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Princeton Alt School

Public | Grades: KG-5 | 229 students

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Public | Grades: KG-5 | 229 students
District: Birmingham City

1425 2nd Ave West
Birmingham, AL 35208-5411

(205) 231-2500

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Princeton Alt School:

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SchoolDigger Ranks Princeton Alt School 14th of 682 Alabama public elementary schools. (See school ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Birmingham City 108th of 124 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Princeton Alt School

Year	Avg Math Score	Avg Reading Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	AL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2004	92.3	92.5	40^th	714	94.4%
2005	96.8	96.8	12^th	687	98.3%
2006	93.2	96.0	29^th	687	95.8%
2007	97.5	91.1	32^nd	691	95.4%
2008	98.5	98.5	10^th	691	98.6%
2009	100.0	100.0	1^st	691	99.9%
2010	97.5	98.8	15^th	695	97.8%
2011	95.9	100.0	19^th	691	97.3%
2012	97.6	100.0	14^th	682	97.9%

Source: test scores: Alabama State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Public | Grades: KG-5 | 229 students
District: Birmingham City

1425 2nd Ave West
Birmingham, AL 35208-5411

(205) 231-2500

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Princeton Alt School

ASA			Students tested			% met standard
Test	Year	Grade	School	District	State	School	District	State
Science	2008	5th Grade	41	2,110	55,117	92.69	51.47	69.84
Science	2009	5th Grade	37	2,059	56,095	100	55.36	73.2
Science	2010	5th Grade	37	2,021	56,612	100	61.11	77.35
Science	2011	5th Grade	38	2,016	57,197	100	56.15	78.77
Science	2012	5th Grade	30	1,950	57,241	100	58.82	80.09

Source: Alabama State Department of Education

About Alabama Science Assessment:

Primary Purposes:
To assess students’ mastery of state content standards in science
To report individual and group performance
To report relative strengths and weaknesses of individuals and groups
To provide data to study changes in performance over time

Content:
Grade 5—Alabama state content standards
Six standards in physical science
Three standards in life science
Two standards in earth and space science

Grade 7—Alabama state content standards
Eleven standards in life science

Additional Information:
The ASA is a criterion-referenced test.
The ASA consists of 66 multiple-choice questions.
The ASA is aligned to the Alabama state content standards in science.
Performance is reported in the following achievement levels:
Level I—Does not meet academic content standards
Level II—Partially meets academic content standards
Level III—Meets academic content standards (proficient or grade-level performance)
Level IV—Exceeds academic content standards

Source: Overview of Alabama Student Assessment Program, Alabama Dept of Education

Total Students (2010 - 2011): 229

African American: 227 (99.1%)
American Indian: 0 (0%)
Asian: 1 (0.4%)
Hispanic: 0 (0%)

Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
Two or more races: 1 (0.4%)

White: 0 (0%)

Not Specified:0 (0%)

Fulltime teachers: 15
Student/Teacher Ratio: 15.2

Eligible for discounted/free lunch: 41.5%

Enrollment information for Princeton Alt School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	137	137
1989	43	81	0	0	0	0	0	0	124
1990	47	113	0	0	0	0	0	0	160
1991	33	146	0	0	0	0	0	0	179
1992	20	181	0	0	0	0	0	0	201
1993	10	204	0	1	0	0	0	0	215
1994	7	235	0	0	0	0	0	0	242
1995	1	213	0	0	0	0	0	0	214
1996	1	213	0	0	0	0	0	0	214
1997	0	230	0	0	0	0	0	0	230
1998	0	237	0	0	0	0	0	0	237
1999	1	219	0	0	0	0	0	0	220
2000	4	212	0	0	0	0	0	0	216
2001	2	213	0	0	0	0	0	0	215
2002	2	210	0	0	0	0	0	0	212
2003	2	210	0	0	0	0	0	0	212
2004	2	232	0	0	0	0	0	0	234
2005	2	225	0	0	0	0	0	0	227
2006	1	230	0	0	0	0	0	0	231
2007	0	225	0	0	0	0	0	0	225
2008	0	225	0	0	0	0	0	0	225
2009	0	225	0	0	0	0	0	0	225
2010	0	229	0	0	0	0	0	0	229
2011	0	227	1	0	0	0	1	0	229

Source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics