Sun Valley Elementary School
1010 18th Ave Nw
Birmingham AL, 35215, Jefferson County
Phone: 205-231-5740
Ranking: 
(968 out of 1,064, bottom 9%)*
(968 out of 1,064, bottom 9%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten 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: | 41 | 37 | 33 | 36 | 33 | 37 | 35 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 626 | 554 | 562 | 569 | 604 | 588 | 538 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 18 | 2.9% | 17 | 3.1% | 21 | 3.7% | 18 | 3.2% | 15 | 2.5% | 16 | 2.7% | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 125 | 20.0% | 103 | 18.6% | 108 | 19.2% | 95 | 16.7% | 115 | 19.0% | 78 | 13.3% | 92 | 17.1% |
| Grade 1: | 103 | 16.5% | 100 | 18.1% | 92 | 16.4% | 100 | 17.6% | 81 | 13.4% | 104 | 17.7% | 111 | 20.6% |
| Grade 2: | 101 | 16.1% | 85 | 15.3% | 91 | 16.2% | 73 | 12.8% | 94 | 15.6% | 123 | 20.9% | 93 | 17.3% |
| Grade 3: | 90 | 14.4% | 93 | 16.8% | 84 | 14.9% | 87 | 15.3% | 121 | 20.0% | 88 | 15.0% | 83 | 15.4% |
| Grade 4: | 99 | 15.8% | 89 | 16.1% | 71 | 12.6% | 111 | 19.5% | 87 | 14.4% | 95 | 16.2% | 83 | 15.4% |
| Grade 5: | 90 | 14.4% | 67 | 12.1% | 95 | 16.9% | 85 | 14.9% | 91 | 15.1% | 84 | 14.3% | 76 | 14.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 349 | 55.8% | 295 | 53.2% | 317 | 56.4% | 315 | 55.4% | 335 | 55.5% | 298 | 50.7% | 290 | 53.9% |
| Female: | 277 | 44.2% | 259 | 46.8% | 245 | 43.6% | 254 | 44.6% | 261 | 43.2% | 282 | 48.0% | 244 | 45.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Black: | 622 | 99.4% | 543 | 98.0% | 548 | 97.5% | 558 | 98.1% | 588 | 97.4% | 576 | 98.0% | 525 | 97.6% |
| White: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 9 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.4% | 12 | 2.0% | 8 | 1.4% | 10 | 1.9% |
| 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% | 5 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 504 | 80.5% | 451 | 81.4% | 434 | 77.2% | 269 | 47.3% | 434 | 71.9% | 392 | 66.7% | 377 | 70.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 4.5% | 21 | 3.8% | 28 | 5.0% | 27 | 4.7% | 38 | 6.3% | 53 | 9.0% | 49 | 9.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.27 | 14.97 | 17.03 | 15.81 | 18.30 | 15.60 | 15.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| ADAW | ||||||
| 2004 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 32.3% | 50.6% |
| 2005 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 29.3% | 42.2% |
| 2006 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 31.2% | 45% |
| 2008 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.4% | 24.06% | 37.08% |
| 2009 | Grammar and Usage | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.25% | 28.8% | 37.25% |
| 2004 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 41.7% | 57.3% |
| 2005 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 43.5% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.2% | 46.3% | 64% |
| 2008 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.76% | 45.18% | 62.46% |
| 2009 | Holistic Composition | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.38% | 56.49% | 64.88% |
| 2004 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 36.3% | 48.9% |
| 2005 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 35.9% | 44.4% |
| 2006 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 35.5% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.31% | 32.79% | 43.41% |
| 2009 | Sentence Formation | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.75% | 36.31% | 43.74% |
| 2004 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 37.4% | 47% |
| 2005 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 40% | 42.6% |
| 2006 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 37.4% | 48.1% |
| 2008 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.39% | 31.36% | 39.83% |
| 2009 | Writing Mechanics | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.75% | 36.61% | 40.59% |
| ARMT | ||||||
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 63.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 68.3% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.91% | 67.97% | 77.41% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.45% | 61.13% | 77.69% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.73% | 67.78% | 79.37% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.21% | 71.03% | 80.13% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.08% | 75.99% | 83.7% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 74.73% | 85.23% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 68.6% | 81% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 74.4% | 83.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.23% | 74.27% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.09% | 73.35% | 85.35% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.45% | 75.85% | 85.83% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.44% | 79.76% | 86.59% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.52% | 77.93% | 86.82% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 79.34% | 88.18% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 61.8% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 65.9% | 74% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 68.7% | 77.9% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 66.59% | 78.31% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.87% | 69.15% | 78.93% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.25% | 65.4% | 79.12% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.75% | 70.74% | 81.26% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 73.41% | 82.42% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.94% | 77.47% | 85.24% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 63.4% | 76.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 70.2% | 83.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 71.8% | 84.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.38% | 73.27% | 85.01% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.51% | 73.87% | 86.09% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.71% | 71.51% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 76.56% | 86.69% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 77.53% | 87.93% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.64% | 77.43% | 88.16% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 63.9% | 71.8% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 69.2% | 76.5% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.89% | 68.95% | 77.26% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.24% | 64.88% | 77.97% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.24% | 69.44% | 79.94% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.94% | 71.23% | 82.61% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.78% | 80.5% | 88.95% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.51% | 85.37% | 91.32% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 71.2% | 80.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 70.1% | 80.7% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.32% | 74.44% | 84.6% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.61% | 71.78% | 84.37% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.19% | 73.4% | 84.65% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.94% | 73.76% | 85.64% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.31% | 78.21% | 88.59% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.33% | 77.79% | 88.88% |
| ASA | ||||||
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 51.47% | 69.84% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 55.36% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.62% | 61.11% | 77.35% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.91% | 56.15% | 78.77% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.17% | 58.82% | 80.09% |
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* Sun Valley 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.