Enrollment
296
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRMINGHAM CITY·NCES 010039000107
Charles A Brown Elementary School
4811 Court J, Birmingham, AL 35208 · (205) 231-6860 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL296 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of Alabama public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
246 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 17 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
50.9%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
12.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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
28.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 →
Schools most like Charles A Brown Elementary School
Charles A Brown Elementary School's state test result (28.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles A Brown Elementary School this school | 296 | 83.1% | 28.7% |
| Oakdale Elementary School Tuscaloosa | 292 | 80.5% | 27.5% |
| Covenant Academy of Mobile Mobile | 327 | 82.9% | 28.5% |
| Faine Elementary School Dothan | 326 | 84.4% | 15.9% |
| Randolph Park Elementary School Anniston | 339 | 84.4% | 25.0% |
| Oliver K5 School Birmingham | 343 | 85.1% | 23.7% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Charles A Brown Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #521 of 626 | #59 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.6% | #583 of 626 | #77 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #453 of 626 | #45 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 296 | #570 of 709 | #82 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #257 of 655 | #31 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.6% | #621 of 658 | #84 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.1% | #62 of 696 | #6 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.1% | #45 of 364 | #10 of 58 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
296
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 410
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 296 | 18 | 16.4:1 | 83% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 312 | 21 | 14.9:1 | 82% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 307 | 16 | 19.2:1 | 83% (255) |
| 2020-21 | 300 | 18 | 16.7:1 | 84% (253) |
| 2017-18 | 406 | 25 | 16.2:1 | 85% (345) |
| 2015-16 | 500 | 22 | 22.7:1 | 68% (340) |
| 2010-11 | 306 | 19 | 16.1:1 | 68% (208) |
| 2000-01 | 523 | 34 | 15.4:1 | 15% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 410 | 23 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charles A Brown Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (406 to 296); teachers down 28% (25 to 18).
About Charles A Brown Elementary School
Charles A Brown Elementary School is a small elementary school in Birmingham City, located in Birmingham, Alabama. It enrolled 296 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Alabama average about 480 students each.
The district, Birmingham City, operates 43 schools serving 20,954 students.
The large majority of students at Charles A Brown Elementary School, 93%, are Black. The remaining shares are 6% Hispanic. Jefferson County as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Charles A Brown Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 13%.
The school employs the equivalent of 18 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 16.4:1. Elementary schools in Alabama have a similar average ratio of 17.0:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 83%. Public schools in Jefferson County average 52%.
The allk12 Grade for Charles A Brown Elementary School is C-. Compared with Alabama public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 23% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Charles A Brown Elementary School, the prediction is 23.6% and the result is 28.7%.
Census estimates describe Jefferson County this way: median household income is about $66,388, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 181 public schools in Jefferson County, with a combined enrollment of about 97,401.
The closest other public school is C J Donald Middle School, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Charles A Brown Elementary School ranks 2nd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 28.7% against a local average of 19.5%.
In the federal locale system, Charles A Brown Elementary School is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (300) to 2024-25 (296).
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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
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- Fairfield High Preparatory School0.7 mi · 519
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- Robinson Primary School1.0 mi · 238
- Legacy Prep Intermediate1.0 mi · 219
- Green Acres Middle School1.1 mi · 309
Frequently asked questions
About Charles A Brown Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Charles A Brown Elementary School?
Charles A Brown Elementary School enrolls approximately 296 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Charles A Brown Elementary School serve?
Charles A Brown Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Charles A Brown Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Charles A Brown Elementary School is approximately 16.4:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Charles A Brown Elementary School?
At Charles A Brown Elementary School, the student body is approximately 6% Hispanic, 93% Black.
Is Charles A Brown Elementary School public or private?
Charles A Brown Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Birmingham City.
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