Enrollment
354
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIRMINGHAM CITY·NCES 010039000179
Robinson Elementary School
8400 1st Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35206 · (205) 231-5555 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
279 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
43.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
16.1%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Robinson Elementary School
Robinson Elementary School's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson Elementary School this school | 354 | 78.8% | 26.3% |
| Southlawn Elementary School Montgomery | 395 | 80.0% | 21.8% |
| Barrett Elementary School Birmingham | 383 | 76.5% | 19.2% |
| Central Elementary School Tuscaloosa | 291 | 78.7% | 33.7% |
| Skyland Elementary School Tuscaloosa | 459 | 76.5% | 32.6% |
| Midfield Elementary School Midfield | 377 | 76.7% | 20.0% |
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 Robinson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #548 of 626 | #68 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #554 of 626 | #68 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #513 of 626 | #59 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 354 | #508 of 709 | #72 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #626 of 655 | #85 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.9% | #466 of 658 | #50 of 94 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.8% | #105 of 696 | #18 of 96 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.9% | #95 of 364 | #24 of 58 |
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
354
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 396
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 354 | 17 | 20.8:1 | 79% (279) |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 17 | 22.0:1 | 85% (318) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 19 | 18.1:1 | 85% (291) |
| 2020-21 | 348 | 24 | 14.5:1 | 86% (298) |
| 2017-18 | 442 | 28 | 15.8:1 | 87% (383) |
| 2015-16 | 382 | 26 | 14.7:1 | 72% (274) |
| 2010-11 | 401 | 32 | 12.5:1 | 62% (250) |
| 2000-01 | 523 | 30 | 17.4:1 | 55% (290) |
| 1990-91 | 396 | 23 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robinson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (442 to 354); teachers down 39% (28 to 17).
About Robinson Elementary School
Robinson Elementary School operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in Birmingham, Alabama. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 354 students. Against the 480-student average for elementary schools in Alabama, enrollment here is 26% lower.
Birmingham City has 43 schools and 20,954 students, and Robinson Elementary School is one of those schools.
A majority of students at Robinson Elementary School, 79%, are Black. Other reported shares: 20% Hispanic. Jefferson County's residents are about 42% Black, 37 points below the school's share. Robinson Elementary School has a diversity index of 34%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Robinson Elementary School is 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 20.8:1. That ratio is over the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Alabama. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 79%. Public schools in Jefferson County average 52%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Robinson Elementary School would score about 26.7%. It scores 26.3%, within a point of that figure.
According to the American Community Survey, in Jefferson County, median household income is about $66,388, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. A total of 181 public schools operate in Jefferson County, serving about 97,401 students.
The shortest distance from Robinson Elementary School to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School. The five-mile area around Robinson Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 27.0% proficiency; Robinson Elementary School posts 26.3%.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 348 in 2020-21 and 354 in 2024-25. The school's ratio rose from 14.5:1 to 20.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Robinson Elementary School, you can post them here. 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
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Other Robinson Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 14 states are named Robinson Elementary. Robinson Elementary School is the 13th largest of the 18.
- Robinson Elementary SchoolKATY, TX · 908 students
- Robinson Elementary SchoolDawsonville, GA · 648 students
- Robinson ElementaryFresno, CA · 525 students
- ROBINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPLANT CITY, FL · 522 students
- Robinson ElementaryTrabuco Canyon, CA · 486 students
Nearby schools
- Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School0.5 mi · 330
- i3 Academy Phase 20.7 mi · 400
- Barrett Elementary School1.0 mi · 383
- Martha Gaskins K51.6 mi · 537
- Christian School1.8 mi · 574
- Huffman Middle School2.2 mi · 384
Frequently asked questions
About Robinson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Robinson Elementary School?
Robinson Elementary School enrolls approximately 354 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Robinson Elementary School serve?
Robinson Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Robinson Elementary School?
Approximately 20.8:1 students per teacher at Robinson Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Robinson Elementary School?
Student demographics at Robinson Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 20% Hispanic, 79% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Robinson Elementary School?
Robinson Elementary School is overseen by Birmingham City in Jefferson County.
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