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Irondale Comm School
225 16th St South Birmingham AL, 35210, Jefferson County Phone: 205-379-4200 Ranking:  (655 out of 1,064, bottom 38%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 3 to Grade 5 School District: Jefferson County 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: | 23 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 24 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 394 | 388 | 375 | 416 | 413 | 382 | 341 | |||||||
| Grade 3: | 130 | 33.0% | 117 | 30.2% | 126 | 33.6% | 128 | 30.8% | 115 | 27.8% | 134 | 35.1% | 104 | 30.5% |
| Grade 4: | 135 | 34.3% | 136 | 35.1% | 125 | 33.3% | 124 | 29.8% | 147 | 35.6% | 124 | 32.5% | 122 | 35.8% |
| Grade 5: | 129 | 32.7% | 135 | 34.8% | 124 | 33.1% | 164 | 39.4% | 151 | 36.6% | 124 | 32.5% | 115 | 33.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 199 | 50.5% | 203 | 52.3% | 207 | 55.2% | 233 | 56.0% | 214 | 51.8% | 197 | 51.6% | 176 | 51.6% |
| Female: | 195 | 49.5% | 185 | 47.7% | 168 | 44.8% | 183 | 44.0% | 190 | 46.0% | 177 | 46.3% | 161 | 47.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 78 | 19.8% | 62 | 16.0% | 73 | 19.5% | 67 | 16.1% | 57 | 13.8% | 46 | 12.0% | 31 | 9.1% |
| Black: | 241 | 61.2% | 247 | 63.7% | 232 | 61.9% | 268 | 64.4% | 271 | 65.6% | 248 | 64.9% | 224 | 65.7% |
| White: | 65 | 16.5% | 70 | 18.0% | 62 | 16.5% | 80 | 19.2% | 82 | 19.9% | 85 | 22.3% | 85 | 24.9% |
| 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: | 8 | 2.0% | 5 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 283 | 71.8% | 266 | 68.6% | 254 | 67.7% | 260 | 62.5% | 246 | 59.6% | 185 | 48.4% | 151 | 44.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 10.2% | 43 | 11.1% | 37 | 9.9% | 30 | 7.2% | 43 | 10.4% | 44 | 11.5% | 45 | 13.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.28 | 15.90 | 17.20 | 16.00 | 21.85 | 15.90 | 13.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 51.7% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 43% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 47% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.73% | 37.96% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.61% | 36.55% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 62.1% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 61.5% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 63% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.81% | 61.22% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.13% | 65.34% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 48.7% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 45.9% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 49.9% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.57% | 43.75% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.45% | 44.47% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.2% | 44.2% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 42.9% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 50.7% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.73% | 39.22% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.17% | 39.69% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 72.3% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 69.5% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 68.71% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.89% | 73.6% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.23% | 77.93% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.53% | 81.91% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 86.57% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 89.74% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 81.7% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 80.3% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 81.62% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.57% | 81.59% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.95% | 80.07% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.82% | 82.07% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 83.18% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.32% | 87.93% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 72.7% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 71.6% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 73.6% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.64% | 74.37% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.79% | 74% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.81% | 77.14% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.48% | 80.93% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.05% | 84.62% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.31% | 88.2% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 79.2% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 84.9% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 82.3% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.72% | 83.34% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.52% | 83.07% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.27% | 84.52% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.31% | 83.51% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.07% | 85.8% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.73% | 87.67% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 73.6% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 73.8% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.64% | 69.34% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 75.27% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 79.74% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.39% | 83.05% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.17% | 90.47% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.38% | 92.59% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 82.7% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 80% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.74% | 82.11% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.33% | 83.18% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.54% | 83.43% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.07% | 85.09% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.33% | 87.39% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.75% | 88.39% | 88.88% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.99% | 66.84% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.15% | 70.15% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.77% | 75.29% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.25% | 73.96% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.05% | 74.86% | 80.09% |
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* Irondale Comm School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.