Enrollment
353
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRMINGHAM CITY·NCES 010039000136
Hemphill Elementary School
714 12th Street SW, Birmingham, AL 35211 · (205) 231-7500 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
279 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 | 35 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
21%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
33.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
20.5%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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
24.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.6%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Hemphill Elementary School
Hemphill Elementary School's state test result (24.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemphill Elementary School this school | 353 | 79.0% | 24.5% |
| Johnson Elementary School Montgomery | 340 | 79.1% | 20.3% |
| Charles F Hard Elementary School Bessemer | 364 | 80.8% | 14.7% |
| Richard Arrington Elementary Birmingham | 341 | 80.4% | 16.9% |
| Wylam Elementary School Birmingham | 399 | 78.4% | 26.5% |
| LEAD Academy Building A Montgomery | 358 | 77.7% | 38.3% |
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 Hemphill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #571 of 626 | #75 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #506 of 626 | #57 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #592 of 626 | #80 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #509 of 709 | #73 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #421 of 655 | #56 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.0% | #562 of 658 | #74 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.0% | #102 of 696 | #17 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.5% | #48 of 364 | #11 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
353
+41 (+13%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 597
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 353 | 20 | 17.6:1 | 79% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 339 | 20 | 16.9:1 | 87% (294) |
| 2022-23 | 336 | 22 | 15.3:1 | 87% (291) |
| 2020-21 | 312 | 17 | 18.4:1 | 92% (287) |
| 2017-18 | 480 | 28 | 17.1:1 | 90% (433) |
| 2015-16 | 523 | 26 | 20.1:1 | 73% (381) |
| 2010-11 | 343 | 26 | 13.2:1 | 56% (193) |
| 2000-01 | 483 | 36 | 13.4:1 | 48% (230) |
| 1990-91 | 597 | 33 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hemphill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (480 to 353); teachers down 29% (28 to 20).
About Hemphill Elementary School
Hemphill Elementary School operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in Birmingham, Alabama. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 353 students. That puts enrollment 26% below the 480-student average for elementary schools in Alabama.
Birmingham City has 43 schools and 20,954 students, and Hemphill Elementary School is one of those schools.
The share of Black students at Hemphill Elementary School is 88%. The next largest groups are 9% Hispanic. The school's Black share is 46 points above the 42% share among Jefferson County residents. The diversity index for Hemphill Elementary School is 21%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hemphill Elementary School is 17.6:1, based on 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Alabama is about 17.0:1. Hemphill Elementary School counts 79% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Jefferson County, the average eligibility rate is 52%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Hemphill Elementary School, the prediction is 26.6% and the result is 24.5%.
Jefferson County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $66,388 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Jefferson County number 181, with about 97,401 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Princeton School, is about 0.8 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Hemphill Elementary School ranks 3rd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2020-21, Hemphill Elementary School enrolled 312 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 353.
The Hemphill Elementary School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
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Other Hemphill Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Hemphill Elementary. Hemphill Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Hemphill Elementary SchoolKYLE, TX · 651 students
- Hemphill Elementary SchoolHEMPHILL, TX · 340 students
Nearby schools
- Princeton School0.8 mi · 195
- West End Academy1.1 mi · 492
- Washington K81.4 mi · 617
- Freedom Prep Academy1.4 mi · 41
- Richard Arrington Elementary1.7 mi · 341
- Bush Hills STEAM Academy1.7 mi · 370
Frequently asked questions
About Hemphill Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hemphill Elementary School?
Hemphill Elementary School enrolls approximately 353 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hemphill Elementary School serve?
Hemphill Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hemphill Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hemphill Elementary School is approximately 17.6:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hemphill Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hemphill Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 9% Hispanic, 88% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Hemphill Elementary School?
Hemphill Elementary School is overseen by Birmingham City in Jefferson County.
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