Councill Elementary School
1400 Ave M Ensley
Birmingham AL, 35218, Jefferson County
Phone: 205-231-6190
Ranking: 
(873 out of 1,064, bottom 18%)*
(873 out of 1,064, bottom 18%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Birmingham City School District
Title I Eligible School: 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: | NA | NA | 24 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 25 | ||||||
| Total Students: | NA | NA | 295 | 314 | 323 | 333 | 400 | 386 | ||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | NA | NA | 49 | 16.6% | 53 | 16.9% | 52 | 16.1% | 39 | 11.7% | 72 | 18.0% | 69 | 17.9% |
| Grade 1: | NA | NA | 57 | 19.3% | 52 | 16.6% | 44 | 13.6% | 58 | 17.4% | 73 | 18.3% | 60 | 15.5% |
| Grade 2: | NA | NA | 48 | 16.3% | 49 | 15.6% | 62 | 19.2% | 58 | 17.4% | 53 | 13.3% | 67 | 17.4% |
| Grade 3: | NA | NA | 41 | 13.9% | 51 | 16.2% | 59 | 18.3% | 53 | 15.9% | 61 | 15.3% | 76 | 19.7% |
| Grade 4: | NA | NA | 43 | 14.6% | 59 | 18.8% | 52 | 16.1% | 51 | 15.3% | 83 | 20.8% | 55 | 14.2% |
| Grade 5: | NA | NA | 57 | 19.3% | 50 | 15.9% | 54 | 16.7% | 74 | 22.2% | 58 | 14.5% | 59 | 15.3% |
| Grade 6: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | NA | NA | 148 | 50.2% | 158 | 50.3% | 165 | 51.1% | 161 | 48.3% | 199 | 49.8% | 201 | 52.1% |
| Female: | NA | NA | 147 | 49.8% | 156 | 49.7% | 158 | 48.9% | 164 | 49.2% | 193 | 48.3% | 181 | 46.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | NA | NA | 293 | 99.3% | 313 | 99.7% | 322 | 99.7% | 332 | 99.7% | 400 | 100.0% | 385 | 99.7% |
| White: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 267 | 90.5% | 290 | 92.4% | 205 | 63.5% | 309 | 92.8% | 352 | 88.0% | 326 | 84.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 8 | 2.7% | 12 | 3.8% | 10 | 3.1% | 13 | 3.9% | 14 | 3.5% | 26 | 6.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 12.29 | 14.27 | 14.68 | 13.06 | 13.70 | 15.40 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.2% | 32.3% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 29.3% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 31.2% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.97% | 24.06% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.11% | 28.8% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 41.7% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 43.5% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 46.3% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.36% | 45.18% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.27% | 56.49% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 36.3% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 35.9% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 35.5% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.85% | 32.79% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.59% | 36.31% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.7% | 37.4% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 40% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 37.4% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.07% | 31.36% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.89% | 36.61% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 63.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 68.3% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 67.97% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.19% | 61.13% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.02% | 67.78% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.15% | 71.03% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.33% | 75.99% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 74.73% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 68.6% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 74.4% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.79% | 74.27% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.46% | 73.35% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.08% | 75.85% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.82% | 79.76% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.06% | 77.93% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.43% | 79.34% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 61.8% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 65.9% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 68.7% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.29% | 66.59% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.46% | 69.15% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.25% | 65.4% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.47% | 70.74% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.27% | 73.41% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.64% | 77.47% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 63.4% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 70.2% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 71.8% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.29% | 73.27% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.91% | 73.87% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 71.51% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.59% | 76.56% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.66% | 77.53% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.71% | 77.43% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 63.9% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 69.2% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 68.95% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.86% | 64.88% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.88% | 69.44% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.65% | 71.23% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.68% | 80.5% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.75% | 85.37% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94% | 71.2% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 70.1% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.67% | 74.44% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.03% | 71.78% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.97% | 73.4% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.29% | 73.76% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.34% | 78.21% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.14% | 77.79% | 88.88% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.72% | 60.12% | 73.46% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 72.52% | 84.87% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 51.47% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.41% | 55.36% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.12% | 61.11% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.21% | 56.15% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.58% | 58.82% | 80.09% |
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* Councill Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.