Louis Pizitz Middle School
2020 Pizitz Dr
Birmingham AL, 35216, Jefferson County
Phone: 205-402-5350
Ranking: 
(18 out of 1,064, top 2%)*
(18 out of 1,064, top 2%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Vestavia Hills City School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 56 | 78 | 65 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 73 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,078 | 1,092 | 1,080 | 1,046 | 1,025 | 1,117 | 1,248 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 364 | 33.8% | 368 | 33.7% | 352 | 32.6% | 363 | 34.7% | 347 | 33.9% | 305 | 27.3% | 343 | 27.5% |
| Grade 7: | 354 | 32.8% | 356 | 32.6% | 367 | 34.0% | 358 | 34.2% | 321 | 31.3% | 351 | 31.4% | 472 | 37.8% |
| Grade 8: | 360 | 33.4% | 368 | 33.7% | 361 | 33.4% | 325 | 31.1% | 357 | 34.8% | 461 | 41.3% | 433 | 34.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 551 | 51.1% | 534 | 48.9% | 555 | 51.4% | 560 | 53.5% | 539 | 52.6% | 574 | 51.4% | 632 | 50.6% |
| Female: | 527 | 48.9% | 558 | 51.1% | 525 | 48.6% | 486 | 46.5% | 476 | 46.4% | 535 | 47.9% | 612 | 49.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 71 | 6.6% | 79 | 7.2% | 67 | 6.2% | 69 | 6.6% | 70 | 6.8% | 62 | 5.6% | 67 | 5.4% |
| Hispanic: | 14 | 1.3% | 19 | 1.7% | 20 | 1.9% | 20 | 1.9% | 21 | 2.0% | 17 | 1.5% | 18 | 1.4% |
| Black: | 109 | 10.1% | 110 | 10.1% | 101 | 9.4% | 108 | 10.3% | 100 | 9.8% | 92 | 8.2% | 98 | 7.9% |
| White: | 878 | 81.4% | 878 | 80.4% | 886 | 82.0% | 847 | 81.0% | 831 | 81.1% | 944 | 84.5% | 1,063 | 85.2% |
| 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 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 92 | 8.5% | 95 | 8.7% | 86 | 8.0% | 90 | 8.6% | 81 | 7.9% | 50 | 4.5% | 43 | 3.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 1.7% | 26 | 2.4% | 18 | 1.7% | 13 | 1.2% | 22 | 2.1% | 18 | 1.6% | 22 | 1.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.25 | 14.00 | 16.62 | 13.08 | 12.93 | 15.70 | 17.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 73.5% | 42% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 69.2% | 41% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.1% | 45.4% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.87% | 68.87% | 46.94% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.16% | 84.79% | 56.16% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 55.7% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 87.9% | 63% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.4% | 60% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 85.9% | 65.27% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.15% | 91.06% | 65.55% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 84.2% | 51.7% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 85.6% | 55.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.12% | 82.12% | 56.69% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.31% | 89.37% | 62.72% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 75.2% | 51.1% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 68.5% | 48.9% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 79.1% | 51.2% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.14% | 78.14% | 58.32% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.99% | 78.54% | 60.06% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 91.7% | 56% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 93.1% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 95.2% | 74.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.69% | 90.97% | 73.46% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.09% | 92.53% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.54% | 91.5% | 74.92% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.28% | 93.9% | 76.94% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.82% | 92.9% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.98% | 91.17% | 77.16% |
| 2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 97.4% | 82.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 97.1% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 96.9% | 83% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.14% | 96.56% | 84.87% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 97.51% | 86.61% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 99.02% | 97.99% | 86.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.62% | 96.33% | 86.13% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.92% | 96.84% | 88.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.27% | 96.55% | 88.35% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 90.4% | 56.9% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 87.1% | 59.1% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.07% | 90.07% | 59.82% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.26% | 87.26% | 61.26% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.23% | 90.06% | 65.79% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.49% | 92.53% | 68.76% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.51% | 90.44% | 70.36% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.11% | 90.86% | 72.5% |
| 2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 96.2% | 75.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 94.4% | 74.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 97.16% | 97.16% | 77% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.89% | 95.89% | 79.13% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 97.11% | 96.95% | 81.28% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 97.09% | 95.95% | 83.02% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.49% | 95.84% | 84.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 96.88% | 86.25% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.6% | 63% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 92.5% | 67.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.95% | 90.95% | 66.3% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.37% | 93.37% | 68.13% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.09% | 94.09% | 73.77% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.34% | 95.5% | 78.62% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.24% | 94.2% | 77.01% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.62% | 94.75% | 78.62% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.5% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 92.6% | 69.5% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 94.1% | 71.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.36% | 93.36% | 71.94% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.26% | 95.26% | 73.87% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.19% | 95.19% | 74.89% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.93% | 95.32% | 73.51% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.37% | 95.28% | 76.95% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 95.56% | 79.33% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.86% | 84.86% | 60.51% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.29% | 92.53% | 70.34% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.05% | 92.93% | 68.79% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.64% | 92.33% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.02% | 93.77% | 75.67% |
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* Louis Pizitz Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.