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Powderly Elementary School
1901 20th St Sw
Birmingham AL, 35211, Jefferson County
Phone: 205-231-1500
Ranking: 
(969 out of 1,064, bottom 9%)*
(969 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: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | ||||
| Total Students: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 252 | 245 | 238 | 272 | ||||
| Kindergarten: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 51 | 20.2% | 51 | 20.8% | 36 | 15.1% | 49 | 18.0% |
| Grade 1: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 41 | 16.3% | 34 | 13.9% | 38 | 16.0% | 38 | 14.0% |
| Grade 2: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 33 | 13.1% | 35 | 14.3% | 36 | 15.1% | 34 | 12.5% |
| Grade 3: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 34 | 13.5% | 25 | 10.2% | 34 | 14.3% | 41 | 15.1% |
| Grade 4: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 19 | 7.5% | 33 | 13.5% | 30 | 12.6% | 34 | 12.5% |
| Grade 5: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 32 | 12.7% | 27 | 11.0% | 27 | 11.3% | 36 | 13.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 127 | 50.4% | 122 | 49.8% | 120 | 50.4% | 146 | 53.7% |
| Female: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 125 | 49.6% | 115 | 46.9% | 110 | 46.2% | 122 | 44.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 251 | 99.6% | 244 | 99.6% | 236 | 99.2% | 272 | 100.0% |
| White: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 134 | 53.2% | 176 | 71.8% | 184 | 77.3% | 208 | 76.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | 2.4% | 7 | 2.9% | 5 | 2.1% | 6 | 2.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 18.00 | 17.50 | 15.90 | 15.10 | ||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.4% | 32.3% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 7.6% | 29.3% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 31.2% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 23.33% | 24.06% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.57% | 28.8% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 41.7% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 43.5% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.7% | 46.3% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.35% | 45.18% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.29% | 56.49% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 36.3% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 15.3% | 35.9% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 35.5% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.33% | 32.79% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.57% | 36.31% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.1% | 37.4% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.5% | 40% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 37.4% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.67% | 31.36% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.14% | 36.61% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 63.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 68.3% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 67.97% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.84% | 61.13% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 67.78% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.84% | 71.03% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.58% | 75.99% | 83.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 68.6% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 74.4% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.53% | 74.27% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.52% | 73.35% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.71% | 75.85% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.83% | 79.76% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.86% | 77.93% | 86.82% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 61.8% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 65.9% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 68.7% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.32% | 66.59% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.19% | 69.15% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 65.4% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 70.74% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.24% | 73.41% | 82.42% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 63.4% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 70.2% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 71.8% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.95% | 73.27% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.74% | 73.87% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 71.51% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.45% | 76.56% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.35% | 77.53% | 87.93% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 63.9% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 69.2% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.36% | 68.95% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 64.88% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.14% | 69.44% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 71.23% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.64% | 80.5% | 88.95% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 71.2% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 70.1% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.23% | 74.44% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.52% | 71.78% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.28% | 73.4% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.47% | 73.76% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.67% | 78.21% | 88.59% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.63% | 51.47% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.57% | 55.36% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 61.11% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.72% | 56.15% | 78.77% |
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* Powderly 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.