Princeton Alternative School
1425 2nd Ave West
Birmingham AL, 35208, Jefferson County
Phone: 205-231-2500
Type: Other/Alternative School, Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
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: | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 237 | 241 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 225 | 225 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 36 | 15.2% | 35 | 14.5% | 35 | 15.3% | 35 | 15.3% | 36 | 15.7% | 36 | 16.0% | 35 | 15.6% |
| Grade 1: | 42 | 17.7% | 43 | 17.8% | 40 | 17.5% | 39 | 17.0% | 37 | 16.2% | 38 | 16.9% | 39 | 17.3% |
| Grade 2: | 41 | 17.3% | 40 | 16.6% | 40 | 17.5% | 41 | 17.9% | 39 | 17.0% | 39 | 17.3% | 37 | 16.4% |
| Grade 3: | 39 | 16.5% | 40 | 16.6% | 41 | 17.9% | 40 | 17.5% | 38 | 16.6% | 38 | 16.9% | 34 | 15.1% |
| Grade 4: | 42 | 17.7% | 42 | 17.4% | 42 | 18.3% | 33 | 14.4% | 42 | 18.3% | 36 | 16.0% | 39 | 17.3% |
| Grade 5: | 37 | 15.6% | 41 | 17.0% | 31 | 13.5% | 41 | 17.9% | 37 | 16.2% | 38 | 16.9% | 41 | 18.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 104 | 43.9% | 102 | 42.3% | 92 | 40.2% | 94 | 41.0% | 92 | 40.2% | 91 | 40.4% | 89 | 39.6% |
| Female: | 133 | 56.1% | 139 | 57.7% | 137 | 59.8% | 135 | 59.0% | 129 | 56.3% | 126 | 56.0% | 132 | 58.7% |
| 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% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 234 | 98.7% | 240 | 99.6% | 229 | 100.0% | 227 | 99.1% | 229 | 100.0% | 225 | 100.0% | 225 | 100.0% |
| White: | 2 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 119 | 50.2% | 137 | 56.8% | 123 | 53.7% | 67 | 29.3% | 95 | 41.5% | 97 | 43.1% | 88 | 39.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 6.3% | 12 | 5.0% | 17 | 7.4% | 28 | 12.2% | 36 | 15.7% | 26 | 11.6% | 38 | 16.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.94 | 13.39 | 14.31 | 15.27 | 14.77 | 14.90 | 14.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 32.3% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 29.3% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 31.2% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.54% | 24.06% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.46% | 28.8% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 41.7% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 43.5% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 46.3% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.36% | 45.18% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.19% | 56.49% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 36.3% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 35.9% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 35.5% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.74% | 32.79% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.35% | 36.31% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 37.4% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 40% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 37.4% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.85% | 31.36% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.16% | 36.61% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 63.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 68.3% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.43% | 67.97% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.06% | 61.13% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 67.78% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 71.03% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 75.99% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 74.73% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 68.6% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 74.4% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.62% | 74.27% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.06% | 73.35% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 75.85% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 79.76% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 77.93% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 79.34% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 61.8% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 65.9% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 68.7% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 66.59% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 69.15% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 65.4% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.62% | 70.74% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.78% | 73.41% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.24% | 77.47% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 63.4% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 70.2% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 71.8% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 73.27% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 73.87% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 71.51% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.62% | 76.56% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 77.53% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 77.43% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 63.9% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 69.2% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.06% | 68.95% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 64.88% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 69.44% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 71.23% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.36% | 80.5% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 85.37% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 71.2% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 70.1% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 74.44% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 71.78% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 73.4% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 73.76% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 78.21% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 77.79% | 88.88% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.69% | 51.47% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 55.36% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 61.11% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 56.15% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 58.82% | 80.09% |
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