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i3 Academy Elementary School

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i3 Academy Elementary School ranks 496 th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-5

496^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 686 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

i3 Academy Phase 1 is an elementary school in Birmingham, AL, serving 411 students in grades K-5 within the i3 Academy district. The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with about 74% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

This is a school on a clear upward trajectory. Over the past four years, i3 Academy has improved its statewide ranking from the 7th percentile to the 28th percentile, and it has made remarkable strides in several key areas. Chronic absenteeism has been cut in half, dropping from 24.3% to 12.0%—now matching the state average and far better than most nearby Birmingham City schools. The student-teacher ratio has also improved dramatically, from 26:1 to 16.4:1, which likely contributes to better outcomes. English Language Arts is a relative strength, with 5th grade proficiency reaching 52% in 2025-2026, and the school has shown particular success in serving its African American students, jumping from the 27th to the 50th percentile statewide in a single year. Special education services are also improving, moving from the 14th to the 36th percentile.

However, challenges remain. Mathematics proficiency is persistently low—only about 19% of 5th graders are proficient in math, compared to the state average of 39%. There is also a growing gender gap, with male students ranking in the 33rd percentile while female students rank in the 23rd percentile. When compared to nearby schools, i3 Academy outperforms most of its immediate neighbors, including Hayes K8, Hudson KEight School, Inglenook School, Oliver K5 School, and Barrett Elementary School. Only Phillips Academy and Avondale Elementary School rank higher. The contrast with Crestline Elementary School, just 2.5 miles away in the top-ranked Mountain Brook City district, highlights the profound impact of socioeconomic factors—Crestline has 90%+ proficiency and only 1.75% of students on free lunch. Still, i3 Academy's steady improvement suggests recent investments in staffing and attendance are yielding real results.

411

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

74.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

230 49th Street North
Birmingham, AL 35212

(205) 403-5777

District: i3 Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.7%

White:

7.1%

Hispanic:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2021 → 28th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (39% vs 53% meeting standards)

!English scores 15 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg39%

Alabama avg53%

496^th of 686

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 13 pts since 2021

From bottom 15% (2021) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

112^th of 139i3 Academy among Alabama districts

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
2026	28.6	496 of 686	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	555 of 680	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	537 of 684	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	633 of 680	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	592 of 687	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	588 of 692	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	214 of 429	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	30.2	311 of 427	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	278 of 420	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.8	413 of 427	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	368 of 426	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	342 of 426	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	24.4	504 of 652	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.7	603 of 649	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	519 of 650	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	583 of 645	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	572 of 656	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	553 of 656	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	522 of 668	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.7	607 of 660	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	563 of 670	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	618 of 623	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	645 of 651	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	612 of 653	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	443 of 660	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.2	468 of 651	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	484 of 655	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	613 of 649	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	586 of 669	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	550 of 669	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	257 of 403	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.0	341 of 395	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	285 of 345	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	362 of 398	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)50th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2026)36th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

English50%-15 vs state

Science38%-12 vs state

Mathematics29%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)						Summative Assessment Science (2026)		Summative Assessment English (2026)						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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
i3 Academy Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	230 49th Street North	Birmingham	35212	Jefferson County	i3 Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(205) 403-5777	411	25	16.4	74.2%	29 (7.1%)	344 (83.7%)	23 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.9%)	28.6	496^th of 686 public elementary schools	27.7%		18.7	555^th of 680 public elementary schools	18.4%	59	26.8	41.2	18.7				38.2		49.3	48.5	52.0
Hayes K8	Public	PK, KG-8	505 43rd Street North	Birmingham	35222	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-8900	693	42	16.5	83.4%	6 (0.9%)	550 (79.4%)	131 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	6.7	671^st of 686 public elementary schools	2.2%		4.1	679^th of 680 public elementary schools	0.1%	8	18.1	7.6	4.8	15.1	11.3	7.1	9.1	35.7	25.0	27.3	25.8	23.3	21.0	27.6	$9,683	$1,714	$7,967
Avondale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 8th Ct S	Birmingham	35222	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-7130	339	19	17.8	56.3%	74 (21.8%)	227 (67.0%)	25 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	44.2	403^rd of 686 public elementary schools	41.3%		32.8	463^rd of 680 public elementary schools	31.9%	60	44.8	42.0	13.6				46.0		67.2	64.0	52.3				$10,435	$1,770	$8,662
Oliver K5 School	Public	PK, KG-5	6871 6th Court S	Birmingham	35212	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-8620	343	17	20.7	85.1%	1 (0.3%)	329 (95.9%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	13.2	610^th of 686 public elementary schools	11.1%		12.6	616^th of 680 public elementary schools	9.4%	6	16.3	16.1	11.8				14.8		38.8	42.9	52.9				$10,625	$2,412	$8,211
Inglenook School	Public	PK, KG-8	4120 Inglenook Street	Birmingham	35217	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-3310	312	14	22.2	79.2%	5 (1.6%)	211 (67.6%)	88 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	6.1	674^th of 686 public elementary schools	1.7%		12.2	620^th of 680 public elementary schools	8.8%	54	27.5	0.0	7.1	2.8	0.0	0.0	8.6	17.2	26.3	20.0	25.0	25.0	22.2	20.7	$10,391	$1,715	$8,673
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%)	26.2	514^th of 686 public elementary schools	25.1%		20.8	536^th of 680 public elementary schools	21.2%	22	75.0	15.2	18.2				5.9		61.5	14.7	44.4				$11,542	$2,602	$8,937
Crestline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3785 Jackson Blvd	Mountain Brook	35213	Jefferson County	Mountain Brook City	No	No	No	No	(205) 871-8126	743	61	12.1	1.7%	708 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.1%)	97	8^th of 686 public elementary schools	98.8%		98.3	2^nd of 680 public elementary schools	99.7%	6	74.0	90.8	87.9	89.2			87.2		91.0	95.4	97.4	93.7			$12,269	$167	$12,102
Barrett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7601 Division Ave	Birmingham	35206	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-8130	383	23	16.6	76.5%	7 (1.8%)	287 (74.9%)	80 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	14.1	600^th of 686 public elementary schools	12.5%		7.7	661^st of 680 public elementary schools	2.8%	61	15.8	14.1	20.0				27.0		42.1	43.8	37.0				$11,013	$2,231	$8,781
Phillips Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2316 7th Avenue North	Birmingham	35203	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-9500	609	33	18.4	56.2%	4 (0.7%)	580 (95.2%)	16 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	63.8	242^nd of 686 public elementary schools	64.7%		68	212^th of 680 public elementary schools	68.8%	30	29.8	45.3	51.5	59.4	72.1	48.9	34.4	77.7	68.1	67.7	78.8	77.4	95.6	86.2	$10,154	$1,011	$9,140
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%)	4.5	684^th of 686 public elementary schools	0.3%		4.8	675^th of 680 public elementary schools	0.7%	9	12.1	0.0	14.0	1.4	1.6	4.1	5.7	20.0	27.3	15.4	31.0	14.9	25.8	21.3	$11,971	$2,759	$9,210

Frequently Asked Questions about i3 Academy Elementary School

Is i3 Academy Elementary School a good school?

i3 Academy Elementary School ranks 496^th of 686 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend i3 Academy Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 411 students attended i3 Academy Elementary School.

What district is i3 Academy Elementary School in?

i3 Academy

What is the racial makeup of i3 Academy Elementary School?

Students at i3 Academy Elementary School are 84% African American, 7% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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