South Shades Crest Elementary School
3770 South Shades Crest Rd
Birmingham AL, 35244, Jefferson County
Phone: 205-439-3000
Ranking: 
(164 out of 1,064, top 15%)*
(164 out of 1,064, top 15%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Hoover City School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 40 | 46 | 41 | 48 | 45 | 48 | 48 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 630 | 620 | 573 | 676 | 689 | 675 | 694 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 127 | 20.2% | 143 | 23.1% | 127 | 22.2% | 104 | 15.4% | 102 | 14.8% | 109 | 16.1% | 84 | 12.1% |
| Grade 1: | 142 | 22.5% | 130 | 21.0% | 118 | 20.6% | 99 | 14.6% | 115 | 16.7% | 95 | 14.1% | 131 | 18.9% |
| Grade 2: | 132 | 21.0% | 131 | 21.1% | 106 | 18.5% | 115 | 17.0% | 96 | 13.9% | 121 | 17.9% | 131 | 18.9% |
| Grade 3: | 126 | 20.0% | 98 | 15.8% | 113 | 19.7% | 102 | 15.1% | 125 | 18.1% | 121 | 17.9% | 119 | 17.1% |
| Grade 4: | 103 | 16.3% | 118 | 19.0% | 109 | 19.0% | 134 | 19.8% | 123 | 17.9% | 118 | 17.5% | 111 | 16.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 315 | 50.0% | 315 | 50.8% | 289 | 50.4% | 364 | 53.8% | 352 | 51.1% | 354 | 52.4% | 380 | 54.8% |
| Female: | 315 | 50.0% | 305 | 49.2% | 284 | 49.6% | 312 | 46.2% | 323 | 46.9% | 313 | 46.4% | 310 | 44.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 61 | 9.7% | 50 | 8.1% | 51 | 8.9% | 59 | 8.7% | 52 | 7.5% | 41 | 6.1% | 48 | 6.9% |
| Hispanic: | 17 | 2.7% | 34 | 5.5% | 21 | 3.7% | 25 | 3.7% | 30 | 4.4% | 25 | 3.7% | 24 | 3.5% |
| Black: | 160 | 25.4% | 155 | 25.0% | 146 | 25.5% | 190 | 28.1% | 165 | 23.9% | 135 | 20.0% | 136 | 19.6% |
| White: | 367 | 58.3% | 362 | 58.4% | 351 | 61.3% | 401 | 59.3% | 435 | 63.1% | 471 | 69.8% | 484 | 69.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 22 | 3.5% | 15 | 2.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 111 | 17.6% | 108 | 17.4% | 91 | 15.9% | 130 | 19.2% | 90 | 13.1% | 85 | 12.6% | 60 | 8.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 6.0% | 43 | 6.9% | 32 | 5.6% | 27 | 4.0% | 44 | 6.4% | 33 | 4.9% | 48 | 6.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.75 | 13.48 | 13.84 | 13.97 | 15.45 | 13.90 | 14.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 68.4% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 69.1% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 61.4% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.36% | 52.31% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.63% | 54.15% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 71.3% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 73.7% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 80.5% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.36% | 78.73% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.82% | 79.65% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 64% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 67.5% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 62.7% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.77% | 60.24% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.96% | 61.13% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 61.4% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 63.1% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 61.6% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.37% | 53.3% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 56% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 85% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 85.1% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.24% | 81.85% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.33% | 82.87% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.25% | 85.35% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.49% | 82.4% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.67% | 86.23% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.36% | 85.29% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 90.2% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 93% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.14% | 89.92% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.44% | 89.46% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.27% | 90.53% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 90.55% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.61% | 89.5% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.91% | 89.46% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 85.4% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 84% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 87.6% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.79% | 87.93% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.16% | 85.7% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.13% | 85.56% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.85% | 86.16% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.36% | 85.84% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.19% | 84.29% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.9% | 90.8% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 93.6% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 93.9% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 92.65% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.41% | 93.58% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 91.95% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.09% | 94.15% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.67% | 92.91% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.18% | 91.35% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 87.2% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 88.8% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.96% | 89.41% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.74% | 88.32% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.51% | 87.82% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.68% | 86.83% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.21% | 92.74% | 88.95% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 98.2% | 92.3% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 92% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 94.54% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.69% | 93.17% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.52% | 92.44% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 91.95% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 94.11% | 88.59% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.07% | 82.73% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.67% | 83.98% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.47% | 85.31% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.83% | 88.95% | 78.77% |
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* South Shades Crest Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.