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Legacy Prep

Public, Charter Grades K-6

Summary

Legacy Prep is a public charter elementary school serving 404 students in grades K-6 in Birmingham, Alabama, an area ranked 124 out of 137 districts in the state and with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Legacy Prep has a significantly higher percentage of African American students (96.29%) compared to the surrounding schools, which have more diverse student populations, the school consistently underperforms the state and nearby schools on academic assessments. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 18.64% of 3rd graders at Legacy Prep were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 42.16%. Legacy Prep also has an extremely high percentage of students (over 96%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Additionally, Legacy Prep has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 25.2, compared to the surrounding schools, which have ratios ranging from 14.5 to 21.1.

While the nearby schools, such as Minor Community School, Princeton School, and UW Clemon Elementary School, also serve predominantly minority and economically disadvantaged student populations, they generally outperform Legacy Prep on academic measures. This suggests that factors beyond student demographics may be contributing to Legacy Prep's underperformance, which has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Birmingham City and Jefferson County elementary schools over the past three school years.

317

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

77.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1500 Daniel Payne Drive
Birmingham, AL 35214

(205) 573-0777

District: Legacy Prep

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.5%

Two or more races:

2.5%

Hispanic:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2022 → 12th in 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (35% vs 55% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (20% vs 12% Alabama)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2022

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

Alabama avg55%

Not ranked this year

Legacy Prep did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	12.8	601 of 684	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	654 of 680	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	572 of 687	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	26.3	342 of 420	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	396 of 427	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	265 of 426	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	14.4	572 of 650	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	627 of 645	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	586 of 656	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	16.1	582 of 670	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	576 of 623	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	502 of 651	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	16.6	555 of 655	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	611 of 649	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	522 of 669	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2024	25.0	319 of 395	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2024)19th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2024)19th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2024)15th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)13th percentile~ school

Female (2024)12th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English47%-18 vs state

Mathematics22%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)						Summative Assessment Science (2025)		Summative Assessment English (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Legacy Prep	Public, Charter	K-6	1500 Daniel Payne Drive	Birmingham	35214	Jefferson County	Legacy Prep	Yes	No	No	Yes	(205) 573-0777	317	18	18.1	77.3%	1 (0.3%)	306 (96.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)								(n/a)	22.0								47.5
South Hampton K8	Public	PK, KG-8	565 Sheridan Rd Pratt City	Birmingham	35214	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-6689	511	26	19.6	79.5%	0 (0.0%)	463 (90.6%)	48 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.6	376^th of 680 public elementary schools	44.7%		39.1	438^th of 684 public elementary schools	36.0%	62	68.6	40.0	25.5	14.8	4.9	7.6	32.0	15.4	80.4	60.0	43.6	54.1	29.3	26.4	$10,994	$1,803	$9,189
Tuggle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	412 12th Ct N	Birmingham	35204	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-2675	423	18	23.5	74.7%	2 (0.5%)	293 (69.3%)	122 (28.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	16.3	576^th of 680 public elementary schools	15.3%		13.5	594^th of 684 public elementary schools	13.2%	18	20.0	23.3	31.9				18.3		39.1	28.3	42.3				$10,447	$2,625	$7,821
Minor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2425 Ave SEnsley	Birmingham	35218	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-6555	441	24	18.3	80.3%	2 (0.5%)	392 (88.9%)	38 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	9.9	639^th of 680 public elementary schools	6.0%		13.4	598^th of 684 public elementary schools	12.6%	41	12.8	10.3	9.7				7.4		36.4	40.3	47.5				$12,293	$2,301	$9,991
Minor Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	3006 Cora Avenue	Birmingham	35224	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-4800	384	24	16.2	74.2%	53 (13.8%)	240 (62.5%)	64 (16.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.0%)	16.9	568^th of 680 public elementary schools	16.5%		20.2	549^th of 684 public elementary schools	19.7%	19	18.5	20.7	19.2				22.4		38.5	36.8	54.9				$11,201	$2,244	$8,930
Princeton School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1425 2nd Ave W	Birmingham	35208	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	Yes	No	Yes	(205) 231-2500	195	15	13.0	55.4%	0 (0.0%)	194 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	91.3	45^th of 680 public elementary schools	93.4%		81.2	114^th of 684 public elementary schools	83.3%	69	72.4	64.5	78.8				54.8		96.6	83.9	93.9				$12,109	$2,245	$9,861
UW Clemon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2021 UW Clemon Parkway	Adamsville	35005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 379-3250	590	35	16.9	77.6%	35 (5.9%)	491 (83.2%)	57 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	12.8	614^th of 680 public elementary schools	9.7%		20.1	550^th of 684 public elementary schools	19.6%	64	16.8	14.0	5.2				15.9		38.7	50.5	40.3				$10,036	$1,563	$8,446
Hudson KEight School	Public	PK, KG-8	3300 F L Shuttlesworth Dr	Birmingham	35207	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-3000	580	30	19.3	87.1%	3 (0.5%)	471 (81.2%)	94 (16.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.7%)	4.8	675^th of 680 public elementary schools	0.7%		5	679^th of 684 public elementary schools	0.7%	4	3.2	7.7	0.0	4.6	3.5	0.0	7.9	10.3	24.2	35.9	20.0	17.2	28.9	30.3	$11,971	$2,759	$9,210
Norwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3136 Norwood Blvd	Birmingham	35234	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-3440	261	14	18.6	77.8%	2 (0.8%)	221 (84.7%)	33 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	20.8	536^th of 680 public elementary schools	21.2%		12.1	615^th of 684 public elementary schools	10.1%	79	47.5	22.2	21.9				11.1		51.2	27.9	38.7				$11,542	$2,602	$8,937
Wylam Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Erie Street	Birmingham	35224	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-6800	399	23	17.3	78.4%	4 (1.0%)	338 (84.7%)	45 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	14.7	590^th of 680 public elementary schools	13.2%		10	645^th of 684 public elementary schools	5.7%	55	27.3	10.0	17.0				11.7		48.4	25.4	52.8				$13,796	$2,962	$10,832

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What is the racial makeup of Legacy Prep?

Students at Legacy Prep are 97% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Legacy Prep?

In the 2024-25 school year, 317 students attended Legacy Prep.

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2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 27, 2025

2024–25 Summative Assessment scoresAug 14, 2025

2021–22 through 2023–24 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 2, 2024

2016–17 through 2018–19 dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 7, 2024

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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