Gwin Elementary, 1580 Patton Chapel Road: grades K to 5, 507 students on the 2024-25 state report card, which graded it an A with 97 points.

Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. Sources: the school’s website; Hoover City Schools’ School Zones page, School Locator Map and 2026-27 calendar (PDF); the Alabama State Department of Education’s state report card for 2024-25 and 2023-24; the federal NCES school directory for 2024-25.

Gwin Elementary, at 1580 Patton Chapel Road, is a Hoover City Schools elementary school serving kindergarten through fifth grade. Alabama graded it an A, with 97 points, on its 2024-25 report card, and counted 507 students there.

Who to call
Address 1580 Patton Chapel Road, Hoover, AL 35226
Phone 205-439-2600
Grades K to 5 (the federal directory also lists pre-K)
County Jefferson County
District Hoover City Schools
State school code 158-0365

Principal

Principal Kimberly White, according to the school’s principal page, which says she was named principal in the spring of 2012. Hunter Nichols is assistant principal.

Enrollment and teachers

  • State count: 507 students on the 2024-25 Alabama state report card, up from 499 on the 2023-24 card.
  • Federal count: 508 students in the 2024-25 school year, with 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is a ratio of 12.54 students per teacher.

State report card

Alabama grades every public school from A to F each year. The grade comes from a 100-point score built from students’ achievement and growth on state tests in English language arts and math, chronic absenteeism (the share of students who missed 18 or more days) and progress in English language proficiency, according to the Alabama State Department of Education’s report card rules.

2024-25 grade: A, 97 points. The 2023-24 card gave Gwin Elementary an A with 95 points. Hoover City Schools as a whole earned an A, with 95 points.

Indicator 2024-25 score
Academic achievement (ELA and math tests) 94.02
Academic growth 100
Progress in English language proficiency 63.33
Chronic absenteeism (lower is better) 4.58% of students

The full report card, with results by student group, teachers and spending, is on the state’s report card site.

Attendance zone

On the district’s School Locator Map, last updated Dec. 2, 2025, the Gwin Elementary zone feeds Simmons Middle and then Hoover High.

The district says the map is for information only and is not legally binding. Apartment and multifamily addresses are in a separate apartment zone guide (PDF). Students who want a Hoover school other than their zoned one apply in the district’s yearly transfer window.

Calendar

Gwin Elementary follows the Hoover City Schools 2026-27 calendar (PDF). Coming dates:

  • Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, schools closed
  • Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Friday, Dec. 18: early dismissal, end of the second nine weeks
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break; students return Tuesday, Jan. 5
  • March 22-26, 2027: spring break
  • Thursday, May 27, 2027: last day for students

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Gwin Elementary serve?

Gwin Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade, and the federal school directory also lists pre-K classes there.

What is Gwin Elementary’s state report card grade?

Gwin Elementary earned an A, with 97 points, on Alabama’s 2024-25 state report card, after an A with 95 points on the 2023-24 card.

Which middle and high school does Gwin Elementary feed into?

Simmons Middle and then Hoover High, according to the district’s school zone map.