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What advice would you give to incoming students at i3 Academy Phase 1?
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Enrollment
411
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·I3 ACADEMY·NCES 010020402476
i3 Academy Phase 1
230 49th Street North, Birmingham, AL 35212 · (205) 403-5777 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL411 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
305 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
i3 Academy Phase 1→i3 Academy Phase 2
Based on grade levels within i3 Academy. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
46.3%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
20.6%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 46 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
30.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.1%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 i3 Academy Phase 1
i3 Academy Phase 1's state test result (30.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| i3 Academy Phase 1 this school | 411 | 74.2% | 30.4% |
| Dozier Elementary School Montgomery | 426 | 76.5% | 27.7% |
| LEAD Academy Building A Montgomery | 358 | 77.7% | 38.3% |
| Golden Springs Elementary School Anniston | 357 | 77.9% | 26.2% |
| Monroeville Elementary School Monroeville | 406 | 79.6% | 24.6% |
| George Washington Carver Elementary School Tuskegee | 406 | 76.6% | 35.0% |
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 i3 Academy Phase 1 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #506 of 626 | #56 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #504 of 626 | #56 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #493 of 626 | #54 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 411 | #424 of 709 | #60 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #256 of 655 | #30 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.1% | #499 of 658 | #59 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.2% | #166 of 696 | #35 of 96 |
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
411
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 26.1:1
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 | 411 | 25 | 16.4:1 | 74% (305) |
| 2023-24 | 420 | 18 | 23.3:1 | 61% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 417 | 16 | 26.1:1 | 61% (253) |
| 2020-21 | 417 | 16 | 26.1:1 | 61% (254) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for i3 Academy Phase 1.
About i3 Academy Phase 1
i3 Academy Phase 1 is a mid-sized elementary school found in Birmingham, Alabama. It reported 411 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
i3 Academy operates 2 schools. Combined enrollment is 811 students.
At i3 Academy Phase 1, 84% of students are Black. Other students are 7% White, 6% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 42% Black share among all Jefferson County residents. The diversity index for i3 Academy Phase 1 is 29%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 25 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Alabama is about 17.0:1. At i3 Academy Phase 1, 74% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. It compares with 52% for public schools in Jefferson County.
Among Alabama public elementary schools, i3 Academy Phase 1 outscored 17%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
i3 Academy Phase 1 posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 30.4%, compared with a predicted 30.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Alabama schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Jefferson County, the median household earns about $66,388 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Jefferson County, 181 public schools serve about 97,401 students.
Hayes K8, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. i3 Academy Phase 1 places 3rd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. i3 Academy Phase 1 is run as a public charter school.
i3 Academy Phase 1 had 417 students in 2020-21 and 411 in 2024-25, nearly the same. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 16.4:1, from 26.1:1.
i3 Academy Phase 1 has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. 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
Related schools
Other schools in i3 Academy
- i3 Academy Phase 2Middle · 400 students
- i3 Academy Phase 3Elementary
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
- Hayes K80.6 mi · 693
- Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet0.7 mi · 750
- Avondale Elementary School1.5 mi · 339
- Oliver K5 School1.8 mi · 343
- Inglenook School2.1 mi · 312
- Norwood Elementary School2.2 mi · 261
Frequently asked questions
About i3 Academy Phase 1How many students attend i3 Academy Phase 1?
i3 Academy Phase 1 enrolls approximately 411 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does i3 Academy Phase 1 serve?
i3 Academy Phase 1 serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at i3 Academy Phase 1?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at i3 Academy Phase 1.
How diverse is i3 Academy Phase 1?
i3 Academy Phase 1 reports a student body of 7% White, 6% Hispanic, 84% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is i3 Academy Phase 1 public or private?
i3 Academy Phase 1 is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by i3 Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.