Charles A Brown Elementary School
4811 Court J
Birmingham AL, 35208, Jefferson County
Phone: 205-231-1190
Ranking:
(1,015 out of 1,064, bottom 5%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Birmingham City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |||||||
Total Students: | 355 | 310 | 267 | 306 | 323 | 309 | 322 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 68 | 19.2% | 52 | 16.8% | 42 | 15.7% | 40 | 13.1% | 55 | 17.0% | 47 | 15.2% | 59 | 18.3% |
Grade 1: | 61 | 17.2% | 59 | 19.0% | 46 | 17.2% | 52 | 17.0% | 53 | 16.4% | 66 | 21.4% | 52 | 16.1% |
Grade 2: | 56 | 15.8% | 54 | 17.4% | 45 | 16.9% | 53 | 17.3% | 64 | 19.8% | 49 | 15.9% | 50 | 15.5% |
Grade 3: | 66 | 18.6% | 43 | 13.9% | 41 | 15.4% | 56 | 18.3% | 46 | 14.2% | 44 | 14.2% | 58 | 18.0% |
Grade 4: | 52 | 14.6% | 47 | 15.2% | 46 | 17.2% | 50 | 16.3% | 54 | 16.7% | 56 | 18.1% | 49 | 15.2% |
Grade 5: | 52 | 14.6% | 55 | 17.7% | 47 | 17.6% | 55 | 18.0% | 51 | 15.8% | 47 | 15.2% | 54 | 16.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 177 | 49.9% | 165 | 53.2% | 150 | 56.2% | 152 | 49.7% | 167 | 51.7% | 165 | 53.4% | 173 | 53.7% |
Female: | 178 | 50.1% | 145 | 46.8% | 117 | 43.8% | 154 | 50.3% | 148 | 45.8% | 136 | 44.0% | 145 | 45.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% |
Black: | 352 | 99.2% | 307 | 99.0% | 265 | 99.3% | 303 | 99.0% | 321 | 99.4% | 303 | 98.1% | 318 | 98.8% |
White: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 5 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 311 | 87.6% | 265 | 85.5% | 235 | 88.0% | 193 | 63.1% | 285 | 88.2% | 277 | 89.6% | 257 | 79.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 5.4% | 17 | 5.5% | 18 | 6.7% | 15 | 4.9% | 16 | 5.0% | 19 | 6.1% | 32 | 9.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.90 | 14.76 | 13.35 | 16.11 | 16.15 | 14.40 | 15.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ADAW | ||||||
2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 32.3% | 50.6% |
2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.8% | 29.3% | 42.2% |
2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 31.2% | 45% |
2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.09% | 24.06% | 37.08% |
2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.91% | 28.8% | 37.25% |
2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 41.7% | 57.3% |
2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 43.5% | 58.7% |
2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.8% | 46.3% | 64% |
2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.81% | 45.18% | 62.46% |
2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.19% | 56.49% | 64.88% |
2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.2% | 36.3% | 48.9% |
2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 35.9% | 44.4% |
2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 35.5% | 48.1% |
2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.09% | 32.79% | 43.41% |
2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.17% | 36.31% | 43.74% |
2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 37.4% | 47% |
2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 40% | 42.6% |
2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.2% | 37.4% | 48.1% |
2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.34% | 31.36% | 39.83% |
2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.66% | 36.61% | 40.59% |
ARMT | ||||||
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 63.6% | 74.1% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.8% | 68.3% | 77.7% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.08% | 67.97% | 77.41% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 61.13% | 77.69% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.89% | 67.78% | 79.37% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.66% | 71.03% | 80.13% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 75.99% | 83.7% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.18% | 74.73% | 85.23% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 68.6% | 81% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 74.4% | 83.6% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.08% | 74.27% | 84.9% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 73.35% | 85.35% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.89% | 75.85% | 85.83% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.11% | 79.76% | 86.59% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.04% | 77.93% | 86.82% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.61% | 79.34% | 88.18% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 61.8% | 71.9% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 65.9% | 74% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 68.7% | 77.9% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 66.59% | 78.31% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.98% | 69.15% | 78.93% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.15% | 65.4% | 79.12% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.27% | 70.74% | 81.26% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 46% | 73.41% | 82.42% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.36% | 77.47% | 85.24% |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 63.4% | 76.9% |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 70.2% | 83.3% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 71.8% | 84.4% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 73.27% | 85.01% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.51% | 73.87% | 86.09% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.71% | 71.51% | 86.5% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 76.56% | 86.69% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 48% | 77.53% | 87.93% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.91% | 77.43% | 88.16% |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 63.9% | 71.8% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 69.2% | 76.5% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.46% | 68.95% | 77.26% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.17% | 64.88% | 77.97% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.07% | 69.44% | 79.94% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 71.23% | 82.61% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.65% | 80.5% | 88.95% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.54% | 85.37% | 91.32% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 71.2% | 80.9% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 70.1% | 80.7% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.85% | 74.44% | 84.6% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.63% | 71.78% | 84.37% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.59% | 73.4% | 84.65% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 73.76% | 85.64% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 78.21% | 88.59% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.91% | 77.79% | 88.88% |
ASA | ||||||
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.25% | 51.47% | 69.84% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.56% | 55.36% | 73.2% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 61.11% | 77.35% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.29% | 56.15% | 78.77% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.82% | 58.82% | 80.09% |
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* Charles A Brown Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.