Barrett Elementary School

Summary:

Barrett Elementary School is a public elementary school in Birmingham, Alabama, serving 405 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Birmingham City School District, which is ranked 117 out of 137 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating.

Barrett Elementary School faces significant challenges in improving student academic achievement. The school consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Alabama, with proficiency rates on state assessments that are significantly lower than the Birmingham City and Alabama state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 5.36% of 3rd graders, 6.15% of 4th graders, and 18.03% of 5th graders were proficient in mathematics, compared to 19.58%, 16.46%, and 15.63% for Birmingham City, and 42.16%, 38.32%, and 37.13% for the state. Barrett Elementary's student subgroups, including female, male, African American, special education, and low socioeconomic status students, all rank in the bottom 10-20% of their respective subgroups statewide, indicating significant achievement gaps.

While other nearby schools in the Birmingham City district, such as Christian School, Martha Gaskins K5, Inglenook School, and Hayes K8, also struggle academically, they generally outperform Barrett Elementary School on state assessments and have higher rankings. Additionally, the public charter school i3 Academy Phase 1, located within 2.5 miles of Barrett Elementary, outperforms Barrett on most academic measures, despite serving a similar demographic of students. Irondale Community School, located just outside the Birmingham City district in the Jefferson County district, also performs significantly better than Barrett Elementary on state assessments, despite serving a student population with similar racial and socioeconomic characteristics.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 7601 Division Ave
       Birmingham, AL  35206-4212


(205) 231-8130

District: Birmingham City

SchoolDigger Rank:
671st of 684 Alabama Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,013 Help


Students who attend Barrett Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School
High:    Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet

Student/teacher ratio:  21.3 Help
Number of students:  405

Racial breakdown:

African American:
82.2%
Hispanic:
14.3%
Pacific Islander:
1.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  87.9% Help


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Compare Details Barrett Elementary School ranks worse than 98.1% of elementary schools in Alabama. It also ranks 24th among 26 ranked elementary schools in the Birmingham City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.43. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (82.2%), Hispanic (14.3%), Pacific Islander (1.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 87.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Barrett Elementary School is 21.3. 25 elementary schools in the Birmingham City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Barrett Elementary School is $11,013, which is the 12th highest among 26 elementary schools in the Birmingham City School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Barrett Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Barrett Elementary School 671st of 684 Alabama public elementary schools. (See Barrett Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Birmingham City:

SchoolDigger ranks Birmingham City 117th of 137 Alabama school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Barrett Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Barrett Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 6.15 618th 623 0.8%
2005 23.55 591st 688 14.1%
2006 12.86 664th 689 3.6%
2007 16.20 645th 698 7.6%
2008 29.20 574th 698 17.8%
2009 23.85 606th 696 12.9%
2010 23.81 615th 704 12.6%
2011 35.48 546th 709 23.0%
2012 45.10 468th 696 32.8%
2013 36.11 545th 696 21.7%
2014 17.51 604th 695 13.1%
2015 10.55 648th 691 6.2%
2016 9.82 643rd 691 6.9%
2017 5.33 681st 688 1.0%
2018 5.93 665th 680 2.2%
2019 9.46 641st 681 5.9%
2021 8.36 682nd 692 1.4%
2022 9.17 660th 687 3.9%
2023 4.99 679th 680 0.1%
2024 6.43 671st 684 1.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Barrett Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 15.86 258th 280 7.9%
2018 16.73 319th 344 7.3%
2019 23.83 328th 392 16.3%
2022 20.31 310th 345 10.1%
2024 21.20 339th 395 14.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Barrett Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 5.64 561st 567 1.1%
2018 9.11 630th 651 3.2%
2019 13.85 611th 649 5.9%
2021 9.43 647th 653 0.9%
2022 11.59 626th 651 3.8%
2023 7.03 620th 623 0.5%
2024 7.84 655th 670 2.2%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Barrett Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 5.32 636th 639 0.5%
2018 6.75 626th 640 2.2%
2019 9.47 619th 646 4.2%
2021 10.20 639th 656 2.6%
2022 12.59 597th 656 9.0%
2023 7.15 634th 645 1.7%
2024 7.72 633rd 650 2.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Barrett Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2017 7.07 623rd 639 2.5%
2018 6.90 632nd 650 2.8%
2019 11.82 601st 650 7.5%
2021 8.86 660th 669 1.3%
2022 8.64 654th 669 2.2%
2023 4.53 647th 649 0.3%
2024 6.38 644th 655 1.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Barrett Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.13 409th 423 3.3%
2019 22.60 374th 426 12.2%
2021 16.47 414th 426 2.8%
2022 17.78 404th 426 5.2%
2023 11.69 422nd 427 1.2%
2024 14.90 405th 420 3.6%
See the entire list of Best Alabama Elementary Schools for African American Students!

