Enrollment
232
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRMINGHAM CITY·NCES 010039000119
EPIC Alternative Elementary School
1000 10th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35205 · (205) 231-7370 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL232 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
97 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 | 34 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 41% larger than its 5th grade class (27).
Student demographics
15%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
85.2%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
76.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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
73.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 54% 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 20 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 EPIC Alternative Elementary School
EPIC Alternative Elementary School's state test result (73.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPIC Alternative Elementary School this school | 232 | 41.8% | 73.6% |
| Cobb Preparatory Academy Anniston | 270 | 50.7% | N/A |
| A C Moore Primary School Atmore | 216 | 48.6% | N/A |
| MacMillan International at McKee Montgomery | 386 | 50.0% | 71.8% |
| Princeton School Birmingham | 195 | 55.4% | 76.3% |
| Academy For Science Foreign Language Huntsville | 303 | 44.2% | 60.0% |
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 EPIC Alternative Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #62 of 626 | #20 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.1% | #20 of 626 | #6 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.2% | #48 of 626 | #19 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 232 | #627 of 709 | #90 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #15 of 655 | #10 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.8% | #611 of 658 | #81 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.8% | #563 of 696 | #68 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -43.4% | #12 of 364 | #3 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
232
-87 (-27%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 480
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 232 | 18 | 12.9:1 | 42% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 293 | 17 | 17.2:1 | 52% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 291 | 17 | 17.1:1 | 53% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 319 | 21 | 15.2:1 | 57% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 410 | 26.5 | 15.5:1 | 55% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 475 | 24 | 19.8:1 | 31% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 428 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 44% (187) |
| 2000-01 | 410 | 40 | 10.3:1 | 29% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 480 | 39 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EPIC Alternative Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 43% (410 to 232); teachers down 32% (26.5 to 18).
About EPIC Alternative Elementary School
EPIC Alternative Elementary School is an elementary school located in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 232 students. It has 52% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Alabama (about 480).
The district, Birmingham City, has 20,954 students enrolled across 43 schools.
At EPIC Alternative Elementary School, 92% of students are Black. The school is also 3% White, 2% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 42% Black share among all Jefferson County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 15%.
For every teacher at EPIC Alternative Elementary School, there are about 12.9 students; the school has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 42%. The average for public schools in Jefferson County is 52%.
A school in Alabama with EPIC Alternative Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 53.6%. EPIC Alternative Elementary School scores 73.6%.
In the wider Jefferson County area, median household income comes to about $66,388, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jefferson County's 181 public schools enroll about 97,401 students and include EPIC Alternative Elementary School.
Glen Iris Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from EPIC Alternative Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around EPIC Alternative Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, EPIC Alternative Elementary School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 27%, from 319 to 232. The school's ratio dropped from 15.2:1 to 12.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Birmingham City
- Huffman High SchoolMagnetHigh · 1,094 students
- Parker High SchoolHigh · 942 students
- Glen Iris Elementary SchoolElementary · 827 students
- Huffman AcademyElementary · 779 students
- Ramsay High SchoolHigh · 762 students
- Woodlawn High SchoolMagnetHigh · 750 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
- Glen Iris Elementary School0.2 mi · 827
- Ramsay High School0.9 mi · 762
- Freedom Prep Academy0.9 mi · 41
- Washington K80.9 mi · 617
- Jefferson County Virtual School1.2 mi · 247
- Homewood Middle School1.2 mi · 1,000
Frequently asked questions
About EPIC Alternative Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at EPIC Alternative Elementary School?
EPIC Alternative Elementary School enrolls approximately 232 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does EPIC Alternative Elementary School serve?
EPIC Alternative Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does EPIC Alternative Elementary School have?
EPIC Alternative Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
How diverse is EPIC Alternative Elementary School?
EPIC Alternative Elementary School reports a student body of 3% White, 2% Hispanic, 92% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees EPIC Alternative Elementary School?
EPIC Alternative Elementary School is overseen by Birmingham City in Jefferson County.
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