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How has Legacy Prep changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
317
Elementary
DISTRICT 268 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEGACY PREP·NCES 010020102472
Legacy Prep
1500 Daniel Payne Drive, Birmingham, AL 35214 · (205) 573-0777 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
245 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 58%
Community
2
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 | 75 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 30% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 5 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 6 | 3 | 1% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
47.5%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
22.0%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.8%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Legacy Prep
Legacy Prep's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Prep this school | 317 | 77.3% | 34.8% |
| Sophia P Kingston Elementary School Selma | 305 | 76.7% | 22.3% |
| Choctaw County Elementary Butler | 295 | 76.9% | 20.4% |
| J E Hobbs Elementary School Camden | 359 | 80.2% | 21.4% |
| LEAD Academy Building A Montgomery | 358 | 77.7% | 38.3% |
| WD Robbins Elementary School Prichard | 265 | 73.6% | 43.6% |
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 Legacy Prep ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #464 of 626 | #49 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #490 of 626 | #54 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #482 of 626 | #51 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #554 of 709 | #79 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #466 of 655 | #60 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.8% | #651 of 658 | #94 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.3% | #125 of 696 | #24 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
317
+58 (+22%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 317 | 17.5 | 18.1:1 | 77% (245) |
| 2023-24 | 438 | 19 | 23.1:1 | 96% (422) |
| 2022-23 | 404 | 16 | 25.3:1 | 96% (389) |
| 2020-21 | 259 | 16 | 16.2:1 | 97% (250) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Legacy Prep.
About Legacy Prep
Legacy Prep is an elementary school with a street address in Birmingham, Alabama. It covers kindergarten through 6, with a total enrollment of 317 students. Enrollment is 34% lower than the average for elementary schools in Alabama, which is about 480.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
Black students make up 97% of enrollment at Legacy Prep. Other students are 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 42% Black share among all Jefferson County residents. The school's diversity index is 7%, meaning two students picked at random have a 7% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.1:1. That is higher than the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 77%. The average for public schools in Jefferson County is 52%.
Schools in Alabama with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 27.8%. Legacy Prep scores 34.8%.
Jefferson County census figures show that the median household income is $66,388, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Jefferson County is home to 181 public schools and about 97,401 public school students.
The nearest other public school, South Hampton K8, is about 1.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 18.1%; Legacy Prep's is 34.8%, ranking 2nd of 8.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size. As a charter school, Legacy Prep is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 58 more students in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 18.1 students per teacher, compared with 16.2 in 2020-21.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- 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
- South Hampton K81.4 mi · 511
- BCS Virtual Academy of Learning2.6 mi · 184
- George Washington Carver High School2.6 mi · 570
- Bush Hills STEAM Academy2.7 mi · 370
- JacksonOlin High School2.7 mi · 713
- Wilkerson Middle School2.9 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About Legacy PrepHow large is Legacy Prep?
Legacy Prep enrolls approximately 317 students in grades KG-06.
Is Legacy Prep an elementary, middle, or high school?
Legacy Prep is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Legacy Prep have?
Legacy Prep employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
How diverse is Legacy Prep?
Legacy Prep reports a student body of 0% White, 1% Hispanic, 97% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Legacy Prep in?
Legacy Prep is part of Legacy Prep.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.