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Princeton School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1425 2nd Ave W
Birmingham, AL 35208
Phone
(205) 231-2500
District
Birmingham City
County
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
203
Classroom Teachers
14

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alabama

6

(10 is best)

Better than 59.8% of all AL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Princeton School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
56%
48%
71%
53%
40%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
48%
45%
79%
54%
17%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
23%
45%
40%
56%
6%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
15
19
20
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 17 8.4%
Kindergarten 26 12.8%
Grade 1 31 15.3%
Grade 2 33 16.3%
Grade 3 32 15.8%
Grade 4 34 16.7%
Grade 5 30 14.8%
Total 203 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.0% 1.1% 53.8%
Black 100.0% 87.4% 32.8%
Hispanic 0.0% 11.1% 10.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 51.2% 82.6% 60.1%
Free lunch eligible 45.8% 77.9% 54.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.4% 4.7% 5.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 200,431 5,108,468
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,362.8 101
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.3% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.6% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 37.6% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.4% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 16.2% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 84,999 1,969,105
Single Parent Households With Children 10.1% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.1% 88.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 29.4% 27.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.1% 14.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 9.4% 15.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.4% 12.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.2% 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.3% 16.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 18.5% 13.5%
$15,000 or less 18.2% 11.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,545 $138,304,000 49.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,080 $22,830,000 8.1%
Staff $923 $19,498,000 6.9%
General Administration $346 $7,306,000 2.6%
School Administration $800 $16,905,000 6.0%
Operation $1,491 $31,511,000 11.2%
Transportation $324 $6,843,000 2.4%
Other $347 $7,342,000 2.6%
Total Support $5,312 $112,235,000 39.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,500 $31,693,000 11.2%
Total Expenditures $13,357 $282,232,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,200 $4,655,842,000 51.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $783 $587,926,000 6.5%
Staff $452 $339,107,000 3.7%
General Administration $257 $193,007,000 2.1%
School Administration $647 $485,591,000 5.3%
Operation $1,010 $758,603,000 8.3%
Transportation $503 $377,902,000 4.2%
Other $272 $204,126,000 2.2%
Total Support $3,924 $2,946,262,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,976 $1,483,801,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $12,100 $9,085,905,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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