i3 Academy Phase 1

As a mid-sized elementary school in Birmingham, Alabama, i3 Academy Phase 1 hosts 411 students from grades K through 5, operated by i3 Academy.

Within i3 Academy, which oversees 2 schools and 811 students, i3 Academy Phase 1 is one campus in the system.

Demographically, i3 Academy Phase 1 reports that nearly all students (84%) are Black; the rest comes out to 7% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 42% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, i3 Academy Phase 1 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.4%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Jefferson County shows median household earnings sit near $66,388, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. i3 Academy Phase 1 is one of 181 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 97,401 students).

Hayes K8 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around i3 Academy Phase 1. On composite proficiency, i3 Academy Phase 1 comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 41.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area. As a public charter, i3 Academy Phase 1 runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the i3 Academy Phase 1 community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.