Legacy Prep Intermediate

Legacy Prep Intermediate is an intimate middle-grades school in Birmingham, Alabama, overseen by Legacy Prep. The school works with 219 students in grades 4 through 7. Enrollment runs roughly 57% smaller than the state mean of about 508.

Across the 2 schools in Legacy Prep (536 students total), Legacy Prep Intermediate accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Legacy Prep Intermediate records that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (96%). The remainder consists of 3% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Legacy Prep Intermediate higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 84% of students at Legacy Prep Intermediate qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Jefferson County (around 52%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Jefferson County indicate median household income runs about $66,388, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Legacy Prep Intermediate is one of 181 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 97,401 students).

The closest other public school is Central Park Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an inner-city site. As a public charter, Legacy Prep Intermediate runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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