Tarrant Elementary School
1269 Portland St
Birmingham AL, 35217, Jefferson County
Phone: 205-841-7541
Ranking:
(789 out of 1,064, bottom 26%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 2
School District: Tarrant 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: | 19 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 36 | 37 | |||||||
Total Students: | 291 | 358 | 383 | 391 | 365 | 505 | 501 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 102 | 35.1% | 90 | 25.1% | 90 | 23.5% | 111 | 28.4% | 97 | 26.6% | 83 | 16.4% | 98 | 19.6% |
Grade 1: | 102 | 35.1% | 86 | 24.0% | 109 | 28.5% | 97 | 24.8% | 80 | 21.9% | 103 | 20.4% | 89 | 17.8% |
Grade 2: | 81 | 27.8% | 96 | 26.8% | 94 | 24.5% | 87 | 22.3% | 93 | 25.5% | 91 | 18.0% | 96 | 19.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 144 | 49.5% | 182 | 50.8% | 182 | 47.5% | 186 | 47.6% | 154 | 42.2% | 236 | 46.7% | 234 | 46.7% |
Female: | 147 | 50.5% | 176 | 49.2% | 201 | 52.5% | 205 | 52.4% | 200 | 54.8% | 261 | 51.7% | 263 | 52.5% |
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% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 69 | 23.7% | 65 | 18.2% | 64 | 16.7% | 61 | 15.6% | 47 | 12.9% | 50 | 9.9% | 46 | 9.2% |
Black: | 195 | 67.0% | 256 | 71.5% | 286 | 74.7% | 298 | 76.2% | 282 | 77.3% | 392 | 77.6% | 383 | 76.4% |
White: | 23 | 7.9% | 35 | 9.8% | 28 | 7.3% | 28 | 7.2% | 32 | 8.8% | 61 | 12.1% | 70 | 14.0% |
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: | 4 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 260 | 89.3% | 327 | 91.3% | 350 | 91.4% | 358 | 91.6% | 331 | 90.7% | 437 | 86.5% | 422 | 84.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 6 | 2.1% | 16 | 4.5% | 13 | 3.4% | 17 | 4.3% | 18 | 4.9% | 41 | 8.1% | 43 | 8.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.56 | 12.05 | 15.08 | 17.24 | 14.31 | 14.00 | 13.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ARMT | ||||||
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 64.9% | 74.1% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 50% | 77.7% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20.22% | 20.22% | 77.41% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.57% | 77.57% | 77.69% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.41% | 85.41% | 79.37% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.29% | 74.29% | 80.13% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.04% | 92.04% | 83.7% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 94.8% | 85.23% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 71.1% | 81% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 72.8% | 83.6% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.56% | 55.56% | 84.9% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.83% | 73.83% | 85.35% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.25% | 81.25% | 85.83% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.91% | 81.91% | 86.59% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.36% | 86.36% | 86.82% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 96.1% | 88.18% |
2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 65.5% | 71.9% |
2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 45.5% | 74% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 58.7% | 77.9% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.76% | 45.76% | 78.31% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.21% | 64.21% | 78.93% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.81% | 63.81% | 79.12% |
2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.4% | 76.9% |
2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 74.7% | 83.3% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 68.4% | 84.4% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.67% | 56.67% | 85.01% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.27% | 65.27% | 86.09% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.67% | 66.67% | 86.5% |
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* Tarrant Elementary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.