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Gibson Elementary School
956 50th St North
Birmingham AL, 35212, Jefferson County
Phone: 205-231-8370
Ranking: 
(1,012 out of 1,064, bottom 5%)*
(1,012 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: 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 | NA | NA | 16 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 21 | |||||
| Total Students: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 252 | 260 | 259 | 327 | 290 | |||||
| Kindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 54 | 21.4% | 55 | 21.2% | 39 | 15.1% | 57 | 17.4% | 59 | 20.3% |
| Grade 1: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 51 | 20.2% | 42 | 16.2% | 44 | 17.0% | 54 | 16.5% | 44 | 15.2% |
| Grade 2: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 41 | 16.3% | 44 | 16.9% | 48 | 18.5% | 52 | 15.9% | 47 | 16.2% |
| Grade 3: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 34 | 13.5% | 53 | 20.4% | 43 | 16.6% | 47 | 14.4% | 57 | 19.7% |
| Grade 4: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 38 | 15.1% | 38 | 14.6% | 35 | 13.5% | 62 | 19.0% | 47 | 16.2% |
| Grade 5: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 34 | 13.5% | 28 | 10.8% | 50 | 19.3% | 55 | 16.8% | 36 | 12.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 134 | 53.2% | 126 | 48.5% | 131 | 50.6% | 176 | 53.8% | 153 | 52.8% |
| Female: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 118 | 46.8% | 134 | 51.5% | 120 | 46.3% | 143 | 43.7% | 133 | 45.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 85 | 33.7% | 82 | 31.5% | 88 | 34.0% | 74 | 22.6% | 67 | 23.1% |
| Black: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 156 | 61.9% | 169 | 65.0% | 166 | 64.1% | 248 | 75.8% | 213 | 73.4% |
| White: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | 2.4% | 7 | 2.7% | 5 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.5% | 10 | 3.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 236 | 93.7% | 155 | 59.6% | 237 | 91.5% | 294 | 89.9% | 256 | 88.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 1.6% | 7 | 2.7% | 8 | 3.1% | 15 | 4.6% | 13 | 4.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 15.75 | 17.33 | 14.39 | 13.90 | 13.80 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.5% | 32.3% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.2% | 29.3% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 22% | 31.2% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.94% | 24.06% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 14% | 28.8% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.1% | 41.7% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 43.5% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 46.3% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.87% | 45.18% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 56.49% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 20% | 36.3% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.9% | 35.9% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 24% | 35.5% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.55% | 32.79% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 36.31% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 37.4% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.4% | 40% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 37.4% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.73% | 31.36% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 22% | 36.61% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 63.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58% | 68.3% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.48% | 67.97% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.82% | 61.13% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.32% | 67.78% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.91% | 71.03% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 75.99% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.57% | 74.73% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 68.6% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 74.4% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.79% | 74.27% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.29% | 73.35% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.47% | 75.85% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.09% | 79.76% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.75% | 77.93% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.14% | 79.34% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 61.8% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 65.9% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 68.7% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.89% | 66.59% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.56% | 69.15% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.38% | 65.4% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70.74% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.27% | 73.41% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.21% | 77.47% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 42% | 63.4% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 70.2% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 71.8% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.79% | 73.27% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.63% | 73.87% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.93% | 71.51% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.67% | 76.56% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.42% | 77.53% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.32% | 77.43% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 63.9% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 69.2% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.54% | 68.95% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.43% | 64.88% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 69.44% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.39% | 71.23% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.19% | 80.5% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.17% | 85.37% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 71.2% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 70.1% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.98% | 74.44% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 71.78% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 73.4% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.27% | 73.76% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.97% | 78.21% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.59% | 77.79% | 88.88% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 51.47% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.02% | 55.36% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.25% | 61.11% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.51% | 56.15% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.11% | 58.82% | 80.09% |
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* Gibson 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.