Hall-Kent Elementary, 213 Hall Ave.: pre-K to fifth grade, 667 students on the 2024-25 state report card, which graded the school an A with 96 points.
Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, its About Us page and faculty and staff page; Homewood City Schools’ Student Enrollment page, school locator map and 2026-27 calendar (PDF); Homewood Middle’s About Us page; the Alabama State Department of Education’s state report card for 2024-25; and the federal NCES school directory for 2023-24.
Hall-Kent Elementary, on Hall Avenue in West Homewood, serves pre-K through fifth grade. Alabama graded it an A, with 96 points, on its 2024-25 report card. The school was established in 1887, and its enrollment has grown from about 400 to more than 700 students over the past 10 years, its About Us page says.
Who to call
- Front office: 205-423-2430, 213 Hall Ave.
- School website: hkes.homewood.k12.al.us
- Enrolling a new student or kindergartner: the district’s Student Enrollment page
- Which school is my address zoned for? HCS Residency and Enrollment Department, 205-870-2011, by appointment
- Board of Education office: 205-870-4203, 450 Dale Ave., 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
| Address | 213 Hall Ave., Homewood, AL 35209 |
| Phone | 205-423-2430 |
| Grades | Pre-K to 5 |
| School hours | 7:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
| District | Homewood City Schools |
| Feeds | Homewood Middle, then Homewood High |
| State school code | 157-0020 |
Principal
Principal Jill Walden, according to the school’s faculty and staff page. Assistant principals Taylor Bostany and Ellen Maple are listed with her.
Enrollment and teachers
- State count: 667 students on the 2024-25 Alabama state report card, down from 690 on the 2023-24 card.
- Federal count: 751 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 15 students per teacher. The federal count includes pre-K.
State report card
Alabama grades every public school from A to F each year. For an elementary school, the 100-point score is 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, 96 points. The 2023-24 card gave Hall-Kent an A with 95 points. Homewood City Schools as a whole earned an A, with 96 points.
| Indicator | 2024-25 score |
|---|---|
| Academic achievement (ELA and math tests) | 91.90 |
| Academic growth | 100 |
| Progress in English language proficiency | 75.00 |
| Chronic absenteeism (lower is better) | 4.13% of students |
The 2024-25 card lists Hall-Kent’s federal support status as “Targeted Support and Improvement School” and its Title I status as “Targeted Assistance.” The full report card, with results by student group, teachers and spending, is on the state’s report card site.
Attendance zone
Homewood has three elementary zones; check an address with the district’s school locator map. The district says the map is for information only, is not legally binding and should not be used for buying or renting decisions; call the residency department at 205-870-2011 to confirm.
Hall-Kent students go on to Homewood Middle, which names Hall-Kent as one of its three feeder schools on its About Us page, and then to Homewood High.
Our neighborhood guides show where the Hall-Kent zone falls, from the city’s address points: Wildwood, Forest Brook and Huntington Park, most of West Homewood, and parts of Edgewood toward Green Springs Highway and Lakeshore.
The school
From the school’s About Us page: Hall-Kent uses a “Junior Patriot Pride” framework of being respectful, responsible and safe, and in 2019 adopted a house system that places every student, teacher and staff member in a house. Teachers use differentiation, intervention and acceleration as part of personalized learning, and the school has a facility dog, Maize.
Calendar
Hall-Kent follows the Homewood City Schools 2026-27 calendar (PDF). Coming dates:
- Wednesday, Nov. 11: Veterans Day, no school
- Nov. 23-27: Thanksgiving break
- Friday, Dec. 18: noon dismissal, end of the second nine weeks
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 4: winter break; students return Tuesday, Jan. 5
- March 22-26, 2027: spring break
More
- The district’s Student Enrollment page, with every school’s address, phone and hours
- Every public school in Homewood, with zones and report cards
- Our Homewood schools guide for the district calendar, enrollment and the school board
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Hall-Kent Elementary serve?
Hall-Kent Elementary in Homewood serves pre-K through fifth grade. It is the only one of the city’s three elementary schools with a pre-K grade in the federal directory.
What is Hall-Kent Elementary’s state report card grade?
Hall-Kent earned an A, with 96 points, on Alabama’s 2024-25 state report card, up from 95 points on the 2023-24 card.
Which middle and high school does Hall-Kent Elementary feed into?
Homewood Middle, then Homewood High. Homewood Middle’s website names Hall-Kent as one of its three feeder schools.
What time does Hall-Kent Elementary start?
School hours at Hall-Kent are 7:45 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to the district’s enrollment page.
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