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Phillips Academy Primary School
2316 7th Ave North
Birmingham AL, 35203, Jefferson County
Phone: 205-231-9500
Ranking: 
(91 out of 1,064, top 9%)*
(91 out of 1,064, top 9%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Birmingham 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: | 38 | 43 | 40 | 45 | 43 | 32 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 739 | 744 | 712 | 688 | 684 | 655 | 475 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 36 | 4.9% | 48 | 6.5% | 53 | 7.4% | 49 | 7.1% | 47 | 6.9% | 50 | 7.6% | 39 | 8.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 55 | 7.4% | 55 | 7.4% | 51 | 7.2% | 43 | 6.3% | 62 | 9.1% | 50 | 7.6% | 39 | 8.2% |
| Grade 1: | 67 | 9.1% | 52 | 7.0% | 51 | 7.2% | 56 | 8.1% | 57 | 8.3% | 40 | 6.1% | 37 | 7.8% |
| Grade 2: | 52 | 7.0% | 56 | 7.5% | 62 | 8.7% | 60 | 8.7% | 46 | 6.7% | 48 | 7.3% | 38 | 8.0% |
| Grade 3: | 55 | 7.4% | 60 | 8.1% | 59 | 8.3% | 45 | 6.5% | 50 | 7.3% | 49 | 7.5% | 40 | 8.4% |
| Grade 4: | 61 | 8.3% | 66 | 8.9% | 54 | 7.6% | 55 | 8.0% | 53 | 7.7% | 55 | 8.4% | 47 | 9.9% |
| Grade 5: | 73 | 9.9% | 72 | 9.7% | 69 | 9.7% | 70 | 10.2% | 62 | 9.1% | 61 | 9.3% | 38 | 8.0% |
| Grade 6: | 119 | 16.1% | 123 | 16.5% | 103 | 14.5% | 112 | 16.3% | 107 | 15.6% | 104 | 15.9% | 98 | 20.6% |
| Grade 7: | 120 | 16.2% | 102 | 13.7% | 111 | 15.6% | 104 | 15.1% | 99 | 14.5% | 106 | 16.2% | 99 | 20.8% |
| Grade 8: | 101 | 13.7% | 110 | 14.8% | 99 | 13.9% | 94 | 13.7% | 101 | 14.8% | 92 | 14.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 293 | 39.6% | 306 | 41.1% | 302 | 42.4% | 297 | 43.2% | 310 | 45.3% | 288 | 44.0% | 208 | 43.8% |
| Female: | 446 | 60.4% | 438 | 58.9% | 410 | 57.6% | 391 | 56.8% | 366 | 53.5% | 359 | 54.8% | 263 | 55.4% |
| 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: | 4 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 10 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 707 | 95.7% | 726 | 97.6% | 698 | 98.0% | 676 | 98.3% | 676 | 98.8% | 649 | 99.1% | 469 | 98.7% |
| White: | 14 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.1% | 6 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 347 | 47.0% | 412 | 55.4% | 362 | 50.8% | 223 | 32.4% | 286 | 41.8% | 256 | 39.1% | 190 | 40.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 72 | 9.7% | 56 | 7.5% | 65 | 9.1% | 75 | 10.9% | 84 | 12.3% | 77 | 11.8% | 55 | 11.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.45 | 17.30 | 17.80 | 15.29 | 15.91 | 20.30 | 17.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.73% | 24.06% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 28.8% | 37.25% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.53% | 45.18% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.77% | 56.49% | 64.88% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.84% | 32.79% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 36.31% | 43.74% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.84% | 31.36% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.74% | 36.61% | 40.59% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.54% | 31.35% | 46.94% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.76% | 40.86% | 56.16% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.38% | 55.48% | 65.27% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.93% | 58.46% | 65.55% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.02% | 47.13% | 56.69% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.81% | 54.64% | 62.72% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 49.97% | 58.32% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.66% | 52.19% | 60.06% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 61.13% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.73% | 67.78% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.93% | 71.03% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.65% | 75.99% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.31% | 74.73% | 85.23% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 73.35% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.45% | 75.85% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.68% | 79.76% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.31% | 77.93% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.31% | 79.34% | 88.18% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.66% | 69.15% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 65.4% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.63% | 70.74% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.72% | 73.41% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.73% | 77.47% | 85.24% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.67% | 73.87% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.12% | 71.51% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.19% | 76.56% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.67% | 77.53% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.21% | 77.43% | 88.16% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.31% | 64.88% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.47% | 69.44% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.48% | 71.23% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 80.5% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.14% | 85.37% | 91.32% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.18% | 71.78% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.65% | 73.4% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.23% | 73.76% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.65% | 78.21% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.71% | 77.79% | 88.88% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 57.06% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 60.31% | 74.92% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.09% | 61.74% | 76.94% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.49% | 62.06% | 77.64% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 60.27% | 77.16% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 97.92% | 73.76% | 86.61% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 99% | 73.76% | 86.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 99% | 74.36% | 86.13% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 77.29% | 88.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 98.04% | 79.48% | 88.35% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 45.53% | 61.26% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 96.04% | 53.82% | 65.79% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 98.91% | 56.34% | 68.76% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 99.01% | 56.68% | 70.36% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 99.07% | 58.33% | 72.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 65.86% | 79.13% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 98.02% | 69.58% | 81.28% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 72.95% | 83.02% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 74.29% | 84.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 74.7% | 86.25% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 96.71% | 63.26% | 73.77% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.03% | 71.78% | 78.62% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 98.95% | 65.24% | 77.01% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 71.7% | 78.62% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.61% | 62.39% | 74.89% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.08% | 64.03% | 73.51% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 98.95% | 63.14% | 76.95% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 100% | 66.61% | 79.33% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.95% | 51.47% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.94% | 55.36% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.55% | 61.11% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.03% | 56.15% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.64% | 58.82% | 80.09% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 40.87% | 60.51% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.09% | 57.45% | 70.34% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 56.78% | 68.79% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.91% | 57.09% | 68.5% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.72% | 63.03% | 75.67% |
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* Phillips Academy Primary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.