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

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Alabama State Department of Education

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by a citizen
Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Open Quote I once felt that Barrett Elementary School had a wonderful staff there to serve the students as well as the public in an educational capacity. I felt that the staff there valued the education of it's students and appreciated the teachers who made up the teaching staff there. However, after a very smart, articulate and dedicated teacher was terminated by a staff member in charge of hiring and termination of other staff because of personal feelings against that teacher, I no longer have respect for principals or any other staff in the Birmingham School System. To ruin an individual's life due to selfish and jealous reasons is something that only God can take control of; and he will do so, and it usually isn't long before He does. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Barrett Elementary 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 n/a n/a 672 672
1989 158 509 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 667
1990 119 392 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 511
1991 73 433 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 506
1992 54 466 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 520
1993 39 500 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 540
1994 35 485 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 521
1995 14 575 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 589
1996 14 575 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 589
1997 10 599 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 609
1998 11 588 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 599
1999 8 658 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 666
2000 9 667 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 676
2001 7 666 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 673
2002 2 541 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 543
2003 2 541 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 543
2004 2 586 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 588
2005 4 564 0 0 2 n/a n/a 0 570
2006 5 511 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 517
2007 4 522 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 526
2008 2 584 0 10 0 n/a n/a 0 596
2009 4 506 0 17 0 n/a n/a 0 527
2010 3 488 0 11 0 n/a n/a 0 502
2011 2 475 1 11 0 0 0 0 489
2012 2 434 1 13 0 0 2 0 452
2013 3 366 0 1 0 0 4 0 374
2014 3 427 0 7 0 0 9 0 446
2015 4 376 0 5 0 0 11 0 396
2016 2 390 0 3 0 0 11 0 406
2017 0 409 0 5 0 0 11 0 425
2018 5 416 0 26 0 0 5 0 452
2019 4 409 0 32 0 1 3 0 449
2020 5 409 0 50 0 0 1 0 465
2021 7 339 0 34 0 0 3 0 383
2022 6 349 0 43 0 0 2 0 400
2023 4 333 0 58 0 7 3 0 405

Data 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

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Barrett Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 672 29.0 23.1 0
1989 667 34.0 19.6 n/a
1990 511 27.0 18.9 0
1991 506 25.0 20.2 n/a
1992 520 33.0 15.7 n/a
1993 540 31.0 17.4 n/a
1994 521 30.0 17.4 n/a
1995 589 35.2 16.7 n/a
1996 589 35.2 16.7 n/a
1997 609 35.2 17.3 86.7
1998 599 36.1 16.6 88.6
1999 666 40.0 16.7 88.3
2000 676 44.0 15.4 53.4
2001 673 39.0 17.3 34.3
2002 543 39.0 13.9 95.9
2003 543 39.0 13.9 95.9
2004 588 37.7 15.6 90
2005 570 40.0 14.3 95.3
2006 517 39.0 13.3 97.7
2007 526 35.1 15.0 96.2
2008 596 39.1 15.2 97.1
2009 527 37.6 13.9 97
2010 502 32.0 15.6 98
2011 489 30.0 16.3 64.8
2012 452 26.0 17.3 96.7
2013 374 29.0 12.8 95.5
2014 446 29.0 15.3 96.9
2015 396 22.0 18.0 79
2016 406 23.0 17.6 76.1
2017 425 20.0 21.2 84.2
2018 452 22.0 20.5 90.7
2019 449 23.0 19.5 88.6
2020 465 25.0 18.6 88.8
2021 383 23.0 16.6 88.8
2022 400 19.0 21.0 87.5
2023 405 19.0 21.3 87.9

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

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Barrett Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 672 29.0 23.1 0
1989 667 34.0 19.6 n/a
1990 511 27.0 18.9 0
1991 506 25.0 20.2 n/a
1992 520 33.0 15.7 n/a
1993 540 31.0 17.4 n/a
1994 521 30.0 17.4 n/a
1995 589 35.2 16.7 n/a
1996 589 35.2 16.7 n/a
1997 609 35.2 17.3 86.7
1998 599 36.1 16.6 88.6
1999 666 40.0 16.7 88.3
2000 676 44.0 15.4 53.4
2001 673 39.0 17.3 34.3
2002 543 39.0 13.9 95.9
2003 543 39.0 13.9 95.9
2004 588 37.7 15.6 90
2005 570 40.0 14.3 95.3
2006 517 39.0 13.3 97.7
2007 526 35.1 15.0 96.2
2008 596 39.1 15.2 97.1
2009 527 37.6 13.9 97
2010 502 32.0 15.6 98
2011 489 30.0 16.3 64.8
2012 452 26.0 17.3 96.7
2013 374 29.0 12.8 95.5
2014 446 29.0 15.3 96.9
2015 396 22.0 18.0 79
2016 406 23.0 17.6 76.1
2017 425 20.0 21.2 84.2
2018 452 22.0 20.5 90.7
2019 449 23.0 19.5 88.6
2020 465 25.0 18.6 88.8
2021 383 23.0 16.6 88.8
2022 400 19.0 21.0 87.5
2023 405 19.0 21.3 87.9

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

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Barrett Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,231 (20.3%) $8,781 (79.7%) $11,013

Data source: Alabama Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Barrett Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 641st of 681 Elementary schoolsRanks 679th of 680 Elementary schools
 5.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Barrett Elementary School)32.44.8
 27.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Birmingham City)30.819.1
 11.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Alabama)57.543.6
 13.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Barrett Elementary School)22.73.1
 19.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Birmingham City)21.311.2
 10.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)47.334.9
 12.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Barrett Elementary School)19.70
 19.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Birmingham City)21.312.6
 8.7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Alabama)44.933.9
 10.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students449405
 9.8%
African American409333
 18.6%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic3258
 81.3%
Pacific Islander17
 600%
White44
Two or More Races33
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients88.6%87.9%
 0.7%


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Students who attend Barrett Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School
High : Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet

Barrett Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.9% of Alabama elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 405 students attended Barrett Elementary School.

Students at Barrett Elementary School are 82% African American, 14% Hispanic, 2% Pacific Islander.


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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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