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If you had an hour of school board time for Christian School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
574
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRMINGHAM CITY·NCES 010039000113
Christian School
725 Mountain Dr, Birmingham, AL 35206 · (205) 231-5249 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL574 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
359 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 58%
Community
6
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 | 18 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 89 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 57% smaller than its 8th grade class (89).
Student demographics
20%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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
82.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
45.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
59.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Alabama's top 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 Christian School
Christian School's state test result (59.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian School this school | 574 | 62.5% | 59.4% |
| Pleasant Grove Elementary School Pleasant Grove | 524 | 64.1% | 26.9% |
| Bryant Park Elementary Birmingham | 707 | 64.5% | 37.6% |
| Southview Elementary School Tuscaloosa | 644 | 66.5% | 33.9% |
| Englewood Elementary School Tuscaloosa | 522 | 60.9% | 35.0% |
| Taylorville Primary School Tuscaloosa | 578 | 58.7% | N/A |
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 Christian School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #196 of 626 | #29 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #249 of 626 | #35 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.2% | #78 of 626 | #21 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 574 | #207 of 709 | #35 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #450 of 655 | #59 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.9% | #572 of 658 | #76 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.5% | #309 of 696 | #52 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.8% | #169 of 364 | #35 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
574
-56 (-9%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 516
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 21.0:1
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 | 574 | 32 | 17.9:1 | 63% (359) |
| 2023-24 | 587 | 32 | 18.3:1 | 62% (362) |
| 2022-23 | 633 | 32 | 19.8:1 | 62% (392) |
| 2020-21 | 630 | 30 | 21.0:1 | 62% (391) |
| 2017-18 | 658 | 33 | 19.9:1 | 62% (410) |
| 2015-16 | 678 | 33 | 20.6:1 | 35% (234) |
| 2010-11 | 584 | 36 | 16.2:1 | 60% (348) |
| 2000-01 | 479 | 27 | 17.7:1 | 7% (32) |
| 1990-91 | 516 | 23 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Christian School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (658 to 574); teachers down 3% (33 to 32).
About Christian School
Christian School is a public elementary school run by Birmingham City in Birmingham, Alabama. Enrolled students number 574 students, in pre-K through 8.
District-wide, Birmingham City has 43 schools and 20,954 students.
Federal enrollment data show Christian School is 89% Black. Other groups make up 7% Hispanic. Jefferson County as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 20%, meaning two students picked at random have a 20% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 17.9:1, with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 0.9 students per teacher above the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 63%. Among public schools in Jefferson County, the average eligibility rate is 52%.
Compared with Alabama schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Christian School does better than predicted by 20.8 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 59.4%; the prediction is 38.5%.
Jefferson County census figures show that the median household income is $66,388, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 181 public schools in Jefferson County, enrolling about 97,401 students in all.
Huffman Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles away. The five-mile area around Christian School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Christian School at 1st of 9.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 574, a 9% decrease from 630 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 21.0:1 in 2020-21, and 17.9:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Christian School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
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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
- Huffman Middle School1.0 mi · 384
- Martha Gaskins K51.3 mi · 537
- Robinson Elementary School1.8 mi · 354
- Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School1.9 mi · 330
- Huffman High SchoolMagnet2.2 mi · 1,094
- Smith Middle School2.2 mi · 336
Frequently asked questions
About Christian SchoolHow large is Christian School?
Christian School enrolls approximately 574 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Christian School serve?
Christian School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Christian School have?
Christian School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
How diverse is Christian School?
Christian School reports a student body of 2% White, 7% Hispanic, 89% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Christian School public or private?
Christian School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Birmingham City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.