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Lipscomb Elementary School
5605 10th St South
Bessemer AL, 35020, Jefferson County
Phone: 205-379-4550
Ranking: 
(730 out of 1,064, bottom 31%)*
(730 out of 1,064, bottom 31%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten 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: | 16 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 207 | 207 | 184 | 199 | 175 | 193 | 192 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 48 | 23.2% | 34 | 16.4% | 30 | 16.3% | 41 | 20.6% | 32 | 18.3% | 37 | 19.2% | 32 | 16.7% |
| Grade 1: | 27 | 13.0% | 30 | 14.5% | 41 | 22.3% | 35 | 17.6% | 28 | 16.0% | 33 | 17.1% | 38 | 19.8% |
| Grade 2: | 27 | 13.0% | 46 | 22.2% | 37 | 20.1% | 29 | 14.6% | 32 | 18.3% | 39 | 20.2% | 27 | 14.1% |
| Grade 3: | 43 | 20.8% | 34 | 16.4% | 18 | 9.8% | 36 | 18.1% | 29 | 16.6% | 34 | 17.6% | 33 | 17.2% |
| Grade 4: | 34 | 16.4% | 25 | 12.1% | 33 | 17.9% | 26 | 13.1% | 31 | 17.7% | 27 | 14.0% | 28 | 14.6% |
| Grade 5: | 28 | 13.5% | 38 | 18.4% | 25 | 13.6% | 32 | 16.1% | 23 | 13.1% | 23 | 11.9% | 34 | 17.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 99 | 47.8% | 109 | 52.7% | 101 | 54.9% | 103 | 51.8% | 86 | 49.1% | 93 | 48.2% | 89 | 46.4% |
| Female: | 108 | 52.2% | 98 | 47.3% | 83 | 45.1% | 96 | 48.2% | 81 | 46.3% | 92 | 47.7% | 99 | 51.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 87 | 42.0% | 86 | 41.5% | 70 | 38.0% | 71 | 35.7% | 58 | 33.1% | 57 | 29.5% | 58 | 30.2% |
| Black: | 94 | 45.4% | 96 | 46.4% | 90 | 48.9% | 101 | 50.8% | 95 | 54.3% | 106 | 54.9% | 106 | 55.2% |
| White: | 21 | 10.1% | 21 | 10.1% | 19 | 10.3% | 26 | 13.1% | 21 | 12.0% | 29 | 15.0% | 27 | 14.1% |
| 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: | 5 | 2.4% | 4 | 1.9% | 4 | 2.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 193 | 93.2% | 196 | 94.7% | 166 | 90.2% | 176 | 88.4% | 159 | 90.9% | 155 | 80.3% | 163 | 84.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 3 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.9% | 5 | 2.7% | 8 | 4.0% | 9 | 5.1% | 19 | 9.8% | 10 | 5.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.10 | 10.89 | 11.50 | 10.93 | 11.08 | 12.80 | 11.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 51.7% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 43% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 47% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.88% | 37.96% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.36% | 36.55% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 62.1% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.6% | 61.5% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 63% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.38% | 61.22% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.22% | 65.34% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 27% | 48.7% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 45.9% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 49.9% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 21.88% | 43.75% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.64% | 44.47% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.5% | 44.2% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 42.9% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 50.7% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 9.38% | 39.22% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.46% | 39.69% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 72.3% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 69.5% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.13% | 68.71% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.13% | 73.6% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.97% | 77.93% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 81.91% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.87% | 86.57% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.23% | 89.74% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 81.7% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 80.3% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 81.62% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.01% | 81.59% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.54% | 80.07% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 82.07% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.26% | 83.18% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.72% | 87.93% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 72.7% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 71.6% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 73.6% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.86% | 74.37% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.29% | 74% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 77.14% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 80.93% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 84.62% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.71% | 88.2% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 79.2% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 84.9% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 82.3% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.86% | 83.34% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.07% | 83.07% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 84.52% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.65% | 83.51% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 85.8% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.35% | 87.67% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 73.6% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 73.8% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 69.34% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.88% | 75.27% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.56% | 79.74% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.31% | 83.05% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 90.47% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 92.59% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 82.7% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 80% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 82.11% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.13% | 83.18% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.22% | 83.43% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.61% | 85.09% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.43% | 87.39% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.61% | 88.39% | 88.88% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.38% | 66.84% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.79% | 70.15% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.57% | 75.29% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 73.96% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.08% | 74.86% | 80.09% |
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* Lipscomb Elementary 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.