Schools in Forestdale · Jefferson County School District
Forestdale’s public schools score below 69% of Alabama districts
The public schools Forestdale’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 69% of Alabama’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
#92Graduation rate14%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
32%
▼ 13 pts vs AL 45%
2020–21
Math proficiency
9%
▼ 13 pts vs AL 22%
2020–21
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 0 pts vs AL 91%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$12.6K
▼ 9% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024
Schools
2
The School Grade
How Forestdale compares
C− Test scoresC+ Graduation
Alabama school districts we grade (143)Better than 31%
Lower resultsHigher results
Alabama towns with similar household incomes (231)Better than 14%
High confidence. Built on 18,066 tested students and a graduating class of 2,736; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Alabama’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Alabama only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Forestdale.
25 schools teach Pre-K in Forestdale’s district. Which one depends on your address: Fultondale Elementary School, Chalkville Elementary School, Pinson Elementary School and McCalla Elementary School and more.
28 schools teach K in Forestdale’s district. Which one depends on your address: Fultondale Elementary School, Chalkville Elementary School, Pinson Elementary School and McCalla Elementary School and more.
28 schools teach 1st grade in Forestdale’s district. Which one depends on your address: Fultondale Elementary School, Chalkville Elementary School, Pinson Elementary School and McCalla Elementary School and more.
28 schools teach 2nd grade in Forestdale’s district. Which one depends on your address: Fultondale Elementary School, Chalkville Elementary School, Pinson Elementary School and McCalla Elementary School and more.
27 schools teach 3rd grade in Forestdale’s district. Which one depends on your address: Fultondale Elementary School, Chalkville Elementary School, McCalla Elementary School and Bryant Park Elementary and more.
27 schools teach 4th grade in Forestdale’s district. Which one depends on your address: Fultondale Elementary School, Chalkville Elementary School, McCalla Elementary School and Bryant Park Elementary and more.
27 schools teach 5th grade in Forestdale’s district. Which one depends on your address: Fultondale Elementary School, Chalkville Elementary School, McCalla Elementary School and Bryant Park Elementary and more.
14 schools teach 6th grade in Forestdale’s district. Which one depends on your address: ClayChalkville Middle School, Fultondale High School, McAdory Middle School and Oak Grove High School and more.
14 schools teach 7th grade in Forestdale’s district. Which one depends on your address: ClayChalkville Middle School, Fultondale High School, McAdory Middle School and Oak Grove High School and more.
14 schools teach 8th grade in Forestdale’s district. Which one depends on your address: ClayChalkville Middle School, Fultondale High School, McAdory Middle School and Oak Grove High School and more.
13 schools teach 9th grade in Forestdale’s district. Which one depends on your address: ClayChalkville High School, McAdory High School, Hueytown High School and Shades Valley High School and more.
13 schools teach 10th grade in Forestdale’s district. Which one depends on your address: ClayChalkville High School, McAdory High School, Hueytown High School and Shades Valley High School and more.
13 schools teach 11th grade in Forestdale’s district. Which one depends on your address: ClayChalkville High School, McAdory High School, Hueytown High School and Shades Valley High School and more.
13 schools teach 12th grade in Forestdale’s district. Which one depends on your address: ClayChalkville High School, McAdory High School, Hueytown High School and Shades Valley High School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–528 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
527 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–1214 schoolsDepends on your address
1213 high schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading32%
State average 45.4%
Math9%
State average 22%
Forestdale vs. its neighbors
Forestdale’s schools rank 1st of 4 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Alabama districts.
Every school in Forestdale
2 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Forestdale · in other towns
Fultondale Elementary School
C889 students20:1Rate it →
Chalkville Elementary School
D818 students18:1Rate it →
Pinson Elementary School
753 students17:1Rate it →
McCalla Elementary School
C+752 students19:1Rate it →
Bryant Park Elementary
C+707 students17:1Rate it →
Gardendale Elementary School
B+700 students19:1Rate it →
Bryan Elementary School
A−697 students17:1Rate it →
McAdory Elementary School
C+617 students17:1Rate it →
Warrior Elementary School
B612 students20:1Rate it →
Clay Elementary School
C+606 students17:1Rate it →
Hueytown Primary School
601 students15:1Rate it →
UW Clemon Elementary School
D590 students17:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Forestdale
There’s no college in Forestdale, but 9 are within 30 miles. The closest is Miles College in Fairfield, 6.3 miles away.
Miles CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Fairfield
6.3 mi1,053 students
Strayer University-AlabamaUniversity or college · For-profit · Birmingham
6.8 mi3 students
University of Alabama at BirminghamUniversity or college · Public · Birmingham
7.5 mi15,353 students
Herzing University-BirminghamUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Birmingham
8.2 mi282 students
Lawson State Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Birmingham
8.5 mi2,621 students
Fortis Institute-BirminghamCommunity college · For-profit · Birmingham
9.3 mi339 students
Samford UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Homewood
9.8 mi5,725 students
Jefferson State Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Birmingham
12.4 mi5,747 students
Bevill State Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Jasper
27.8 mi3,018 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Forestdale. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Alabama. Stars are from neighbors.