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What's one thing Bryant Park Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
707
Elementary
DISTRICT 523 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 010192002495
Bryant Park Elementary
2020 Bryant Park Drive, Birmingham, AL 35215 · (205) 379-2850 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL707 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
456 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 58%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 43 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 123 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 14% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
56.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
22.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Bryant Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #434 of 626 | #43 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #484 of 626 | #52 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #403 of 626 | #43 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 707 | #100 of 709 | #14 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #389 of 655 | #50 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.7% | #478 of 658 | #54 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.5% | #290 of 696 | #50 of 96 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
707
+148 (+26%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 17.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 707 | 40.6 | 17.4:1 | 64% (456) |
| 2023-24 | 646 | 37 | 17.5:1 | 65% (423) |
| 2022-23 | 708 | 37.8 | 18.7:1 | 62% (442) |
| 2020-21 | 559 | 32 | 17.5:1 | 72% (403) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bryant Park Elementary.
About Bryant Park Elementary
A medium-sized elementary school in Birmingham, Alabama, Bryant Park Elementary is part of Jefferson County. It serves 707 students in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Alabama is roughly 480 students; this school is 47% bigger than that.
Jefferson County has 35,444 students spread across 55 schools.
Bryant Park Elementary enrolls a student body that is 81% Black. Other reported shares: 8% White, 7% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 42% Black among all Jefferson County residents. Bryant Park Elementary has a diversity index of 33%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 17.4:1 comes from the school's 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Alabama have a similar average ratio of 17.0:1. The lunch program counts 64% of students at Bryant Park Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 52% average for public schools in Jefferson County is 12 points lower.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Bryant Park Elementary is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 37.6%. Predicted: 37.1%.
In Jefferson County (population about 667,755), median household income is about $66,388, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Bryant Park Elementary is one of 181 public schools in Jefferson County, which together enroll about 97,401 students.
Chalkville Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Bryant Park Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 26%, from 559 to 707.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
667,755
Census ACS
Median income
$66,388
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
181
97,401 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County
- ClayChalkville High SchoolHigh · 1,377 students
- McAdory High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- Hueytown High SchoolHigh · 1,200 students
- Shades Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,094 students
- Gardendale High SchoolHigh · 1,076 students
- Pinson Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,025 students
Other schools in Birmingham
- Oak Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
- Oak Mountain Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,168 students
- Huffman High SchoolMagnetHigh · 1,094 students
- Parker High SchoolHigh · 942 students
- Fultondale High SchoolHigh · 848 students
- Glen Iris Elementary SchoolElementary · 827 students
Nearby schools
- Chalkville Elementary School0.8 mi · 818
- Center Point Elementary School2.1 mi · 557
- Erwin Intermediate School2.6 mi · 510
- Center Point High School2.8 mi · 685
- Erwin Middle School2.8 mi · 585
- Huffman Academy2.8 mi · 779
Frequently asked questions
About Bryant Park ElementaryHow large is Bryant Park Elementary?
Bryant Park Elementary enrolls approximately 707 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bryant Park Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bryant Park Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Bryant Park Elementary?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at Bryant Park Elementary.
How diverse is Bryant Park Elementary?
Bryant Park Elementary reports a student body of 8% White, 7% Hispanic, 81% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Bryant Park Elementary in?
Bryant Park Elementary is part of Jefferson County.
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