.9% | 55 | 10.0% | 82 | 14.1% | 108 | 18.0% | 91 | 16.3% | 95 | 16.5% |
| Black: | 128 | 21.6% | 102 | 18.0% | 93 | 16.8% | 106 | 18.2% | 115 | 19.1% | 90 | 16.1% | 77 | 13.3% |
| White: | 365 | 61.7% | 364 | 64.1% | 392 | 71.0% | 378 | 64.9% | 365 | 60.7% | 358 | 64.2% | 388 | 67.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 19 | 3.2% | 11 | 1.9% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 179 | 30.2% | 162 | 28.5% | 121 | 21.9% | 149 | 25.6% | 171 | 28.5% | 116 | 20.8% | 123 | 21.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 4.7% | 28 | 4.9% | 21 | 3.8% | 19 | 3.3% | 25 | 4.2% | 26 | 4.7% | 16 | 2.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.18 | 12.91 | 12.55 | 12.35 | 15.41 | 13.00 | 13.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 68.4% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 69.1% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 61.4% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.03% | 52.31% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 54.15% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 71.3% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 73.7% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 80.5% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.49% | 78.73% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.69% | 79.65% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 64% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 67.5% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 62.7% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.82% | 60.24% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.85% | 61.13% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 61.4% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 63.1% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 61.6% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.28% | 53.3% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.74% | 56% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 85% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 85.1% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.44% | 81.85% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.98% | 82.87% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.87% | 85.35% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.81% | 82.4% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 86.23% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.92% | 85.29% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 90.2% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 93% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.91% | 89.92% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.85% | 89.46% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.44% | 90.53% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.27% | 90.55% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 89.5% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.21% | 89.46% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 85.4% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 84% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 87.6% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.55% | 87.93% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.23% | 85.7% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.65% | 85.56% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 86.16% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.18% | 85.84% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.42% | 84.29% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 90.8% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 93.6% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 93.9% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.12% | 92.65% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.28% | 93.58% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.46% | 91.95% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.49% | 94.15% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.82% | 92.91% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.48% | 91.35% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 87.2% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 88.8% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.12% | 89.41% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.25% | 88.32% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.21% | 87.82% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.25% | 86.83% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 92.74% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.39% | 94.41% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 92.3% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 92% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.17% | 94.54% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.34% | 93.17% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.11% | 92.44% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.07% | 91.95% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.39% | 94.11% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.28% | 91.58% | 88.88% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.36% | 82.73% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.04% | 83.98% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.36% | 85.31% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 88.95% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.08% | 90.11% | 80.09% |
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* Gwin Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.