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Minor Elementary School
2425 Ave Sensley
Birmingham AL, 35218, Jefferson County
Phone: 205-231-6555
Ranking: 
(971 out of 1,064, bottom 9%)*
(971 out of 1,064, bottom 9%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Birmingham City 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: | 26 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 419 | 435 | 420 | 482 | 505 | 498 | 476 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 76 | 18.1% | 76 | 17.5% | 70 | 16.7% | 86 | 17.8% | 82 | 16.2% | 87 | 17.5% | 78 | 16.4% |
| Grade 1: | 75 | 17.9% | 67 | 15.4% | 78 | 18.6% | 75 | 15.6% | 80 | 15.8% | 80 | 16.1% | 81 | 17.0% |
| Grade 2: | 62 | 14.8% | 78 | 17.9% | 67 | 16.0% | 66 | 13.7% | 88 | 17.4% | 87 | 17.5% | 90 | 18.9% |
| Grade 3: | 79 | 18.9% | 72 | 16.6% | 69 | 16.4% | 88 | 18.3% | 84 | 16.6% | 97 | 19.5% | 77 | 16.2% |
| Grade 4: | 63 | 15.0% | 63 | 14.5% | 82 | 19.5% | 75 | 15.6% | 92 | 18.2% | 80 | 16.1% | 69 | 14.5% |
| Grade 5: | 64 | 15.3% | 79 | 18.2% | 54 | 12.9% | 92 | 19.1% | 79 | 15.6% | 67 | 13.5% | 81 | 17.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 222 | 53.0% | 202 | 46.4% | 202 | 48.1% | 240 | 49.8% | 239 | 47.3% | 253 | 50.8% | 252 | 52.9% |
| Female: | 197 | 47.0% | 233 | 53.6% | 218 | 51.9% | 242 | 50.2% | 258 | 51.1% | 237 | 47.6% | 220 | 46.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.8% | 13 | 3.1% | 4 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 408 | 97.4% | 425 | 97.7% | 406 | 96.7% | 478 | 99.2% | 504 | 99.8% | 498 | 100.0% | 475 | 99.8% |
| White: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
| 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: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 400 | 95.5% | 403 | 92.6% | 395 | 94.0% | 296 | 61.4% | 473 | 93.7% | 417 | 83.7% | 404 | 84.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 7 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.4% | 9 | 2.1% | 9 | 1.9% | 16 | 3.2% | 42 | 8.4% | 29 | 6.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.12 | 15.00 | 15.56 | 15.55 | 15.78 | 15.10 | 14.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 32.3% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.1% | 29.3% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.5% | 31.2% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.66% | 24.06% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 24.19% | 28.8% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.8% | 41.7% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 43.5% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 46.3% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.78% | 45.18% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.73% | 56.49% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 36.3% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 35.9% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.6% | 35.5% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 32% | 32.79% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.42% | 36.31% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 37.4% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 40% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.6% | 37.4% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.66% | 31.36% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.32% | 36.61% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 63.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 68.3% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 67.97% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.52% | 61.13% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 67.78% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.09% | 71.03% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 75.99% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.14% | 74.73% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 68.6% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 74.4% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.75% | 74.27% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.52% | 73.35% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 75.85% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.38% | 79.76% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.75% | 77.93% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.12% | 79.34% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 61.8% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 65.9% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 68.7% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.88% | 66.59% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.38% | 69.15% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.11% | 65.4% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.03% | 70.74% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.53% | 73.41% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.49% | 77.47% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 63.4% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 70.2% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 71.8% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.67% | 73.27% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.38% | 73.87% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.12% | 71.51% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.72% | 76.56% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.15% | 77.53% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.81% | 77.43% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 63.9% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 69.2% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.75% | 68.95% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 64.88% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.36% | 69.44% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.52% | 71.23% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.54% | 80.5% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.31% | 85.37% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 71.2% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 70.1% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.14% | 74.44% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.09% | 71.78% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.21% | 73.4% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.52% | 73.76% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 78.21% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.31% | 77.79% | 88.88% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.74% | 51.47% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.88% | 55.36% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.95% | 61.11% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.97% | 56.15% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.34% | 58.82% | 80.09% |
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* Minor 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.