Enrollment
345
High
STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAGIC CITY ACCEPTANCE ACADEMY·NCES 010021102505
Magic City Acceptance Academy
75 Bagby Dr, Birmingham, AL 35209 · (205) 961-3204 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL345 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Alabama public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
22 FTE teachers
STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
171 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 49 | 14% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
55.1%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
20.4%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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
37.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Magic City Acceptance Academy
Magic City Acceptance Academy's state test result (37.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magic City Acceptance Academy this school | 345 | 49.6% | 37.8% |
| Oneonta High School Oneonta | 401 | 39.7% | 36.2% |
| Cleveland High School Cleveland | 389 | 46.5% | 37.9% |
| Fairview High School Cullman | 512 | 48.2% | 20.6% |
| JB Pennington High School Blountsville | 507 | 55.0% | 22.7% |
| New Brockton High School New Brockton | 455 | 51.9% | 28.4% |
Matched among Alabama high 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 Magic City Acceptance Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #76 of 305 | #7 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #137 of 305 | #11 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #31 of 305 | #6 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 345 | #260 of 319 | #31 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #69 of 307 | #6 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #45 of 307 | #4 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.6% | #199 of 317 | #22 of 33 |
Ranked against other public high 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 345 | 22 | 15.7:1 | 50% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 343 | 24 | 14.3:1 | 54% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 19 | 17.8:1 | 37% (125) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Magic City Acceptance Academy.
About Magic City Acceptance Academy
Magic City Acceptance Academy sits in Birmingham, Alabama, and is classified as a high school. The school's 345 students are in grades 6 through 12. Enrollment is 49% lower than the average for high schools in Alabama, which is about 682.
Federal records list Magic City Acceptance Academy as its own district.
Magic City Acceptance Academy's enrollment is 53% White. Enrollment also includes 30% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 4% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Magic City Acceptance Academy belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.
The school has about 15.7 students per teacher and 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 50%. Across public schools in Jefferson County, the average is about the same, 52%.
Measured against Alabama public high schools, Magic City Acceptance Academy receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Magic City Acceptance Academy is 10.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 37.8%. Predicted: 47.9%.
Across Jefferson County, median household income is about $66,388, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Magic City Acceptance Academy is among the 181 public schools in Jefferson County.
The nearest other public school, Hall Kent Elementary School, is about 1.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Magic City Acceptance Academy is 5th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Magic City Acceptance Academy is one of the charter schools in Alabama.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Magic City Acceptance AcademyHow many students attend Magic City Acceptance Academy?
Magic City Acceptance Academy enrolls approximately 345 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Magic City Acceptance Academy serve?
Magic City Acceptance Academy serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Magic City Acceptance Academy have?
Magic City Acceptance Academy employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
How diverse is Magic City Acceptance Academy?
Magic City Acceptance Academy reports a student body of 53% White, 30% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Magic City Acceptance Academy in?
Magic City Acceptance Academy is part of Magic City Acceptance Academy.
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