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Martha Gaskins K5 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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
200 Dalton Drive
Birmingham, AL 35215
Phone
(205) 231-9200
District
Birmingham City
County
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
487
Classroom Teachers
23

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Alabama

2

(10 is best)

Better than 14.9% of all AL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Martha Gaskins K5 School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
28%
52%
42%
63%
13%
42%
28%
52%
42%
63%
13%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
15%
48%
23%
58%
6%
38%
15%
48%
23%
58%
6%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
29%
50%
50%
63%
8%
37%
29%
50%
50%
63%
8%
37%
    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
21
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 18 3.7%
Kindergarten 66 13.6%
Grade 1 100 20.5%
Grade 2 73 15.0%
Grade 3 75 15.4%
Grade 4 90 18.5%
Grade 5 65 13.3%
Total 487 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.3% 1.1% 53.1%
Black 70.4% 86.2% 32.7%
Hispanic 28.1% 12.3% 11.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.2% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.2% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 86.9% 82.3% 60.7%
Free lunch eligible 80.3% 77.6% 55.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.6% 4.7% 5.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 199,322 5,108,468
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,355.3 101
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.9% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.5% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.3% 31.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.2% 25.5%
65 OR OLDER 16.2% 17.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 88,527 1,969,105
Single Parent Households With Children 10.2% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.7% 88.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 30.7% 27.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.2% 14.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 9.5% 15.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.6% 12.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.9% 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.6% 16.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 17.9% 13.5%
$15,000 or less 17.3% 11.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,987 $145,908,000 43.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,179 $24,628,000 7.3%
Staff $1,368 $28,570,000 8.4%
General Administration $354 $7,398,000 2.2%
School Administration $816 $17,034,000 5.0%
Operation $1,738 $36,290,000 10.7%
Transportation $457 $9,546,000 2.8%
Other $433 $9,037,000 2.7%
Total Support $6,345 $132,503,000 39.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,873 $60,002,000 17.7%
Total Expenditures $16,204 $338,413,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,660 $4,986,044,000 49.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $892 $667,831,000 6.6%
Staff $530 $397,090,000 3.9%
General Administration $319 $238,835,000 2.3%
School Administration $683 $511,541,000 5.0%
Operation $1,140 $853,197,000 8.4%
Transportation $570 $427,092,000 4.2%
Other $285 $213,397,000 2.1%
Total Support $4,420 $3,308,983,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,521 $1,887,249,000 18.5%
Total Expenditures $13,601 $10,182,276,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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