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'''Oxmoor Valley Elementary School''' is a school in the [[Birmingham City Schools]] system, constructed in [[2013]] to serve students in [[Southwest Birmingham]] and [[Oxmoor Valley]]. It accepted the elementary grades when [[Jones Valley Middle School|Jones Valley K-8 School]] was converted to a middle school. The principal is [[Gwendolyn Tilghman]]. | '''Oxmoor Valley Elementary School''' is a school in the [[Birmingham City Schools]] system, constructed in [[2013]] to serve students in [[Southwest Birmingham]] and [[Oxmoor Valley]]. It accepted the elementary grades when [[Jones Valley Middle School|Jones Valley K-8 School]] was converted to a middle school. The principal is [[Gwendolyn Tilghman]]. | ||
Oxmoor Valley Elementary School was designated a "failing school" in early 2016 because of students' relatively low scores in the reading and math portions of the ACT Aspire test. The school was taken off of the list of "failing schools" in 2017. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* Underwood, Madison (May 16, 2013) "Birmingham BOE votes to change Jones Valley K-8 to a middle school ." {{BN}} | * Underwood, Madison (May 16, 2013) "Birmingham BOE votes to change Jones Valley K-8 to a middle school ." {{BN}} | ||
* Leech, Marie (August 16, 2013) "New Oxmoor Valley Elementary School will open Monday despite road not being ready." {{BN}} | * Leech, Marie (August 16, 2013) "New Oxmoor Valley Elementary School will open Monday despite road not being ready." {{BN}} | ||
* Ganucheau, Adam (February 11, 2016) "18 Birmingham schools designated as 'failing'." {{BN}} | |||
[[Category:Birmingham schools]] | [[Category:Birmingham schools]] | ||
Revision as of 11:49, 16 January 2017
| Oxmoor Valley Elementary School | |
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Birmingham City Schools |
| Years | 2013–present |
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| Location | 3600 Sydney Drive, (map) Oxmoor neighborhood |
| Grades | K-5 |
| Principal | Gwendolyn Tilghman |
| Enrollment | 500 (2013) |
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| Mascot | |
| Website | bhamcityschools.org |
Oxmoor Valley Elementary School is a school in the Birmingham City Schools system, constructed in 2013 to serve students in Southwest Birmingham and Oxmoor Valley. It accepted the elementary grades when Jones Valley K-8 School was converted to a middle school. The principal is Gwendolyn Tilghman.
Oxmoor Valley Elementary School was designated a "failing school" in early 2016 because of students' relatively low scores in the reading and math portions of the ACT Aspire test. The school was taken off of the list of "failing schools" in 2017.
References
- Underwood, Madison (May 16, 2013) "Birmingham BOE votes to change Jones Valley K-8 to a middle school ." The Birmingham News
- Leech, Marie (August 16, 2013) "New Oxmoor Valley Elementary School will open Monday despite road not being ready." The Birmingham News
- Ganucheau, Adam (February 11, 2016) "18 Birmingham schools designated as 'failing'." The Birmingham News